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Delhi 'godman' may have trafficked, enslaved women and girls: officials
Case is the latest in a series involving spiritual leaders who have been accused of sexually abusing followers
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Reuters journalists in Myanmar remanded for another 14 days: lawyer
They have been charged with breach of the Official Secrets Act while covering Rohingya crisis
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Govt moves to counter Indian propaganda
Diplomatic missions abroad asked to highlight atrocities in Kashmir Riazul Haq
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UK govt urges Prince Harry not to invite Obamas to royal wedding
The young Royal couple’s dislike of the new president is well known
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Woman stabbed 88 times by car washer in Siberia because 'she laughed at him'
After asking her to close her eyes he took out knife, carried out the attack
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Blind mystic who 'predicted 9/11, ISIS and Brexit' saw China as next superpower in 2018
Bulgaria's Baba Vanga, who died in 1996 aged 85, also claimed that 'a new form of energy' will be discovered on...
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Fox hunting resurfaces as political issue in UK
Subject receives extra attention on Boxing Day when hundreds of British hunts meet across the country
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Briton sentenced to 3 years in Egypt for smuggling painkillers
Customs officers find almost 300 Tramadol pills in her luggage
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Bangladesh activist arrested on 'anti-Islam' charges
Noor charged under Bangladesh's strict internet laws, could face up to 14 years in jail if found guilty
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Sixth graders told to ‘go back to your country’ in London: study
Twenty-five Muslim children in 6th, 7th, 8th grade were interviewed in London
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Chinese court auctions skyscraper for $84 million
A 28-floor building was put up for auction at a starting price of 219 million yuan by a local court
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Blocked from Europe, migrants settle in Morocco
Rabat has become home to many sub-Saharan Africans
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Brexit deal could be template for EU ties to Ukraine, Turkey, Germany's Gabriel says
Britain secured the go-ahead from Brussels to start talks on its future relationship with the EU earlier this month
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Venezuela releases another eight political opponents
The jailed political opponents were among the issues discussed between the government and the opposition
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China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite
New sanctions imposed by UN Security Council last week
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China's Shanghai to battle 'big city disease' by limiting population to 25 mln
Shanghai also said it would intensify efforts to protect the environment and historic sites as part of its masterplan
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Japan considers refitting helicopter carrier for stealth fighters: govt sources
Article 9 of Japan's pacifist constitution, if taken literally, bans the maintenance of armed forces
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Displaced Syrians survive war but face battle against cold
Since Syria's conflict erupted in 2011, more than six million people have been displaced internally
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The situation in Afghanistan would've been worse without US intervention: Putin
The Taliban stationed along entire border pose a dire threat, he said
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Jadhav wife, mother meet Indian Minister Sushma Swaraj upon return
Family was bombarded with questions about meeting with Jadhav by Indian media
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Nigerian army thwarts Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
Security had been tightened in Maiduguri for the Christmas weekend in anticipation of possible Boko Haram attacks
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'Rebel group' in Indian-occupied Kashmir pledges allegiance to IS
A 14-minute video also invites other fighters and Muslims to swear allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Pakistan keen on facilitating Afghanistan in transit trade, says Sartaj
Pakistan desired to hold meetings with Afghan officials but they were reluctant to consider the offer
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Three people die in avalanches in Swiss Alps
A tourist who went missing on Saturday had also been found dead
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China hands down harshest sentence yet in multi-year rights crackdown
Wu Gan was detained in May 2015 and later charged with subversion
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Taiwan warns Chinese military drills pose 'enormous threat'
Taiwan cannot compare with China's defense budget and military developments
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Pakistani worker kills Indian supervisor in Dubai after being denied leave
The 25-year-old allegedly stabbed his boss repeatedly following a heated discussion with him
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UAE bans poultry imports from Saudi Arabia amid bird flu outbreak
Gulf Early Warning Centre reported an outbreak of a 'highly contagious' strain of bird flu, H5N8, in Riyadh
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Topless Femen activist tries to snatch Jesus statue from Vatican crib
Vatican gendarme stopped her from taking the statue and she was detained
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Pregnant woman in India kills herself after shooting suicide video
Woman tells her parents in the video that she wasn't interested in her husband
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Bahraini military court convicts six to death on terror charges
Court sentences seven other people linked to case to seven years in jail, revoked their citizenship
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Peru’s president pardons ex-leader Fujimori; foes take to streets
The pardon was a blow to the relatives of victims, prosecutors and human rights activists.
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Saudi police find body of kidnapped Shiite judge
The raid took place last Tuesday and subsequent DNA tests confirmed that a body recovered was that of Sheikh Jirani
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Trial of Turkey opposition newspaper staff resumes
They face up to 43 years in prison and four of them are already in jail
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China island expansion moves ahead in South China Sea
During 2017 China built 290,000 square meters (29 hectares) of facilities on South China Sea reefs and islands
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Philippines storm death toll climbs to 240, scores missing
Two other typhoons are have inflicted more deaths on Mindanao than Tembin
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Trump's Christmas wish: 'We've got prosperity. Now we want peace'
Every year on Christmas eve NORAD purports to track the flight of Santa and his reindeer-pulled sleigh
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Venezuela government releases 36 political opponents from jails
An NGO states up to 268 people have been arrested for protests against President Nicolas Maduro
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Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead
Thousands leave southern areas, Ho Chi Minh City closes schools
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Christians in India afraid of Christmas as Hindutva sweeps the nation, NYT reports
Broader ideological battle across country has produced acts of violence and harassment based on religious identity
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Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem, backing Trump
The United States is an important source of assistance to Guatemala and Honduras
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Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants
The pope has made defence of migrants a major plank of his papacy, often putting him at odds with politicians
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Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
Israel has in the last few weeks stepped up its strikes against suspected Iranian targets inside Syria
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China has 'overwhelming advantage' in bringing Taiwan to heel: Senior official
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring what it considers a wayward province under its rule
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China, Russia oppose UN criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya
More than 650,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled the country since a military operation was launched in Rakhine state
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UN budget cuts a 'step in right direction', says US
United States is by far the largest contributor to the UN, providing for 22 per cent of its $5.4b budget
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UAE says "security info" delayed travel by Tunisian women
Number of Tunisian women said in recent days that their travel to the Gulf state on UAE airlines had been delayed
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MH17 families voice concerns over new discovery of remains
Video shows him apparently excavating the remains from the snow-covered crash site in rebel-held territory
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Jubilant Mosul celebrates first post-Islamic State Christmas
Iraqi forces expelled the militants from the city this year after months of battle
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In 'China's Jerusalem', Christians say faith trumps government ban on religious school
As religion grows in China, Beijing warns against spread of 'Western' ideas