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Hundreds of millions of Islamic State funds destroyed in air strikes: US
Officials believe terror group is more dependent on cash as it has seen its access to formal banking system
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Paris attacks linked to encryption: NSA chief
The report comes as Apple challenges a US court order to provide assistance to FBI to crack an iPhone used in attacks
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US Republican presidential race erupts into four-way battle
Front-runner Donald Trump threatened to sue Senator Ted Cruz of Texas over a negative TV ad
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Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
The material went missing in November from a storage facility near the southern city of Basra
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Would eliminating $100, 500 euro banknotes beat crime?
World's bad guys are often depicted toting briefcases jammed with bundles of $100 or 500 euro banknotes
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University of Texas allows guns in classrooms
Some faculty members have threatened to quit rather than allow students to carry guns in their classrooms
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Canada's fighter jets fly final anti-Islamic State raids
The final air strikes were against an IS fighting position in the vicinity of Fallujah, Iraq
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Apple's Cook in biggest policy challenge yet, on encryption
Apple refused to break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters in the deadly December rampage
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LA jury acquits man accused of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow
The 43-year-old actress tearfully told jurors she feared for her safety and that of her family
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Apple launches payments service in crowded China market
But unlike most other countries, mobile payment systems are already well-established in China
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Erdogan vows retaliation after Ankara attack: presidency
The statement comes after a car bomb targeting military service vehicles killed at least 28 people in Ankara
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Twitter users applaud new search function with moving images
Twitter said in a blog post that users could search and browse a GIF library when composing a tweet or direct message
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US extremist groups surge in 2015, research group says
White supremacists say they are encouraged by the success of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
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Religious 'relics' of a modern-day messiah in South Korea
Revered by followers as a messiah but denounced by critics as a charlatan, Moon died from pneumonia in 2012
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Nike drops boxer Manny Pacquiao after anti-gay comments
Nike's decision comes after an online petition urging the company to stop Pacquiao endorsing its products
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Google makes fresh push into grocery delivery
Google Express takes a delivery charge of $3 for members and $5 for non-members
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IS shoots down Iraqi army helicopter killing one
An Iraqi army aviation captain said that the Bell helicopter was shot down with a Dushka heavy machine gun
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US state moves towards transgender student restroom ban
Bill passed by state's legislature comes amid backlash against stream of legislative & legal victories for LGBT rights
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18 killed in Ankara car bomb attack on military
Plumes of smoke were seen rising over an area and the powerful blast was heard all over the city
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Saudi executes two Yemeni drug traffickers
Yemenis were convicted of trying to smuggle hashish
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WHO launches $56 million Zika response plan
The UN's health agency said it needed $25 million to fund its own response plan
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Swedish court overturns ban on e-cigarettes
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the National Drug Agency could not oppose the sale of e-cigarettes
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Austria says expects Germany to follow migrant border clampdown
Vienna announced Tuesday it would step up controls at existing checkpoints along its southern borders with Italy
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BAE ties up with India's Mahindra for gun assembly plant
New Delhi is seeking to update its ageing military hardware with new kit worth tens of billions of dollars
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Four-year-old Afghan boy dies on migrant boat
The body of the boy, identified as Afghan by aid groups, was found in a boat that landed on the island of Chios
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Turkish police fire tear gas on gold mine protestors
There has been a growing standoff over plans by the Cengiz Holding conglomerate to build a mine on the Black Sea
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UK government to prevent public sector boycotts of Israeli suppliers
'Boycotts undermine good community relations' Cabinet Office
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Istanbul cop on trial for killing woman in 'anti-terror' raid
She died of her wounds in hospital on October 25
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Pakistan wins big at international culinary festival in Turkey
Pakistan won 15 gold, 13 silver, 1 bronze medal, 4 trophies and 30 certificates at the event
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Mugabe's ex-deputy Mujuru sets up rival Zimbabwe party
Mugabe, who turns 92 on Sunday, has ruled since independence in 1980
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Unclear if US, India can reach solar settlement: US official
Washington claimed that India's national solar power program illegally discriminated against imported solar panels
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Japan launches satellite to study black holes
The ASTRO-H satellite is set to orbit at an altitude of about 580 kilometres
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Russia, Iran ready to 'reinforce' military cooperation
The two countries are also ready to coordonate their approaches on a large number of global and regional issues
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Ruckus at Indian court hearing student sedition case
The protesting lawyers, who had beaten up reporters at an earlier hearing, returned chanting nationalist slogans
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Kate Middleton tackles children's mental health as HuffPo editor
Kate says she and William would not hesitate to seek emotional or psychiatric help for their children
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'World's cheapest smartphone' to be launched in India
Set to be priced at under INR500, is about one per cent of the price of the latest Apple iPhone
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Weather-weary Indian farmers resort to new cash crop: blood
In India, blood donors are not usually paid, but some hospitals buy blood, even though it is against the law
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German shorthaired pointer named CJ wins Westminster dog show
CJ will also receive a trophy and later embark on a media tour
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Japanese mum made daughter eat 30 pet goldfish as punishment
Police say the young girl was allegedly abused on a daily basis
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Apple rejects 'dangerous' order to hack US shooter's iPhone
Technology giant now has five days to comply with the order
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15 unique festivals around the world that must go on your bucket list
Here are 15 festivals across the globe that need to be added to your bucket list. Get packing!
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Austria defies push for EU migrant solution with new border controls
The announcement is a new blow to German Chancellor Angela Merkel who wants to promote a deal with Turkey
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Indian media magnate charged with stepdaughter's murder
His wife is accused, along with her driver, of strangling the girl to death before setting her body alight
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US had cyberattack plan if Iran nuclear dispute led to conflict
Nitro Zeus was an effort to assure Obama that he had alternatives, short of a full-scale war, if Iran lashed out at US
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Men climb one of the world's tallest buildings bare-handed in hair raising video
Back in 2014, the group gained fame when they climbed the Shanghai Tower, the world’s second-tallest building
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Egypt orders arrest of Facebook administrator after unfaithful wives comments
His remarks were aired in December on privately-owned CBC channel and then shared on the social media
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University of Arizona students hurl insults, and litter, at mosque in Tucson
When classes resumed last month, the cans and bottles started crashing onto the Arizona mosque’s parking lot again
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Penetrating every stage of Afghan opium chain, Taliban become a cartel
The biggest coup was neither the drugs nor the weapons
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New species of turtle found in Papua New Guinea
New turtle is one of three distantly-related species, Elseya novaeguineae, Elseya schultzei and Elseya rhodini
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Turkey's Erdogan, Saudi King Salman discuss Syria in telephone conversation
They said the attacks were making the humanitarian situation in the region worse