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Victims of Mexico military abuses shudder at new security law
Opponents of the military deployment say it has undermined trust in one of the most respected institutions in Mexico
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Famed 'Afghan girl' Sharbat Gula finally gets a home
The house is a gift from the Afghan government to the 45-year-old Gula, along with a monthly stipend
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Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets
The data came from the Kepler telescope which NASA launched into space in 2009 as part of a planet-finding mission
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Rahul Gandhi extends family grip on India's Congress party
He becomes the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to become Congress president
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Tales of survivors: 1971 war, the ordeal of the non-Bengalis
The only group whose killing could qualify the definition of genocide were non-Bengali residents of East Pakistan
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Forgotten pages: The martyrs of Naogaon Cantonment
Untold story of captive soldiers massacred on April 16, 1971
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Russia supports Pakistan’s bid to join elite nuclear trading club
Envoy says Moscow along with Beijing and others is working on a formula that could be acceptable to all
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Another Indian soldier commits suicide in occupied Kashmir
At least 100 personnel of Indian security forces finish their lives every year
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to marry on May 19
Markle is planning to get baptised in the Church of England ahead of her marriage
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H&M says to close more stores as customers go online
The group did not specify exactly how many stores would be closed and where
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Bangladesh stops Rohingya preparing to board boat to Malaysia
Since August nearly 650,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a military operation in Myanmar
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French school bus crash toll rises to 6
Authorities are investigating whether human error or a technical fault was to blame
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Malaysian housewife handed jail term for 'insulting Islam'
Accused will not begin serving her jail term immediately as she is appealing the conviction
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Three men jailed over Hong Kong explosives plot
The trio, who were found guilty last month, were sentenced to up to three years and 10 months in prison
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Cannabis ingredient holds promise as antipsychotic medicine
The main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC
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Putin, Trump discuss N Korea in phone call
The two heads 'discussed working together to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea'
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Russia election date set for March 18
Independent candidates are required to collect 300,000 signatures of support before they are allowed on ballot paper
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US regulators ditch net neutrality rules as legal battles loom
Consumer advocates and trade groups representing content providers have planned a legal challenge
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Pakistan may lose territory if growing militant influence not addressed: Tillerson
Foreign office shot down Tillerson’s views, says it did not agree with his “comments, perception”
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Fleeing Rohingya carry one key asset: solar panels
Refugees use solar panels, candles and kerosene lamps for light at night
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US envoy says 'real dialogue' needed with North Korea
Tillerson has driven the global diplomatic effort to stifle the North's economy through a series of UN sanctions
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Australian child abuse report calls for end to sanctity of confession, voluntary celibacy for clergy
Of all the survivors who reported abuse in religious institutions, more than 60 per cent cited the Catholic Church
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Chinese man jailed for stomping on Genghis Khan portrait
The man surnamed Luo stood inside a yurt and stomped on a picture of legendary conqueror Genghis Khan
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Hong Kong 'milkshake' murderer challenges her life sentence
The murder gripped Hong Kong’s business and expatriate communities
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Prosecutors say Long Island woman tried to use bitcoin to aid Islamic State
She faces three charges of money laundering, including money laundering in support of a foreign terrorist organization
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Four children killed after train crashes into school bus in France
All emergency services mobilised, crisis coordination unit set up by authorities
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Nazareth cuts back Christmas celebrations to protest Trump's Jerusalem move
Christmas lights also switched off in Bethlehem, Jesus's traditional birthplace, and Ramallah as part of the protest
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Pope says Satan is more intelligent than humans
I'm convinced that one must never converse with Satan – if you do that, you'll be lost, says pontiff
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India PM Modi's party seen sweeping state polls in popularity boost
Election in Gujarat is seen as litmus test for Modi ahead of a national election in 2019
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India orders movie moguls to avoid the Weinstein effect
Activists say very few cases of sexual harassment reported to police in industry
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Putin says Russians do not want Ukraine-style 'coup'
Navalny is ineligible to stand due to fraud conviction in case seen by supporters as politically motivated
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Chinese dissident's widow sends desperate letter
Xia has been under police watch without charges since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010
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German police arrest suspects linked to market attacker
Security at Christmas markets has been beefed up this year with guards and concrete blocks
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa calls for end to Western sanctions
Mnangagwa, 75, became leader of the southern African nation last month
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Moscow, Cairo may sign deal on Friday to resume Russian flights to Egypt
Egypt's aviation minister to sign agreements to resume the flights to Russia that were suspended
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Six months on, London holds memorial for Grenfell fire victims
Police are conducting an investigation and have said charges may be brought against individuals or organisations
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UN chief says arrest of Reuters journalists shows erosion of press freedom in Myanmar
Guterres said the international community should do everything possible to secure the journalists' release
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Treating bumps and humps: Dubai opens $10 million camel hospital
A surgery starts at $1,000 and an X-ray or ultrasound at $110
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Fierce winds to intensify as firefighters battle California wildfire
Gusty Santa Ana winds forecast to whip up to 80 kph
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Three-man crew returns from space station
The trio's departure has reduced to just three the crew of the ISS, a $100 billion lab that flies 400 km above Earth
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Hindu man attempted to raise money with video of Muslim killing: Indian police
Campaigned to stop 'love jihad'
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Mexico Senate committees pass controversial security bill
The United Nations, Amnesty International and Mexican human rights organizations have all criticized the bill
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Saudi king orders $19 bn stimulus for private sector
More than $2.6 billion will be used to support projects and $3.7 billion to support construction technology
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Jail term upheld for El Salvador woman convicted in death of child she said was stillborn
Prosecutors said Teodora Vasquez strangled the baby after it was born in 2007
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Suicide bomber kills at least 15 at police academy in Somalia's capital
Local ambulance service said they had moved the bodies of 13 victims as well as 15 injured people
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Accused NY bomber's family says attack 'our worst nightmare'
Haider's family has not been able to talk to Ullah since the failed bombing
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UN's Guterres warns against 'sleepwalking' into war over North Korea
Tillerson offered direct talks without preconditions
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Indonesia court rejects petition to bar consensual sex outside marriage
Court narrowly rejects petition to make extramarital sex illegal
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A different Guantanamo: Detainee art on display in NY
The exhibit has apparently caused a stir at the Pentagon
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Reporters arrested in Myanmar for writing about military crackdown on Rohinga Muslims
Myanmar’s government said on Wednesday that police had arrested two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo

















































