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Climate pact: After years of talk, focus shifts to action
'We have the Paris Agreement to guide our way. Now we need governments to implement it'
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Uzbekistan set to bury late strongman Karimov
'Karimov ruled through fear to erect a system synonymous with the worst human rights abuses'
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World oil prices rise on Putin remarks
Iran has pledged to increase its production to pre-sanctions levels of 4 million barrels per day
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Bangladesh police kill 'trainer' behind Dhaka cafe attack
The militant which is known as Murad, was the head of the military wing of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
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1971 war crime: Bangladesh JI leader set to be hanged
Mir Quasem Ali was sentenced to death by a controversial war crimes tribunal for alleged offences during the 1971 war
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Ailing Thai king treated for 'severe infection'
King Bhumibol Adulyadej reign has spanned seven tumultuous decades and the monarch is seen as a unifying force
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Explosion in Philippine president's home city kills 10
Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said at least 60 people were wounded and 10 confirmed dead
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Israel to allow first ICC visit on Gaza war mission
Palestinians formally asked the ICC last year to investigate the Jewish state for alleged war crimes in 2014
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Charlie Hebdo draws global ire with ‘satire’ on Italian earthquake
Friday’s issue of controversial weekly dedicated a cartoon to last week’s deadly earthquake in central Italy
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Dubai debuts driverless minibus
Developed jointly by French group Easy Mile and Dubai-based Omnix, the minibus is powered by an electric motor
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Pictures of the day: September 2, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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London lab recreates horrors of war with 3D technology
Before Forensic Architecture, no surveillance groups had been able to "access" Syria's Saidnaya military prison
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Putin says he doesn't know who hacked US Democratic Party
It might be impossible to establish who engineered the release of sensitive emails, says Russian President
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Muslim family vacationing in UK town termed 'terrorists'
The group of 12, seven of whom were wearing hijabs, visited the town for the first time last week
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Catholic icon Mother Teresa to be proclaimed a saint
Teresa worked with the poorest of the poor in Kolkata for nearly four decades
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Uzbek govt says President Karimov has died
Islam Karimov's health started to worsen days after he suffered a stroke
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Hong Kong authorities 'attacked by Chinese hackers'
California-based security firm FireEye says China-based group attacked at least two Hong Kong govt agencies last month
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Islamic State bans football referees for ‘violating Allah’s commands’
The Islamic State had earlier banned smoking, dancing, watching television and privately accessing the internet
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Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face creams, shampoos
Unilever, Beiersdorf and L'Oreal are among the multinationals converting their supply chains for Indonesia
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'Miracle' patient speaks as Mother Teresa set for sainthood
Besra, a tribal woman from West Bengal, became an overnight sensation in September 1998
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Pakistani man sentenced in US for trying to export military equipment
He was sentenced in US District Court in Arizona
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14,000 migrants saved in Med in 5 days: Italian coastguard
Good summer weather has caused spike in attempted migrant crossings, including a record 6,500 people picked up Monday
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Migrant camp in Calais to be dismantled: French minister
French authorities have made repeated efforts to shut down the camp, which is currently home to nearly 7,000 migrants
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AJK a ‘thorn in India’s flesh’: Indian air chief
Arup Raha rued New Delhi’s non-pragmatic approach to use air power
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Rescuers pull 1,725 migrants to safety from Mediterranean
Italy has become the main focus for seaborne migration to Europe
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India reports 25 percent rise in human trafficking cases in 2015
India is home to 40 percent of the world's estimated 45.8 million slaves, according to a 2016 global slavery index
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Jackie Chan to receive honorary Oscar
The 62-year-old martial artist, known for his comic timing and fighting style, has appeared in more than 150 movies
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Powerful 7.1 magnitude quake jolts New Zealand: USGS
The shallow tremor was estimated at a depth of around 30 kilometres off the coast of the country's north island
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First known TV interview with Nelson Mandela comes to light
The 24-second footage was probably filmed in 1956 during the "Treason Trial," which ended in 1961
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Danish IS 'sympathiser' arrested over drug raid shoot-out
Local media named the man as Mesa Hodzic
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Tensions flare as Afghans seek to rebury 'bandit king'
Gunshots were fired as pallbearers carrying the remains of Kalakani and his comrades approached the site
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Israelis and Palestinians face off — but this time for fun
Dozens of Israelis and Palestinians gather at historic former train station in Jerusalem for backgammon tournament
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Lomography launches 'most advanced instant camera' yet
Set to ship in December, Lomo’Instant Automat is available for pre-order
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Refugee in Germany dies while trying to burn his wife alive in shelter
The fire left the woman seriously injured and part of the shelter building ablaze
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Cow-eating crocodile caught in Northern Australia
Footage shows the crocodile thrashing in the cage as rangers struggled to snare its jaws and drag it out of the water
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Stanford sex assault case spurs get-tough rape proposals
Turner's sentence to months in county jail call for mandatory prison for sex assaults involving unconscious victims
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French finance minister says 'normal that Apple should pay normal taxes'
The European Commission treated it as abnormal state aid, the European Commission is doing its job, says Michel Sapin
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300-year-old mosque to be rebuilt on Hindu temple land
The land was donated to Hanumangarhi temple by Nawab Shujauddaulah in 1765
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EU-US free trade deal dead before arrival
A deal was supposed to be concluded before US President Barack Obama leaves office in January
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Delhi women's minister sacked for 'sex tape'
The minister was sacked after the video showing him kissing two women was leaked to the media
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Indonesian police bust online male prostitution ring
Officers caught the first suspect, a man in his 40s accused of pimping out boys on his Facebook page
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Oldest fossils found in Greenland, from time Earth was like Mars
The experts found tiny humps, between one and 4 cm tall, in rocks at Isua in south-west Greenland
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Cluster bombs killed, maimed more than 400 in 2015: study
The Oslo signatories are to meet in Geneva next week
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Here's what to do if you witness an Islamophobic incident
A young illustrator from Paris has come up with an interesting guide for bystanders to tackle Islamophobic attacks
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The British want to ban the burqa, poll reveals
Poll comes in wake of the burkini controversy
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Australia to widen scope of targets in Islamic State air war
The staunch US ally has some 780 defence personnel in Middle East supporting its operation against extremist group
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Stockholm Muslim school slammed over sex segregation
Headmaster Hussein Ibrahim said he did not see anything wrong in segregating boys from girls
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India confirms 13 of its nationals test positive for Zika in Singapore
Report comes after an outbreak of the disease that at first affected three dozen workers on a construction site
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Australia must choose between United States and China: US Army official
'I think the Australians need to make a choice, it's difficult to walk this fine line between balancing the alliance'
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US, others agreed 'secret' exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal: report
The report is to be published on Thursday by the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security