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Special forces disguised as beggars, sweepers deployed in UK to fight terror
Military sources say troops in place for 'some time' to maintain covert surveillance and respond to any future...
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Seven killed in Chinese kindergarten blast; 59 injured
Many parents were picking up their children when the blast took place
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Anti-occupation NGO gains donation from Israeli win of Man Booker prize
The Israeli writer wins the prize for his novel titled 'A Horse Walks Into a Bar'
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Sri Lanka seeks militant monk's arrest over hate crime
Police are also investigating more than a dozen recent complaints of incitement against Gnanasara
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Two billion people in the world are overweight or obese
Obesity can be the cause of cholesterol, sugar, high blood pressure, paralysis, cancer and heart diseases
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Scottish family offers £50,000 to nanny to work in 'haunted house'
'Five nannies have left the role in the last year, each citing supernatural incidents as the reason'
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Mosul Old City residents spend hungry and fearful Ramadan under Islamic State rule
Hundreds have been killed while trying to escape to government-held lines
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Islamic State say they have captured Afghanistan's Tora Bora caves
The remote region in Nangarhar province was most famously used by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
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Kazakh man dies in fire after Russian rocket launch
Both men were employed clearing up debris from the launch by a major Russian rocket company
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Late night Ramadan shopping shows Indonesia's economic spirits brightening
Consumer spending could lift economic growth closer to 5.3 percent this year
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China probes academic fraud by cancer researchers
Researchers involved in the mass retraction have had their projects and funding suspended.
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North Korea says US student released 'on humanitarian grounds'
Warmbier's release came after a flurry of secret diplomatic contacts between Washington and Pyongyang
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Iran says two members of armed group killed, five arrested
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has accused Saudi Arabia of involvement in the attacks
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Philippines says arrests senior member of Islamic State-backed Maute group
Maute was a suspected bomb-maker for the group
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Saudi policeman shot in flashpoint Shia city
It is the latest incident in the Qatif area, where violence has flared over the past month
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Two arrested over brawl during Turkish leader's US visit -police
Turkey blames the violence on demonstrators linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party
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Shabaab restaurant assault leaves 18 dead in Mogadishu
The gunmen spent the night roaming the restaurant killing those they found trapped
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Australian PM pokes fun at Trump in leaked audio
Turnbull met Trump in New York to mend bridges, after the bad-tempered call early in Trump's his White House tenure
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Muslims up early for Ramazan saved lives in horrific London tower blaze
At least 12 people perished on Wednesday after a massive inferno tore through a London apartment block
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UK to step up support for startups, infrastructure ahead of EU exit
British projects and businesses can currently bid for financing from the European Investment Bank
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One in five children in developed world in relative poverty: UN
'Higher incomes do not automatically lead to improved outcomes for all children and may indeed deepen inequalities'
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China censures Emirates airline after two safety incidents
The regulator fined Emirates $4,270 over the incidents
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Gunman who shot Republicans was Sanders fan, had run-ins with law
'I am sickened by this despicable act,' Sanders said
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Bangladesh rescuers battle to reach landslide victims
98 people had been killed there and 200 injured. Another 15-20 people are still missing.
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Baby caught after being 'dropped to safety from tower' in London fire
A bystander says she saw a baby thrown from a ninth or 10th floor window
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Turkey FM in Doha as UN 'alarmed' by Gulf crisis
Saudi Arabia is one of several countries which have imposed a political and economic 'blockade' on Qatar
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Trump being probed for possible obstruction of justice: report
Trump vehemently denies any collusion between himself or any of his associates and Russia
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New Mexican-US beer mocks Trump as ‘frowning mariachi’
The rear label declares that the 71-year-old New Yorker belongs in a mad house, not the White House
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Then it got all very strange
An election this year is a possibility and Mrs May, to quote a former fellow politician, is a dead woman walking
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Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from US
The deal was completed despite the Gulf country being criticised recently by US President Donald Trump
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Banker charged with blasphemy for allegedly insulting Muslim colleague in Dubai
Police take action after colleague accuses boss of making religious slurs, blaming Muslims for terror attacks
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Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
Complaint says Trump had not sought congressional approval for payments his businesses had received from foreign govts
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Ireland's first gay prime minister enters office
Varadkar, who won the leadership earlier this month, was confirmed by 57 votes to 50, with 47 abstentions
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Afghan asylum-seeker teen deported by Sweden killed in Kabul blast
Afghan teenager was among 20 asylum-seekers that Sweden sent back on May 30; he was killed on June 3 bombing
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'US troops on ground in war-ravaged Philippine city'
Small number of US soldiers providing vital surveillance assistance to Philippine military
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Qatar Airways says service 'unaffected' by Gulf ban
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt are among several countries that suspended ties with Qatar last week
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War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest of Saif Qaddafi
Dictator's son is wanted on war crimes charges for allegedly suppressing opposition to the rule of his father
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Racist post fines on social media firms illegal
Critics said the government was rushing through legislation that could damage free speech
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France and Britain announce anti-terror action plan
May said she and Macron agreed that "more should be done to tackle the terrorist threat online"
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Woman sues Delta Airlines after being groped by self-pleasuring man
Sues for $10 million saying airline is liable for allowing sexually deviant passenger to roam freely on flight
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Macron says 'door always open' for UK to stay in EU
May said the process would lead to "an arrangement for Brexit which will be the interests of the United Kingdom"
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Those who order war should be sent to the front and asked to fight: Salman Khan
Actor says wars result in unnecessary death and devastation and have little purpose
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EU's Juncker says no Paris climate deal renegotiation
Trump has made a vague suggestion that he could try to renegotiate terms
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Female maths teacher accused of having sex with teenage students appears in court
Authorities say two of the victims were 17 and one was 16 years old
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Sri Lanka vows tougher laws after wave of hate crimes
Four people die, hundreds of homes destroyed in anti-Muslim riots back in 2014
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100 migrants rescued from desert in Niger
The refugees were hoping to travel on to Europe and discovered by a military patrol
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Gunman shoots congressman, police at Virginia baseball practice
Steve Scalise is a majority whip in House of Representatives
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Inmates escape Indonesian prison during floods
32 inmates escape from the jail in Jambi city on western Sumatra island
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Ryanair flight sex couple 'didn't know each other'
The male partner had a six months pregnant fiancée waiting at home
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Drones could save lives with rapid heart attack response
Drone delivery of easy-to-use kit could raise the chances of survival of cardiac arrest victims

















































