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Turkey enraged by 'unacceptable' US backing of Kurdish militia
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused the United States of 'hypocrisy' and 'double standards'
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UK's Cameron 'appalled' by pro-Brexit Turkey warnings
Cameron, who is campaigning for Britain to stay in the union, accused the Leave campaign of alienating British Muslims
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NASA to try again to inflate spare room in space
Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is part of an experiment to test expandable habitats
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Private firm hired to hunt for EgyptAir black boxes
EgyptAir Flight MS804 crashed in the Mediterranean between the Greek island of Crete and Egypt's north coast
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SpaceX makes fourth successful rocket landing
The rocket returned to Earth about 10 minutes later, firing its engines and maneuvering to an upright position
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Panama Papers law firm closes Jersey, Gibraltar offices
The announcement came nearly eight weeks after the first reports about the Panama Papers emerged
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North Korea warns South Korea of retaliatory strikes
North's military General Staff says from now on it would open fire without warning
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Iran ends hajj talks in Saudi without final deal
The annual hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam
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‘Warcraft’ cast meet their wax doubles in London
'Warcraft' began its worldwide cinema rollout this week
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99 lashes for partying Iran youths
The action was taken following a report about young boys and girls mingling together, says prosecutor general
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Dalai Lama warns of growing divide among Tibetans
The spiritual leader calls on Tibetans to uphold the community’s traditions of love and compassion
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Amnesty warns of 'dramatic surge' in Saudi executions
Executions in Saudi Arabia have been surging dramatically for two years now
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Saudi man shoots male doctor for assisting wife’s delivery
Man shoots Dr Muhammad Al Zabn arguing that a female gynecologist should have been there instead
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Singapore charges six Bangladeshi men for terrorism financing
The six were among eight Bangladeshi men detained in April under Singapore's colonial-era Internal Security Act
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Six separatists, one soldier die in clashes in Indian-held Kashmir
Several groups have for decades fought hundreds of thousands of Indian forces deployed in restive territory
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Pakistani man accused of making $425,000 by manipulating US stock
Nauman Aly is accused of violating US laws after a false regulatory filing was traced to his computer in Pakistan
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Everest rescuers find body of missing Indian climber
The two men were near the summit of the 8,848-metre mountain when they lost contact with the rest of their team
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Want to boost productivity at work? Stand up
The study examined the productivity differences between two groups of call center employees over six months
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'Most beloved elephant in Japan' dies, aged 69
Mourners flocked to Tokyo's Inokashira Park Zoo to pay their respects on Friday with condolence cards left for Hanako
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French vessel containing black box probes arrives to EgyptAir search zone
The French company will conduct a deepwater search within the 5 kilometre search zone containing the two black boxes
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Quiz: How well do you know India's first prime minister?
We test your knowledge of Jawaharlal Nehru on occasion of his death anniversary
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Hekmatyar accuses Iran of sharing Mullah Mansour's whereabouts with US
Hizb-e-Islami leader says Iran has always stabbed Muslim Ummah in the back
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Cyber firms say Bangladesh hackers have attacked other Asian banks
Hackers who stole $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank have been linked to an attack on a bank in Philippines
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Nearly 3m people need food aid in drought-hit Central America - UN
Prolonged dry spells linked to the El Niño have battered subsistence farmers in Central America's "dry corridor"
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Obama pays tribute at Hiroshima nuclear memorial
The trip comes more than seven decades after the Enola Gay bomber dropped its deadly atomic payload over the city
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China says Nanjing more worthy of remembrance than Hiroshima
China says 300,000 people died in a six-week spree of killing after the Japanese military entered Nanjing in 1937
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British PM Cameron says happy to meet Trump but no dates fixed
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that no dates had been fixed for a visit by Donald Trump to Britain
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Sun will align directly over Kaaba today
Alignment of the sun over the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque occurs twice every year
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Korean Air evacuates plane at Japan's Haneda airport after engine smoke
The incident prompted authorities to temporarily close down Japan's busiest aviation hub
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Speculation abounds over new Taliban chief's leaked photo
The clarity of the image has led some to speculate that intelligence agencies were behind its circulation
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Speedboat crash kills three tourists in Thailand
Three women from Great Britain, Germany and Hong Kong were killed in the accident on Thursday
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China eyes turning South China Sea islands into Maldives-style resorts
Mayor of Sansha city said he hopes the area will become a major tourist attraction comparable to the Maldives
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Britain launches review into Sharia courts
Govt to investigate whether Sharia councils legitimise forced marriage and issue divorces that are unfair to women
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Fading splendour of Thatta's Mughal mosque
Shah Jahani mosque is a rare example of Pakistan's Mughal heritage outside of the country's cultural centre of...
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Microsoft, Facebook to build transatlantic subsea cable
The construction of the new "MAREA" cable will begin in August and it is expected to be completed in October 2017
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Muslim rapper cancels TV slot to avoid Trump
Belly said he was scrapping the performance because Trump was the main guest and he preferred 'positivity and love'
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Afghanistan sees Taliban leader as rigid conservative uninterested in peace
In his former role, Haibadullah was responsible for issuing a series of death sentences against opponents of Mansour
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India PM asks doctors to treat pregnant women for free
About 174 women die of pregnancy-related causes in India for every 100,000 live births
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Five dead, 92 injured in Mumbai chemical factory blast
The factory building collapsed after the fire and residents living nearby complained of breathing problems
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Trump secures enough delegates to clinch nomination: AP
The Republican has secured the backing of 1,238 delegates, one more than the 1,237 needed
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London mayor kicks off 'positive' pro-EU campaign
The Labour mayor is hoping to win over undecided Londoners as well as encouraging people to actually go to the polls
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Bahrain jails 19 Shias for attacks on police
Tiny Gulf state has been shaken by unrest since it quelled a month-long, Shia-led uprising demanding reforms in 2011
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Meet the ‘heaviest baby’ ever born in India
The baby was born by Caesarean section
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Police arrest neighbour over rape of disabled Indian girl
Locals found 13-year-old orphan unconscious and with multiple injuries, lying near secluded railway track on May 18
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Fact box: Why menstrual hygiene matters
Menstrual Hygiene Day to take place on May 28 to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene practices
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Obama at G7 says 'doubtful' Taliban will talk peace with Kabul soon
Taliban unlikely to come to the table for peace talks with the government of Afghanistan, says US president
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'Leaked' image shows new iPhone 7
The new iPhone 7 will be unveiled in September this year
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For world records, Indian man removes teeth and gets over 500 tattoos
Rishi has performed some bizarre acts, including delivering a pizza from New Delhi to San Francisco
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Muslim man arrested over Australia 'terror' plot
24-year-old Farhad Said is charged with conspiracy to conduct an act in preparation for a terrorist act
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Egypt investigator says French specialist vessel to join black box search today
French company Alsemar to join Egypt’s air accidents chief in the hunt for black boxes from the crashed airline
















































