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Taliban fighters ambush, kill dozens of retreating Afghan troops
A senior security official puts death toll from the Chah-e-Anjir incident at around 90
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Accused New York, New Jersey bomber to make first court appearance
Ahmad Khan Rahami is expected to appear in a New Jersey state court via video link from a hospital
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Nigeria confirms release of 21 girls kidnapped in Chibok by Boko Haram
The girls were kidnapped more than two years ago in a raid on their school
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German authorities under fire over bomb plot suspect suicide
The suspect was discovered last night hanged in his cell in the eastern city of Leipzig
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Charity groups ask court to halt Calais migrant camp closure in France
The organizations lodged their request at a court in Lille on Wednesday evening
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Nobel prize winning Italian playwright Dario Fo dead
Fo was best known for his works 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist' and 'Can't Pay, Won't Pay'
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Blast hits far-right bookshop in Athens: police
The blast came after a phone call was placed to a left-wing newspaper warning of the imminent attack
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Helicopter and digger used to rescue trapped elephants in China
The two adult elephants helped the calf keep afloat as the water levels rose
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Child finds 'sliced finger tip' in Japanese noodles
Restaurant said the incident occurred when a female kitchen worker accidentally cut her thumb
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Philippines' Duterte seeks money, respect in China
Analysts believe Duterte's attraction to a rising China is typical of his ultra-pragmatic governing style
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Coke, Pepsi fund health groups... but fight them too: study
The donations have become larger in recent years, alongside mounting public health campaigns
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UN set to appoint Antonio Guterres at the helm
UN diplomats say they expect Guterres to shake up the world body and play a more prominent role than Ban Ki-moon
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India's Modi hosts BRICS leaders as bloc beset by economic woes
BRICS was formed in 2011 with the aim of using its growing economic, political influence to challenge Western hegemony
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Sarkozy, Juppe set for French presidential primary showdown
Sarkozy faces inquiries into influence-peddling and suspected illegal funding of his failed 2012 election campaign
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Singapore comes under pressure over female genital cutting of babies
Worldwide, more than 200 million girls and women are believed to have undergone female genital cutting or mutilation
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Pakistan among top 10 countries for disaster deaths in the last 20 years
In the period from 1996 to 2015, 7,056 disasters were recorded worldwide
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World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire
Syria has been plunged into some of the worst violence of the five-year civil war after a hard-won truce collapsed
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Brexit battle reaches UK's high court in challenge to PM
Govt says it has "royal prerogative" to negotiate Brexit without needing a legally-binding parliamentary vote
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Nations meet in Rwanda to tackle greenhouse gases
Representatives of 197 countries, among them US Secretary of State John Kerry, are attending the summit
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Anxious prayers for ailing Thai king outside hospital
Bhumibol's health is a sensitive subject and palace officials maintain tight control over news about his condition
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Espresso yourself! Japan perks up to 'sexy' coffee
Japanese people have an extremely sensitive palate so they can appreciate subtle differences in flavour
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Women accuse Trump of groping, forcibly kissing them
Trump campaign quickly fires back, denies reports
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Haiti tops list of disaster deaths: UN
'Of course it is challenging in a country like Haiti for reasons of governance and poverty'
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Germany bomb plot suspect found dead in cell: authorities
Jaber Albakr, was arrested two days earlier following a tense manhunt after police found explosives in his apartment
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US Navy destroyer again targeted by missiles from Yemen
Neither of missiles hit the ship or caused any damage as it operated north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait
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Attackers shoot dead political party worker in Indian-held Kashmir
Hours after two suspected militants were killed by armed forces in the region
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IS drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops
Two local Kurdish peshmerga fighters grabbed it and took it back to their camp to inspect it where it blew up
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Fresh fighting in central African republic kills at least 10
Several people were also wounded in the attack targeting the Kaga Bandoro
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A facelift for the Moon every 81,000 years
More than 100 tonnes of dust and sand-sized particles rain down on the planet every day
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UK firm fined over Harrison Ford injury on "Star Wars" set
London-based Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, owned by Walt Disney Co, had admitted two breaches of health and safety laws
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10 killed in Shia Muslim clashes in Nigeria
Soldiers and police opened fire on an Islamic Movement in Nigeria procession
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Turkish currency hits record low after slew of bad data
Lira hit 3.0974 to the US dollar at one point, losing more than 0.3 per cent of its value, edged back to 3.0868 later
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Indian Muslim held for ‘WhatsApp message on beef’ dies in custody
Minhaj Ansari, 22-year-old resident of Jharkhand, was beaten up and tortured in police custody, claims family
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Blast kills 14 Shias in northern Afghanistan
The blast came as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin attacks in Kabul on Tuesday
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McDonald's reduces use of its famed mascot during 'creepy clown' craze
Fearing he could be mistaken for one of the malevolent "creepy clowns" terrorizing Americans
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National symbol of France could be woman in 'burqa': Hollande
There is a problem with Islam because it requires (holy) sites and recognition, claims French president
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit India next week
Both sides are expected to discuss border management as country shares its western frontier with India's northeast
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Start-up raises $12m to help employees see the world while working
Participants spend a whole year working abroad, moving to a different city each month
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Eight killed in female suicide bomb attack in NE Nigeria
Detonated her explosives in a taxi close to a camp housing displaced people
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Former British PM David Cameron reveals his new job
Find out here
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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly mosque attack in Afghan capital
IS says attacker detonated a suicide vest after firing all his ammunition, but security forces said they shot the man
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Britain's Royal Mail bans delivery of Samsung Galaxy Note 7s
Making it potentially difficult for many Britons to return the recalled devices
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Creepy clowns spotted in Netherlands
Creepy clown sightings in more than a dozen US states in past weeks have caused a wave of hysteria among people
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Militants killed as three-day held Kashmir gunbattle ends
The militants took up positions inside a 60-room institute in the region's main city of Srinagar
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Famed Indian perfumer raped before being killed in Goa flat
The accused disguised as a security supervisor to gain entry into Monika Ghurde’s flat
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22% population is undernourished in Pakistan, reveals Global Hunger Index
The country ranks 107 among 117 developing countries; remains behind India, Bangladesh
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Mourning Afghans mark Ashura hours after shrine attack
UN in Afghanistan called attack an ‘atrocity’ and put death toll at 18 on Wednesday
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Pictures of the day: October 12, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Erdogan says Clinton comments on arming Kurds 'politically inept'
"It is a very unfortunate statement," Erdogan said
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Two dead, 24 hurt in Philippine fireworks blaze
Fire set off series of explosions at a strip of shops that overturned a truck and badly damaged three other vehicles

















































