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Rare elephant bird egg could fetch more than $70,000 at auction
It's the largest egg from the largest bird that ever existed
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Samsung regains lead over Apple in smartphone market
Chinese manufacturer Lenovo was third after completing its acquisition of Motorola from Google
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How would Pakistanis feel if we did the same in their time of crises, asks Saudi Envoy
Acting Saudi Ambassador voices displeasure at Pakistan's decision to distance itself from conflict in Yemen
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Nigeria working to identify nearly 300 rescued women, girls
Nigeria seeking to identify nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram
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Buried for 82 hours, Nepal quake survivor 'drank urine to survive'
Rishi Khanal knew what he must do to survive: drink his own urine
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Charlie Hebdo cartoonist says he will no longer draw cartoons about the Prophet
Cartoonist Luz says drawing Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) 'no longer interests' him
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Saudi Arabia trains Yemeni tribals to fight against the Houthis
300 tribal fighters trained in Saudi Arabia were deployed back to their home area in central Marib province
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4-month-old rescued from rubble 22 hours after Nepal earthquake
Infant's rescue among many incidents of hope in disaster-stricken Nepal
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Army sets up field hospital in quake-hit Nepal
ISPR releases pictures of military doctors treating the injured
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Egyptian Muslims gather funds for church in Cairo
Egypt has been afflicted by sectarian violence in the past but both faiths are making efforts to remain united
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US military tests 'self-steering' bullets which can follow moving targets
Bullet developed to ‘increase hit rates for difficult, long-distance shots’
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UN experts seek more transparency on US drone war
Rights experts hail US move to review counter-terrorism operations after attack in Pakistan killed 2 foreign hostages
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Insurgents flooding in from Pakistan to north: Afghan official
Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesperson for Afghan interior ministry, says Afghan troops are fighting militants in Kunduz
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Indian minister disparages farmers for suicides, draws opposition ire
Dozens of poverty-stricken, debt-laden farmers have killed themselves in the past two months
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China chokes as tobacco profits
China has more than 300 million smokers
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Pakistan lends no support to Austria’s anti-nuclear weapons treaty in UN
Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects
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Female Afghan 'Top Gun' soars above gender barrier
Niloofar Rahmani cuts a striking presence as she struts across the tarmac at the Kabul Air Force base
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Saudi king names new heir to throne in govt shakeup
The reshuffling also sees world's longest-serving foreign minister replaced
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Nigeria claims rescue of nearly 300 women, girls from Boko Haram stronghold
Nigerian defence spokesperson gave no indication as to how long it would take for the hostages to be identified
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Indonesia executes foreign drug convicts, defying global anger
There was shock and anger in Australia over the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
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Saudi-led coalition destroys Yemen runway after Iran defies blockade
Saudi Arabia claims bombing forced Iranian plane to turn back. Iran denies, claims planes landed in Sanaa
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Baltimore burning
The fault lines which have divided US since the Civil War are still there
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French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
A 15-year-old Muslim girl who was banned from class twice for wearing a long black skirt
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Mosque inspired by Cave of Hira nominated for London design museum's annual show
The mosque represents purest forms of light and matter, just as a primary inner world, free from all cultural burdens
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Workers in a race against time to complete expansion work on Makkah's Grand Mosque
Officials claim 95% of the work has been completed
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Nepal says no more foreign rescue teams needed in quake search
Nepal has told aid agencies it did not need more foreign rescue teams to come, its government and military could cope
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Boston bomber was drunk, high before going radical
"Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev smoked pot, partied and drank before turning radical", told witnesses.
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52 missing feared dead in Afghanistan landslide
Disaster in Badakhshan province comes nearly a year after another landslide triggered by heavy rains.
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US protests over police killings of black suspects
Riots increase after the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died of spinal injuries eight days after he was detained.
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Iran forces Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship to Iranian port: US officials
US claims one of the Iranian vessels "fired shots" across the bow of the Maersk Tigris
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Gulf Arab leaders to meet next week ahead of Obama summit
Summit is expected to touch on Iran's nuclear programme and developments in Yemen
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Saudi Arabia arrests 93 Islamic State suspects: state news agency
Those arrested include at least 65 Saudi nationals, the interior ministry said in a statement
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Up to 250 missing after avalanche hits Nepal trekking route
Foreign tourists may be among the missing in the avalanche, which hit the village of Ghodatabela, in Rasuwa district
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Indian, Afghan leaders pledge to fight militants, build trade
Modi says India should join an existing Afghan-Pakistan Trade and Transit agreement
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59 Pakistanis arrive from quake-hit Nepal
ISPR says Army search teams have started rescue operations in Bakhtapur and Kathmandu
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10 Pakistanis, Indian killed in Saudi construction collapse
Diplomatic source says bodies of six Pakistanis had been pulled and rescuers were trying to free bodies of two more
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Fighting flares as Taliban advance on major Afghan city Kunduz
Hundreds of militants closed in on Kunduz city after attacking outlying police and army checkposts
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Baltimore deploys National Guard troops as riots erupt
15 policemen injured as stone-throwing mobs clash with law enforcement and attack local businesses, 27 people arrested
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Eight million people may be affected by Nepal earthquake, says UN
Out of the 39 districts affected, over two million people live in 11 severely affected districts
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Apple now sells more iPhones in China than the US
Chief Executive Tim Cook says China's expanding middle class fuelling iPhone sales, which is bulk of company's sales
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‘Good year in Pakistan’: Dutch stand by Pakistan in war on terror, says envoy
Marcel de Vink says improved security situation will help in attracting new investors to the country
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Facebook rolls out video calls on Messenger
Facebook last year broke off Messenger from the main Facebook application for mobile users
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T.Rex's 'bizarre' vegetarian cousin puzzles scientists
Chilesaurus diegosuarezi had a bird-like beak with leaf-shaped teeth
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UN report: Israel responsible for Gaza shelter attacks
The UN chief vowed to "spare no effort to ensure that such incidents will never be repeated.
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Air conditioning use poised to spike worldwide: study
A 2 per cent annual increase in household income, higher temperatures, could lead to increased use of air conditioners
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VIDEO: Drone footage shows the destruction of Nepal's heritage sites by the earthquake
Rescue officials say more than 4,000 people are now known to have died in Nepal
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The secret of how Egyptians moved pyramid stones has finally been discovered
The simple trick would mean Egyptians used half the manpower previously believed to have been used
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In fashion first, Google shows what’s hot and not
Tulle skirts are in. Jogger pants are hot. But high-waisted shorts? You don’t want to go there
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Stranded on the Everest: Rescue teams make frantic efforts to evacuate dozens of survivors
As many as 120 people are awaiting rescue on the world's highest mountain
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Google launches portal to buy patents
Patent holders can tell Google about the patents they're willing to sell and the expected price through the portal