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Ghost village perched in Jerusalem's hills may soon vanish
It is only around 10 minutes from Jerusalem's Old City
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Mugabe, wife, top allies holed up in "Blue House" compound
Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere homes were attacked by troops in Tuesday night's coup
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Venezuela, in 'selective default', signs debt deal with Russia
Caracas to pay back its debts over 10 years, with 'minimal' reimbursements for the first six years
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Egypt says three militants killed, 74 arrested in Sinai raids
Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula
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At least 14 dead in suicide attack outside Kabul political gathering
Bomber tried to get into a building but was stopped at the security checkpoint; IS claims responsibility
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"We're praying" - Officials say India will not act on smog this year
About $600 millionn a year needed to check stubble burning
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Afghanistan no longer depends on Pakistan for transit trade: Abdullah Abdullah
Says the situation has changed and Afghanistan can now also use Iran’s Chabahar Port
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Earthquake interrupts live interview in Iraq
The anchor and politician were shocked and panicked
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Indonesia boasts world's first Islamic boarding school for transgenders
Religious teacher Arif Nuh Safri says, 'if we talk about religion but don’t respect humanity, it’s no use'
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N-Korean editorial accuses Trump of 'criminal offence', calls for death sentence
'He should know he is a hideous criminal sentenced to death by Korean people'
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Pictures of the day: November 16, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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Pakistan not weak, will not allow India to take AJK: ex-IoK minister
Ex-IoK CM Farooq Abdullah also hoped day would come when people move freely across LoC
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Could giant rats help fight tuberculosis in major cities?
While a technician may take four days to detect a case of TB, a trained rat can screen 100 samples in 20 minutes
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Cash cows and rising nationalism in Modi's India
Interviews with just two of the Hindu-led groups found they’d seized some 190,000 cows
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From skinheads to street art: homeless tour guides walk away from the streets
The company said it has helped more than 20 homeless people get back on their feet
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Same-sex marriage may be law in Australia by early December
If the legislation passes as expected, Australia will become the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage
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Prince William launches anti-cyber bullying code
Facebook, Snapchat set to bring in ways to help young people being bullied
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Prescient messages about Indian companies circulate in WhatsApp groups
India significantly toughened insider trading rules in early 2015
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Muslim denied job in Delhi as hijab made her 'look Muslim from distance of a kilometre'
Her recruiter denied that Zoya's rejection was an act of Islamophobia
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Myanmar troops gang-raped Rohingya women and girls: HRW
The rights group interviewed 52 Rohingya women and girls, including 29 rape survivors, three of them girls under 18
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Da Vinci portrait of Christ sells for record $450.3 million
The painting, only recently rediscovered, was the last da Vinci left in private hands
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Stunned Zimbabweans face uncertain future without Mugabe
Most people in the country have not known a time without Mugabe
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Belfast tower block catches fire, 4 treated
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined
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Deadly roads make for bumpy ride in India's tech hub
A slew of road deaths blamed on potholes sparked angry protests
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Stop treating older women as technology 'idiots', says campaigner
The exclusion from technological advances is part of the discrimination that older women experience every day
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India's Modi remains overwhelmingly popular, says Pew poll
Such high ratings are unusual for political leaders three years into office in South Asia
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Senior China minister says some officials practice sorcery
He did not name any officials guilty of practicing superstition
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Zimbabwe on knife's edge after military seizes power
Mugabe and family safe, says military
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Russia, US headed for UN showdown over Syria gas attacks probe
Russia vetoed bid by US, Britain, France to impose sanctions over chlorine attacks
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'Dreaded' Dawood Ibrahim's three properties finally sold in Mumbai
India's CBI had seized 10 of Ibrahim's properties following a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993
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Erdogan pledges military support for Qatar on Doha visit
Erdogan also signalled the "readiness" of Turkey's private sector to help Qatar with 2022 football World Cup
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Put price on carbon, stop bad bets on fossil fuels, says Guterres in Bonn
Says climate action will help, not hinder, economic growth
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Tillerson says broad Myanmar sanctions won't solve Rohingya crisis
Tillerson was speaking after a one-day stop in Naypyidaw
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Lebanon accuses Saudi Arabia of holding its PM hostage
Hariri says he is fine, will return soon
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At least 15 killed, several missing in deadly flood in Greece
Twelve people are hospitalised, one in serious condition
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Russia rubbishes Catalonia meddling claims 'hysteria'
Russia faces a barrage of accusations of interfering in a string of seismic political events
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Indonesia group pinpoints suspected mass graves from 1965 massacres
Killings from 1965 and 1966 have never been officially investigated and perpetrators have never faced justice
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Largest diamond ever auctioned sold for record $34 mn in Geneva
It is a 163.41-carat flawless D colour jewel, suspended from an emerald necklace called The Art of Grisogono
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Deconstructing the Muslim overpopulation myth
Claim about Muslim overpopulation falls apart in fascinating ways when examined more closely
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Egyptian diva to face trial for disparaging a river
The singer's trial date has been set for December 23, on charges of 'harming the public interest', said officials
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Newly discovered planet could potentially support life, European observatory
Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered to date but only around 50 are considered to be theoretically habitable
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Small cities choke as India remains callous to rising bad air
WHO in 2016 reported that 10 of the world's top 20 polluted cities were in India
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40,000 children in war-torn Yemen have died of starvation this year, says aid group
Humanitarian agencies estimate that around 130 children are dying each day in the Arab world’s poorest country
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Turkey condemns 'escape' of Raqa militants
SDF said over 3,000 civilians had left as part of a deal negotiated between Raqa Civil Council and Syrian IS fighters
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Afghanistan's opium production hits record high in 2017, UN says
The average yield per hectare was boosted by 15 per cent since last year
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Myanmar sanctions won't solve Rohingya crisis at this time: Tillerson
600,000 plus Rohingya have fled the mainly Buddhist country since the military launched a counterinsurgency operation
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Senior Chinese diplomat to visit North Korea as envoy of Xi
China has pushed for diplomatic solution to North Korea crisis
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'Social media suicide' in spotlight as Japan apprehends 'Twitter killer'
Takahiro Shiraishi is suspected of luring his victims via social media
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China corruption could lead to Soviet-style collapse, graft buster says
Yang said failure would risk the "red country changing colour"
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Rare 5.4-magnitude quake hits southern South Korea
Seven people were injured, but they warned that number could rise because the quake was shallow