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Pictures of the day: November 15, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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Tillerson in Myanmar to press Suu Kyi and army on Rohingya
Washington says Suu Kyi has a crucial role to play in tackling the crisis but has focused to blame the army
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Sayeeda Warsi accuses UK press of hate speech, Islamophobia
Warsi added that hate was a daily reality for Muslims in Britain in 2017
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Divided Srebrenica awaits Mladic verdict 22 years after massacre
UN tribunal to give judgement next week
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Slaves are in your street, your town, say campaigners from UK to India
Modern day slaves are victims of crimes such as forced labour, debt bondage, sex trafficking, and forced marriage
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Indian police arrest suspected cow vigilantes after Muslim killed
Modi has called for more to be done to prevent such attacks
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North Korea's Kim trades missiles for tractors during testing lull
Officials have said in state media the sanctions were causing a "colossal amount of damage" to ordinary North Koreans
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From streets to smartphones: India grapples with online rape
Sexual violence in India has moved online
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Her father’s daughter
Dina may have commanded great respect across Pakistan but her life failed to resonate with many Pakistanis
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Zimbabwe military says seizes power to stop 'criminals'
Zimbabwe struggling with cash crunch and import payments
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Australia votes in favour of same-sex marriage
The bill is expected to be introduced in the Senate as early as Thursday
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At least four killed in California school shooting
Two students wounded; police have killed the assailant
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EU Parliament names press room after murdered Maltese journalist
Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed last month in a car bomb after years of reporting deep-rooted corruption in Malta
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Philippines Duterte says only answers to his people on drugs war, human rights
Duterte was asked during news conference if his anti-drugs crackdown was raised by other leaders
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Archaeologists find Greco-Roman mummy in Egypt
Russian team makes discovery near a monastery in the village of Qalamshah
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Bill Gates set to build his own brand new city
Planning to build in Arizona, the futuristic city will have 80,000 residential units with population of around 182,000
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Qatar welcomes ILO move to close labour system complaint
The organisation closed last week a 2014 complaint against the country pertaining to its labour system
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Viral video shows man trying to pull off 'Baahubali' facing elephant's wrath
25-year-old man tried climbing on an elephant to stand on its trunk, only to land in the hospital
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Russia detains 69 from banned Islamic organisation
Those detained were "an extremist cell" led by people from Central Asia, including Russian citizens
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Man held for raping friend's 18-month-old daughter while babysitting in Delhi
When the mother returned home, she found the child crying and bleeding from her genitals
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Hariri says he will return to Lebanon in next two days
Lebanon PM urges countrymen to remain calm, adding that his family would stay in Saudi Arabia
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Seven-time unlucky: Woman offers chocolates to pass driving test in Sharjah
The Arab woman tells criminal court that chocolates and cash were just a ‘gift’
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India rules rosogolla originated from West Bengal
Geographical tag to ‘king of sweets’ may end end bitter rivalry between states
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Japan's Abe offers $1 billion in rural aid to Myanmar's Suu Kyi
The package of low-interest loans will be used to fund projects including infrastructure
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'We know what you're doing and you will not succeed,' May tells Putin
British Prime Minister says Russia will not succeed in efforts to sow discord in the West
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World's earliest evidence of wine-making found in Georgia
Pottery fragments from 8,000-year-old jars unearthed near Tbilisi are the earliest evidence of wine-making
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Iran's quake death toll rises to 530, more than 8,000 injured
Rescue operations ended in the western province of Kermanshah that was hit by the 7.3-magnitude quake
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Saudi king hosts Lebanese patriarch in historic first
The Maronite patriarch's visit "stresses the kingdom's approach for peaceful coexistence, closeness and openness
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Qatar 'thousand times better off' without Gulf allies: emir
Sheikh Tamim said his country also planned to hold elections for the Shura Council
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Thousands of Indian entrepreneurs hope to attend summit with Ivanka Trump
India is already a major market for the United States
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Blast hits security post in Yemen govt bastion
10 people had been killed in the attack and more wounded, number of casualties was not confirmed yet
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Indian sugar mill under scrutiny for using cane harvested by slaves
India banned bonded labour in 1976 but the practice is widespread
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Puma accused of defacing Indian heritage for shoe commercial
Indian rappers and hip-hop dancers perform at graffiti-covered locations for Puma
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Small Czech Muslim community faces bigotry
Muslims do not have full range of freedoms available to followers of other beliefs
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Australian public broadcaster unveils vast shake-up
The ABC has had to shed hundreds of jobs in the past four years as conservative governments cut its funding
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Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade
Sanctions may include ban on flights, exports, money transfers
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Afghans believe country headed in wrong direction, but optimism rising slightly
The increase in optimism applied across ethnic groups except Uzbeks
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Philippines' Duterte vows comfort for Russian drug suspects
Kirdyushkin was arrested with about 10 kilos (22 pounds) of cocaine at Manila airport last year
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Iran quake survivors spend second night in the open air
Death toll in Iran stood at 413 dead, 6,700 injured
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Jailed in UAE for popping banned painkiller, Indian workers seek mercy
The drug's illegal trade has led to strict checks and severe punishments, campaigners said
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Myanmar Rohingya exodus leaves ghostland behind
Huge swathes of verdant farmland are at risk of rotting
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US slaps anti-dumping duties on Chinese hardwood plywood
Annually, the US runs a steep trade deficit in goods with China of about $350 billion
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Dozens of Afghan security forces killed in Taliban raids
Taliban have intensified attacks on security installations across the country in recent weeks
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US won't walk away from Syria war until talks progress, says Mattis
"We are going to make sure we set the conditions for a diplomatic solution," he said
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Iran ends rescue operations, battles to shelter quake survivors
Iranian officials said the chances of finding any more survivors were extremely low
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Unloved vultures fight for their survival in Pakistan
There are 8 species of vultures, two of which - white-backed vulture, Indian vulture - are critically endangered
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Art project transforms historic Indian fishing dock
Thirty artists from around the world have given the 142-year-old Sassoon Dock a colourful makeover
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Lebanon's Maronite patriarch makes historic Saudi visit
Bechara al-Rahi is expected to meet Hariri, who stepped down during a televised address on November 4 from Riyadh
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IS corpses in Libya await fate in containers
Inside the containers, white body bags smudged with blood and mud lay on metal shelves
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India's Hyderabad plans to offer Rs500 to citizens to help round up beggars
Critics say the move is due to a trip by US president's daughter Ivanka Trump, but officials deny this