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Lion population in Africa likely to fall by half: study
Scientists say there is 67% chance that number of lions in Central, West Africa would drop by half within two decades
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250 dead in Pakistan earthquake, relief efforts underway
Death toll has reached 277 so far
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Saudi aid official says wants Yemen truce, rebels can't be trusted
Saudi Arabia would like to see a ceasefire in Yemen to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid
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Three women say Saudi prince abused them at Beverly Hills mansion
Unidentified women say they were hired by Majed Abdulaziz Al Saud as housekeepers in late September
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Nearly 300 bears killed in controversial Florida hunt
Officials have imposed a limit of one bear per hunter and prohibited hunting of cubs weighing less than 100 pounds
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China's richest man 'doubled fortune in 12 months': Forbes
According to China Rich List 2015 Jianlin, founder of Wanda Group, saw his wealth rocket from $13.2b to $30b
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Indian utopian sect under scrutiny as religious tolerance debate rages
Public scrutiny of Sanatan Sanstha has increased after police arrested one of its workers in September
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More bloodshed as bid to ease tensions over Jerusalem's Al Aqsa falters
Fresh anti-Israeli violence saw three Palestinians shot dead in the West Bank Monday
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Taliban urge rescuers "not to hold back" in Afghan quake relief effort
Afghan Taliban group orders its "mujahideen in affected areas to lend their complete help"
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Sausages, bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer: WHO
Experts say eating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages, bacon and red meat can cause colorectal cancer
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Muslim students walk out during Australian national anthem
Principal explains students only allowed to leave assembly hall because of Muharram
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Trying to stay ahead of earthquake disasters
GeoHazards International helps developing countries better prepare for earthquake disasters
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TalkTalk attack: 15-year-old arrested over British cyber attack
More than a tenth of the value of TalkTalk was wiped off the London Stock Exchange
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Following earthquake, Facebook activates 'safety check' feature
The feature is designed to check the safety of people living in earthquake-hit areas
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Suicide bomber kills one at Saudi mosque
The attack on the al-Mashhad mosque occurred during evening prayers
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Modi meets Geeta in India, announces Rs10 million for Edhi Foundation
Indian premier extends gratitude to Edhi family for looking after the deaf-mute girl; also thanks PM Nawaz Sharif
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Earthquake a ‘warning from Allah’: seminaries body
Wafaq-ul-Madaris-e-Arabia issues statement urging people to collectively repent for their sins
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India's most-wanted criminal Chhota Rajan arrested in Indonesia
Rajendra Nikalje, widely known as Chhota Rajan, has been on Interpol's wanted list since 1995
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Geeta fails to recognise family as hers: Indian foreign minister
Mute and deaf Indian girl says she used to be sad in Pakistan but after coming here she is happy
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HRW meets Qaddafi son in Tripoli prison
Saadi Qaddafi was charged with first-degree murder in 2005 of a former trainer at Tripoli's Al-Ittihad football club
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Saudi prince held in record Beirut airport drug bust
The prince and four others were allegedly attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine
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Saudi tells UK it 'won't be lectured to' on human rights
Britain this month cancelled a bid to provide training to Saudi Arabia's penal system
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Palestinian stabs Israeli in West Bank, shot dead: army
Emergency medical services spokesperson says 19-year-old Israeli was shifted to Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem
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World would be better place if Saddam, Kadhafi still in power: Trump
Republican front-runner says his foreign policy strategy would be centered around beefing up the US military
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Facebook’s internet for all is a tough sell in India
Mark Zuckerberg first needs to make his plan more appealing to salesmen
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Canadian whale-watching boat sinks, killing five with one missing
21 people have been rescued so far
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Four held in Bangladesh over Italian aid worker murder
The gruesome killings of a series of atheist bloggers this year have rocked the nation
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Saudi woman changes dreams to reality one electronic gadget at a time
Mariam helps repair electronic gadgets for women who hesitate taking their phones to men due to privacy concerns
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'Afghan Malala' speaks up for refugee children
Aziza Rahimzada has been nominated for International Children's Peace Prize, an award previously won by Malala
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Two Turkish policemen, four Islamic State militants killed in southeast Turkey
Turkish authorities have extended operations into suspected IS cells after a double suicide bombing in Ankara
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Bodies of 43 would-be migrants wash up on Libyan beaches
The Red Crescent expects to recover several more bodies, the news agency cited Misrati as saying
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At least 100 injured in Hong Kong ferry accident
The ship hit an "unidentified object" in the water on Sunday with 163 passengers on board
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Progress on Syria but no future role for Assad: Saudi FM
Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir makes the comments after meeting his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo
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Experts in new bid to unravel 'secrets' of pyramids
Architects and scientists from four countries will use modern infra-red technology and detectors to map pyramids
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Four Shiv Sena members arrested for disrupting Pakistani play
Activists of the Hindu hardliner group had disrupted a stage drama by Pakistani actors in Gurgaon on Saturday
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Erdogan party hits the hustings ahead of Turkey vote
Turkish President's party is working overtime trying to reclaim its parliamentary majority
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Here's a stunning reminder of what earth looks like from space
This interesting time-lapse video gives a view of different parts of the world lit with lights
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Kabul urges Pakistan to target Afghan Taliban
Deputy presidential spokesperson says Pakistan should adopt policies against Taliban similar to Afghanistan’s stance
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Indonesian karaoke bar blaze kills 12, injures dozens
The fire was sparked by an electrical short-circuit on the second floor of the three-storey club in Manado, Indonesia
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Female Palestinian shot trying to stab Israeli border police
Isareli police say none of their forces were wounded in the incident
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Three dead, including two teens, in France drugland shoot-out
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says nothing will stop the determination of the state to fight organised crime
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Woman, two children drown as migrant boat hits rocks off Greek island
Seven people were still missing but the rest managed to reach land safely, a coastguard spokeswoman said
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'Eradicating terror' will produce political deal: Syria's Assad
Assad's comments come during talks with Russian delegation visiting Damascus just days after Assad went to Moscow
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VW may offer discounts to owners turning in cars with illicit software
Company says it would recall around 8.5 million diesel vehicles in Europe that contained such software
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Philippines cancels flights, alerts hospitals over haze
Smog from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming has choked vast expanses of Southeast Asia for weeks
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Bangladesh police arrest opposition activists after Imambargah bombing
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the rare attack on the Shia community
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Saudi Arabia may run out of financial assets in 5 years, warns IMF
IMF says Bahrain and Oman are also at risk of exhausting their financial assets by 2020
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Blair concedes link between Iraq invasion and rise of Islamic State
Former British PM insists he still does not regret removal of Saddam Hussein as Iraq's leader
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Death toll rises to 30 from US strike on Afghan hospital
NATO says its initial probe determined that the reports of civilian casualties were credible
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Indian PM to make first UK trip on November 12
A source says Modi will be in London from November 12 to 14 before heading to Turkey for a G20 summit