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Jakarta's Christian governor named suspect in blasphemy case
Over 100,000 protesters took to the streets in Jakarta on November 4 demanding that Purnama be prosecuted
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Pakistan among top five countries most hit by terrorism: report
Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria account for 72 per cent of all deaths
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Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj suffers kidney failure
Swaraj, who suffers from chronic diabetes, is currently undergoing dialysis at a private hospital in New Delhi
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Two Minnesota men sentenced for trying to aid Islamic State
Senior US District Judge Michael Davis sentenced Hamza Ahmed, 21, to 15 years in prison
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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead
After cancelling 25 flights due to the incident, the airport is now slowly resuming operations
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'I was forced to kill my best friend', former DRC child soldier says
Of the world's 250,000 child soldiers, about 40 per cent of recruits are girls
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German domestic spy chief rejects Turkey's allegation it harbors PKK militants
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said there were outstanding legal cases against 4,500 PKK members in Germany
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US says war crimes probe of US forces in Afghanistan unwarranted
The prosecutors' office said it would decide imminently whether to pursue a full investigation
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Conflicts over land in India stall projects worth billions of dollars: report
Matters related to land and property make up about two-thirds of all civil cases in India
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Suicide bomber attacks vehicle in Kabul, killing four
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
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Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure
More than half the world's adults with high blood pressure in 2015 lived in Asia
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Gold bangle jangle: Conflict of interest in Trump era?
$10,000 gold bracelet worn for Donald Trump's television interview, followed by a message promoting the bangle
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Students in Washington, NY ditch class to protest Trump
They joined youth across the country who have staged similar walkouts since Trump's shock victory on November 8
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Ukraine's Poroshenko, Trump agree to meeting: Kiev
Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula saw US-Russia relations dip to their worst since the Cold War
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Scientists fear the worst under a Trump presidency
In October, nearly 400 scientists wrote an open letter, criticising Trump's plans to abandon global climate deals
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Donald Trump 'planning register for Muslims'
Trump's transition team did not respond to requests for confirmation of Kobach's role
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US mayor resigns after racist Michelle Obama post
Beverly Whaling, the mayor of the tiny town of Clay, had appeared to applaud a racist comment about Michelle Obama
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Denver first US city to allow social cannabis use
The new ordinance was part of several marijuana measures put to voters in nine US states
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NGO says 100 missing in Med after migrant boat capsize
The survivors and four recovered corpses were transferred from the tanker to the Acquarius
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Putin fires economy minister over bribe charges
Alexei Ulyukayev was the highest ranking official detained over suspected corruption
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India's Tata removes Mistry as beverage giant chairman
The board of directors resolved to replace Cyrus Mistry as Chairman of the company, says TGBL
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Japan street swallowed by giant hole reopens
The street has been reopened exactly a week after the ground began sinking
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Arab region's young people not a 'liability': UN
The region has the highest rate of youth protest if compared to all other regions in the world, says Ahmad Alhendawi
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Leaked memo an 'unsolicited document' with no credence: UK PM's spokesperson
She says govt did not recognise the concerns the memo raised and said it was for "Deloitte to answer what it is about"
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Strong Europe 'good' for the US, NATO 'vital': Obama
Obama will seek to calm the nerves of allies concerned by Donald Trump's shock presidential election victory
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McDonald's launches Nutella burger in Italy
The 'Sweety con Nutella' sees a thick wedge of the popular hazelnut spread
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Ousted chair Mistry refutes Tata claim on rising expenses
Mistry office's retort is in response to allegations made by Tata Sons last week in a nine-page statement
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Obama lands in Athens on final European trip as president
The US president is expected to deliver a speech on globalisation
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Germany says up to Turkey to decide on EU membership
Steinmeier said his talks with Cavusoglu had "not been easy" and admitted the pair had expressed "divergent views"
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Pictures of the day: November 15, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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India to use indelible ink to ensure people change cash only once
The step comes a week after Modi ordered the withdrawal of large denomination banknotes from circulation
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Hate crimes against Muslims surged by 67% in 2015: FBI
While crimes targeting Muslims grew highest, incidents of hate against Jewish, black and LGBTQ people also increased
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Egypt court overturns death sentence against former president Mohamed Mursi
Mursi was overthrown in mid-2013 by general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi following mass protests against him
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The world’s best airlines for 2017
This airline does not like losing
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Raids hit three hospitals in northern Syria: monitor
Among the wounded were patients who had been moved there after a hospital in the nearby village was hit on Monday
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Snowden warns of increase in US domestic spying after Trump victory
Former US spy agency contractor states that democratic checks and balances were losing ground to authoritarianism
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Israel minister says Palestinian state over after Trump win
There was no immediate reaction from Netanyahu himself
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Police raid mosques, flats across Germany as government bans militant group
A spokeswoman for the ministry described the 'True Religion' organisation as a mobilizing network for Islamic State
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Iran missile programme 'non-negotiable'
A meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday urged Tehran to refrain from ballistic missile testing
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Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over bribe allegation
The Russian Minister has been accused of accepting a bribe of $2 million
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Amid crisis,Venezuelan president turns to music
Nicolas Maduro launches a radio show, dedicated to salsa music in an effort to cheer the nation
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Kabul welcomes back National Geographic's green-eyed 'Afghan Girl'
President Ghani personally welcomes Sharbat Gula and promises her a furnished apartment
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New Zealand evacuates quake-hit town, fears of Wellington building collapse
Evacuations are underway as aftershocks continue to rattle the region
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Twitterati have a field day as supermoon graces Earth
With a long wait for the next supermoon, Twitterati took to social media to get their jokes in
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Estee Lauder eyes millenials with $1.45b Too Faced buy
The company, which has catered heavily to older women, was impressed with the brand loyalty Too Faced has generated
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Trump could return Iraq war boosters to power
Trump's team includes John Bolton and ex-CIA Director James Woolsey, men who championed the Iraq invasion
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Unpublished Van Gogh drawings to be unveiled
The sketchbook is owned by a private collector and hardly any details have emerged of what is depicted on its pages
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Chicago, other US cities, pledge 'sanctuary' for immigrants
Since 2009, the Obama administration has deported 2.4 million immigrants from the country
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Trump will get wake-up call when he takes office, Obama says
Obama said the freewheeling Trump could not be as outspoken as he was during the long and bitter campaign
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Israeli men who refuse divorce could face jail
There are also a few rare cases of men who are 'chained' because their wives refuse to issue a 'get'