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North Korea vows to boost weapons programmes after sanctions
The UN Security Council unanimously imposed an eighth set of sanctions on the North Monday
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to skip UN assembly to deal with Rohingya crisis
The United Nations say around 200,000 children need urgent support
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Japanese firm to offer 'drive-thru' funeral service
Drive-through funerals are the latest in a series of Japanese innovations
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Trump to view Irma damage Thursday: White House
First Lady Melania Trump said she would join her husband on the trip
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Plummeting aid worsening Palestinian crises: UN
UN agency warned situation was so dire that Gaza Strip could become uninhabitable by 2020 without efforts to rebuild
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Singapore formally elects first female Malay-Muslim president
Former speaker of parliament was elected unanimously
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Three Pakistanis win Gates Foundation's family planning leadership award
The 120 Under 40 highlights achievements of the next generation of family planning and reproductive health leaders
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Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown
China is of the few foreign friends of Myanmar's former junta
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Professor gives lecture while holding student's baby
Single mom posts video showing the grinning professor giving his lecture while toting the infant in one of his arms
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‘Dynastic politics’ a problem in India, says Rahul Gandhi
Nehru-Gandhi political scion also says a person’s background doesn't determine his capabilities
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Japan's Abe to launch $17-bln Indian bullet train project as ties deepen
Japan is providing 81 percent of the funding for the project
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Huge rally in India demands justice for Rohingya Muslims
Multiple organisations took to streets to protest against genocide in Myanmar
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Kabul must deny TTP space, agrees envoy
Omar Zakhilwal says both countries need to repair ties
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'Modi opened up space for terrorists in Kashmir': Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi also stated that for nine years, he worked with Manmohan Singh on issue of Kashmir
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At least four dead as storm hits Philippines
Most of the dead and missing were poor people forced to live in identified "danger zones"
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Singapore all set to nominate first female Muslim president
Halimah Yacob will be nominated on Wednesday
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Azaan recited at Spanish palace for the first time in 500 years
Video instantly went viral with over one million views on Facebook and 250,000 shares
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Iraq MPs vote against Kurdish independence referendum
The government requires to take all steps to protect the unity of Iraq
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Oman says secures release of Indian priest abducted in Yemen
Thomas Uzhunnalil has been held captive since March 2016
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African migrant children face highest risk of abuse: report
The global number of refugee and migrant children moving around alone has reached a record high
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North Korea says US will 'suffer the greatest pain'
N Korea responds to the unanimous UN decision to impose even stricter sanctions on the country
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Man imprisoned in China for two years for preaching Islam online
Huang is a member of a Muslim minority community in China called Hui
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Life term sought for suspect in Germany neo-Nazi murders
Beate Zschaepe is co-accused in 10 killings carried out by the other two members of National Socialist Underground
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Iraq condemns to death Russian militant captured in Mosul
Convict admitted to carrying out attacks against the security forces since 2015
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China backs Myanmar government efforts to 'safeguard stability'
Rohingya militants attacked police posts in late August, prompting a military backlash
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Sitting most of the day may lead to an early grave: study
'Lack of activity in our muscles affects our ability to metabolise our sugars efficiently'
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BBC World segment opening goes viral and you can't help but teehee
Video shows anchor trying to figure out which camera to pose for
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Erna Solberg, Norway's 'folksy' Conservative prime minister
Solberg won by promising voters continuity
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13-year-old rape victim's baby in India dies two days after birth
Indian SC had granted her permission to medically terminate her pregnancy earlier in September
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Man beaten up for speaking English in Delhi
A group of five inebriated men confronted him and asked him why he was speaking in English
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Saudi Arabia arrests four over alleged Islamic State bomb plot
They were allegedly preparing to attack two defence ministry headquarters in Riyadh
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Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems: Erdogan
The purchase of the missile systems from a non-NATO supplier will raise concerns in the West over their compatibility
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Gambling addict brings landmark Australia poker machine case
Advocates for reform estimate that people lose around $9.6 billion a year
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Trump to weigh more aggressive US strategy on Iran
The White House declined to comment
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'Fluffy' the great white shark heads back to sea
Before being released into the ocean, its health was assessed and it made a good recovery overnight
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Why Irma wasn't as catastrophic in Florida as feared
Just two deaths in Florida were reported by state officials
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UN to discuss Rohingya crisis after 'ethnic cleansing' claim
United Nations rights chief has also said the violence seemed to be a ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
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Australia kicks off postal vote to decide on legalising same-sex marriage
Poll will determine if Australia becomes the 25th country to legalise same-sex marriage
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Philippine police halt drug tests after residents petition court
Human rights groups and Duterte's political opponents have said tests conducted by police amounted to harassment
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3.5 million refugee children don't attend school: UN
We should not ask a child forced to flee her home to also give up her education and her dreams for the future: Malala
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China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
China requires places of worship to be registered with authorities, but many believers shun official settings
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Beach football in landlocked Afghanistan
No sand, no problem
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Bangladesh plans to move reluctant Rohingya to remote island
More than 300,000 Rohingya have poured into Bangladesh
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US Supreme Court keeps tight refugee ban in place
Justices of highest US Court accepted Trump administration's emergency petition
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Saudis ‘apologised for mismanagement’ during Hajj 2017
Religious affairs ministry says 2.98 million riyals refunded over unsatisfactory arrangements
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Afghanistan seeks early completion of Chabahar port
Sushma Swaraj assures Afghanistan that New Delhi would speed up the port’s development
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Pope hopes Trump will reconsider 'Dreamers' order
Trump's move fulfills campaign promise of zero tolerance toward illegal immigrants
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Blockade attempt to force Qatar into 'trusteeship': minister
Qatar has been hit by a land and air embargo imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies
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Situation in Myanmar 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing': UN
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says Myanmar is waging a "systematic attack" on Rohingya Muslims
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Nine Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai blast
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack