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Teacher in Indian Kashmir starts makeshift schools
Ghulam Rasool Kambay has more than dozen tutorial centres in villages in a district south of main city of Srinagar
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Philips introduces new motion sensor lighting device
The Hue motion sensor also senses whether its day or night time and adjusts its lighting accordingly
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Kerry says evidence of Islamic State links to Bangladesh attacks
The organisation has contacts with eight entities around the world and one of them is in South Asia, says US Secretary
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France's Sarkozy says would change constitution to ban burkinis
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said a law against the garments would be ruled unconstitutional
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New suspected MH370 debris found in Mozambique
A South African hotelier said he had picked up a piece of aircraft wreckage off the coast
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Pictures of the day: August 29, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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More than 300 reindeer killed by lightning in Norway
Television footage showed the animals' dead bodies lying close together on the ground
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Doha airport brings in passenger tax
The 35-riyal ($10) levy is to be introduced this week, Hamad International Airport says
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Iran deploys Russian-made S-300 missiles at its Fordow nuclear site: TV
Iran and the six major powers reached a landmark nuclear deal in 2015 aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear programme
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US drone enters Iran's airpsace, leaves after warning
Tasnim gave no details on how the Iranian authorities had warned the unmanned drone to leave its airspace
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Muslim women can pronounce triple talaq: Indian seminary
Ruling comes in the wake of the practice being challenged by an Indian Muslim woman
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Suicide attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town
Health official says five members of a same family are among the dead
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Indian press face violence, murder: rights group
Committee to Protect Journalists says intimidation and attacks on reporters were especially rife in rural areas
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Mars isolation experiment ends after a year
The team was based on a barren, northern slope of Mauna Loa, living inside a dome that is 36 feet
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Kerry meets Bangladesh PM after extremist attacks
One-day trip of US Secretary of State is expected to focus on mounting concerns of extremist violence in country
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10 amusing pictures of dogs in motion
If you're a dog owner, you'll be familiar with the frantic shaking after bath time
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Singapore wages war on Zika-bearing mosquitoes
Inspectors from National Environment Agency visit homes in a suburban district to check for potential breeding sites
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Suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen army camp
Sources say attacker drove his vehicle into a gathering of new recruits at the camp in northern Aden
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Paris restaurant refuses to serve Muslim women
Chef says 'all Muslims are terrorists'
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Afghanistan launches polio drive in former Islamic State areas
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries in the world where polio remains endemic
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Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan freed
Afghan National Directorate for Security says Wilson had been freed on Sunday night after a raid by special forces
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Afghan court sentences senior Taliban leader to death
Afghan officials say Sirajuddin Haqqani's brother Anas Haqqani was taking care of fundraising for Haqqani network
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Bomb explodes at Brussels criminology institute, no casualties
The building was empty and no one was wounded
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Los Angeles airport evacuated after unconfirmed reports of shooting
Police searching the airport, taking all precautions to ensure the public's safety
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Iran deploys long-range missiles to Fordo nuclear site
'S-300 system is a defence system not an assault one, but the Americans did their best for Iran not to get hold of it'
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Mexico discovers hidden tunnel to US
Such passages are typically used by drug traffickers or undocumented migrants
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Germany, France, Poland call for closer ties post-Brexit
Foreign ministers gathered in eastern German town of Weimar to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 'Weimar Triangle'
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Uber, Careem suspend services in UAE capital
'This is a temporary suspension and we will let you know of any further updates' Uber spokesperson in Dubai said
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Breakaway Taliban faction mired in uncertainty
The group’s chief Mullah Rasool is thought by some to have been arrested inside Pakistan
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Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed
While Turkey says 25 Kurdish militants were killed in its air strikes but denies there were civilian casualties
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Anti-burkini law would be 'unconstitutional': French minister
Bernard Cazeneuve reiterated the government's opposition to legislating on the controversial matter
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High toll for Libyan troops battling Islamic State in Sirte
Heavy fighting resumed on Sunday after a one-week lull
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EU nations must not to refuse Muslim migrants: Merkel
Up to 300,000 asylum seekers are expected to arrive Europe this year, says Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees
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Former Obama aide calls Trump a 'psychopath'
"Basically, you have a psychopath running for president," David Plouffe said in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
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'Mouse' grounds Air France flight
It took several hours to remove the unwanted passenger from the flight bound for the French capital
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German vice chancellor says can't see Turkey in EU anytime soon
Turkey started talks about joining the EU in 2005 but has made little progress despite an initial burst of reforms
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Uzbekistan government says ailing leader hospitalised
The statement did not offer any details about strongman Karimov's condition
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Iran arrests nuclear negotiator suspected of spying
The suspect was released on bail after a few days in jail but is still under investigation
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More bodies located beneath rubble in Italy quake zone
Residents of the hill town said up to 10 people were still missing
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Germany expects 300,000 asylum seekers this year: official
Nearly 1.1 million asylum seekers arrived in Germany last year
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Couple rescued after searchers spot SOS on remote island
The couple were found on uninhabited East Fayu island in Micronesia by a US Navy air crew
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Far-right group holds anti-Islam rally in Melbourne
The protest was organised by the The True Blue Crew, an anti-immigration group in Australia
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Youth movement: Gazans take up rollerblading
The rollerblades are procured from a second-hand market with goods from Israel
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World's oldest human being discovered in Indonesia
Mbah Gotho has official identification showing his birth date to be December 1870
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North Korea rejects UN council's condemnation
The 15-member council agreed on Friday to "take further significant measures" against North Korea
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Philippine Muslim extremists stage mass jailbreak
Authorities said they were investigating why the jail's guards did not resist Saturday's raid
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Father proud of Australia backpacker stabbing victim
Tom Jackson, 30, suffered critical head injuries in the attack by Frenchman Smail Ayad, 29
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Qatar security guard in race of his life
While many dream of becoming an international track star, the 22-year-old Kenyan may actually have a chance
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Pakistan should not internationalise Kashmir issue: Indian minister
PM Nawaz nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to be dispatched to world capitals to highlight the problem
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British PM to trigger EU pull-out 'without parliament vote'
Once Article 50 is triggered, it would start a two-year countdown to Britain's exit from the European Union