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Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in northern Iraq
More than 15 warplanes struck sites where the PKK are located
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'I panicked' says Hungarian camerawoman who kicked refugees
Hungarian camerawoman says she honestly regrets what she has done and takes responsibility for it
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Video shows refugees fed 'like animals in pen' in Hungary camp
Women and children were caught in the chaos as hungry people frantically tried to grab bread flying through the air
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S Korean gets 12 years for knife attack on US ambassador
Seoul Central District Court cites medical reports showing Kim came close to severing carotid artery in Lippert's neck
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Japan rivers burst their banks triggering further floods, 25 missing
Unprecedented rain in Japan and heavy floods floods have forced more than 100,000 people to flee from their homes
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Gun battle kills four in Indian Kashmir
Two terrorists were killed and we lost two soldiers in the firefight with them, local deputy IG of police said
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Islamic school teachers sentenced to jail for repeatedly beating up 10-year-old boy
Boy was hit with a plastic stick for talking in class and failing to recite the Quran properly
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US companies guilty of conspiring to export misbranded halal products to Muslim countries
Companies plead guilty to making 'fraudulent, deceptive, and misleading claims' about source and nature of products
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China developing new attack helicopter with stealth abilities
Its stealth capabilities will "reshape the combat patterns" of the People's Liberation Army
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Japan charges Bitcoin exchange CEO with embezzlement
The head was charged with embezzlement amid fraud allegations over disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars
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Germany pushes divided EU on migrant quota plan
160,000 new arrivals are in need of being divided around the EU bloc
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Migrant waves to Germany: factfile
Merkel says they should draw on the lessons of the 60s and make it an absolute priority to integrate the new arrivals
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BJP slaps beef ban in Kashmir
Kashmiri groups call for a shutter-down strike to protest against the ban
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Dutch aid worker freed in Afghanistan after 81 days
A spokesperson for Helvetas confirmed the good news, but added "we still don't know who abducted her and why."
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No 'specific or credible threats' linked to 9/11 anniversary: FBI chief
FBI director James Comey said it was closely watching for threats from al Qaeda or Islamic State
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Obama wants US to prepare for 10,000 Syrian refugees next year: White House
The number reflects a "significant scaling up" of the US commitment to accept refugees from the war-torn country
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Hungarian photojournalist faces criminal charges for kicking refugees
Prosecutors say they will investigate Petra Laszlo for "breach of peace"
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After two weeks, Pakistani diplomats peek out of Kabul embassy
Dozens of diplomatic and embassy staff were confined to embassy building after facing harassment, kidnapping attempts
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Japan nuclear plant begins post-Fukushima commercial operations
This is the first time in two years of shutdown which had been triggered by the Fukushima crisis.
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Bangladesh arrests militant chief over blogger murders
Rapid Action Battalion says they have arrested head of a group called Ansarullah Bangla Team banned in May
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Tens of people killed in southeastern Turkish town under curfew
Conflict between Kurdistan Workers Party militants and Turkish security forces surges after ceasefire ends in July
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Netanyahu seeks UK support against 'militant Islam'
Israeli PM say he is willing to "immediately" resume negotiations with the Palestinians
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In ageing Germany, refugees seen as tomorrow's skilled workers
Berlin estimates its working age population will shrink by 6 million by 2030 as the number of deaths outstrips births
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Saudi-led air raids hit bases, Houthi leaders' houses in Yemeni capital
There were no immediate reports of casualties
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Snake found in bottled mineral water in India
The snake was discovered among 20 bottles ordered for the event
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World food commodity prices plunge in August
FAO says prices of almost all commodities dropped including milk, vegetable oils, sugar and cereals
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'IS presence in Saudi Arabia threatens security of Hajj pilgrims'
Security analyst says it won't be surprising if IS militants tried to take advantage of Hajj to stage an attack
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US plans to increase refugee intake next year: officials
United States has taken in about 70,000 refugees a year over the past three years
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India covering up human rights violations in Kashmir: report
Report names 972 alleged perpetrators, including 464 army personnel, who have gone unpunished
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Indonesia city bans Uber
Police say Uber has been officially banned, as previously instructed by the mayor of Bandung
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Apple accused of $71 million tax evasion in China
Apple's products are hugely popular in China and the country is increasingly one of its most important markets
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Turkey growth ticks up to 3.8 per cent, beats expectations
Economy had expanded 2.5% in first quarter; economists predicted Turkey was heading for period of mediocre growth
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Islamic State uses images of drowned toddler to warn refugees
IS publishes Aylan Kurdi's picture in its magazine Dabiq under headline: The danger of Abandoning Darul-Islam
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Saudi executes Iraqi for murder
132 foreigners and Saudis have been put to death in the kingdom this year compared with 87 for all of 2014
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Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is ‘Islamic invasion’
'It's an invasion that threatens our prosperity, our security, our culture and identity,' far-right leader says
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World nuclear capacity set to grow by 45% by 2035
WNANF report forecasts global nuclear capacity will grow to 552 gigawatts equivalent (GWe) by 2035
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Islamic lessons at US school dubbed ‘disturbing’ by parents
One parent expressed outrage that the school had “skipped over” Christianity
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Thousands of Bangladeshi students protest against tax on university fees
Students are angry over a 7.5% value added tax slapped recently on fees for private universities
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India calls in Saudi ambassador over rape case
Two women allege the diplomat beat and sexually assaulted them while they were imprisoned in his apartment
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China aims to land probe on dark side of the moon
The mission will be launched before 2020 and aims to land a probe on a part of the moon never visible from earth
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Murdoch's Fox buys National Geographic media unit
Fox will pay $725 million for a 73 per cent stake in the new entity called National Geographic Partner
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Veteran S.Sudan journalist quits over death threats
Bol who set up the country's first independent newspaper printing press says his security, safety have been...
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Ireland to take up to 4,000 refugees
Dublin has agreed to accept up to 2,900 more refugees than currently planned, says Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald
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Remains of new human species found in South African cave: scientists
Researchers say bones found in South African cave are Homo naledi, a new species of ancient human relative
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India court stops Uber rape accused re-examining witnesses
Rules that the request by the accused to cross-examine victim was an 'abuse of judicial process'
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Saudi Arabia bans National Geographic's Pope Francis edition
Region’s editor-in-chief says magazine has been banned owing to ‘cultural reasons’
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Islamic State attacks Syrian air base in east, dozens reported killed
The base is one of President Bashar al-Assad's last footholds in eastern Syria
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Talks on delivery of fighter jets, attack helicopters underway: Russian deputy FM
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Pakistan is Russia's closest partner
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Japan evacuates 100,000 in floods sparked by rare torrential rains
A further 800,000 people across eastern Japan have been advised to evacuate
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Bomb suspect bribed his way into Thailand: police
Police say Adem Karadag, one of two foreigners arrested, was found in possession of bomb-making paraphernalia

















































