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These are the world's 10 most peaceful countries
According to the Global Peace Index only 10 countries are conflict free
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Clinton touts optimism against Trump's grim warnings as voting day comes closer
Forecasts based on polling averages still Clinton an edge over Trump ahead of November 8 presidential vote
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Muslim man forbids wife from breastfeeding newborn in Kerala
Abu Bakr insisted that the same policy was followed when the couple had their first child
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Pictures of the day: November 5, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Indonesia leader postpones Australia trip after protests
Around 50,000 people marched in Jakarta on Friday to protest comments made by governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
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Women 'sin' when they don't consent to sex with their husband: Canadian imam
According to the imam a woman can only withhold sex from her husband if she is ill or when she is fasting
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Japanese man dies in India paragliding accident
Two other foreign nationals have lost their lives in separate paragliding accidents around Bir Billing
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British PM to lead a major business delegation to India this week
Leaders of both countries spoke by phone earlier this week when May sent greetings for Diwali
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Kerry to be first US top diplomat to visit Antarctica
Kerry will make history as the most senior US official to travel to Antarctica
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Naming wifi network after Islamic State backfires on French teen
Court hands teenager a suspended jail sentence after he turned down an offer of 100 hours of community service
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Charleston church shooter trial begins Monday
A separate state trial, which could also result in a death sentence, is expected to begin in January
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Chelsea Manning makes second suicide attempt in US prison
Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for handing classified documents to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks
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Three US trainers shot dead at Jordan base
The base where the incident occurred is in the heart of the traditional Bedouin region of Jordan
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Obama speaks up for protester but is derided by Trump
Obama had just said Trump was unfit to lead the country when he was interrupted by a white man in a beret and suit
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British PM urged to quell Brexit ruling backlash
The resignation leaves May's government with a slim working majority of 14
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Saudi, Iran stoke Sunni-Shia tensions in Nigeria: experts
Clashes and the recent escalating tension indicate the proxy Saudi-Iran conflict is now being played out in Nigeria
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Clinton touts optimism against Trump's grim warnings
Trump has run one of the most aggressive and populist campaigns in history
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6.4-magnitude quake shakes central Chile
Phone service briefly collapsed but was restored after several minutes
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One dead, 12 hurt at Indonesia protest against Jakarta governor
Four protesters were also hurt, police say
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Steven Seagal granted Russian citizenship
Actor latest Western celebrity to be given passport by President Vladimir Putin
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Mark Zuckerberg loses record-breaking $3b in a day
Bloomberg estimates Facebook CEO’s total net worth at $52.2b, ranking him as the fifth-richest man in the world
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Singer Michael Buble says 3-year-old son has cancer
'I have put our careers on hold in order to devote all our time and attention to helping Noah get well'
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UK royal Kate Middleton visits women's prison, support centre
Duchess of Cambridge also visits The Nelson Trust Women's Centre
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Two US trainers shot dead at Jordan airbase
Shooting took place at the gate of al Jafr base, says army
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China's 'monkey king' picks Trump as next US president
The creature picked between bananas placed beside life-sized cut-outs of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
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Blast kills 11 on way to Afghan wedding
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the Faryab blast
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Tunisian minister sacked after Saudi remarks
The minister publicly suggested the conservative form of Islam practised in Saudi Arabia had links to extremism
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Pro-Trump ad attacks Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s ‘Pakistani origin’
Abedin's mother is Pakistani, born in a part of the former British India that is now Pakistan
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Schools to shut as Delhi chokes on pollution
Decision would affect 900,000 children studying at schools run by the municipality
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Indian bachelor barred from hosting foreign female guest
Mohit Agarwal was due to host a Spanish friend at his home in Gurgaon
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NDTV to be taken off air in India for a day over ‘reckless’ terror coverage
However, the news channel denies the accusation; says its coverage was ‘particularly balanced’
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This Indian man wants his 'extra legs' cut off
Twenty-two year old Arun Kumar was born with a unique deformity: four legs
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Pictures of the day: November 4, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Trump or Hillary: Should media houses endorse politicians?
The Trump-Hillary fight has been marred with multiple firsts and countless rare recurrences
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People think Lindsay Lohan is being paid by the Turkish govt
A phrase Lohan dropped twice— 'the world is bigger than five' — has people in Turkey very suspicious
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Pakistan refuses to attend tobacco conference in India
Minister Saira Afzal Tarar says visit doesn't appear feasible due to on-going tensions
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Starbucks accused of 'promoting Islam' with new cups
Starbucks revealed its new green cup ahead of Election Day in an attempt to unify the country
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Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: Internet monitoring group
Access was being blocked by throttling, an expert from the monitoring group Turkey Blocks said
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Zebrafish offers hope for spinal cord repair: US study
People and zebrafish share many genes, and human CTGF protein is nearly 90 percent similar
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Historic climate pact enters into force
After years of complex and divisive negotiations, a deal was finally endorsed in the French capital last December
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8 killed, over a 100 injured in Car bomb after Turkey arrests Kurdish party leaders
Selahattin Demirtas was detained at his home in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir
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US to deploy missile system in South Korea: General
South Korea in September announced a new location for deploying THAAD, after vocal protests from local residents
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Huawei takes jab at Samsung with 'no explosion' phone
Huawei consumer electronics chief Richard Yu jokingly promises no explosions when charging the Mate 9
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Women in Afghan army overcome opposition, threats
Afghanistan is one of the hardest places in the world to be a woman, according to the United Nations
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Cairo welcomes Pakistani cuisine
The entire theme of the stall was presenting a Pakistani culture, which was decorated with traditional art and crafts
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FIFA fine Iran over 'religious manifestations'
'The association was fined CHF 45,000 for several religious manifestations during a match'
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Android gets record 87.5% of smartphone market
Dominance of Android poses challenges for Google, which offers the system for free to manufacturers
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White House announces US electric car recharging network
Department of Transportation will designate 48 official electric vehicle routes on highways covering 35 of 50 states
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'Rare' Anne Frank poem to be auctioned
The poem was written in the friendship book of the older sister of Anne's best friend
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China launches first heavy-lift rocket
The Long March 5 rocket can carry up to 25 tons - around the same weight as 16 cars - into low earth orbit