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Chinese billionaire pays for 2,500 staff to go on holiday to Spain
Tiens Group is celebrating its 21st anniversary by taking 2,500 of its employees to Madrid, Barcelona and Toledo
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Focus on economy as Australia PM calls July election
Bill Shorten, a 48-year-old ambitious former union chief, will take on the Liberal Party's Turnbull
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Is Hillary a sure thing for the White House?
Hillary Clinton is still prohibitive favorite to beat Donald Trump in November
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What you need to know about Australia's election
An election must be held every three years and one had to be called sometime this year
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North Korean leader says will only use nuclear weapons if attacked
Kim opens congress with a defiant defence of the North's nuclear weapons programme
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Digging deep in South Africa as diamond hunt gets tougher
Venetia mine is set to become one of the world's five biggest diamond mines
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Gunmen kill eight Egyptian policemen south of Cairo
The militants have repeatedly tried to make inroads in the capital
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Former British spy bosses say nation's exit from EU would pose threat
National security has become a key area of contention between rival campaigners ahead of the June 23 vote
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Australia PM calls election for July 2
The widely expected announcement is the latest chapter in the turbulent world of Australian politics
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Indonesia's Muslim cyber warriors take on Islamic State
'We'll never let Islam be hijacked by fools who embrace hate in their heart' tweets Syafi' Ali
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Conservatives unapologetic over tactics as Khan becomes London's first Muslim mayor
Sadiq Khan of Britain's opposition Labour Party was sworn in as Mayor of London on Saturday
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London's new Muslim mayor condemns 'Trump-style' attacks
Khan condemns Cameron's Conservatives for trying to link him to Islamic extremists during the election campaign
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Canada fire 'out of control,' doubles in size
Winds are pushing the flames east of the epicenter around the oil city
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Turkey deports 25 more Pakistanis
Illegal immigrants shifted to Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of FIA for legal formalities
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Two NATO soldiers dead in Afghan 'insider attack'
NATO did not disclose the location of the attack, saying it was jointly investigating the incident with Afghan forces
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Khan sworn in as London's first Muslim mayor
The Labour lawmaker broke from convention by taking his oath of office in multi-faith ceremony at Southwark Cathedral
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13 Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria
It has been Iran's biggest loss of forces within such a short time, based on official figures
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Saudi oil minister sacked in government shake-up
Revamp follows last month's announcement of plan to transform Saudi Arabia's economy to reduce its dependence on oil
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US judge suspended for trying to block same-sex marriages
Roy Moore says he would fight the charges and 'expected to prevail'
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Britain's ruling party defends linking Muslim London mayor to extremism
Sadiq Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants and the first Muslim to hold the job, won the mayoral race on Friday
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Bangladesh Sufi Muslim killed in suspected extremist attack
Villagers found Mohammad Shahidullah's body in a pool of blood in a mango grove in Rajshahi
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Canadians drive through burning city seeking safety
Blaze in Alberta's oil sands region will not be extinguished for "a very long time" until there is significant rain
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Muslim Londoners jubilant as son of Pakistani immigrant elected London mayor
At the Lahore Karahi restaurant in south London, customers and staff celebrate the win of first Muslim mayor of London
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Clashes in Indian Kashmir after three militants killed
Hundreds of villagers clashed with police in Indian-administered Kashmir after three militants were killed
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I’ll do everything to stop Trump’s ‘absurd' Muslim ban: Bernie Sanders
Sanders says Trump is alienating Hispanics and Muslims all over the world
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Sea-level rise claims five islands in Solomons: study
The scientists said the five that had vanished were all vegetated reef islands up to five hectares
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Morocco jails brother of presumed Paris attacks ringleader
Yassine Abaaoud was unaware of the activities of his brother, who was killed in a French police raid, says lawyer
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Scandals deal blow to Panama's image as financial hub
Panama's reputation as a world-class financial hub is being torn apart from the double scandals of the Panama Papers
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Soldier who tortured Brazil president in 1970s dies: reports
Rousseff says 'Machado tortured her during military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985'
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US trial delayed for man accused of buying guns used by San Bernardino shooters
Enrique Martinez was a childhood friend of shooter Syed Rizwan Farook and allegedly planned an attack with him in 2012
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Khan: Immigrant son's rise from London housing estate to city hall
London's new mayor Sadiq Khan has gone from a public housing estate in the British capital to running the city
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Obama blasts Trump: presidency 'not a reality show'
'We are in serious times and this is a really serious job' Obama tells reporters at the White House
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US asks for Seoul's bottom line on peace talks with North: report
The 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice that has never been formalised by a peace treaty
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Military plane crashes off US East Coast
The plane was an AV-8B Harrier II, a single-engine ground attack aircraft
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Some respite for Labour leader after UK polls
Khan's win was well-trailed in opinion polls
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Scientists using smartphone app warn of 'global sleep crisis'
The research is based on data collected through the free smartphone app Entrain
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Lawmaker in India's Goa charged with buying, drugging and raping teen girl
The legislator was detained after the teenager told police she was sold to him by her mother and another woman
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Pakistani bus driver's son becomes first Muslim mayor of London
Sadiq Khan has also served as Britain’s transport minister – the first Muslim minister to attend Cabinet
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Turkey's Erdogan rebuffs EU on terrorism law; 'we're going our way, you go yours'
The EU asked member states to grant visa-free travel to Turks but said Ankara still had to change some laws first
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India's Congress rallies in show of defiance against Modi
Opposition party leaders accuse Indian PM of trampling on civil rights and of failing to alleviate impact of a drought
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Afghan special forces raid frees 60 prisoners from Taliban
In months of fighting, Taliban seized control of large parts of Helmand and driven govt forces from several districts
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Pope rebukes "weary" Europe, says migrants not criminals
Francis made his pointed comments in the presence of top EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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Pig heads, blood on Austrian mosque
An Austrian man has been arrested for allegedly placing two pig heads on a mosque being built in the city of Graz
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British Muslim group tells women not to travel more than 48 miles without male escort
Leading Muslim scholars in UK have rejected the advice as offensive in this day and age
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Mercury will sail across the sun on May 9 and you can watch it
NASA is inviting media and viewers around the world to watch the relatively rare celestial event
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11 touching pictures of Nepalese devotees marking Mother's Day
Devotees come from across the country to bathe, offer prayers and leave offerings at the Matathirtha Temple
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In India's slums, domestic workers' daughters campaign for their rights
The campaign provides a platform for children to confront sensitive issues ranging from child labour to sexual abuse
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China to join US-led naval exercise
The latest drill comes as the country more aggressively asserts its maritime claims in Asia
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Mumbai court strikes down beef ban
Last year, government of Maharashtra made the sale, possession of beef an offence punishable by a five-year jail term
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US warns citizens in Afghanistan of 'high' kidnap risk
An Australian NGO worker was kidnapped in the city of Jalalabad on April 28

















































