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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
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India or South Asia? Debate rages in US over curriculum on region's history
Dispute centers on whether modern-day India, Pakistan, Nepal be referred to as India or as South Asia
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Cameron warns Brexit threatens peace in Europe
Isolationism has never served this country well, says Cameron
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At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire
The fire erupted overnight in a small hotel in the Al-Mosky neighbourhood, not far from the Al Azhar mosque
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North Korea detains, expels BBC reporter
Foreign reporters invited to cover specific events in North Korea are subjected to very tight restrictions
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12 never-before-seen photos show Bush’s response to 9/11 attacks
Images take us inside the White House and provide a rare glimpse into Bush’s actions on 9/11
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Muslim girl sent home by school in France over long skirt
Headteacher says garment is 'ostentatious religious symbol'
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Religion goes green in Taiwan pollution battle
Famous temples are playing firecracker CDs instead of launching the real thing
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Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission
Until the end of 2014, when their role officially ended, NATO forces in Afghanistan peaked at over 130,000 troops
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Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada oil region
Oil facilities have escaped damage, officials say, and there have been no fatalities directly linked to the blaze
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Statue of Hitler goes for $17.2 million at NY auction
The wax and resin statue entitled simply "Him" had been expected to fetch between $10 million and $15 million
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Mercury rising: Astronomers gear for planetary alignment
'Mercury will look as if it is nibbling at the edge of the Sun' says Paris Observatory
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Turkey left to fight Islamic State alone: Erdogan
Erdogan accused the international coalition of abandoning his country to fight the group alone
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Canada fires now advancing more slowly
Authorities had expressed fear the fire could spread east to Saskatchewan province
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North Korea party congress pushes nuclear weapons expansion
The congress, which opened on Friday, has largely been seen as an elaborate coronation for the 33-year-old Kim
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World braces for online release of Panama Papers
The data will reveal names and information on 200,000 offshore entities set up by wealthy individuals around the world
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Road crash in Ghazni leaves at least 73 dead
Many of the dead, were burned beyond recognition
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Hillary Clinton an 'enabler' of Bill's infidelity, says Trump
"Hillary hurt many women - the women that he abused," the Republican told a rally in Spokane, Washington late Saturday
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41 workers missing after China landslide
President Xi Jinping has urged "maximum efforts" to find survivors
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Egypt detains satirist over video mocking government
Police arrested Ezzedine Khaled at his apartment on Saturday and he was remanded into custody for four days
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Pakistan participates in UN International Bazaar in New York
Money raised at the bazaar will be donated to the UNHCR for the Syrian Refugees
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Britain First leader turns his back on Sadiq Khan during mayor’s acceptance speech
The move has come under fire for being impolite and prejudiced
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Afghan road crash inferno leaves at least 73 dead
Two buses collided with a fuel tanker on a highway in the central province of Ghazni
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This European city had a Muslim mayor before London
In 2008, Rotterdam in the Netherlands appointed Moroccan-born Ahmed Aboutaleb as mayor, a role he holds to this day

















































