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China uses drone to help with rescue work following Xinjiang quake
It flew for 100 minutes over the quake zone, sending back accurate "scientific facts" about situation on the ground
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Ex-Guantanamo inmate ordered to pay $134 mn to victims
The chances of getting the full $134 million from Khadr are "very slim," says victim's counsel
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Dutch seek UN tribunal to prosecute downing of Malaysian plane
Rutte says a UN tribunal would give "the best guarantee of cooperation from all countries" in seeking justice
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Family of crash victims slam govt for selective treatment given to Hema Malini
The family says that on-time medical treatment could have saved the child’s life
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Sunnis, Shias hold unity prayers in Kuwait
Joint prayers were held in Bahrain, Kuwait a week after Kuwait Shia mosque bombing
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Square fruit: Odd shaped watermelons herald Japan's summer
A single berry of a particular strawberry brand, this year's must-have luxury fruit, sells for around $415
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Mocking same sex marriage, Zimbabwe's Mugabe asks Obama to 'marry him'
Mugabe says he will travel to Washington DC, get down on one knee and ask Obama's hand in marriage
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Female suicide bomber kills 12 in Nigeria mosque
Vigilante says bomber was a girl aged around 15 who was seen around the mosque
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Drone kills 4 al Qaeda suspects in Yemen
The deaths bring to 13 the number of suspected al Qaeda militants killed by similar strikes in Yemen over past 10 days
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Kuwaitis show unity after Shia mosque blast
Shia MP says Kuwaiti people have sent a clear message to terrorists that you will never divide this society
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France rejects asylum request from WikiLeaks' Assange
'France cannot act on his request,' says the office of President Francois Hollande
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Top Tunisian militant killed by US strike in Libya: report
Seifallah Ben Hassine was suspected of leading an attack on the US Embassy in Tunis in September 2012
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Soldiers kill three suspected rebels in Indian administered Kashmir
Soldiers confronted a group of armed men in a forested area in Uri
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Pakistan lodges protest over Afghanistan's detention of consulate official
FO says an official of the Pakistan Consulate General at Kandahar ‘was forcibly taken away and kept in detention'
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1,400 Indian school teachers resign in fake degree probe
The High Court ordered an investigation in May into the state's 350,000 primary teachers
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UAE's Yahsat launches broadband services in Pakistan
Customers across Pakistan, including where terrestrial infrastructure is not yet available, can connect to satellite
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Israeli officer kills stone-throwing Palestinian youth in West Bank
Tensions have escalated during Ramazan and in the run up to the anniversary of the war in Gaza last July and August
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China firm to punish 'unscheduled' pregnancies: report
Those who get pregnant in violation of the plan and their work is affected will be fined 1,000 yuan: Chinese firm
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Three dead as 6.4 earthquake hits China's Xinjiang
US Geological Survey has reported several aftershocks, strongest measuring magnitude 4.8
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'Pinching babies': India adoption industry faces reform
Illegal adoption is a thriving business in India, where more than 100,000 children are reported missing every year
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Boy who survived Indonesia tsunami makes dream move to Cristiano Ronaldo's boyhood club
Martunis is the new recruit for the Sporting Lisbon academy, where he'll live, study and grow as a man and footballer
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At least 38 dead as Philippine ferry capsizes
Survivors all recounted how the 33-tonne vessel was backing out of the port of Ormoc City when it suddenly overturned
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Border tension: Afghanistan summons Pakistan’s ambassador
Kabul authorities lodge a formal protest over cross-border shelling
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Mass killings may be contagious: US study
Events in which four or more people died "create a period of contagion that lasts an average of 13 days
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US announces first death from measles in 12 years
An autopsy showed a woman's fatal pneumonia was caused by the contagious disease
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Tight security for Hindu pilgrimage in Indian Kashmir
Every year hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus from India and abroad make the gruelling trek to the Amarnath shrine
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China stock watchdog to investigate market manipulation
Securities commission says investigation will focus on such activities occurring simultaneously in multiple markets
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Cyber warfare: Pakistani hackers deface Indian website
Attack comes a day after Modi launched his campaign Digital India in a bid to reform his country through technology
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China markets plunge again, Hong Kong up on Greece hopes
Slumped as much as 6.38 per cent in late afternoon trade before recovering slightly
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Wikileaks revelations prompt German Chancellor to summon US envoy over spy 'crisis'
Angela Merkel's office asks the US ambassador to come on Thursday to discuss allegations of NSA spying
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BP agrees to claims worth $18.7bn over Gulf of Mexico spill
The agreement increases the pre-tax cost of the disaster to BP by an estimated $10 billion to $53.8 billion
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India wants cordial ties with Pakistan but Islamabad must 'change its approach': Rajnath Singh
Indian home minister while visiting Kashmir says they made their intentions clear to Pakistan on Modi's oath-taking
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A year after Gaza war: ruins, small joys and much to fear
Crowds have gathered for Iftar and the atmosphere is excited
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Pakistan welcomes US-Cuba deal to restore ties
Sartaj Aziz says the step would help promote friendly relations between the two countries and their people
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Air India flyers offloaded to make way for minister
Indian government minister has issued an apology after three passengers were ordered off a domestic flight
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#Ramadaninaday: BBC curates social media conversation around Ramazan
The aim of the unique initiative is to capture the 'spirit' of Ramazan
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British woman charged of affiliation with IS
Authorities say they arrested woman at London's Heathrow Airport in February after arriving on a flight from Turkey
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Egyptian air strikes kill 23 militants in North Sinai - sources
Militants have stepped up attacks on soldiers and police since President Mohamed Mursi was removed from power in 2013
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Women activists hail Indian top court's rape ruling
A lawyer and activist says ruling is unambiguous and a warning to lower courts that tried to use mediation in future
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Turkey restricts Facebook in schools
Students have been barred from sharing pictures and footage from inside the school without consent of their teacher
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Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany
Volkswagen spokesperson says initial conclusions indicate human error was to blame rather than a problem with robot
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Pakistan approaches Saudi Arabia to confirm Zaid Hamid prison sentence
FO spokesperson says Pakistani embassy in Saudi Arabia has also asked for consular access to Zaid Hamid
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Iran talks are not near breakthrough yet, Britain's Hammond
US, Israel and some other nations suspect Iran is secretly developing a nuclear weapons capability
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Court overturns death sentences in mob killing of Afghan woman
The appeal was heard behind closed doors and reportedly reached a verdict on Wednesday
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Rain hampers search for landslides victims in India’s Darjeeling region
"The victims were killed in their sleep. No one got the opportunity to escape"
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Bangladesh police arrest 'top Qaeda militant'
Al Qaeda was planning an unspecified attack in the Muslim-majority nation after Eidul Fitr: Rapid Action Battalion
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Cross-border shelling: Kabul summons Pakistani ambassador
Afghanistan lodges formal protest over 'Pakistani forces shelling on the Afghan border police'
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Google apologises after photo app tags black couple as 'gorillas'
Google says it is appalled and genuinely sorry for the labelling
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Hillary's advisers pushed for 'targetted' action against Pakistani military officials
Sandy Berger told Clinton to go after bank accounts, travel and other assets of individual Pakistani officers
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Afghanistan leans on 'abusive' local police as Taliban advance
Afghan Local Police operate as surrogate village armies to fill security vacuum in remote Taliban-infested countryside

















































