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Mind your Ps and Qs: Israeli lawmaker puzzles with Palestine comment
Anat Berko of Likud party says letter P does not exist in Arabic, so borrowed term Palestine is worth debating
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Banners and selfies as Iranians mark revolution anniversary
Iran holds annual celebrations commemorating its 1979 revolution
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Ex-SS guard, 94, on trial in Germany over Auschwitz killings
Reinhold Hanning was taken to court seven decades after the defeat of the Nazis
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N Korea expels all S Koreans from joint industrial zone
Pyongyang says it is placing Kaesong under military control and cutting two key communication hotlines with Seoul
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Cambodian government warns students of Valentine's Day perils
Cambodian women in particular are under intense pressure to retain their virginity until marriage
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Schools shut in India's Bangalore after 'leopard sighting'
Panic grips city after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard six kilometres away from Vibgyor school
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Bangladesh upholds militants' death sentence for UK envoy attack
Group says it was plotting to avenge the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and across the world by America and Britain
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Iranian youth get app to dodge morality police
Gershad works by plotting the location of morality police checkpoints on maps of different Iranian cities
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Indian soldier dies three days after miraculous rescue in Siachen
Hanumanthappa Koppad was rescued late on Monday after spending six days trapped on the world's highest battlefield
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'Iron Boy' saves Sydney as Downey Jr tweets support
Nine-year-old Domenic Pace, who has battled cystic fibrosis throughout his life, idolises Marvel superhero Iron Man
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Preaching austerity, Egypt president rolls out 4-km-long red carpet
Many Egyptians took exception to this display of extravagance; especially as the homes were being made for the poor
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With fewer US troops in Afghanistan, pressure grows for more air strikes
United States carried out around 400 air strikes last year from some 1,100 in 2014, when it was in full combat mode
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US regulator says Google car could be its own driver
Burden remains on self-driving car manufacturers to prove that their vehicles meet rigorous federal safety standards
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Cost of making pricey US fighter jet on decline: general
The F-35 A may reach a price tag for US military and foreign clients of about $80-85 million
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Thai Mad Men tugging on heartstrings with 'sadverts'
So-called sadvertising has exploded around world as brands jostle to engage customers and stand out from competitors
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Gravitational waves: Why the fuss?
Last December, the European Space Agency launched a lab to seek out gravitational waves in space
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Facebook director Andreessen sorry for India Internet remarks
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg condemned Andreessen's Twitter outburst in a Facebook post on Wednesday
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Scores of Nigerian Shia Muslims charged after army clashes
191 members of IMN have been charged with illegal possession of firearms and causing public disturbance
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Burger King to add hot dogs to permanent menu in US
Burger King has introduced a new menu item after its salads and healthier offerings struggled to tempt diners
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Big rise in sex offence complaints at Cologne carnival
The number of sexual offence complaints almost quadrupled at this year's carnival celebrations in Cologne
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Amazon executive to do stint with Italian government
Diego Piacentini will take a leave of absence to lead the prime minister's digital technology office in Italy
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Iran seeks tourism millions as nuclear chill ends
Visitors from only 11 countries are not eligible for a visa on arrival in Iran
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UAE names women ministers for happiness, tolerance
The cabinet has eight new ministers, including five new women, with an average age of 38
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Twitter woes deepen as user base fails to grow
Twitter user base declined slightly to 305 million from 307 million in the previous quarter
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US Senate votes for expanded sanctions on North Korea
Senate Republican Cory Gardner pointed to growing instability on the Korean peninsula as a need for swift action
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be published in book form
David Shelley, chief executive of Little, Brown Book Group, said the script was being published due to public demand
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35 dead in NE Nigeria suicide attacks: state govt
The camp in Dikwa is currently home to people from six local government areas in Borno
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Russian air strikes in Syria 'directly enabling' IS: US
The US-led coalition has waged a separate air campaign against IS since September 2014
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Meteorite not responsible for killing man in India: NASA
Authorities in southern Tamil Nadu state had claimed that meteorite fatally struck bus driver and injured 3 others
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'Longest married couple' of US to advise couples this Valentine's Day
Annie and John Betar will take to Twitter to advise this era’s love birds on life and marriage
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Twitter lets hot tweets rise to top of timelines
The tweaked format aims to inject new life into the struggling one-to-many messaging service
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Indian avalanche soldier's condition worsens after rescue
Hanumanthappa Koppad is "extremely critical" in hospital after he was trapped for 6 days
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Elderly Muslim man was beaten to death on way to mosque in UK, court told
81-year-old Mushin Ahmed succumbed to injuries eleven days after the attack on August 10, 2015
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North Korea's army chief of staff executed
Ri Yong-Gil was executed earlier this month for forming a political faction and corruption, says Yonhap news agency
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Indian scientists express doubt over meteorite death attribution
It cannot be a meteorite, it was a greenish color and no other pieces of debris were found, Devgun said
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Some are wary after attacks, but Paris magic still enchants tourists
Travellers adapt to the fact that "these tragic events can happen anywhere"
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France's Fabius leaves office, reshuffle due
The move is expected to trigger a wider government reshuffle
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Travel: A mystical experience at the Eyüp Sultan Mosque in Istanbul
A trip to Istanbul is incomplete without a visit to the burial site of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
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Rampaging elephant damages buildings in Indian city
The rampaging elephant had made its way from Baikantapur Forest
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Five Pakistanis arrested in Thailand for involvement in fake passports ring
Some of the nearly 200 travel documents found in a Monday raid on Jafary's home were completely forged
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Two-thirds of New Hampshire Republican voters favour ban on Muslims
Exit polls also show that four in 10 primary voters say undocumented immigrants should be exiled
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American Muslims overwhelmingly support Democrats in presidential race
Donald Trump is still the most liked Republican candidate among American Muslims
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Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf 'sport of kings'
Mega-rich owners often keep their falcons in vast air-conditioned rooms and free-flying aviaries
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Somalia plane bomber was meant to board Turkish flight: airline executive
Turkish Airlines spokesman Yahya Ustun confirmed the carrier had canceled a flight
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US unable to crack San Bernardino attacker's phone
Consumers, worried by cyber crime and government snooping, are increasingly drawn to protected products
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In crucial vote, Hillary Clinton fails to rally women to her history-making bid
With women over 45, Clinton prevailed with 56 percent of the vote
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Tourism: a tenth of the world economy
Tourism accounts for 10 percent of gross domestic product and accounts for one in 11 jobs, according to the UNWTO
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China confirms first case of Zika virus: Xinhua
The virus was detected in a 34-year-old man from Ganxian county in the eastern province of Jiangxi
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Olympic fencer, a Muslim, settled on a ‘sport without alteration’
She is believed to be the first American Olympian in any sport to compete while wearing a hijab
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Twitter looks to outside help in fighting abuse
Over 40 organisations are joining as inaugural members of Twitter's freshly-created Trust and Safety Council

















































