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Bangladesh forces detain Rohingya leader in camp raid
The arrest was made at a refugee camp as tension grows over plans to repatriate the displaced Muslims to Myanmar
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Syria Kurds urge civilians to take up arms against Turk assault
Kurd leaders says it is an invitation for all Kurds in Syria to take up arms
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Treaty opposing violence against women will lead to "moral decay", Bulgarian church says
28 countries have ratified the treaty, which aims to protect women
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Turkey detains dozens more in 'terror propaganda' clampdown
Suspects arrested for 'disseminating propaganda for terror groups' as Ankara presses its new offensive in Syria
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Globalistation is losing its lustre, India's Modi tells Davos summit
Modi leading a big government and business delegation to Switzerland forum, the first Indian PM do so in 21 years
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Magnitude 8.2 quake off Alaska prompts tsunami warning
Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring
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Hijab model pulls out of ad campaign over Israel tweets
A French cosmetics giant last week selected her to be the first woman in a hijab for a mainstream shampoo campaign
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Scientists say glass was made in Africa centuries before Europeans arrived
Chemical analysis of glass found at Nigerian archaeological site reveals composition entirely unique to region
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Anger over second 'snatching' of bookseller in China
Rights have come under increasing pressure since President Xi took power in 2012, with widespread arrests of activists
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Supreme Court justice Ginsburg shares her #MeToo moment
Ginsburg has been on the Supreme Court for 25 years
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Beijing to launch campaign to root out 'low taste' video games
Chinese government has a tight grip on content distributed in the country, including movies, music and video games
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Russia may back Aramco IPO, enhance OPEC ties
Chinese state oil companies are also willing to become cornerstone investors in the Aramco IPO, reports suggest
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China, S Korea hit out at new US trade tariffs
The US had previously lost a case with China on how it calculates the price of imports
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Pictures of the day: January 23, 2018
13 photos from events around the world
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Trump mimics Modi’s Marathi accent
After crude remarks on Haiti, more offensive behaviour from US President observed
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China invites Latin America to take part in One Belt, One Road
Initiative is part of an evolving and more aggressive Chinese foreign policy in Latin America to counter US
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Afghanistan searches for answers to deadly hotel attack
According to the official toll, at least 20 people were killed in the incident, including 13 foreigners
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Man jailed over plot to attack French naval base
Marnissi tried unsuccessfully twice to travel to Syria, where Mokeddem settled in late 2014
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For Trump, the great Davos face-off
Much will depend on how rigorously the president can be persuaded to stay 'on message'
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Xinjiang province in China will build 'Great Wall' to protect borders: Governor
Hundreds of people have been killed in Xinjiang in past few years in violence between Uighurs and Han Chinese
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UK man 'obsessed' with Muslims hit group with van: court
Court rules that Osborne drove over a Muslim congregation outside a mosque
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Turkey steps up assault on Kurdish militia in Syria
"We will take no step back", says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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US calls on Pakistan to immediately arrest or expel Taliban leaders
White House Spokesperson Sarah Sanders says Kabul attack strengthened the resolve of the US to support Afghan forces
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Afghanistan’s transit trade through Pakistan picks up
Valued at $1.4 billion during July-December, could reach $3 billion by fiscal year-end
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Assange team hopes UK could declare him persona non grata
Assange is trying to use his Ecuadorian diplomatic status to force Britain to declare him persona non grata
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Pope apologises to sexual abuse victims for comments that 'wounded many'
His comments were seen as trying to dismiss the credibility of accusers and was widely criticised by victims
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Pence says US embassy in Jerusalem to open by end of 2019
Urges Palestinians to resume long-stalled peace talks with Israel
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Exiled Maldives leader accuses China of 'land grab'
The new government had to sell projects to repay debts
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Turkey says campaign against Kurdish YPG in Afrin will be swift
So far there has been no indication of major gains on the ground by Turkey-backed forces in Afrin
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Oil slick off China coast trebles in size
Spill area is an important spawning ground for species
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Protesters demanding jobs clash with police in Tunisian town
Gafsa recruitment results cause mass outrage among unemployed Tunisians
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On a Rio beach, a man's home is his castle
He doesn't ask for money, only that people exchange what they take
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Merkel readies for intense German coalition talks after tight SPD vote
Social Democrats eager to join hands with the Merkel's conservatives
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Chinese cities move to ease residency curbs, fuel property demand
Authorities in cities say main aim is to lure talent to make their labor pools more attractive to companies
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Ecuador president calls Julian Assange a 'problem'
WikiLeaks founder seems to be overstaying his welcome
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Raids and rescues: Nobel laureate Satyarthi film exposes India child slavery
60 per cent of the more than 23,000 trafficking victims rescued in India were children in 2016, government data shows
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Inequality report reveals richest one per cent made 82% of wealth created last year
Wealth of billionaires has grown six times faster than that of ordinary workers since 2010, according to Oxfam
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India not working to isolate Pakistan, claims Modi
The Indian prime minister invites Islamabad to join hands with New Delhi to fight poverty and disease
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Mahmoud Abbas to ask EU to recognise Palestinian state: minister
'we should not wait until the Americans present their plan', said Palestinian foreign minister
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Motorists of the world take heart: even popes get flat tires
Pope Francis has shunned bulletproof limousines used by his predecessors
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Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
In Yemen 8.3 million people are entirely dependent on external food aid
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Landslide kills 13 in Colombia
Rescuers will search Monday to see if other vehicles in the area could have been affected
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Three civilians killed in southern Thailand market bomb: police
Monday's bomb at a morning market in Yala town was the first deadly attack by suspected insurgents
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US shutdown extended as crunch vote delayed
There have been four government shutdowns since 1990
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London brings fathers of Mashal, Malala together
Receiving a hero’s welcome, Iqbal Lala rues politics of ideology overtaken by one of interests
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Pope brings down the house, joking with cloistered nuns
Some Peruvians, however, did not find it funny comparing a 'gossiping nun' to members of a guerrilla group
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Pence arrives in Israel as Trump's Jerusalem move reverberates
The visit was initially scheduled for December before being postponed
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'Pray for me': Kabul hotel guest's plea during bloody siege
The guest posted a desperate plea on Facebook: "Pray for me. I may die"
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Turkish strikes kill 8 civilians in Afrin region: monitor, Kurds
The casualties were occurred in air strikes on the village of Jalbara
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Kabul hotel attack death toll rises to 43, including 14 foreigners
Taliban claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack

















































