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'Nice guy' Trump hosts 'Saturday Night Live'
Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and red tie, the bombastic Trump stepped on stage and insisted 'I am a nice guy'
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Netanyahu, Obama look to move past Iran deal row
The two have not met since October 2014, and deep disagreement over the July accord provoked bitter exchanges
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For Afghan women, driving a car brings both fear and freedom
Kabul's traffic department estimates show up to 1,000 women each year apply to join driving schools in Afghan capital
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Indian PM concedes defeat in key state election
Modi's defeat is a setback to his plans to push economic reforms through national parliament where BJP lacks majority
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Infighting: Clashes break out between Afghan Taliban, dissidents
No immediate report of casualties as the area is remote and details of the fighting are yet to emerge
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China weighs in
The Chinese play the long game, are far seeing and have their eyes on the prize — business
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Protestor killed in Indian-held Kashmir after Modi visit
The PM announced $12 billion in financial assistance to the restive Himalayan region
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WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
The former British colony recorded around half of the cases in an epidemic infecting 28,600 and claiming 11,300 lives
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Death toll from Romania fire reaches 38, former mayor arrested
The fire broke out last Friday night at a rock concert in the Colectiv nightclub in the capital Bucharest
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Controversial Russian media mogul found dead in Washington
Russia Today says Mikhail Lesin has died of a heart attack
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Russia faces evacuating 80,000 nationals from Egypt
Numerous Russians stranded in Egypt after Kremlin grounded all flights to country following an airliner crash in Sinai
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Israeli troops in Hebron crackdown after shootings
Around 4,000 Jewish worshippers were visiting Hebron on Friday and Saturday as part of a religious pilgrimage
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Nepal to import fuel from Bangladesh to keep planes flying
Protesters have blocked a key checkpoint bordering India for more than six weeks, cutting off vital supplies
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Scaling mountains: If I can do it so can you, says Samina Baig
'I want to tell the women in Pakistan that if I can climb mountains, they can climb their own mountains'
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We will send Ramzan back if Pakistan is ready to accept him: Sushma Swaraj
Swaraj says that her country's high commissioner met Ramzan's mother and offered her visa to visit her stranded son
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Planned refugee centre burned down in Sweden
The planned shelter, on the outskirts of the town of Floda in southwest Sweden, had yet to welcome its first residents
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British airliners on standby for stranded tourists in Egypt
Some flights resumed on Friday to bring home tourists stuck in the resort, where about 20,000 Britons were on holiday
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Alcohol, drugs, dancing: 35 arrested for holding 'loud party' near Makkah
The 'Religious Police' seized large quantities of alcohol and drugs at the party and arrested 35
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Egypt says foreign powers ignored calls to fight terrorism
Russia, Turkey and several European countries have suspended flights to Sharm al-Sheikh
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IS frees 37 kidnapped Syrian Christians: NGO
Most of the released hostages were women who were abducted more than eight months ago
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Hitler was shrewd, not so hypnotic, new German biography says
While all Hitler's policies and the results were catastrophic, he acted smartly in specific situations
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Boeing expects Kuwait jet sale soon, oil price hitting some deals
Kuwait was expected to announce an order for 28 of the fighter jets worth over $3 billion
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German secret service 'systematically spied' on allies
BND has already been accused of eavesdropping at French presidency and European Commission on behalf of the NSA of US
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Indian-held Kashmir on high alert for Modi's visit
Nearly 300 activists have been arrested to prevent them from mobilising, a police officer said
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Modi pledges $12 billion to 'fulfil dreams' of Indian-held Kashmir
Modi steered clear of politics in his speech in the disputed region
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Xi stresses China sea claims, but won't 'bully' neighbours
China will continue to seek resolution of the disputes through negotiation and consultation, he said
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Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack'
Mounting evidence that the Airbus A321 was attacked has prompted a growing list of governments to warn against travel
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Strong 6.8-magnitude quake rocks Chile: USGS
The earthquake hit early Saturday morning but there was no tsunami alert
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Greenpeace says India operating licence cancelled
The NGO is at loggerheads with the Modi-led government over claims of environmental damage
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Leaders of China, Taiwan meet for first time in six decades
The first such meeting since China's civil war ended in 1949 is being held at a luxury hotel
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Sexting scandal shocks US high school
Over 100 students trading nude pictures and posting them on social media with some kids being as young as 12
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Two US officers arrested over death of six-year-old boy
The death will add to growing criticism in some quarters about perceived brutality in US police forces
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Decorated Sikh soldier takes command of Canada's military
He will be responsible for winding down Canada's combat mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria
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Putin associate found dead in Washington hotel: report
Lesin is credited with creating Russia Today, an English-language news network backed by the Russian government
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Though not on ballot, Narendra Modi is at center of vote in India
A victory for Modi would almost certainly strengthen his hand in the coming winter session of Parliament
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Egypt crash shows mass surveillance can be crucial: analysts
Initial report of 224 people killed probably came from an agent on ground; security services won't admit, Joshi said
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UN watchdog confirms Syria mustard gas use, chlorine attack
3 reports have been sent by OPCW to the body's 192 members after separate missions to investigate incidents in Syria
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Violence as anti-capitalist march hits London
Demonstrators threw fireworks and bottles at police while several bleeding protesters were treated for injuries
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Black box confirms 'violent, sudden' demise of Russian plane: source
Russian plane with 224 people on board had crashed in a mountainous part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on October 31
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Man stabs 15-year-old girl to death at Bulgarian school
Investigators says the attacker had been in a relationship with the girl
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Alibaba to take over China's YouTube
An estimated deal of $4.8 billion to take over video streaming service Youku Tudou
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Chhota Rajan names police officials in touch with Dawood Ibrahim: reports
The notorious gangster was extradited to new Delhi on Thursday in a special Indian Air Force aircraft
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Russia suspends flights to Egypt on security advice
The move follows decisions by Britain and Ireland to suspend flights to and from Sharm al-Sheikh
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UN fund approves its first climate aid for poor nations
The money is to help poor nations make the shift from cheap and abundant fossil fuels to renewable energy sources
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Tens of thousands grounded as Lufthansa cabin crew strike
Of the cancelled flights, 23 were inter-continental services, Lufthansa said in a statement
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Saudi media accuses religious police of using porn to lure cybercrime suspects
Police has strongly denied claims of luring cybercrime suspects using obscene photographs
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India orders Greenpeace to shut down over fraud
Organisation campaigns against coal mines in forests, genetically modified crops, nuclear power and waste management
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Afghan activists hold protest after woman is stoned to death
President Ashraf Ghani ordered a probe into the stoning in a Taliban-controlled area just outside Firozkoh
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Crash forensics to determine whether bomb downed Russian jet
Britain earlier said it believed Islamic State may have downed the jet, but Egypt said there was no evidence
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As a boy, pope wanted to be a butcher
The pontiff also confides that he missed being able to walk on the streets

















































