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Queen and British PM in double diplomatic gaffe
British PM David Cameron called Nigeria and Afghanistan 'possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world'
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French PM to visit Israel in bid to relaunch peace process
His visit, from May 21-24, comes as France seeks to engineer a peace deal based on a two-state solution
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Don't want exemption from 'ignorant' Trump's Muslim ban: Sadiq Khan
London'S first Muslim mayor says Trump’s comments play 'into the hands of extremists'
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Trump rolls unrivaled, Sanders takes West Virginia
The substantial wins in West Virginia and Nebraska put Trump ever closer to clinching the 1,237 delegates
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Inmate says he's Prince's son and heir
The 39-year-old inmate seeking a DNA test could make him heir to the late singer's storied estate
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Brazil impeachment: how we got here, where we're going
Brazil's Senate is set to start voting on whether to open an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff
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Italy holds confidence vote on gay unions bill
Italy is the last major Western country not to allow gays legal status however the draft law is expected to pass
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Bangladesh hangs religious party leader for 1971 war crimes
Motiur Rahman Nizami, 73, a former legislator and minister, was hanged at 12.01am local time
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NASA's Kepler telescope finds largest trove of exoplanets
This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler, NASA says
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Suicide blast kills at least 10 in eastern Afghanistan
The bomber "detonated his explosives-laden car outside the house of a local 'uprising' commander this evening"
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British PM calls Nigeria, Afghanistan 'most corrupt countries'
David Cameron was caught on camera making the remarks to Queen Elizabeth at an event marking monarch's 90th birthday
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Three people killed in bomb attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir
The vehicle was carrying detainees accused of 'terror' crimes when the car bomb exploded, says state-run news agency
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UK police apologise for Muslim phrase in terror exercise
The officers had shouted "Allahu akbar!" during a terror training exercise in a shopping centre in northern England
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Many musicians fear speaking against Israeli aggression, says Roger Waters
They're in favour of Palestinians but terrified that their career will be destroyed, says Pink Floyd star
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Obama to make historic first presidential visit to Hiroshima
Japan has long urged world leaders to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki to see the horrors of the atomic bombings
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Fifth of world's plants under threat, warns Kew Gardens
The survey by Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, said 21 percent of species are under threat
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Climbers near Everest summit for first time in three years
At least 289 climbers and their guides are in different high camps waiting to become the first to scale the peak
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Alleged Turkish military abuses 'extremely alarming': UN
Voiced concern at information emerging from "a variety of credible sources" about the actions of the Turkish military
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70-year-old Indian woman gives birth to first baby
Daljinder Kaur says she was not too old to become a first-time mother
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World Bank says India faces stark digital divide
Fewer than two in five Indian businesses have an online presence, compared with almost two-thirds of Chinese firms
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Australian Muslim TV personality's moving speech on diversity goes viral
The Project host won the Gold Logie in Melbourne on Sunday evening
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Brexit camp says Berlin vetoed UK's EU reform plans
The prime minister's Downing Street office insisted Cameron had decided against the demand himself
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12 ways to staying cancer-free
According to the study, tobacco is a major cause of cancer
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US school wrongly identifies Muslim student as 'Isis' in yearbook
California's Los Osos High School officials apologise for the incident; say they will investigate the yearbook staff
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Pacquiao punches way into Philippines Senate
The 37-year-old is regarded as a boxing icon in the impoverished nation
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Concentration counts in mind controlled drone race
The students at University of Florida use brain-computer interface (BCI) to control a computer or other device
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One killed as man shouting 'Allahu Akbar' knifes Munich rail passengers
Police say the attack may have been 'religiously motivated'
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Dusty journal detailing Napoleonic wars found in Australia
Bookshop co-owner says previous owner, who is dead, toured Tasmania acquiring hundreds of thousands of books
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Indian textbooks remove chapters on Jawaharlal Nehru, Nelson Mandela
BJP-led secondary education board in the state also removes work of Western poets like John Keats and T S Eliot
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London's mayor an exception to proposed ban on Muslims: Trump
Trump put forth the idea of the ban after deadly attacks by militants in Paris and California last year
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'Kleptocracy Tour': London sightseeing with a difference
The "Kleptocracy Tour" is set up by anti-corruption campaigner Roman Borisovich, who aims to expose dirty money
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Wildfire spared 90 per cent of Fort McMurray: Alberta premier
'It was a miracle we got the entire population out safely' Alberta Premier Rachel Notley
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Islamic State leader for Iraq's Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon
Pentagon spokesman says strike targeted Abu Wahib, IS's "military emir" for the vast western province
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Mercury rising: planet completes rare transit of Sun
'It's something rare, because it requires the Sun, Mercury and Earth to be in almost perfect alignment'
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North Carolina, Obama administration face off over 'bathroom' law
The North Carolina law passed on March 23 has triggered a national outcry
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After Panama, hopes high for London anti-corruption summit
About 40 countries have been invited alongside bodies such as the World Bank and the IMF
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Panama Papers database on shell companies goes online
Panama Papers more than 200,000 secret offshore companies
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Panama Papers: 259 Pakistanis named in online database
Trove on shell companies released online, accessible at offshoreleaks.icij.org
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Saudi police shoot dead suspected militant
The gunman was killed after refusing to surrender to security forces
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Narendra Modi's education record made public
Arvind Kejriwal says he has evidence Indian PM misappropriated the degrees of someone with the same name
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Indian woman assaulted over ‘wearing short dress, roaming with men’
Maharashtra police have arrested two suspects while raids are being conducted to round up rest of the accused
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Ahead of Ramazan, UK Muslim charity seeks to portray Islam in positive light through buses
Islamic Relief hopes the campaign across five major cities in UK will help to 'change the negative climate'
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Austrian chancellor quits after far-right election triumph
This means for the first time since 1945, there will not be a president from either of the two centrist parties
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Iran touts newly tested long-range missile
Iranian military officer says the missile leaves Earth's atmosphere, re-enters it and hits the target without error
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Kim Jong-Un becomes North Korea ruling party chairman
Kim was previously first secretary of the party
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Thai students caught using 'Mission Impossible' exam spy glasses
Three students used glasses with wireless cameras embedded in their frames to transmit images and receive answers
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Twitter cuts intel agencies off from analysis service: report
The tech giant cited concerns over digital security and privacy
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Belgium begins trial of terror cell linked to Paris, Brussels attacks
The men were arrested after deadly raid in a Belgian town in Jan 2015 which exposed a plan to kill police officers
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Michelle Obama helps Prince Harry launch second Invictus Games
Former US President Bush, the honorary chairman of this year's Games, also spoke on stage to the near 500 athletes
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Sacred bulls predict rainfall for parched Thailand
The bovine prophecy comes during the kingdom's much-watched annual royal ploughing ceremony

















































