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Charlie Sheen urges other HIV-positive stars to come forward
Famous people infected with the AIDS virus had a responsibility to speak out, says actor
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In pictures: Aftermath of Quetta suicide attack
We look at some heart wrenching photographs of the aftermath that followed the attack
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New US aid delivery to Lebanon army to counter militant threat
The US delivered 50 armoured vehicles, 40 artillery pieces and 50 grenade launchers to the Lebanese army on Tuesday
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Japan warns China of deteriorating ties over East China Sea dispute
China's envoy reiterated stance that the bits of land were its territory and called for talks to resolve the dispute
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Egyptian women number one in beating husbands, shows UN study
Egypt is followed by the United Kingdom and India
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Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen capital resume, airport shut: residents
Saudi-led military coalition conducted air strikes on Sanaa on Tuesday for the first time in five months
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Chinese ID mix-up leaves dead man walking
‘Police told me I had already committed crime of kidnapping and death sentence had already been carried out’
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Turkey formally arrested 16,000 people in coup probe
Soldiers, police, judges, journalists, medics and civil servants are among those who have been removed or arrested
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Five things to know about India's 'Iron Lady'
Indian human rights activist Irom Sharmila ended a 16-year hunger strike thought to be the world's longest on Tuesday
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Indian activist who raised voice against Kashmir violence ends hunger strike
Irom Sharmila campaigns for repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which covers large parts of occupied Kashmir
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US man shot dead while playing Pokemon Go
The game has resulted in many other unintended consequences such as muggings and car crashes
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Philippines to overhaul 'inhumane', overcrowded jails
Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno says government will allocate funds to build new jails
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China warns UK ties at 'crucial juncture' over nuclear plant
'I hope UK will keep its door open to China and that the British government will continue to support Hinkley Point'
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Bangladeshi boy with 'old man' illness baffles doctors
The 4-year-old also suffers from related heart, vision and hearing problems
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Outrage after Google ‘erases’ Palestine off world map
Palestine was awarded a non-member observer status at the UN in November 2012 despite vehement opposition from Israel
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US calls on Iran to respect human rights after execution
Tehran and Washington have not had full diplomatic ties since 1980
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10 most powerful women in the world
They still face a fight for their rights, but women have begun to break through the glass ceiling
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Orlando gay club victims sustained 200 bullets: report
This number does not include the shots that hit the 53 injured people who survived
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50 Republican national security officials reject Trump
Trump issued a sharply worded reprimand of the group, painting them as "nothing more than the failed Washington elite"
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Japan marks 70th anniversary of US nuclear attack on Nagasaki
Some 74,000 people died in the explosion, while thousands perished months or years later from radiation sickness
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India's Rajan keeps rates on hold in final move as governor
Rajan has slashed interest rates over the past 18 months
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MH370 plunged into ocean at high speed: report
The Boeing 777 disappeared on March 8, 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people onboard
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Google pays tribute to Quetta attack victims
Search engine giant places candle on its homepage for Pakistan
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Boxing club in Australia fires worker for banning Afghan-Australian woman over religion
Ms Dakota says she is pleased that the man responsible for the comments had been reprimanded
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China's Xi most powerful leader since Chairman Mao
Analysts believe Xi will seek to extend term, stay on as party general secretary, the country's most powerful post
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Gaming may boost teens' school results: Australian study
Students who play online games almost every day score above the average in maths and science
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Family of Muslim student suspended for homemade clock sues school
Ahmed Mohamed and his family now live in Qatar where he attends a private high school
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Yahoo launches website for free Hulu television
The alliance appears to be part of a move by Hulu to shut its free streaming television service
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Anti-Trump conservative launches US presidential bid
A little-known former CIA counterterrorism operative, McMullin has been an occasional if fierce Trump critic
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Russian kills man who saved his wife from drowning
As the rescuers tried to disarm the assailant, he stabbed two of them, one fatally
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Serbia PM announces first openly gay minister
Ana Brnabic is set to be appointed minister for state administration, pending parliamentary approval of cabinet
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Spanish travel agencies cash in on 'Poketourism'
Travel agencies overwhelmed with applicants looking to work as guides for groups hunting the game's cartoon monsters
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Over 900m Android phones at risk of being hacked
The flaw is related to smartphones' graphic software and communication codes
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Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 9 civilians in Yemen market
At least 6,400 people have been killed in Yemen's 16-month war, half of them civilians, according to the UN
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Iran ex-president writes to Obama demanding frozen funds
Iran is appealing the decision at the International Court of Justice
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Pictures of the day: August 8, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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In pictures: National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2016
Gathered here are all of this year’s winners and honorable mentions
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Boy dies on 'world's tallest water slide' in US
Verrückt is the world's tallest water slide, according to Guinness World Records, at more than 168 feet tall
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Did Tesla's autopilot feature save a man's life?
Joshua Neally from Missouri was struck by a pulmonary embolism while driving his Tesla Model X
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Two Indian border guards, rebel killed in Kashmir
The shootout took place near the de facto border with Pakistan
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Turkey's Erdogan says would approve death penalty if parliament votes
Erdogan says network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen must be destroyed within the framework of the law
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Thailand votes 'yes' to teach politicians a lesson
Critics of the government say the charter will enshrine the military's political role for years to come
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Bangladesh kicks out North Korea diplomat over smuggled goods
Han Son Ik, the first secretary of the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, has been ordered to leave the country
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Pakistan's bogus bomb-detectors in business despite global scandal
More than 15,000 of a new variant of the handheld device have been made in Pakistan to guard high-value facilities
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American, Australian kidnapped at gunpoint in Kabul
The two professors at the American University of Afghanistan were seized on Sunday evening
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Tourist boom threatens Sri Lanka's golden beaches
More than two million visitors now head to the tiny Indian Ocean island every year
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Mudslides triggered by storm claim 40 lives in eastern Mexico
Saturated hillsides collapsed onto modest homes in the wake of now-dissipated Tropical Storm Earl
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Key events in Turkey since attempted coup
Erdogan has launched a sweeping crackdown on alleged coup plotters
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Despite sanctions, North Korea prices steady as Kim leaves markets alone
North Korea is now home to a thriving system of semi-legal but policed markets known as 'jangmadang'
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Japan emperor to address nation after abdication reports
Speculation about the emperor's future emerged last month

















































