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Man stabs passenger in London then shouts 'I want to kill a Muslim'
British Transport Police investigating circumstances of the incident, not treating it as terrorism-related
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Polar bear numbers seen declining a third from Arctic sea ice melt
The polar bear research is drawn from new satellite data documenting a loss of Arctic sea ice
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US committed to "one China", Taiwan not bargaining chip
United States feel they must not be bound by the policy unless it gets something in return from China
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White House backs Congress probe of election hacking
'We have long supported the principle of congressional review of this matter'
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Turkish warplane crashes near airport in southeast
The F-16 had left an air base in Diyarbakir for a training flight when it fell shortly after take-off
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Portugal's Guterres sworn in as next UN secretary-general
Replaces Ban Ki-moon of South Korea
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Qatar abolishes dreaded 'kafala' labour system
'Kafala' rules would be abolished from December 13, says Labour minister
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Saudi police detain young woman for removing abaya
Woman detained after complaint filed by religious police, reports Al Sharq newspaper
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Trump blasts F-35 fighter jet programme cost as 'out of control'
'Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th'
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Strange object spotted on New Zealand beach leaves people guessing
The object was spotted by local Melissa Doubleday on Auckland's Muriwai Beach
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India police probe 'politically-driven' Twitter hacking
A unknown group, Legion Crew, on Saturday targeted two Twitter accounts belonging to prominent television journalists
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Syrian Observatory reports suspected gas attack in Islamic State area near Palmyra
The reported attack came from the air and took place near the town of Uqairabat
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France accuses Russia of 'lying' about Syria
French Foreign Minister says Russia is continuing the war aimed at saving Assad and capturing Aleppo
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Trump taps Kelly for Homeland Security, third general for top post
Trump is expected to name former Marine General John Kelly, 66, as head of the Department of Homeland Security
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UK PM May's spokeswoman says not appropriate to comment on Fox bid for Sky
Murdoch's previous attempt to buy Sky through his News Corp business provoked uproar among some UK politicians
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Pictures of the day: December 12, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Cows and rice paddies boost methane emissions: study
CO2 emissions are expected to remain flat for the third year in a row in 2016
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China warns Trump against ignoring its Taiwan interests
Trump's comments came after he prompted protest from China over accepting a telephone call from Taiwan President
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Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44
An offshoot of the PKK militant group claimed responsibility for the bombings outside a soccer stadium
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As a Muslim woman, I support Angela Merkel’s ban on niqabs in Germany
Muslims have a role to play in explaining the history of veiling in Islam
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Small girls stage suicide attack at market in Nigeria
The girls were "seven or eight", a local militia member in Maiduguri, Abdulkarim Jabo, told AFP
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In pictures: Eid Miladun Nabi around the world
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi around the world
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Qantas to fly Australia-London non-stop
The airline will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the 17-hour journey
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Britain to adopt new anti-Semitism definition to fight hate crime
The IHRA definition adopted by the group's 31 member countries, including Britain
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Six myths about 'the world's most infamous diamond'
Myth: The Koh-i-Noor is a flawless diamond
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South Korea temporarily bans movement of poultry to fight bird flu
The Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement that the movement control order will be effective for 48 hours
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Australian government gives green light to Sydney's second airport
The new airport is the centrepiece of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's A$30 billion national public works drive
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Reindeer are shrinking: Global warming threatens Christmas icon
Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult reindeer in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic has dropped by 12 per cent
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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq - army
PKK militants have fought a three-decade insurgency in Turkey's largely Kurdish south-east
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Six months on, Brexit rift among Britons remains wide
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to begin formal exit talks by the end of March
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Mexican narcos beat heat in air conditioned tombs
Criminals, and millions of Mexicans, worship a skeletal death saint known as Santa Muerte
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Why is Jakarta's governor on trial for blasphemy?
In November more than 100,000 Muslims swarmed Jakarta in one of the largest mass demonstrations seen in the capital
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Russia declines Japanese dog diplomacy ahead of summit
Abe and Putin will meet in Japan on December 15-16
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India threatens to ‘break Pakistan into 10 pieces’
Rajnath Singh once again accuses Pakistan of ‘cross-border terrorism’
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Trump questions 'one China policy' without Beijing concessions
China not cooperating with America on its handling of its currency, says US president-elect
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Trump calls 'ridiculous' reports Russia helped him in US election
The President-elect blamed Democrats for putting out the media reports and said he did believe they came from the CIA
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British FM's 'proxy war' comment misconstrued: Saudi foreign minister
Boris Johnson had accused Saudi Arabia and its rival Iran of engaging in "puppeteering" and "playing proxy wars"
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Paolo Gentiloni named new Italy prime minister
Gentiloni will form a new government that will guide Italy to elections due by February 2018
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Here’s how much a coffee date with Ivanka Trump costs
The president-elect's daughter has auctioned a meet and greet
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Boris Johnson in Saudi Arabia says candour important, stresses friendship
Friendship between UK and Saudi Arabia is something that is developing and expanding, says British foreign secretary
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Ronaldo declared 20 million euros in Swiss banks
The Portuguese international earned 203.7 million euros outside of Spain and 23.5 million inside the country
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Meet Major Uqbah Malik, first Pakistani instructor at Britain’s Royal Military Academy
He graduated from RMAS in 2007
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Iran signs $16.6 billion deal for 80 Boeing planes
It is the the biggest US-Iran deal since the 1979
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A 500-year-old mystery has finally been solved
Find out here
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Nigeria president says "many deaths" in church collapse
A rescue operation is underway
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At least 20 dead in blast at Cairo church
The blast at the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Abbasiya neighbourhood also wounded 10 people
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The oldest known seabird lays an egg at 66
The birds spend almost 90 percent of their lives flying, traveling thousands of miles every year looking for food
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Fall of Aleppo will be a pivotal moment in Syria war
Regime troops and allied militia now control at least 85 percent of the one-time rebel stronghold
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Suicide car bomb at Somalia port kills at least four: police
The al Shabaab militant group has been carrying out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia
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The secret, hypocritical gay world of Islamic State
ISIS murdered a 15-year-old accused of being gay but spared the life of his ‘rapist,’ a senior jihadi commander