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India's central regulator says no change in Maggi noodle recall despite Goa's clearance
Goa says lab testing shows Maggi samples are in compliance with standards as per Food Safety and Standards Rules
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Britain's most high-profile cleric Anjem Chaudhry charged for extending support to IS
Chaudhry has been charged under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act along with Mohammed Mizanur Rahman
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Japan PM calls for probe into WikiLeaks claims of US spying
WikiLeaks said Friday it had intercepts revealing years-long spying by NSA on Japanese officials & major companies.
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Obama to evoke ghosts of Kennedy, Iraq War in new Iran plea
White House official says US president will frame lawmakers' decision as "most consequential"
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Bangladesh court orders new graft trial for ex-PM Zia
Zia is accused of costing the state $125 million by corruptly awarding contracts to an international firm
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Diversion of aid ships in Yemen spreads fear of shortages
Yemen's exiled information minister says commercial flights would be diverted from capital to southern port of Aden
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US researchers show computers can be hijacked to send data as sound waves
Attack program takes control of physical parts on input/output circuits, vibrates them at frequency chosen by hacker
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China detains seven Christians opposed to cross demolition
Churches pledge to carry out civil disobedience campaigns if their crosses are forcefully removed
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'Cecil the lion' trial postponed in Zimbabwe
Megistrate orderes trial to reconvene on September 28 to hear case against Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst
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Arrest warrant issued by Indian court against IPL boss Lalit Modi
The court granted the non-bailable warrant after Modi failed to answer a summons ordering his return from London
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Airbus patents jet that could fly from London to New York in an hour
Airbus claims hypersonic jet more than double the speed of Concorde
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Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani, Ethiopians
Number of Saudis and foreigners put to death this year is up 131 per cent from 87 during the whole of 2014
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Pakistan reaffirms commitment to Afghan peace process
Tariq Fatemi expresses confidence that talks between Afghan govt and Taliban would resume soon
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Turkey to start fight against Islamic State in Syria 'soon': FM
Turkey says it is training and equipping the moderate Syrian opposition together with the United States
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Beware: Your smartphone's battery can be used to spy on you
Group of researchers demonstrate how to track users with nothing more than their remaining battery power
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China appeals for US support in fighting Muslim militants in Xinjiang region
Anti-terrorism work must be implemented to ensure terrorist plots are foiled before they are carried out, says Ming
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US to send aid to flood-hit Myanmar: Kerry
Myanmar government has appealed for international aid to bolster relief efforts
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London is the most googled city in the world
New research suggests London is the most googled city for its art galleries, performing arts and innovative design
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California ramps up battle against two dozen wildfires
More than 10,000 fire-fighters are tackling fires that have forced thousands to flee homes and ravaged tracts of land
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Australia court blocks huge India-backed coal mine
Environment department says federal court has formally set aside approval of Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project
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Afghan civilian casualties hit record high in first half of 2015: UN
Total casualties between January and June increased one per cent compared with the same period last year
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India withdraws order to block pornography sites
Service operators will now need to unblock most porn sites but will still disable those that promote child pornography
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India's multi-billion dollar e-commerce battle heats up
While Flipkart spends just to stay ahead, Amazon to invest $5b in India to turn it into its biggest market outside US
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27 dead after two trains derail in India
Rescuers said operations were being hampered by flooding in the area with officers working through the night
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At last: Singer Adnan Sami allowed indefinite stay in India
The Lahore-born artist has been in the country since 2001
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Afghan president holds Pakistani identity card
Chagai district council lashes out at the level of corruption that plagues NADRA
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NATO halves Baltic air policing mission
NATO will have only eight aircraft assigned to the Baltic air policing mission from Septembers
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Mediterranean migrant deaths in 2015 pass 2,000
Around 188,000 people had been rescued so far this year trying to cross the Mediterranean
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HRW urges probe into alleged ill-treatment of Qaddafi son
A video on Aug 2 appears to show officials ill-treating several detainees, including Qaddafi's third-oldest son Saadi
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Japan A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war
Kyushu Electric Power Co's Sendai plant in Japan is expected to resume operations on August 10
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Kuwait mosque attack suspect admits being in Islamic State
Tells the first hearing he joined IS a day before June 26 suicide bombing that killed 26 people and wounded hundreds
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Major US airlines end trophy hunter shipments after Cecil outcry
There has been international outcry against trophy hunting since killing of Africa's most famous lion
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Greece expects bailout deal with lenders in two weeks
It will be indebted nation's third bailout since 2010 to keep it from toppling out of euro zone
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Twitter experimenting with 'news' tab in apps
Feature displays trending stories on top for users currently in the US and Japan
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World freaks out as Kim Jong-Un set to receive international peace prize
In past, the accolade was handed to such freedom icons as Mahatma Gandhi and Aung San Suu Kyi
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Ferguson cop who killed black teen speaks out: report
Darren Wilson has been laying low after the uproar triggered by his shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014
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Air France under fire for omitting Israel from map
Air France issues an apology, saying the error was due to a map scale and display problem
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Protests in Bangladesh over latest child killing
Killing comes after nationwide protests in July over lynching of another 13-year-old boy
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Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
Giraffes are very dangerous animals. They could hurt you seriously, very quickly, says Corgatelli
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Loyalists retake Yemen's biggest airbase in new blow for rebels
Al-Anad base is strategically located on main road north towards both city of Taez and capital Sanaa
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At least 180 dead, a million displaced in India floods
Nearly 1.2 million people are now staying in around 1,600 relief camps opened in schools and government offices
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Britain extends Iraq air strikes mission by a year
UK's Tornado jets are carrying out air strikes, reconnaissance and surveillance over Iraq as part of US-led operations
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Barnacles on wing part may help in hunt for MH370
Barnacles on a wing part could yield new clues to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
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Pacific trade deal nearing completion despite delay, Kerry insists
Kerry says 12 countries negotiating Trans-Pacific Partnership made good progress on reaching an accord
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Trillions of dollars needed for UN anti-poverty plan
Ban Ki-moon describes new agenda as to-do list for people and planet, warns that implementing it would be a challenge
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Britain begins sale of stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland
The government has already sold 5.4 per cent of the bank at a price of 330p per share
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India's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged
Reserve Bank of India says benchmark repo rate would remain at 7.25 per cent
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Is Android behind Samsung's fall in the smartphone market?
Behind Samsung's reality-check is the fact it is stuck with the same operating system used by its low-cost...
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Picasso 'national treasure' seized by French customs in Corsica
Spanish court declared the work of art "unexportable" because it was of "cultural interest"
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Taliban's chief negotiator resigns over appointment of Mullah Omar's successor
Says new leader of the 'Islamic Emirate' should have been selected from among Taliban fighters in the bunkers

















































