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France summons Iran envoy over academics' 'intolerable' imprisonment
Imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal has added tensions between Tehran and Paris
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Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months
At least 348 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli fire since the marches began in 2018
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UN experts demand justice for blasphemy accused in Pakistan
Human rights experts urge Islamabad to clear scholar Junaid Hafeez and lift death sentence
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Norwegian woman told to leave India after joining citizenship law protest
Johansson told Times of India said she had sought permission from police to take part in protest
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Climate change caused 15 disasters costing over $1 bn this year: charity
Floods, storms and fires brought chaos and destruction as extreme weather struck every corner of the globe
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'India violating ceasefire at LoC to divert attention from internal anarchy'
FM Qureshi says the anti-Muslim and Hindutva-based thought of Modi government has divided entire India
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India ejects second European 'for protesting'
Earlier, police gave her verbal assurance that she could take part in peaceful protests
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Internet restrictions ahead of fresh India protests
Thousands of armed policemen patrolled Muslim-dominated localities ahead of the weekly congregational prayers
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Death toll reaches 28 as Philippines recovers from Christmas typhoon
12 people still missing, 49 homes destroyed
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Australian wildfires threaten Sydney water supplies
Large quantities of ash could pose a threat to the quality of water in dams, if fire is followed by heavy rain
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Fury grows after protest deaths in Indian Muslim neighborhood
Five men died after they were shot by police as a protest flared against the new law
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Pakistanis among seven migrants die in Turkey boat capsize
Turkey has been a key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross to Europe to start new lives
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Egg-standing test goes viral as ring-of-fire eclipse crosses Asia
Videos shared online show dozens of users succeeding in getting eggs to balance on different surfaces
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‘Modi creating war-like situation to divert world’s attention from internal crises’
AJK president says 2019 has proved to be the worst year for more than 500,000 people of AJK living along the LoC
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More India protests as Hindu hardliners flex muscles
Several thousand baton-wielding volunteers from a Hindu hardline group held rally in support of govt
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'Afghan war caused 100,000 civilian casualties in last decade'
War continues to rage across the country, with ordinary Afghans frequently bearing the brunt of the violence
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Uttar Pradesh demands damages, threatens to confiscate property over violent protests
India's most populous state has suffered some of the most violent protests against Anti-Muslim citizenship law
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Third day of Christmas clashes in Hong Kong
Protesters spent the afternoon marching through multiple malls chanting anti-government and anti-police slogans
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Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
Many whistleblowers stay anonymous, and some collect million-dollar rewards for exposing fraud
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The year the world woke up to the climate emergency
Paris Agreement 2015 saw nations commit to limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit)
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In pictures: Ring of fire - last eclipse of 2019
10 photos of the solar eclipse as seen in countries across Asia
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Erdogan says Turkey will send troops to Libya
Ankara signed two separate accords a month ago with Libya’s internationally recognized government of Fayez al-Serraj
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Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 in Philippines
It also hit Boracay, Coron and other holiday destinations that are famous for their white-sand beaches
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Trump on quest for foreign wins, drama in election year
Democratic presidential candidates have meanwhile focused on health care and other domestic issues
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Families homeless over Christmas after forest fire in Chilean port
About 200 homes were affected by the fire in a matter of hours
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Israel's Netanyahu again quits rally as rocket alert sounds
It was the second time in recent months that rocket fire cut short one of his meetings
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Riyadh assures ‘steadfast support’ to Islamabad
The visit is being considered as a damage control exercise in the wake of the KL summit which Pakistan did not attend
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Japan hangs Chinese man over murder of family of four
He robbed the home of a Japanese businessman, strangled him with a tie
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Singapore police probe Indian for alleged Modi citizenship law protest
Unauthorised public assemblies, protests over political situations in other countries are banned in Singapore
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'We're all family now': Protesters gather for free Christmas dinner in Hong Kong
One of the chefs scheduled to cook at the eatery became a sort of folk hero after cooking for student protesters
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Blindspot to backlash: India's Modi and party misread the mood
At least 21 people have died in clashes with police, BJP leaders surprised at the backlash
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Unsettled by domestic chaos, India heats up LoC
Indian troops violate truce, suffers fatalities in retaliation
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Modi govt declares ‘war on Muslims’ in Uttar Pradesh
At least 18 people have died since UP chief minister unleashes reign of 'revenge' against the Muslim community
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Astrologer links Musharraf verdict with eclipse
Astrologer claims PIC attack, Musharraf verdict results of annular solar eclipse
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Saudi forces kill two 'wanted terrorists' in Dammam shootout
Shooting took place during a security operation in the coastal city
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21 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at French Christmas mass
Cause of poisoning has not been determined but investigators are looking into a gas heater
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Pope's Christmas message appeals for peace in global flash points
He prays for children suffering from war and conflicts in various countries of the world
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BJP’s plan to make India Hindu-first nation has backfired
Modi govt was not anticipating magnitude of anti-Muslim law backlash
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Eight women among 122 Chinese tourists nabbed in Nepal over ‘cyber scam’
Arrests come days after more than 340 Chinese nationals arrested in Philippines for unlicensed gaming businesses
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27 local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians, members of security forces and 2,400 US military personnel have been killed
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Afghan govt secures more areas in war on insurgency in 2019
Afghan forces have changed defensive attitude to an aggressive one, pursuing the insurgents elsewhere in the country
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US considers troop pullout from West Africa
US may abandon $110m drone base, end aid for anti-militancy efforts: NYT report
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Morales claims US orchestrated 'coup' to tap Bolivia's lithium
Bolivia's government has issued an arrest warrant for Morales should he try to return to his homeland
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Australian firefighters spend Christmas Day containing blazes, temperatures to soar
The last few months have seen more than 900 homes lost across the dry continent
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Displaced Syrian grows mushrooms to feed family
Around 6.5 million people in Syria are food insecure, or lack access to sufficient nutritious food
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Libya war leaves thousands homeless in Tripoli
More than 140,000 Libyans like Mohammed have fled their homes since April
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Five reasons COP25 climate talks failed
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres labelles COP25 as disappointing
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India's protesters: a cross-section of society
At least 25 people have been killed in almost two weeks of protests
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Thailand charges two soldiers in killing of Muslim civilians
Police chief says the soldiers turned themselves in after shooting civilians
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Colorado bank robber throws cash in air, shouting 'Merry Christmas'
After throwing the money, he walked to Starbucks, sat down and waited for cops to arrest him