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India, US clear two ground-breaking defence projects as Carter holds talks
Carter is due to sign a new 10-year defence cooperation pact with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parikkar
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Will address your issues even in the middle of the night, Modi assures Muslim leaders
Modi said he neither believes in politics which divides people, nor will he ever speak communal language
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Saudi Arabia beheads two drug traffickers
94 Saudis and foreigners have been put to death so far in 2015, compared to 87 in all of last year
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India launches "Lost and Found" website to find missing children
Launched to help families trace tens of thousands of children in the country who go missing every year
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US police shoot dead Muslim student 'high on magic mushrooms'
Police said Feras Morad had been acting 'threateningly', while eye-witnesses said the student reacted badly to a...
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BBC says sorry after tweets suggest UK queen hospitalised
March 2013 with was the first time she had needed hospital treatment in a decade
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PTI chief asks Ban Ki-moon to aid Rohingya Muslims
Imran says silence and complete inaction by UN on Rohingya Muslims' plight and persecution is failure of the UN
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Syria regime barrel bombs kill 24, including children: monitor
Regime barrel bombs,have often struck schools, hospitals and markets in Syria
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Islamic State risks becoming global menace: US envoy
The group has lost about a quarter of the populated areas it once held in Iraq
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Twenty-five Iraqi tourists killed in Iran bus crash
A brake defect causes driver to lose control, sending the bus crashing 200 metres down into a river
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Jailed Israeli soldier freed after 'pork sandwich scandal'
'On the one hand, the IDF (army) will continue to keep kosher but we not poke our noses into soldiers' sandwiches'
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2,000-year-old natural pearl found at remote Australian site
The pink-and-gold-coloured pearl is almost spherical, with a five-millimetre diameter
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Modi's govt plans carnival to mark 1965 war with Pakistan
From September 1 to September 23, a carnival will be held to mark 50 years to the war with Pakistan
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India suppresses Kashmiri Muslims, holds sham elections at gun-point: FO
FO spokesperson says India is unlawfully occupying the territories of Jammu and Kashmir
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Obama says Israel risks losing credibility over Palestinian state stance
Netanyahu sparked international concern when he ruled out the establishment of a Palestinian state
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China says small tornado hit area where ship sank
Early investigations show that tornado winds had speed of more than 117 kilometres per hour
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India capital bans Nestle noodles in growing lead scare
At least 10 Indian states have ordered withdrawal of Maggi noodles from shops or ordered testing of noodle samples
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Precarious limbo awaits Rohingya who make it to Malaysia
There are, however, fresh hopes that growing awareness of the Rohingya plight could open doors overseas
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Ask Pakistan to remove Musharraf's name from ECL: US shadow secretary requests Obama
Letter says former military ruler helped US during 9/11 and his gesture should be reciprocated
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US says 10,000 Islamic State militants killed in nine-month campaign
We have conceived a three-year plan and we're nine months into it, says Blinken
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Bangladeshi writer leaves for US after threats by militants
Nasreen who now lives in New Delhi, feels unsafe in the Indian capital
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Japan mulls emergency toilets in elevators
Move comes after dozens of people were left high and dry following 7.8 magnitude quake
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China relatives hope for 'miracle' in race to find ship survivors
With 18 bodies recovered, hundreds of mostly elderly passengers remain missing
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Pinterest adds one click shopping with 'Buyable pins'
Buyable pins are a simple and secure way to buy the products
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US Congress passes bill curbing NSA surveillance
The USA Freedom Act would explicitly prohibit the mass collection of telephone metadata. Goes to Obama for signing
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Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo Bay alleges CIA sexual abuse, torture beyond Senate findings
Senate investigators found internal CIA documents confirming that Khan had received involuntary rectal feeding
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Wars in Pakistan, Afghanistan killed 150,000 since 9/11: Study
Another 162,000 have been wounded since the US-led offensive that toppled the Taliban government in Afghanistan
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US announces new security measures at airports as agents smuggle fake bombs
Also orders new training for TSA officers and the testing and evaluation of security equipment
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Indian acid producers responsible for 'vile' attacks: women leader
Acid attacks on women are most common in Cambodia, followed by Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India
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5 noted personalities who left Pakistan for India
See who made it to the list
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Anti-Islam protester has change of heart after observing prayer service at Arizona mosque
While at Friday's vigil, Leger spoke with a group of people who pray at the mosque after they invited him inside
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Myanmar jails writer for 2 years for 'insulting religion': lawyer
Today's verdict is yet another blow to freedom of expression in Myanmar
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Turkey's Erdogan sues opposition chief over 'gold toilet seat' claim
The president's lawyer is seeking 100,000 Turkish Liras ($37,300) in compensation for slander from Kemal Kilicdaroglu
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Republic Airways says there is no 'open-can rule' after Muslim denied soda
Muslim passenger aboard United Airlines flight broke down into tears after facing ‘unjust discrimination’
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Russian missile maker says BUK rocket downed MH17
State-controlled missile producer Almaz-Antey said they could not pinpoint which side shot down the plane
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Four dead in helicopter crash in quake-hit Nepal
Aircraft from Kathmandu-based Mountain Helicopters came down in a forested area north of the capital
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Saudi beheads wife killer, Syrian drug trafficker
The Saudi national was accused of stabbing his wife to death; number of executions this year stand at 92
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Indian beheaded in suspected ritual seeking better harvest
The decapitated body of Thepa Kharia, an unemployed man, was found inside his house on Sunday
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Canada court orders tobacco firms to pay smokers Can$15.5b
The smokers claimed they were never warned about the health risks associated with smoking
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82-year-old Sikh man beaten up for looking like a Muslim still awaits justice
Singh was attacked outside a gurdwara in California where he was preparing free meals to give to the homeless
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Egypt postpones final ruling on Morsi death sentence
On May 16 Morsi and more than 100 others were sentenced to death after being convicted of plotting jailbreaks
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Obama defends Iran nuclear talks on Israeli TV
Israel has been a fierce critic of a looming deal between Iran and world powers comprising the United States
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War in Pakistan, Afghanistan has killed over 149,000 since 2001: report
Study looks at war-related deaths, injuries and displacement in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Prayers on chairs ban sparks outrage in Bangladesh
Critics saying it will exclude the elderly and infirm from prayers
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Pakistan dismisses India's concerns over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Responding to Sushma Swaraj's statement, FO says the $46 billion project will benefit the entire region
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Indian woman accuses Uber driver of sexual harassment
Uber was banned in New Delhi in December after a woman passenger accused one of its drivers of rape
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Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps: report
Women sometimes were taken away by guards for several days to be used as sex slaves, says Khaidha
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At Iran anti-IS cartoon contest, pens also jab the West
Among those most lampooned in the cartoons are leaders from the United States, Arab nations, and Israel
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Militant attack kills nine Afghan employees of Czech NGO: officials
The victims were employees of People in Need (PIN), a Czech organisation
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Obama says Myanmar needs to end discrimination of Rohingya to succeed
US is focused on making sure Rohingya who have been subject to human trafficking or are adrift at sea are relocated