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Turkey will accept delay in EU visa liberalisation to year-end
Ankara had threatened to walk away from an EU migrant deal should it not get more relaxed travel rules in October
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Dhaka hangs JI financer for war crimes
Pakistan, Amnesty International condemn Mir Quasem Ali’s execution
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More than 100 PKK militants killed or wounded in clashes: Turkey military
It was one of the highest casualty tolls in a single day of the conflict in recent years
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Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack
The incursion coincided with a separate push by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, who seized several villages
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Five dead in first east Niger Boko Haram attack in 3 months
Thousands of Nigeriens fled the region in June after Boko Haram attacked a military post in Bosso, killing 26 soldiers
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At 82, Jane Goodall embraces modern technology to save planet
We are coming up with new technology that will enable us to get in greater harmony with nature, says primatologist
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Bangladesh hangs top financier of Jamaat-e-Islami
Mir Quasem Ali was convicted by a controversial war crimes tribunal for offences during the 1971 conflict
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India shelves plan to expand French submarine order after data breach
Details of the submarine were published in the Australian newspaper last month, making it vulnerable before service
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'This is our country!' says Chinese official as Obama lands
Not even US National Security Adviser and the White House press corps proved exempt when Air Force One landed
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe scoffs at death rumours
His comments came after an online news site reported he had died mid-air on his trip to Dubai
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Pictures of the day: September 3, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Dog called Romeo rescued from rubble 10 days after Italy quake
Despite his ordeal he ran around wagging his tail, stopping only to be patted and to let a firefighter inspect his paw
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China, Turkey pledge to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Uighurs have traveled clandestinely via Southeast Asia to Turkey
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Kuwait tells citizens to check phones before travelling to US
The Kuwaiti embassy wants to ensure travelers phones contain no material that might be seen as linked to Islamic State
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Church of England welcomes first openly gay bishop
'He lives within the bishops' guidelines and his sexuality is completely irrelevant to his office'
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Obama arrives in China for final visit as president
Expected to focus on the fight against global warming, after China on Saturday ratified the Paris climate accord
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Korean firm burns rainforest for palm oil in Indonesia
Report says Korindo has cleared over 50,000 hectares of tropical forest for palm oil plantations in Papua and Maluku
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Battered Japan braces for new typhoon
Typhoon Namtheun was heading north towards the southern main island of Kyushu with gusts of up to 198 kilometres
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Muhammad tops list of most popular name in England again
Officially however, the name doesn't make it to the top because there are so many different ways to spell it
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China's Hangzhou turns ghost town as G20 leaders arrive
Stakes are high for China to pull off a trouble-free summit, its highest profile event of the year
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India's Modi offers Vietnam $500 million credit line for defence cooperation
Vietnam is in the midst of major military buildup that analysts say is a deterrent as China grows more assertive
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Bangladesh police kill 'trainer' of Dhaka cafe attackers
Govt denies that Islamic State or al Qaeda have a presence in the Muslim-majority nation
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Duterte declares 'state of lawlessness' after Philippine blast kills 14
It was not immediately clear what a "state of lawlessness" entailed
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World's longest glass bridge in China closes
The bridge is undergoing 'an internal system upgrade', the official Xinhua News
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Japan PM calls for 'new epoch' in Russia-Japan ties
'Let's put an end to this abnormal situation, which has lasted 70 years and together start to build a new epoch'...
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Colombia peace deal to be signed September 26
The emotional president called it "perhaps the most important announcement" of his life
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NASA unveils photos of Jupiter's poles
Juno notably sent the first infrared close-ups of the planet's north and south poles
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FBI releases Clinton email probe files
Clinton's campaign said it was "pleased" with the report's release
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Deadly Philippine bomb attack 'terrorism': Duterte
'We will treat this as a police matter about terrorism' Duterte tells reporters
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North Korea hit hard by floods: state media
Hamgyong Province received up to 32 centimetres of rain between early Tuesday and mid-Friday
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China ratifies Paris climate agreement: Xinhua
Ratifying the agreement fits with Beijing's domestic political agenda of being seen to make efforts to clean up
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Climate pact: After years of talk, focus shifts to action
'We have the Paris Agreement to guide our way. Now we need governments to implement it'
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Uzbekistan set to bury late strongman Karimov
'Karimov ruled through fear to erect a system synonymous with the worst human rights abuses'
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World oil prices rise on Putin remarks
Iran has pledged to increase its production to pre-sanctions levels of 4 million barrels per day
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Bangladesh police kill 'trainer' behind Dhaka cafe attack
The militant which is known as Murad, was the head of the military wing of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
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1971 war crime: Bangladesh JI leader set to be hanged
Mir Quasem Ali was sentenced to death by a controversial war crimes tribunal for alleged offences during the 1971 war
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Ailing Thai king treated for 'severe infection'
King Bhumibol Adulyadej reign has spanned seven tumultuous decades and the monarch is seen as a unifying force
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Explosion in Philippine president's home city kills 10
Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said at least 60 people were wounded and 10 confirmed dead
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Israel to allow first ICC visit on Gaza war mission
Palestinians formally asked the ICC last year to investigate the Jewish state for alleged war crimes in 2014
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Charlie Hebdo draws global ire with ‘satire’ on Italian earthquake
Friday’s issue of controversial weekly dedicated a cartoon to last week’s deadly earthquake in central Italy
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Dubai debuts driverless minibus
Developed jointly by French group Easy Mile and Dubai-based Omnix, the minibus is powered by an electric motor
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Pictures of the day: September 2, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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London lab recreates horrors of war with 3D technology
Before Forensic Architecture, no surveillance groups had been able to "access" Syria's Saidnaya military prison
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Putin says he doesn't know who hacked US Democratic Party
It might be impossible to establish who engineered the release of sensitive emails, says Russian President
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Muslim family vacationing in UK town termed 'terrorists'
The group of 12, seven of whom were wearing hijabs, visited the town for the first time last week
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Catholic icon Mother Teresa to be proclaimed a saint
Teresa worked with the poorest of the poor in Kolkata for nearly four decades
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Uzbek govt says President Karimov has died
Islam Karimov's health started to worsen days after he suffered a stroke
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Hong Kong authorities 'attacked by Chinese hackers'
California-based security firm FireEye says China-based group attacked at least two Hong Kong govt agencies last month
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Islamic State bans football referees for ‘violating Allah’s commands’
The Islamic State had earlier banned smoking, dancing, watching television and privately accessing the internet
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Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face creams, shampoos
Unilever, Beiersdorf and L'Oreal are among the multinationals converting their supply chains for Indonesia

















































