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France fearful of 'soft target' Euro 2016 attack
"We know that Daesh is planning new attacks and France is clearly targeted," said the head of France's DGS Agency
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Popular MMA fighter Kimbo Slice dies - promoter
Reason for his hospitalization was unclear and the cause of death was not immediately known
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Hindu priest slaughtered in western Bangladesh: police
The body of Ananda Gopal Ganguly was found with his head nearly severed in a rice field
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Down's syndrome 'treated' with green tea: study
Brain scans revealed the compound, epigallocatechin gallate, altered the way neurons in brain connect with one another
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Lung cancer: Mobile app could extend life expectancy
Developed by Denis, the app is still at prototype stage, but expected to be out commercially in 2017
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Clinton has delegates to clinch White House nomination: US media
Clinton's campaign appeared to acknowledge the tallies that pushed her beyond the 2,383 delegates
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Finns to bury nuclear waste in world's costliest tomb
Spent nuclear rods will be placed in iron casts, then sealed into thick copper canisters and lowered into the tunnels
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Parents of lost Japanese boy won't face charges
'Considering the factors behind the case, the chances of making it a prosecutable one are extremely slim' lawyer
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Five dead, two injured in Paris suburb fire
The blaze was reported at around 7.30 pm local time (2130 GMT) and had been brought under control by 10.30 pm
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Saudi still reviewing hajj stampede: minister
More than 2,000 pilgrims died in the stampede, the worst disaster to ever strike the annual ritual
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Mars 'colonists' to undergo five days of tests
Around 200,000 hopefuls from 140 countries initially signed up for the Mars One project
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UK's 'Leave' EU camp moves ahead in polls
The WhatUKThinks average of the six last polls put "Leave" at 51 percent against "Remain" at 49 percent
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Saudis seek 'correction' to UN report on children killed in Yemen
Saudi Ambassador Abdullah al-Mouallimi told reporters that he was "deeply disappointed" and "disturbed" by the report
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Obama poised to endorse Clinton
It is an open secret in Washington that President Barack Obama intends to endorse Clinton
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Afghan Taliban refuse to cease fire in Ramazan
UN, Afghan High Peace Council call for cessation of hostilities during the month.
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No charges against family in US gorilla incident
Mother turned away for a few seconds to attend to another of her children
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Hillary Clinton brother-in-law arrested for drunk driving
The 59-year-old actor and musician, spent the night in jail and was released early Monday after posting $15,000 bail
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Russian dissident chess legend Korchnoi dies at 85
The player, born in 1931 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, first played at the age of six, taught by his father
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300,000 Algerian students to resit exams after leak
Authorities have opened an investigation to find out how questions to seven tests were leaked online
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Playwright Peter Shaffer dies aged 90
Shaffer won the 1984 Oscar for the adaptation of 'Amadeus', one of his most famous theatre works
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Camera catches lion attacking toddler, smashing into glass wall
The incident was captured by a visitor at Chiba Zoological Park in Tokyo, Japan
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"We're prepared", says Paris police chief ahead of Euro 2016
France is in a state of emergency after militants killed 130 people in a series of coordinated assaults
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Turkish president Erdogan to attend Muhammad Ali's funeral
Spokesperson Bob Gunnell unveils details of ceremonies to take place in Louisville
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Death penalty sought for 24 Indian Hindus over Gujarat massacre
The 24 were found guilty last week of playing a role in the massacre of 69 Muslims in Gujarat in 2002
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BBC Myanmar reporter jailed for attacking policeman
The scuffle between Nay Myo Lin and the police officer broke out after the officer knocked a man off a motorbike
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Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts hacked
His Facebook account was not among the compromised profiles
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How many hours will you be fasting this year?
Here's an interesting chart of how many hours people in different countries will be fasting
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Philippines' Duterte extremely 'irresponsible': UN experts
"F**k you UN... Shut up all of you," he told a news conference Thursday night
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Ukraine arrests Frenchman 'planning Euro 2016 attacks'
Security service says man intended to blow up a Muslim mosque, a Jewish synagogue and numerous other locations
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Belgium probes deadly train crash
Authorities said damage caused by heavy storms in the past few days was being explored as a possible cause.
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British paedophile gets life in prison for Malaysia, Cambodia crimes
Richard Huckle abused 23 Malaysian and Cambodian babies and children over almost a decade
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Harry Potter, now a dad, makes stage debut in London
Cut-price previews for the play at the Palace Theater begin on Tuesday ahead of the premiere on July 30.
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South Africa says 'no danger' despite US attacks warning
US on Saturday said it received information that terrorist groups were planning to carry out attacks in South Africa
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Tributes for US journalist, Afghan colleague killed by Taliban
David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed on Sunday while they were travelling with Afghan army unit in Helmand
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Clinton wins Puerto Rico, on cusp of Democratic nod
Clinton won with 59.38% of the vote against 37.53% for Sanders
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Army presses advance on jihadists at Syria's biggest dam
The advance took the army to within 24 kilometresof Lake Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Netflix to make first Indian series
The online streaming company said it would adapt Indian author Vikram Chandra's "Sacred Games" into an online series
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Hunt on for shark that killed Australian diver
The woman, 60, was fatally mauled offshore from Perth by a shark described by witnesses as bigger than their boat
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India's 'Pocket Hercules' dies at 104
Manohar Aich, who stood just 1.5 metres tall, started lifting weights in 1942 when he was working as a gym instructor
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Father says son forgives him after Japan forest ordeal
'Dad made you go though such a hard time. I am sorry'," the elder Tanooka to the boy
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US may approve private venture moon mission: report
The approval, still months away, would pave the way for several other for-profit space ventures
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Can the world's 'ugliest colour' stop you from smoking?
Australia has adopted the colour for all tobacco packaging along with graphic health warnings
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Power politics: Towards increasing authoritarianism
While power may corrupt, leaders without it cannot lead
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9 spectacular pictures of Islamabad's Tent Pegging Championship
Tent Pegging is an equestrian sport popular in Pakistan and India with a rich history
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Five convicted of gang-rape of Danish tourist in New Delhi
Three others charged over the attack are being tried separately in the juvenile justice system
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Malaysian artist charged for depicting PM as clown
Fahmi Reza's depictions of Najib went viral earlier this year; posters, stickers have also appeared in public places
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Muhammad Ali rewrote the rule book for athletes as celebrities and activists
Ali came, from the late 1960s onwards, to symbolise resistance to racism, militarism and inequality
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US Navy slaps drinking ban on 18,600 sailors in Japan, ends liberty
US naval commander in Japan says it is imperative that each sailor understand how our actions affect US-Japan alliance
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Ultra-orthodox Jewish leader bans girls over five from riding bikes
The ruling is directed at members of the ultra-orthodox Haredi branch of Judaism
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Obama hosts Indian PM, unlikely friend
'Relations between the countries are not always easy but both leaders can boast that ties have improved'

















































