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British public asked what creative person should be on next 20 pound note
"The design of these notes must command respect and legitimacy and should inspire, BoE Governor Mark Carney says
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Azerbaijan apartment block blaze kills at least 15
Health ministry said that at least two children were among those who perished in the fire
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Egypt using sexual attacks to crush opposition: rights group
Egyptian government must immediately put an end to these crimes, says secretary general of FIDH
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Breaking Bad in China: chemistry professor 'in meth gang'
The 50-year-old former academic surnamed Lu had "a set of recipes for producing methcathinone"
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1,850 killed, over 500,000 displaced in Yemen: UN
The UN repeatedly stresses that many of those injured and killed do not pass through health facilities
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Indian public campaigns to send 'killer' tiger home
Forest officials said Ustad had killed four people including the guard
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Is nicotine all bad?
Some studies show nicotine, like caffeine, can even have positive effects
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Morocco's Islamic women preachers lead social revolution
A woman has the right to choose for herself and should stand up to her father using Sharia law to support her rights
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11 Afghan police get year in jail over mob killing of woman
Judge Safiullah Mujadidi freed eight other officers accused of failure to carry out their duty for lack of evidence
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Bangladesh police urge ban on militant group after killings
Police have asked the home ministry to ban Ansarullah Bangla Team
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Common threat: ISI, Afghan spy agency to boost cooperation
Under MoU, two spy agencies to share intelligence in the fight against terror
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Pakistani-American killed in Philadelphia train accident identified
Abid Gilani, 55, was returning to New York from Maryland after attending his uncle's funeral
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Derailed Philadelphia train was not shot at: investigators
Investigators do not rule out possibility of another object striking train's windscreen
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Absence of colleagues 'too much to bear': Cartoonist Luz to leave Charlie Hebdo
Renald Luzier said his departure was unconnected to internal tensions at the magazine, and it was a 'personal choice'
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The resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits: the larger picture
Return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley is organically linked with roadmap for endurable peace in Indian-held Kashmir
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'It's Barack. Really!': President Obama gets his own account on Twitter
Obama will now directly engage with people with his new account
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Jobs in Saudi Arabia: 'Executioners' wanted
No special qualification needed for the job, main job responsibility will be “executing a judgment of death”
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Obama to set new limits on police use of military equipment
Protesters in Ferguson felt the methods use by police to prevent demonstrations from turning violent were excessive
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After appeal, US court allows YouTube to show 'Innocence of Muslims' film
Court says Garcia's argument would enable any contributor to claim copyright in random bits andp ieces
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Plane tracking website Flightradar24 finds more than just enthusiasts flocking to it
Flightradar24's website and apps are now being used by some airlines to track their planes in real time
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Saudi-led coalition blames Yemen rebels as air strikes resume
Coalition spokesperson Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri accused the rebels of not respecting the Saudi-proposed truce
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Pak-Afghan ties: FWO to expand Torkham-Jalalabad Road
FWO will build a two lane, 75 km-long section with seven bridges and six underpasses
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Fake diplomas, real cash: Pakistani company Axact reaps millions
“Hands down, this is probably the largest operation we’ve ever seen,” said Allen Ezell
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Venice church transforms into mosque for seven months
“The Mosque” is designed by Swiss artist Chris Büchel for a prestigious art exhibit
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Qatar arrests BBC journalist on government press trip
Mark Lobel said he and three colleagues were arrested in Doha as they tried to film a group of Nepalese labourers
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Indian nurse dies after 42 years in coma following rape
Shanbaug suffered severe brain damage and was in a vegetative state after she was raped by a hospital worker in 1973
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Sikh man breaks religious protocol to save child's life
Harman Singh removed turban to stem bleeding of a 6-year-old child hit by a car in New Zealand
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Keen to deport African refugees, Israel draws up new plan
Israeli govt voted to approve a plan to pay African refugees $3,500 grants to encourage them to leave the country
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US daredevil dies in jumping accident
Artist, adventurer and athlete dies during a jump at Taft Point
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India's Modi arrives in South Korea on investment hunt
Modi hopes to secure up to $10 billion in South Korean soft loans to fund infrastructure projects
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Nine dead, many wounded in Texas biker shooting: reports
As many as 18 people wounded from gunshot and stab wounds while more than 100 weapons collected from the scene
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Bitter lessons: Imran voices concern over Mursi sentence
Sentencing leaders to death does not kill the ideas and aspirations of a people
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Bahraini who performed Tawaf around Kaaba during 1941 floods dies
Sheikh Al Awadi, aged 86, died on Wednesday
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French Protestant church allows gay marriage blessing
The move comes two years after Paris legalised gay nuptials amid protests backed by the majority Roman Catholic Church
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Cannes: Outside the film festival
One tends to forget the beautiful French Riviera and all that it offers outside the film festival
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Saudi beheads Pakistani, 84 executions in 2015
He was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, guilty of attempting to traffic heroin
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Traces of blood and pork: UK supermarket apologises for wrongly-labeled 'Halal' Pakora
After being contacted by enraged customers, the supermarket apologised and offered refunds to unhappy customers
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Egypt hangs six convicted militants
Human rights groups had appealed for stay of execution, saying two of the defendants had been in custody at the time
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Pope creates first Palestinian saints
For sainthood, the candidate must have lived a holy life and must usually have at least two miracles to their name
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Founder of Israeli settler movement dies at 80
Levinger and a group of like-minded people decided to settle in the occupied territory
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Pakistan still suffering from aftermath of Bhutto’s execution: Imran Khan
Imran compared Bhutto to Mohamed Morsi and said sentencing him to death will bode ill for the Egyptian people
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Car bomb kills at least 3 in Kabul
Police spokesperson says suicide bomber in Toyota Corolla rammed convoy of foreign troops
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Hannibal’s kitchen: Nigerian restaurant shut down for serving human flesh
Human heads, arsenal of weapons discovered during police raid
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Wine-loving France follows British lead on storing best wines
London wine merchants started renting space to customers in 1994 to keep good bottles out of harm's way
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US commandos kill top IS leader in Syria raid
US president approves special forces raid to capture senior IS leader Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf
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Ireland prepares historic referendum on gay marriage
The latest polls show the "Yes" side in the lead
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Nepal before the earthquake
A trip down memory lane, when Kathmandu’s historic structures stood tall and proud
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To avoid sentencing in Britain, Sheesha bar owner claims he contracted Ebola in Pakistan
The judges have adjourned the sentence until further investigation of the claim made by the defendant
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Visit to Asian giant: More than just diplomacy
India’s Modi brings home $22 billion in China deals.
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US pushes pedal on cars that can talk to other cars
The US administration announced this month it was speeding up efforts to promote V2V

















































