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Rights groups slam Myanmar birth law as anti-Muslim
Group backing the legislation says Muslim communities will eventually overrun the predominately Buddhist country
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Saudi Shias prepare mass funeral for bombing victims
Friday's suicide bombing was the second mass killing of Shias in the kingdom since late last year
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Two arrested in Bangladesh over IS recruitment: police
Dhaka police spokesperson says both men were members of banned militant outfit Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh
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Pakistan approaches FBI to probe Axact scandal
Officials say interior ministry has written a letter to FBI seeking help in probing degree scam
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Many Muslim children believe celebrating Christmas is haram: Scotland Yard commander
Senior Muslim police chief calls for 'a move into the private space' of Muslims
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Indian Muslims are nationalists who oppose terror: Indian home minister
Singh lauds Indian Muslims for not allowing fundamentalist groups like Islamic State to influence them
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Taliban truck bomber wounds dozens in southern Afghanistan
Provincial police chief says around 1,000 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack
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More than 500 people killed as heat wave bakes parts of India
Toll is almost certain to rise, officials confirmed
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New US military guidelines pave way for turbans and beards
The guidelines also made allowances for facial hair, body art and other expressions of religious belief
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Rare albino sparrow spotted in Australia
Albino is not expected to survive long with its snowy white plumage making it stand out to birds of prey
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Amid criticism: Afghan spy agency says MoU with ISI embryonic
The MoU with Pakistan will only be legalised after passing through five phases, says Afghan spy agency
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Mass killings: Syria says IS executes hundreds in Palmyra
Streets of the ancient city are littered with of ‘bodies of govt loyalists’
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Wall Street Journal weighs in on Axact scandal
Michael Kugelman discusses if the scam will taint image of Pakistan’s IT sector
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Qatar prevents Nepalese workers to return for funerals following earthquake
Qatar reused to let Nepalese working on World Cup 2020 to return to attend the funeral of loved ones
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Nobel laureate, subject of ‘A Beautiful Mind’ dies in car crash
Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia were both killed after their taxi crashed
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US cop acquitted in shooting death of unarmed black couple
A total of 137 rounds were fired at the car, including 49 by Brelo
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Bangladesh PM slams migrants, calls for trafficking crackdown
PM Sheikh Hasina calls them "mentally sick" and accusing them of hurting the country's image
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Mass graves of suspected migrants found in Malaysia
These were spotted near detention camps run by people-traffickers
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Child prodigy: 11-year-old Indian-American graduates from US college
Tanishq is the youngest person to graduate from American River College this year
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Suspects in Saudi suicide bombing to face justice: king
The interior ministry said the suicide bomber belonged to a cell of which 26 members have been arrested
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Australia to introduce counter-terrorism citizenship changes
The government is considering introducing a 'jihadi watch' programme in schools, which would keep tabs on pupils
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At least five police killed in Taliban attack: officials
Taliban attack on police checkpoints in southern Afghanistan
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Heavy rain in China kills 35, leaves 13 missing: media
The southwest province of Guizhou is among the worst affected with 11 people dead and eight missing as of Friday
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Nepal landslide blocks river, raises fears of flood
"We have asked villagers along river side in districts to move to safer places,” interior ministry official says
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Saudi identifies dead suicide bomber, confirms link to IS
The bomber was a Saudi national and had used RDX to carry out the bombing
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Ireland says 'Yes' to gay marriage in world first
Ballots in 40 out of 43 constituencies counted, the 'Yes' vote is ahead with 62.3 per cent
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Manohar Parrikar's statement proves India involved in terrorism in Pakistan: Aziz
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says Indian counterpart's statement was the worst kind of declaration
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Fresh air strikes, ground fighting in Yemen leaves 40 dead
The fighting killed at least 28 people, including 17 Huthis and 11 tribesmen
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Police shut down mosque installation at Venice church
Made inside a Catholic church, the project served as Iceland's national pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale
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German woman, 65 and mother of 13, gives birth to quadruplets
Mother to 13 and grandmother to seven, becomes the world's oldest mother of quadruplets
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Hundreds of youths protest in Nigeria's Kano over alleged blasphemy: police
There was no damage, no injuries and nobody died as a result of this, says police spokesperson
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San Diego school serves halal food after students go hungry
Parents complained that children were 'going hungry' despite free lunches offered to student body
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Islamic State says it could buy nuclear weapon from Pakistan within a year
Islamic State says it could 'hypothetically' purchase device through arms dealers with links to corrupt officials
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Mother found pushing dead toddler on swing
A witness says she found it strange that the woman had been pushing the child for an unusually long period of time
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India, Israel partner to develop missile system: report
With deals between the two countries amounting to $10 billion, Israel is among India's top defence suppliers
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India Tamil leader returns as state chief after graft case
Court clears Jayaram of corruption for which she was sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs1 billion
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ISIS claims responsibility for bombing at Saudi mosque
ISIS says it would not rest until Shias, which the group views as heretics, are driven from the Arabian peninsula
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New land facility: Turkey opens first island airport
Will strengthen President Erdogan’s election campaign
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Fighting terror with terrorists: Indian defence minister outlines strategy for new 'proxy' war
Says a thorn should be used to remove another thorn, questions why Indian soldiers have to be frontline against terror
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Use of unregistered SIMs is 'haram' decrees Egypt’s foremost religious body
Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa explains that the fatwa is to ensure the SIMS are "not used for terrorist operations”
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Ex-Korean Air Lines executive embroiled in 'nut rage' scandal released from prison
Court says she would have had a chance to reflect on the mental anguish she caused the victims during 5 months in jail
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State Department releases Hillary Clinton’s emails about Libya embassy attack
The release consists of 296 emails, out of 30,000 handed over by Clinton
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Netherlands plans to ban full-face veils in public places
Ban would also apply to full face ski-masks, helmets on public transport, schools, hospitals and government offices
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Top authors urge Bangladesh govt to halt blogger attacks
Petition has been signed by over 150 authors, some of them having won top literary awards
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India may miss tax reforms deadline: Arun Jaitley
The government set a deadline of April 1, 2016, for introducing the key goods and services tax
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British-Pakistani counters terrorism with comic relief
Arshad has been working with police to prevent radicalisation of students and stop them from fleeing to Syria
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RAW at frontline to sabotage Economic Corridor, China warns Pakistan
Chinese authorities caution local authorities of a possible terror attack aimed at making the project a failure
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Go to Pakistan if you can't live without beef: BJP minister
Earlier in March, the Indian state of Maharashtra banned the possession and sale of beef
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Pakistan condemns terrorist attack at Saudi mosque
Foreign ministry conveys heartfelt sympathies and deepest condolences to the bereaved families
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IS cements grip on Iraq-Syria border in 'setback' offensive
It was last border crossing with Iraq still held by Damascus government