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Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Says students using the full veil would be offered counseling sessions and ultimately asked to take off the veil
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Dubai transit travellers could tour city
Nearly 4.5 million passengers transit through Dubai International Airport per month
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German 'terror' group faces verdicts for attacks targeting refugees
Prosecutors say accused launched five explosive attacks targeting refugees and anti-fascist activists in 2015
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Rakhine leader faces Myanmar court after deadly riots
Case has aggravated ethnic tensions in a region also roiled by the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
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Indian man 'comes back to life' on autopsy table
Crowds gathered in front of the district hospital to condemn the negligence exhibited by attendants
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Qatar won't be barred from Arab summit: Saudi crown prince
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in June
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Air India to operate all-women flights on Women's Day
The all-women crew flights will be to several international destinations
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US sues California over pro-immigrant laws
Battle hardens against sanctuary cities
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Einstein's handwritten missive fetches $100,000 at Jerusalem auction
The letter was written during one of the 'most exciting, feverish periods of Einstein's scientific career'
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Sands of time: world's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach
rectangular bottle was discovered half-buried in sand dunes near Wedge Island
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Rioters clash with Police in curfew-bound Central Sri Lanka
At least three police were wounded in the overnight clashes at Menikhinna
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'The Wolf of Wall Street' producers to pay $60 million to US in lawsuit settlement
US prosecutors claimed the films were financed by Red Granite using money misappropriated from a Malaysian state fund
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UK vows to air 'deep concerns' over Yemen with visiting Saudi crown prince
Salman will lunch Wednesday with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, while Prince Charles will host dinner
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Termites sacrifice their elderly in ant wars: study
old soldiers went to the front line and blocked the nest opening against approaching predatory ants
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Porn star sues Trump over 'hush' deal
Michael Avenatti tweeted a copy of a suit filed by the porn star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels.
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Islamabad has had some success in reducing violence: US Defence Intelligence Agency
Report says skirmishes along LoC poses a risk of inadvertent or gradual escalation in hostilities
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Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after tariffs dispute
Cohn's departure indicates Trump would proceed with the tariffs
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More boys suffer online sex abuse than thought: study
Report says, 64.8 percent of the unidentified victims were girls and 31.1 percent were boys
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At least 18 killed as second earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
6.7 quake that strikes Papua New Guinea's mountainous Southern Highland
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Belgium distributes iodine pills in case of nuclear accident
Government launches website in country's official languages to inform people about emergency guidelines
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Strikes hit Syria's battered Ghouta as death toll hits 800
Human Rights observatory says, 805 civilians including 178 children have been killed
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Italy's Five Star leader celebrates poll triumph in hometown
Hundreds cheer as beaming 31-year-old steps on the stage under the rain
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North Korea 'sincere' on possible nuclear talks as sanctions hurt: Trump
Official says, Trump administration is open-minded about potential talks with Pyongyang
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Trump vows to 'counteract' any Russia election meddling
Says the Russian interference did not affect the result of the 2016 race
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Chicago sues US drug distributors over opioids
180 people die each day from opioid drug overdose in the United States
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Man chops off son's hand for watching porn on smartphone
Indian police booked an attempt to murder case against the father and remanded him in judicial custody
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Man makes son run a mile to school after he was banned from bus for bullying
Bryan Thornill advises other parents to follow such techniques to improve their child's behaviour
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France to set 15 as minimum age for sexual consent
The issue was brought when two men were allowed to escape rape charges as they were accused of sex with underage girls
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In a first, Saudi Arabia to host WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
For the first time ever, match will feature 50 WWE Superstars like John Cena, Triple H, AJ Styles and others
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Bezos tops Forbes world's rich list as Trump wealth drops
US President Donald Trump's ranking on the list fell to 766th place from 544th in the last edition
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Kenya says 40 vultures died in February after poisoning
Retaliatory killers of the vultures urged to stop poisoning and help reverse their declining population
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Machete attack in Paris restaurant leaves man critically injured
The attack took place shortly after nightfall in the city's 10th arrondissement
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Indian police make arrest after Lenin statue is bulldozed
Indian communist figures decried what they described as a wider assault on democracy
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Trump peace efforts like herding cows to slaughter: Palestinian official
Mohammad Shtayyeh said 'Today what is happening with us is what you call in the United States a cattle shoot trap,'
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Russia says rebels allowed to leave Syria's East Ghouta
Russian military officer says 'Members of illegal armed groups are allowed to carry personal weapons'
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Russian plane crashes in Syria killing all 32 on board
Initial information suggested the crash may have been caused by a technical fault
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Emails reveal UAE-linked effort to get US top diplomat sacked
Accordingly to emails, efforts made after Rex Tillerson's failure to support UAE against long standing Qatar blockade
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Two Koreas to hold summit, Pyongyang offers nuke deal: Seoul
Chung said, 'no reason' to hold on to North's nuclear weapons 'if military threats towards the North are cleared'
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Six African elephants to settle in east China
he African elephant population is severely reduced as poachers brutally hunt them for ivory
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Baltic nations warn US not to underestimate Russia threat
Envoys from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania brought a stark message to meetings
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India's endangered lion population increases to 600
Only 180 lions were around in 1960s
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Top Indian private banks under scanner in bank fraud probe
Indian authorities have also launched a massive crackdown on companies linked to Modi
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Modi should join CPEC, stop selling 'pipe dream' of quadrilateral alternative, says former official
Sudheendra Kulkarni lambastes Indian government for heeding 'short sighted advisors' on Chinese projects in region
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Anxious Chinese moms think twice on second child
'This is what I get for my anxiety: the feeling that my kids have not lost at the starting line,' mother of two
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Turkey to set up camps for 170,000 people near Syria's Idlib
Ankara controls by further east in northern Syria
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Russia offers rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta
Russian defence ministry allows rebels to leave with
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash
Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam
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Daniela Vega, the transgender Chilean who conquered Hollywood
The 28-year-old's dignity and poise have caught the attention of media across the world
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Bangladesh Islamic school burns students' mobile phones
Gadgets frequently used for extramarital affairs: madrassa spokesperson
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UN decries Myanmar over 'continued ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya community
Envoy says nature of violence changed from frenzied blood-letting, mass rape to terror campaign, forced starvation

















































