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Iraq announces start of offensive to retake Mosul
"The hour has come and the moment of great victory is near," says Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
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Republican party office in North Carolina firebombed
With the message "Nazi Republicans leave town or else" sprayed on an adjacent building
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Olympic Tyson Gay’s daughter shot dead in Kentucky
The 15-year-old daughter of the Olympic sprinter was hit in the neck during an exchange of fire
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World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies in Hong Kong
Jia Jia was put down after her health rapidly deteriorated over the last two weeks
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Bridge collapse near Indonesia's Bali kills nine
There were too many people passing over the bridge for a religious ceremony when it collapsed at 6 PM local time
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Afghanistan burns five tonnes of drugs, alcohol in single blaze
Piles of drugs as well as some 100 bottles of alcohol were set alight outside the western city of Herat
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BRICS agrees to fast-track new credit rating agency
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they agreed to move ahead on the ratings agency
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Putin says Russia does not seek confrontation with US
Putin said he would work with any US leader willing to work with Russia
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Ready to play mediator between Pakistan, India: Trump
The controversial US Republican nominee wishes to see Pakistan and India get along
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Suicide bomber kills three police in southern Turkey
Six of the wounded were also police while three other people wounded were Syrian nationals
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Thai internet operators urge customers to report royal insults
King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on Thursday after seven decades on the throne.
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Bangladesh set to hang extremist leader
JMB leader Asadul Islam aka Arif is due to hang in Khulna for blasts that killed two lower court judges in 2005
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Second Scottish independence vote 'highly likely' before 2020: Sturgeon
Scotland voted by a large margin to remain in the European Union
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Leonardo DiCaprio urged to step down from UN climate change role
The Wolf of Wall Street, allegedly received from the multi-billion dollar development fund called 1MDB
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Four killed when balcony collapses in France
14 others were injured after a balcony collapsed in western France as young people were attending a housewarming party
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Modi escalates drive to 'isolate' Pakistan at BRICS summit
Tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours has escalated since a September 18 attack on an army base in held Kashmir
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WikiLeaks releases Clinton speeches for Goldman Sachs
Clinton is shown in the speeches offering opinions on financial regulations and negative effects of WikiLeaks
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Israel closes Palestinian territories for holiday
Jewish holiday Sukkot usually sees an increase in the number of Jewish visitors to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque
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Thousands flee as typhoon lashes Philippines
The disaster agency said 290 commercial flights, including 63 to international destinations, were cancelled
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China to launch manned spacecraft
Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will be on board the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft as it blasts off
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Trump pledges strong US ties with India if elected president
Trump called India a strategic ally and that 'we will be best friends' if he wins the election
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Three dead, dozen wounded in shooting at Los Angeles party
One suspect may be in custody, says Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Division
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Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam, storm approaching
Dozens of foreign tourists were among passengers stranded on 22 trains in the affected region
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Greeks find Turkish officers in migrant smuggler's car
Crammed inside a BMW with Bulgarian license plates, alongside two Iranians and three Syrians, the police said
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One dead as Philippines faces 'most damaging typhoon'
A man was found dead on the seashore while three fishermen were reported missing in the eastern island of Catanduanes
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Scotland to set up Berlin office to boost trade links after Brexit
The Scottish National Party leader has raised the nation's profile since June's European Union referendum in Britain
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Stampede kills 24 at religious gathering in India
At least 20 others were injured in the crush and were undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals
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Saudi-led coalition says it 'wrongly targeted' Yemen funeral
Appropriate action must be taken against those who caused the incident, says inquiry report
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Pictures of the day: October 15, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Not so 'Happy Meal': Plans to open McDonald's in Vatican spark outrage
The new McVatican comes with a side order of outrage
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Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq
About 30 people were also injured in the terrorist attack claimed by Islamic State in an online statement
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India and Russia sign energy, defence deals worth billions
The countries announced plans after summit talks for a joint venture to build helicopters in India
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New York surgeons separate 13-month-old boys conjoined at head
The twins, who also underwent skull reconstruction, will be intubated while their brains and vital signs are monitored
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Is the Australian Great Barrier Reef dead?
93% of the reef is affected by bleaching, which puts it in danger of extinction
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Trump rejects assault claims, says he is a victim of smears
Many elected Republican officials, worried about their re-election prospects, have distanced themselves from Trump
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Nations agree on phase-out of super greenhouse gases
HFCs were introduced in the 1990s to replace chemicals that had been found to erode the ozone layer
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American NGO worker kidnapped in Niger: security source
Niger also faces constant attacks in the southeast of the country from Nigerian militant group Boko Haram
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As Thais mourn king, black clothing booms
Thailand's government has warned of a national shortage of black clothing
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Trump rejects new assault claims, slams international plot
Trump also targeted Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire and the New York Times' largest shareholder
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New Syria talks to open in Switzerland
The offensive has sparked accusations of potential war crimes from the West
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Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS
India was Soviet Union's closest military ally during the Cold War and a major importer of its military hardware
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Hope for deal to scrap super greenhouse gases
Air conditioning is the cause of the largest growth in HFCs
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Kashmir attack: Two security men killed in IOK ambush
Dead included paramilitary officer and a policeman who died in hospital
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US bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from air travel
Owners who attempt to travel by air with Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices would only be "denied boarding"
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Top Twitter suitor walks away
Twitter, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has yet to make a profit
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14 dead as pro-govt fighters squeeze IS in Libya's Sirte
At least three US air strikes hit the extremsit group positions on Friday
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Haiti to hold presidential election in November, after storm delay
A second round runoff will be held on Jan 29, says Electoral council president Leopold Berlanger
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Attackers ambush security convoy in Indian-held Kashmir, killing two
The two dead included a paramilitary officer and a policeman who died in hospital
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Obama enshrines Cuba normalisation as official US policy
The two countries announced the start of normalisation in 2014
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Germany warns Facebook of penalties over online hate speech
The government has pushed the US online networks to take swift action to combat hate speech

















































