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Australia defends hardline immigration policy as keeping out 'undesirables'
Australia has seen the rise of anti-immigration politics with far-right wing parties garnering strong public support
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As Texans return to flood-hit homes, many say 'Our house is history'
More than 1 million people have been displaced
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Record-breaking NASA astronaut comes back to Earth
Peggy Whitson, 57, is also the oldest female astronaut in the history of space exploration
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North Korea 'explosion' points to nuclear test
The apparent test came just hours after the country claimed to have developed a hydrogen bomb
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Religious tourism: the white gold of Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have report 2.35 million Muslims participate in this year's hajj
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Germany declines Turkish request to freeze Gulen assets
The move is likely to worsen already strained ties between the two NATO allies
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Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine
It marks a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has simmered since October
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Kenyan president, election overturned by court, attacks judiciary
The decision to annul the election was an unprecedented move in Africa
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At TEDGlobal: Somali start-ups and a new kind of map
It can protect several people in immediate area, last for up to six months
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Eid holiday dedicated to 'martyrs' in Iraq's Valley of Peace
Tombs marked 'martyr' have multiplied, as have posters of 'hero fighters'
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Some Texans head home, others still in peril
Harvey has been blamed for at least 42 deaths thus far
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Two dead in crash at Moscow airshow
Police were working to establish causes of crash
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Suicide bombers kill 7 in attack on Iraq power plant
No responsibility has been claimed, Islamic State group frequently carries out suicide bombings in Iraq
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Australian military probes 'rumours' of possible war crimes in Afghanistan
Australia recommitted to the 16-year-long, seemingly intractable war against the Taliban in May
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State of emergency extended in western Canada over wildfires
Some 600 firefighters, 30 helicopters and 89 pieces of heavy machinery for moving dirt have been deployed
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Tropical Storm Lidia leaves four dead in Mexico
Some 1,000 people sought refuge in shelters in the state capital La Paz and another 3,000 in Los Cabos
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Russia says US plans to search its San Francisco consulate
'Right now we need to calmly examine, we should act calmly and professionally'
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Trump names former Navy aviator to head NASA
He served as executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium
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China tells India to refrain from pointing fingers at Pakistan
Foreign ministry says it’s not appropriate to discuss terrorism at BRICS summit
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In pictures: Hajj 2017
Chalking down the visual journey of Hajj 2017
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China makes disrespect of national anthem a crime
Anyone who mocks China’s national anthem faces up to 15 days in police detention
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In new shift, France urges Syria transition without Assad
Paris had been a key supporter of the opposition to Assad's rule since the start of the conflict in 2011
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Cool Merkel to meet fiery Schulz in TV debate showdown
Critics said Merkel had blocked changes that would have allowed for greater spontaneity
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8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since death of Alan Kurdi
UNHCR shared figures of death to mark second anniversary of Syrian boy’s death
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India PM plans cabinet revamp, some ministers offer to quit, sources
A revamp of the cabinet has been on the cards for months
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Charlie Hebdo criticised for making fun of Hurricane Harvey in latest cover
Cover read 'God Exists! He Drowned All the Neo-Nazis of Texas'
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Tight security for hajj stoning ritual two years after stampede
Saudi Arabia says it has deployed more than 100,000 security personnel to keep pilgrims safe this year
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27,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar as bodies wash up: UN
Sixteen bodies washed ashore on Bangladeshi side of river on Friday
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Australia has hottest winter on record
Over 200 weather records were broken during the last summer, with intense heatwaves, bushfires and flooding plaguing
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Afghanistan celebrates Eid al-Adha holiday amid calls for peace
Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada said peace could come once foreign forces left Afghanistan
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Anti-Semitism being 'normalised' in Poland, Jewish Congress warns
The group cited a proliferation of 'fascist slogans' and unsettling remarks on social media and television
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Vietnam protests over Chinese military drill in South China Sea
Vietnam was deeply concerned about the exercises in the Gulf of Tonkin area
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Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'
North Korea has been working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States
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Indian man kills mother, feasts on her heart with ‘chutney’
The unemployed alcoholic son was furious that she refused him cash
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Who killed Benazir Bhutto? The theories behind the murder
After nine years, the murder of Benazir still remains an unsolved mystery
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Japanese Finance Minister Aso cancels US trip due to North Korea situation
North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido
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Pope, Orthodox leader make climate change appeal to 'heal wounded creation'
Appeal comes three months after US President Trump withdrew from Paris Agreement
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US ban on North Korea travel comes into force
'We don't care a bit' say North Korean tourism development officials
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Humiliated for period stain, Indian girl kills herself: parents
In suicide note, girl said her teacher was picking on her but she did not mention the incident with her period
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Mumbai building collapse death toll jumps to 33
The dead included a 12-year-old boy and two girls aged 11 and 14
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Colombian security forces kill top drug trafficker
Security forces killed the second-in-command of the Gulf Clan, the country's foremost drug gang
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In inflation-hit Egypt, Eid sacrifices are a luxury
Cattle traders especially unlucky this year with inflation compounded by outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
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US orders Russia to close San Francisco consulate
'As Lenin said, hysterical impulses are of no use to us'
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US orders prototypes for Mexico border wall
Trump promised in his election campaign last year to build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants
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US govt settles first travel ban lawsuit with campaigners
Government directed to contact all individuals turned away at borders after Trump's first executive order
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Rescuers in Texas intensify efforts as Harvey moves inland
Texas towns inundated by days of torrential rains, with highways still submerged, homes destroyed
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Islamic State chief Baghdadi likely still alive, US general
'I've seen no convincing evidence, intelligence, or open-source or other rumour or otherwise that he's dead'
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Forge unity to tackle Ummah’s challenges, Sheikh Saad urges Muslims
Muslims should contribute to establish a society based on equality, says Dr Saad during Hajj sermon in Arafat
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Ghilaf-e-Kaaba changed as part of annual Hajj tradition
150 kg of pure gold and silver, along with 670 kg of silk has been used in making the cover for the famous mosque
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Philippine lawmakers concerned about big jump in drug-war budget
Duterte says his campaign is justified because drugs are destroying the Philippines

















































