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US-Cuba thaw has yet to reach Guantanamo
As Obama prepares to jet in to Cuba next week, the American base stands as testament to bad old days in US-Cuban ties
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Japan highway tunnel pile-up kills two, sends dozens to hospital
Local media says about 70 other people were sent to hospitals for treatment and observation
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Apple signs up for Google's cloud services: Re/code
The iPhone maker is spending between $400 million and $600 million on Google's cloud services
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Nike fitness app, new products get more personal
Nike+ users also will have exclusive access to new products such as HyperAdapt 1.0
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Air India flight evacuated after false bomb scare: Bangkok airport
Authorities say passengers were evacuated on emergency slide, with 42 sustaining minor injuries
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Iraq offensive uproots 35,000: US military
A military spokesperson said Iraqi forces have detained 149 IS fighters trying to blend in with the civilians
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Ohio man pleads guilty to trying to support Islamic State
Al-Ghazi is one of more than 80 individuals whom the US has charged with Islamic State-related crimes since 2013.
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Islamic State flag found with dead Brussels gunman
Belgian investigators named the fatality in the Brussels operation as Mohamed Belkaid, 35, an Algerian national
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Australian minister says Trump phenomenon 'terrifying'
Australian government ministers rarely make critical comments about elections in other countries
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Scientists may have made huge breakthrough in explaining mystery of Bermuda Triangle
Historians found that 300 ships and many other planes were lost in the area throughout the 20th century
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Modi's wax statue to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds
The wax figures in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok will be dressed in Indian PM's 'signature kurta'
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Four arrested for planning attack in Paris
Three men and one women were arrested at dawn in Paris and the nearby northern suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis
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Obama nominates moderate, veteran judge for US Supreme Court
Merick Garland, 63, has won the respect of Republicans and Democrats, says US president
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Obama to pick judge Merrick Garland for Supreme Court: White House
Obama would formally announce his intent at the White House's Rose Garden at 1500 GMT
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Iran fire festival celebrations kill three, injure 2,500
Among the dead on Tuesday night was a 45-year-old man who suffered a heart attack brought about by an explosion
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Iraqi army plane crashes, 3 crew missing
In a statement on Twitter, Islamic State said it had shot down a military plane with anti-aircraft artillery
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Indian mother kills herself after caste discrimination
She hanged herself after a council punished her family for her suspected extra-marital romance with a lower-caste man
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Germany tightens rape law in wake of Cologne assaults
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet signed off on the measure which still requires parliamentary approval
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Obama to announce Supreme Court pick at 1500 GMT: White House
Obama's choice for the US high court vacancy is seen as one of the most consequential actions of his presidency
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Trump predicts riots if denied Republican presidential nomination
"I think you'd have riots. I'm representing many, many millions of people" Donald Trump
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UN suspends Sharapova as goodwill ambassador
Sharapova had been a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Programme for the past nine years
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Instagram to ditch chronological user feed for 'interest' based one
Sequence of posts to be based on interest in content, the user's relationship with the person or timeliness of post
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Clinton, Trump move closer to White House nominations
Trump on Tuesday won key Republican primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida
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Nasa to test fire in space by burning unmanned orbiting craft
The goal is to measure the size of the flames, how quickly they spread, the heat output, and how much gas is emitted
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10 happiest countries in the world
The report showed Syria, Afghanistan and eight sub-Saharan countries as the 10 least happy places on earth to live
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North Korea threatens nuclear test, defying UN
'If this H-bomb were to fall on Manhattan, all the people there would be killed immediately' Cho Hyong Il
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Royal Brunei Airlines' first all-female pilot crew lands plane in Saudi Arabia
Flight comes three years after Captain Surainy became the first female captain of a flag carrier in Southeast Asia
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Apple: US founders would be 'appalled' by DOJ iPhone request
Apple is fighting a court order which requires the company to write new software to disable passcode protection
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Birth defect risk 1-in-100 for Zika-infected pregnant women: study
Zika increases the risk of microcephaly that results in an abnormally small head -- by fifty-fold
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New debris found in Reunion 'unlikely' from MH370
The only part of the missing plane that has so far been found and identified was on the French island of La Reunion
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UNHCR to ask world to take in 400,000 Syrians
Filippo Grandi said the world must do more to end the refugee crisis
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Cuba reports first case of Zika contracted in the country
Zika virus is suspected of causing birth defects when it infects pregnant women
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George Takei, Ang Lee protest 'racist' Oscar jokes
Group expresses surprise and disappointment with the targeting of Asians at 88th Oscars telecast
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Obama calls for a halt to 'vicious' tone and violence on campaign trail
Obama says he is dismayed about violence and divisiveness on the US presidential campaign trail
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No immediate decision on US troops in Afghanistan: Pentagon
The number of US troops is due to drop to 5,500 starting in January 2017, down from 9,800 currently
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The segregation of India
'In the building where I grew up, Hindus and Muslims lived side by side'
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PlayStation virtual reality gear to launch in October
Virtual reality represents a new frontier for gaming, one that will forever change the way users interact with games
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Mumbai dance bars to reopen amid worries trafficking of women may rise
Maharashtra in 2005 suspended licences of hundreds of bars, hotels that featured skimpily dressed dancing women
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Ecuador army plane crash kills all 22 aboard
The army said the plane was carrying soldiers for a parachuting master class when it crashed
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Overweight mothers have larger babies
Mothers with high blood sugar or diabetes, even within a healthy range, also tend to have bigger babies
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41 civilians dead in coalition raids on Yemen market
A health official in Hajja said the casualties were civilians and included children, adding that "the toll could...
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Hero's welcome for first Russian warplanes back from Syria
Several strike fighters landed at an airbase in Moscow as part of the withdrawal of armed forces from Syria
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Toronto attacker said 'God told him' to stab soldiers, police say
Ayanle Hassan Ali stabbed two Canadian soldiers at a military recruiting office in Toronto on Monday
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Uber and Ola's motorbike taxi services halted in India
According to state commissioner, both start-ups were operating without approval
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Indian students shouldn't be kicked out of US: Donald Trump
The 69-year-old Republican says US needs smart and educated people in the country
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Zimbabwe faces worst malnutrition in 15 years: UNICEF
Poor rains induced by the El Nino weather phenomenon have hampered food production
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Sri Lanka rations power after worst blackout in 20 years
The cuts will occur for seven and a half hours, five and a half hours during the day and two hours at night
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US loosens regulations ahead of Obama's Cuba visit to island
Changes will allow Cubans to open US bank accounts and authorise those living in the US to earn salary or compensation
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Anonymous launch 'total war' on Donald Trump to avenge 'hateful' campaign
We do not forget, we do not forgive, the group says
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India police arrest father-in-law over 'honour killing'
The woman's father and uncle were among five people arrested over the assault