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Morocco's Christian converts emerge from the shadows
An influx of sub-Saharan migrants over the past two decades has breathed life into many Moroccan churches
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Libya seizes oil tankers and crew after shootout at sea
Two foreign-flagged oil tankers seized after an hours-long gunbattle
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Burqa-clad woman dragged off bus by London police
Witnesses saw the suspect being forced to take her veil off while her bags were searched
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Opposition presses for fresh marches in Venezuela
Freddy Guevara urged people to protest on Monday
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Australia probes 'militant child threat' video
Footage allegedly showed the youngest son of Khaled Sharrouf, who was stripped off Australian nationality
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After long trek to Armenia, Iraq's Yazidi families struggle to fit in
Armenian Yazidis believe their ethnic kin from Sinjar have been influenced by Islamic traditions of the Iraqi majority
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Labour party gains in British polls, but PM's Conservatives party keeps strong lead
Polls showed the party of Prime Minister Theresa May remained between 11 and 17 points ahead of Labour
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Trump hails first 100 days in office, says 'battles' ahead
Trump, in his speech, presented his record so far as 'very exciting and very productive'
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Thousands march in Washington to protest Trump climate policies
Peoples Climate March took place under stifling, near-record heat and on the 100th day of Trump's presidency
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Military plane crashes in Cuba killing eight on board
A commission of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces is investigating the causes of the accident
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27 people drown in two separate incidents in India
Bodies of two children were among the missing after a dinghy capsized late Friday in Andhra Pradesh state
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Turkish authorities expel more than 3,900 from civil service in latest purge
It is the second large-scale purge since the narrow victory of an April 16 referendum
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Modi urges Indian Muslims to ‘not politicise triple talaq debate’
The legality of the practice is currently under debate in the country’s Supreme Court
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Oxford University apologises after eye contact racism claim irks autism community
'The newsletters authors need a reality check', said a professor of sociology at University of Kent
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India should prosecute 'cow vigilantes' for barbaric attacks on Muslims and Dalits: HRW
HRW noted that many vigilantes are linked to extremist Hindu groups affiliated with ruling BJP
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Indian groom refused to marry because no meat was served at ceremony
However, there was a plot twist and it was out of a Bollywood movie
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Elderly couple holding hands die minutes within each other
Married for 69 years, Isaac and Teresa passed away laying side by side in hospital
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Pope Francis leads mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics
Pope Francis visits Coptic Church bombed by IS
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Infamous Afghan warlord returns to public life after exile
'Come and join this caravan of peace... Set your goals, and I will be with you on your good goals'
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Southeast Asian leaders wrestle over China at summit
China insists it has sovereign rights over South China Sea
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Facebook, Google scammed out of $100 million
Evaldas Rimasauskas could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
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Apple's new store in Dubai might be its best one yet
Apple Dubai Mall will serve as a venue to watch the spectacular evening fountain shows
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North Korea fires missile, defying US push for new sanctions
UN body on Friday laid bare major differences among key powers over the way to address the North Korea crisis
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Pictures of the day: April 29, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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EU leaders to unite behind Brexit demands
Remaining 27 countries are set to demand that Britain resolves the key divorce issues of 'people, money and Ireland'
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First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run
The new route is longer than Russia's famous Trans-Siberian railway
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Pope Francis set to pray with Egypt's Christians
'By coming to Egypt, the pope is showing us that nothing can prevent us from praying, including terrorism'
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Arctic Ocean will be ice-free by 2040
The hard and bitter truth is that the Arctic as it is known today is certainly gone
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Islamic State Afghanistan leader likely killed: Pentagon
The Pentagon estimates about 1,000 IS fighters remain in Afghanistan
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'Shaving Cats!!??' Virginia police probe seven pet abductions
The pet cats are being abducted and returned with hairless underbellies since December
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China deports US citizen convicted of espionage
Sandy Phan-Gillis was arrested in March 2015
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Friendly fire may have killed US troops in Afghanistan, says Pentagon
Says that military was investigating if they were killed by ground fire, either by American or Afghan commandos
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JF-17 variant makes debut flight
The dual-seat thunder aircraft was co-developed by Pakistan and China
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Police register blasphemy case over Hindu temple attack in Thatta
Idols were smashed at Gharo temple in overnight attack
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9,900 civil servants sacked over 'fake degrees' in Tanzania
Move comes after another purge launched in March last year discovered over 19,700 'ghost workers'
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IS inspired teen pleads guilty to planning attack on Elton John concert
Haroon Syed, 19, was caught after he discussed his plans online with intelligence agents posing as fellow extremists
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Trump says 'major, major' conflict with North Korea possible, but seeks diplomacy
Lavishes praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping for assistance in trying to rein in Pyongyang
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German army officer pretended to be Syrian refugee, planned terrorist attack
Prosecutors claim it was an attempt to fuel the public's resentment against refugees and asylum seekers
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'Get off of Twitter': As Trump nears Day 100, some stirrings of discontent
Trump’s overall approval rating in a poll has declined steadily over the past two weeks
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Rape victim asked not to attend school as it would 'tarnish' name of institute
The girl, a student at a private school in Delhi, was allegedly kidnapped, raped and thrown out of a moving car
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Detainees found in 'secret cell' in Philippines: rights group
Stunned detainees came stumbling out of a hidden room
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Angela Merkel responds to the question 'are you a feminist?' in the most bizarre way
Merkel was attending a panel discussion in Berlin
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Pictures of the day: April 28, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger dragged from plane
Carrier's latest step to contain damage from an incident that sparked international outrage
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Social media becomes a battleground in Indian-held Kashmir
Kashmiris say they use social media to show the world what is done to them generation after generation
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I will return award given to my father by Sheikh Hasina: Hamid Mir
Hamid Mir says Bangladeshi premiere had deceived recipients of awards
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Global press freedom at 13-year low: survey
The 2016 study of 199 countries concluded that just 13 per cent of the world's population enjoys a 'free press'
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Thai baby's murder on Facebook puts online controls under scrutiny
The incident exposes the challenges that live streaming content poses to governments and the hosting companies
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EU to mull post-Brexit membership for 'united Ireland'
The EU says questions about Northern Ireland are among those that must be resolved as part of the Brexit divorce
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Ban parents from pulling children out of religious education classes: Church of England
Says parents are preventing children from learning about Islam and other faiths