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Indian man pushes wife into canal while taking selfie
The couple developed differences over dowry, police said
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Indian army depot fire kills 16, raises safety fears
Thousands of families were evacuated from nearby towns and villages in the western state of Maharashtra
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EU's top lawyer backs work headscarf ban
The case concerns a woman, Samira Achbita, who was fired by Belgian security firm G4S Secure Solutions
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Pictures of the day: May 31, 2016
We look at 13 images from events around the world
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Dalai Lama says 'too many' refugees in Europe
"There are so many that in practice it becomes difficult"
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North Korea launches its own Facebook
Within a few hours of its launch the site was hacked by a Scottish teenager
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There is a massive problem with this anti-Islam meme
You might want to take a closer look
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Turkey officially designates Gulen religious group as terrorists
The move puts the organisation on par with Kurdish militants currently fighting the army in Turkey's southeast
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Pakistani men arrested in Germany as 18 women report sex assaults
Police said they were investigating whether the perpetrators also robbed the women in the latest attacks
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Robot home-help and virtual reality at Taiwan's Computex
The Computex fair comes as Taiwan looks to tech innovation as a way out of economic stagnation
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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft back EU hate speech rules
European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said tackling illegal online hate speech has taken on added urgency
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Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery
The gang killed the branch manager of state-run Bangladesh Commerce Bank to get the key to the vault
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Spanish police arrest Pakistani man accused of promoting 'Islamist' militancy
The man was allegedly accused of promoting 'Islamist' militancy
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8 reasons why you shouldn't quit smoking
According to the WHO reports, tobacco smoking currently kills five million people a year worldwide
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India set to retain fastest growing economy tag
A Reuters survey of economists will show India's gross domestic product grew 7.5% year-on-year between Jan and March
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Hamas authorities execute three men in Gaza Strip: official
The attorney general's statement announcing the executions said they had all been given a fair trial
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Russia raids on Syria city kill 23 civilians
More than 280,000 people have been killed in Syria since the civil war erupted in 2011
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Gay sex causes earthquakes, says Muslim cleric
Cleric's comments come amid reports of heightened hostility towards people in same-sex relationships
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Number of Afghans fleeing war doubles to 1.2 million, says Amnesty
Civilians are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Afghanistan's worsening conflict
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Egypt investigates teenage girl's death during female circumcision operation
Despite the ban in 2008, female genital mutilation is still widespread in Egypt, especially in rural areas
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Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen: coalition
Saudi Arabia has deployed Patriot missile batteries to counter tactical ballistic missiles
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Diamond-encrusted Hermes handbag sold for record $300,000
'It is the world record price for any handbag sold at auction'
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India unveils first-ever comprehensive draft law on human trafficking
South Asia, India at its centre, is the fastest-growing and second-largest region for human trafficking in the world
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Earthquake measuring 6.1 shakes parts of Taiwan, including capital
Witnesses reported that tremors could be felt in buildings in Taipei
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Four Bangladeshis plead guilty in Singapore to terrorist financing
It was the second group of Bangladeshis rounded up in Singapore since 27 were arrested in late 2015
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To save China's economy, read more Marx, scholars say
It is the latest effort by China's ruling Communist party to push its ideology in classrooms
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Pentagon chief heads to Asian summit as nations fret over South China Sea
China is using dredgers and other tools to convert low-lying ocean features and sandy blips into military bases
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17 killed in India army ammunition depot fire: police
'An operation is in progress and the fire has been brought under control' SP Wardha district Smita Patil says
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Kangaroo ruptures Australian woman's breast implants
The woman suffered ruptured breast implants, three cracked ribs, grazes and a numb leg
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Restoration starts at Kabul's war-battered palace
'I think it is a waste of money' Daud Hotak, a Kabul shopkeeper says
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White House on alert after 'metal object' hurled over fence
'An individual threw a metal object over the north fence line at the White House' the Secret Service said
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NATO urged to ward off 'serious' Russian challenge
The declaration expressed regret over 'Russia's use of force against neighbours and attempted intimidation of NATO'
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US zoo defends killing gorilla that grabbed boy
Harambe was shot after the four-year-old crawled through a barrier and tumbled 15 feet into the enclosure
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More than 45 million trapped in modern slavery: study
The report says India has the highest number of people trapped in slavery at 18.35 million
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French Jews flee Paris suburbs over rising anti-Semitism
'French Jews have effectively become internal refugees, fleeing insecurity and seeking protection'
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Pressure grows on India over marital rape
'He was brutal. He forcefully had sex with me even when I was admitted sick to hospital'
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Crocodile safaris urged after Australia attack
This would help control their numbers in the wild, after a woman was taken by one of the feared reptiles
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War with India is not an option: Basit
Envoy to India says confrontation won’t solve problems between India and Pakistan
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Pak-Afghan border to shed ‘porous’ tag soon
First-ever border management system at Torkham from June 1
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New video shows gorilla protecting boy before being killed by zoo authorities
The boy did not look terrified as he sat beside the massive animal, shows footage
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Mumbai police ask YouTube, Facebook to block video
Comedian Tanmay Bhat posted the clip, which mocked Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar
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Japan puts military on alert for possible North Korea missile launch
Japanese naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile
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Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader to life
Authorities arrested thousands of Brotherhood leaders and members, including Morsi, since ouster by the army in 2013
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Former Zurich Insurance chief commits suicide
Martin Senn's suicide comes nearly three years after Zurich Insurance's finance chief Pierre Wauthier killed himself
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Turkey's Erdogan: No Muslim family should engage in birth control
'We will multiply our descendants' he said in a speech in Istanbul broadcast live on television
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Turkey's Erdogan accuses Russia of arming PKK militants
The latest comments appear to be the first time Erdogan has accused Moscow of supplying arms to the PKK
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These animals can swim up your toilet
A Thai man had a nightmare encounter when a 10-foot python bit his penis while he was squatting on the toilet
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India vows to take up case of Pakistani debarred from taking medical test
Sushma Swaraj says she will 'personally take up' Mashal's case for admission in a medical college
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Turkish EU minister to visit Brussels for visa-free travel deal talks
Turkey says reformation of anti-terror laws is out of the question
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Duterte snubs his proclamation as Philippine president
Duterte declined to attend the joint session, remaining instead in his southern hometown of Dava

















































