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What a relief: no more NY arrests for public urination
Officials say the city is introducing the reform to give police more time to focus on serious crime
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FBI defends stand against Apple on encryption
Americans need to know the safety implications if encryption makes it impossible to access data on smartphones
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Hecklers disrupt Trump rally, photographer shoved to the ground
A Time magazine photographer was grabbed by the neck and shoved to the ground by a US Secret Service agent
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International Space Station's crew returns to Earth after one year
The pair's near year-long stay in space was the longest by any astronauts aboard the ISS
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Bill Gates tops Forbes billionaire list for third year in a row
Trump came in 324th in the magazine's 2016 ranking of the world's billionaires
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Gunman wounds Saudi preacher in Philippines: police
Qarni's name was among those listed by IS in its online magazine, in an article entitled "Kill the Imams of Kufr"
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Clinton, Trump win big on Super Tuesday
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each took a giant step toward securing the White House nominations of their parties
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Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
Newly released documents show his worries about environmental issues
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Bin Laden left $29 million for 'jihad' in handwritten will
In a letter to his father, bin Laden asks for forgiveness, without saying what he might be regretting
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Brazil arrests Facebook executive in row over police access to data
Diego Dzodan was arrested following "repeated non-compliance with court orders", according to federal police
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Tunisia troops kill four suspected militants
Kasserine province, which neighbours Algeria, has seen repeated clashes between security forces and militants
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Indian police charge ex-UN climate chief with sexual harassment
Police have charged Pachauri, 75, with four counts including sexual assault, harassment and criminal intimidation
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Trump, Clinton eye 'Super Tuesday' boost as voting begins
Voters in a dozen states will take part in series of primaries and caucuses in states ranging from Alaska to Virginia
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India links Islamabad to deadly air base attack
India says militants could not have carried out attack on the air base near the border without Pakistan's support
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Indian youth mount barrier to Modi’s India
'The calls for rights of Kashmiris are resonating inside mainland India far more passionately than in the recent...
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India stocks surge after farmer-friendly budget
The main Sensex index on the Bombay Stock Exchange closed up more than three percent
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New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda in Pakistan
The cache of 113 documents, translated and declassified by US intelligence, are mostly dated between 2009 and 2011
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Saudi Arabia executes Qatari, 3 nationals
This brings to 68 the number of people the Kingdom has put to death this year
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Islamic State suicide bombers penetrate Iraq army HQ, kill general
Seven soldiers were also wounded in the attack
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Pakistan reports new 'honour killing' after Oscars triumph
Rehmat killed 18-year-old daughter after she failed to tell him where she had been for about five hours
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Two Pakistanis among 18 dead in Oman bus accident
Sixteen people were also injured in the accident on the road between Ibri and Fahud, according to local police
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HRW slams Afghan 'virginity tests' as sexual abuse
In Afghanistan, out of 53 women and girls accused of pre-marital sex, 48 were subjected to virginity exams
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Unmarried Muslim couple publicly caned in Indonesia for spending time alone together
A hooded man meted out lashings with a rattan cane on a stage next to the mosque in Banda Aceh
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Indian army makes candidates strip to foil cheating
A year ago, the police in Bihar arrested around 1,000 aspiring officers for paying people to sit their exams
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Google says it bears 'some responsibility' after self-driving car hit bus
The crash may be the first case of one of its autonomous cars hitting another vehicle
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Istanbul's venerable Grand Bazaar to get much-needed facelift
Over 500 years old, surviving fire and earthquakes, the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul welcomes up to 400,000 people a day
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Chinese mogul to be punished for online criticisms: report
Ren Zhiqiang developed a huge audience -- he has 37 million followers on Sina Weibo alone
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Fateful 'Super Tuesday' could elevate Trump, Clinton
Some 865 Democratic delegates are at stake, 36 percent of those needed to win
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Navy SEAL awarded Medal of Honour for Afghanistan raid
Byers is from SEAL Team Six, which led the raid on the compound of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011
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Sikh Army captain sues US military over grooming policy tests
Captain Simratpal Singh was granted a temporary accommodation last year
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Battle heats up for crunch New York primary
With three weeks to go, polls give Clinton and Trump a thumping advantage
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NY judge backs Apple in encryption fight with government
The Justice Department 'disappointed' in Orenstein's ruling and plans to ask a higher judge to review the matter
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More than $1 billion was transferred into Malaysia PM's accounts: WSJ
Probes into the fund's finances have been opened in Malaysia, the US, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Abu Dhabi
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UN Security Council to vote on new North Korea sanctions Tuesday: US
North Korea has been under UN sanctions since 2006 because of its multiple nuclear tests and rocket launches
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State Department releases last batch of Clinton emails
The final batch of roughly 3,800 pages of mails brought the sum total released to more than 52,000 vetted pages
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Pakistan not to blame for Afghan troubles, Aziz says on US visit
US lawmakers have also expressed concern about a possible sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan
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Young British girls forced into marriage over Skype
In one case, an 11-year-old girl from London was married on Skype to a 25-year-old man in Bangladesh
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Suicide bomber kills at least 24 at funeral in Iraq
The bombing targeted a funeral for a well-known member of the Beni Tamim, one of the main tribes in Diyala province
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Sri Lankan school empties over false AIDS rumour
False rumours spread that a new six-year-old pupil was HIV-positive, an official said
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Egypt court orders TV host jailed for blaming assault victim
Riham Saeed sparked a backlash when she suggested the victim had asked for the abuse
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Thousands risk starving to death in besieged Syrian areas: UN rights chief
The first major truce in five years of conflict was expected to allow aid workers to bring supplies to 154,000 people
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Woman arrested in Moscow for murder after brandishing child's severed head
The nanny was seen wandering around the street holding up a child's severed head high in the air
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Malaysia's Mahathir quits ruling party over PM's scandals
PM Najib Razak is under pressure over allegations that billions of dollars had been pilfered from state firms
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UK launches first new daily newspaper in three decades
Despite plummeting sales of print newspapers, the new paper insisted that its unique format would help it survive
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Mexico issues alert after theft of radioactive material
Officials say radioactive material represented a significant health risk if taken outside its container
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India, US closer to pact to share military logistics: officials
US is now India's top arms source and holds more joint exercises with it than any other country
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Ten children stabbed outside school gate in southern China
The attacker stabbed six boys and four girls outside the gate of an elementary school
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China jails Christian pastor for 14 years
Religious rights group China Aid said authorities forced Bao and Xing to dismiss their lawyers before the trial
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Former TEPCO bosses indicted over Fukushima disaster
Media says charges are linked to deaths of over 40 hospitalised patients who were hastily evacuated and later died
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Canadians prepare, with some tongues in cheeks, for flight from Trump
Columnists are jockeying to recommend best regions for Americans seeking to escape should Trump wins US elections