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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
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At least 110 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Only 29 people have survived, says UNHCR spokesperson
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30 Afghan civilians killed in Kunduz NATO airstrike
The strike occurred after a firefight killed two US soldiers and three Afghan special forces
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China begins work on world's fastest maglev train
CRRC is also building a three-mile track to test the new locomotive
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Saad Hariri named Lebanon's new prime minister
Hariri was endorsed by 110 members of the 127-seat parliament
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Boy rides toy car into oncoming traffic in China
Video footage shows cars and motorbikes weaving around the three-year-old child in Lishui City
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Survey: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton – Who do Pakistanis support?
We ask Pakistanis what’s their take on the extraordinary presidential campaign in the US
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Pakistani doctor banned from practice after beating daughter for going to Halloween party
Rahman kicked and slapped his daughter while she lay on the floor
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England's High Court rules that govt requires parliament's approval to trigger EU divorce
The British government is disappointed with the decision by England's High Court
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Kenya to withdraw from South Sudan after UN force head fired
UNMISS has around 16,000 troops deployed in South Sudan, which has been at war since December 2013
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Britain's gaffe-prone Boris Johnson hits an iceberg
Johnson compared Britain's exit from the European Union to the 1912 sinking of the ill-fated Titanic cruise liner
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Saudi man gets 15 years for Shia cleric support
Nimr and three others were among 47 people convicted of terrorism and executed in January
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Pictures of the day: November 3, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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FO reveals list of 8 Indian 'undercover agents' involved in subversive activities
FO says eight Indian diplomats were involved in terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan
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Documentary to trace band in Paris attacks
The film "Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)" will start with the November 13 attack on the group's show
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Two US military personnel, 16 Afghans killed in clash
The soldiers came under fire as they were assisting Afghan troops to clear a Taliban position
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Israeli religious leaders condemn extremism at Auschwitz
The delegation, including two Sunni imams, walked through the camp's infamous wrought iron "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate
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Sentence over, Saudi activist still in prison
Saudi Arabia was recently re-elected to a new three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council
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Woman 'denied' $43m slot machine jackpot offered steak dinner instead
According to Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, the slot machine had malfunctioned
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This world map just won Japan's most prestigious design award
What differentiates this map from the one widely used today is that it depicts the size of land more accurately
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Melania Trump sues Slovenia journalist over 'escort' claims
The claims were published in Slovenian celebrity magazine Suzy and repeated in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper
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Britain could still change its mind over EU divorce, man who drafted Article 50 says
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will invoke Article 50 by the end of March
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In Iraq village, men celebrate freedom with clippers
Gogjali, this week became the most advanced post of the massive Iraqi offensive launched last month
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Hindu temples attacked in Bangladesh over Facebook post
A local Hindu community leader said at least 15 temples were vandalised and numerous Hindu idols were smashed
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20 boyfriends and 20 iPhones: How one Chinese woman bought a house
The hashtag "20 mobiles for a house" has been used 13 million times on social media
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Israel jails Palestinian minor for life for murder
Since October last year, the violence has claimed the lives of 237 Palestinians, 36 Israelis
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Hulk Hogan gets $31m in Gawker sex tape settlement
Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker, said the group agreed to the settlement because of Hogan's backing from Thiel
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Neither Clinton, nor Trump popular in Arab world: poll
Across 18 countries, 47 per cent "would snub both Clinton and Trump, if given chance to vote"
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Islamic State leader Baghdadi makes first statement in a year
The recording released by the Islamic State-affiliated Al-Furqan media group was a rare sign of life from Baghdadi
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Why Christianity’s holiest shrine is guarded by two Muslim families
For centuries the church has been shared by six old Christian congregations
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Obama warns US fate in voters' hands as Trump gains ground
Meanwhile, Trump has raised eyebrows by campaigning in Wisconsin and Michigan, both traditionally Democratic states
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Amnesty alleges Italian police 'torture' of migrants
Of the 24 reports of ill-treatment Amnesty gathered, 16 involved beatings
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US naval base in Japan briefly in lockdown amid reports of gunshots
Gunshots had been reported from a building on the base at Sasebo
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Eight Indian spies masquerading as diplomats outed
RAW, IB agents were working under diplomatic cover at Indian High Commission in Islamabad
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Suspect arrested in ambush killings of two Iowa policemen
Details of the shootings and the circumstances of Greene's arrest were not made public
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Mississippi church burned, vandalized with 'Vote Trump
The incident is being probed as a hate crime committed one week before the US presidential election
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Facebook-owned Instagram getting into shopping
'We're excited to announce an easier experience to shop the products you love on Instagram'
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Giant Donald Trump to be torched in UK bonfire party
The 36-foot high model of Trump decorated with images of Mexicans will be packed with fireworks and set alight
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Party drugs haul worth $450m seized in India
Bollywood producer Subhas Dudhani arrested in Mumbai after the recovered
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Saudi advisory council rejects study of women driving
Proposal failed to get required 50 percent plus one support among the council's 150 members, who include 30 women
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Journalist killed every 4.5 days, says UNESCO
Unsurprisingly, most deaths -- 59 per cent over the last two years of the 2006-2015 report -- happen in conflict zones
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Swiss police arrest imam, four suspects after raid on mosque
According to local media, the An'Nur mosque is suspected of links to Islamic State
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Pictures of the day: November 2, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Israeli ministers vote to keep lists of online porn users
Bill will require ISPs to supply a free-of-charge filter against offensive websites and content
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UK working to resolve banking concerns to boost trade with Iran
British companies are starting to do business with Iran again with increasing enthusiasm
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Coal mine blast kills 33 in China
Only two miners survived the explosion at the Jinshangou coal mine
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Qatar vows '100% compliance' on key labour reform
Government figures show around 85 percent of Qatar's 2.1 million workforce are now paid electronically
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November's 'supermoon' the biggest in nearly 70 years
This is the closest the Moon will get to Earth until November 25, 2034
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Iraq PM warns Turkey as Ankara deploys troops
Turkish military sources said Tuesday that it had deployed tanks and artillery near the Iraqi border
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Female student killed in Canada school stabbing attack
The school and an adjacent middle school were locked down as a precaution

















































