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NATO activates six command units on eastern flank with Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend ceremonies on Thursday formally inaugurating the string of units
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US Iran's 'No.1 enemy' despite nuclear deal: cleric
Head of the body leading 86 clerics says nuclear agreement should not 'change foreign policy' of opposition to America
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Prepared for military action on border, says Indian army chief
Says high-level of operational preparedness at all times had become part of India’s strategy
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Millions of India's workers threaten 24-hour strike
Ten major unions have called the nationwide strike after recent talks with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley broke down
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Canada officially in recession in first half of 2015
The figures add to escalating fears about the health of the global economy, with world stock markets plunging farther
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Nepal police firing kills five protesters
Police shot dead four people from the Madhesi ethnic minority in separate incidents in the south of the country
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Deranged fan obsessed with female wrestler shot outside WWE facility in Florida
Sheriff says a court order had been obtained against the 29-year-old man 'fixated' with a female wrestler
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Afghan man and woman given 100 lashes in public for adultery
A footage, taken in the western province of Ghor, show them receive the punishment from a leather whip-wielding man
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Kuwait charges 24 'linked to Iran' with plotting attacks
The men were also charged with "carrying out acts that would undermine the unity and territorial integrity" of Kuwait
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Azerbaijan jails top journalist for seven and a half years
Khadija Ismayilova was sent to prison for 'economic crimes, including illegal entrepreneurship and tax evasion'
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Iran hopes nuclear deal propaganda will not sway US Congress
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says Iran believes it's a mutually beneficial agreement
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Turkish police raid media group critical of Erdogan
Erdogan accuses Ipek Media Group head, a former ally-turned-foe, of trying to create "parallel state"
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UK crime agency website downed by hackers as revenge
Hacking group Lizard Squad claims National Crime Agency website was offline for around an hour
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India regulator accuses Google of online search abuse
Report says Google favours its own services when customers run searches, breaching competition law
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German minister's 'Negro' comment sparks social media storm
Twitter hashtag Neger topped trending topics in Germany after the minister used the term for Afro-Cuban Roberto Blanco
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Misguided safety assumptions were key factor in Fukushima: IAEA
IAEA report criticises safety assumptions by nuclear plant operators that were not challenged by regulators or govt
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Pope tells priests to pardon women who have abortions
Announcement comes during the Jubilee year, a time for remission and forgiveness
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Israel PM criticised for eating non-Kosher food
Jewish dietary law bars eating of pork and shellfish, and also prohibits the mixing of meat and dairy products
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Meet Dubai's only professional female wrestler
The young girl is the only female at the Dubai Pro Wrestling Academy
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Ukraine reels from clashes as second policeman dies
Government blames ultra-nationalists for unrest, saying they detonated grenade near entrance to parliament building
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Budapest main train station closed to migrants
Hungary insists that EU rules prevent them from letting visa-less migrants travel onwards to the west
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10,000 Icelanders offer to house Syrian refugees
Move comes following a Facebook campaign launched by famous author after govt announced to house only 50 refugees
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Shebab attack African Union base in Somalia
Eye-witnesses say Shebab had taken over camp and were looting weapons stores
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China's Xi calls indicted Sudanese leader Bashir 'old friend'
Bashir is one of the heads of state attending military parade to mark 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WW II
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Billboards in US aim to raise awareness about Islam
Billboard in New Jersey reads, “Muhammad (pbuh) believed in peace, social justice, women's rights”
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Google allows iPhone owners to use Android Wear watches
Android Wear lets you wear what you want and receive all your important notifications
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Five Palestinians, Israeli policeman wounded in West Bank raid
Sources say two Hamas activists were detained by Israeli forces during the raid
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Bangladesh charges five militants over blogger murder
Police brought the charges - the first in any of the four murders this year - in a Dhaka magistrates court
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Foreign bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Cambodia checkpoint: PM
Thai PM says the important suspect was arrested on Tuesday, adding he was probably running away
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Newest China flight disturbance: fighting pilots
The incident only came to light when it was mentioned in passing in a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
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Boxing orangutans a throwback as Thailand warms to animal rights
The country's animal fighting industry is trying to make itself more humane
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Monday's migrant influx by rail to Vienna biggest this year: police
Austrian police spokesman says we are still in process of verifying how many of them are actually asylum-seekers
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Three feared dead in violence in India's northeast
olice fired on the protesters in Manipur state after they torched the homes of local and federal lawmakers
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Russian air strikes unleash new devastation in Syrian region, say residents
While Russia says its raids targeted IS, locals in opposition-held area say extremist group has no presence in region
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British scientists develop slow-melting ice cream
Protein binds together the air, fat and water in ice cream, creating a super-smooth consistency
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Turkish court charges Vice News reporters with terrorism links
Vice News condemned Turkish government's attempts to silence reporters who were providing coverage from the region
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Apple partners to boost business use of iPads-iPhones
Improvement to help employees become more productive using the devices, says Apple chief executive
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State Department says 150 more Clinton emails have classified information
Latest finding brings the total number of Clinton emails considered to contain classified information to more than 200
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Schooling for girls worldwide to be assessed using new index
The education activist is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won in 2014
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People who lack sleep are more likely to catch colds
Those who slept less than five hours were 4.5 times more likely to get sick
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Satellite images confirm destruction of famed temple in Syria's Palmyra: UN
Known as the "Pearl of the Desert", Palmyra, which means City of Palms, lies 210 kilometres northeast of Damascus
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Succession row: Clerics set deadline for Taliban chief
Ulema delegation asks Mullah Mansoor to authorise them to settle the controversy
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India should 'move towards' ending death penalty: Law Commission
Law Commission of India in its report said it was recommending an exception for terror-related cases
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No more sticky-hands: British scientists develop slow-melting ice cream
The ingredient, which could be available within three to five years, will also make ice cream smoother and tastier
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British reporters detained in Turkey questioned by prosecutors
They journalists have been accused of assisting extremist group Islamic State
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To highlight melting polar caps, Obama will take on Bear Grylls in the Alaskan wilderness
Obama will become first US president after this expedition to receive crash course in survival techniques from Grylls
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Israel confirms jail for Druze ex-MP over Syria trip
After Monday's Supreme Court decision, he will now be jailed for one year from October 6, plus six months suspended
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Afghan police investigate gas poisoning at girls' school
As many as 124 girls were hospitalised in Herat province
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Myanmar's president signs off on law seen as targeting Muslims
Sets punishments for people who have more than one spouse; earlier law forced women have children three years apart
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India's economy grows by 7% in first quarter
According to Bloomberg News, figures were lower than median forecast of 7.4 per cent in survey of economists

















































