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Gunman's manifesto: TV shooting set off by Charleston massacre
Bryce Williams says the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina was what drove him to kill the two journalists
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Windows 10 spreads to more than 75 million devices
Windows 10 is powering more than 90,000 different computer and tablet models, including some that date back to 2007
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Green-on-blue: Two US soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
Taliban insurgents overran the key northern district of Musa Qala after fierce fighting
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Two journalists killed during live television broadcast in US
The gunman was taken into police custody after he shot himself at the end of a pursuit
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Annual tomato battle paints streets of Spanish town red
Tomatina festival has become a major draw for foreigners
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Stephen Hawking proposes new black hole theory
The theory could mean that humans might not necessarily disappear into a black hole if they fall into one
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Samsung's new smart watch to compete with Apple
So far Samsung has only revealed glimpses but rumours suggest that Samsung will be launching a round faced smartwatch
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Aid groups appeal for end to Gaza blockade
They said Israel's blockade was the main obstacle to reconstruction of Gaza
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Dust-covered woman from iconic 9/11 photograph dies of cancer
Borders, 28 at the time of the attacks, was just one month into a job for Bank of America in one of the Twin Towers
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Saudi executes four after moratorium call
The executions bring to 127 the number this year in Saudi Arabia, compared with 87 in 2014
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Muslim organisation in US calls for women-friendly mosques
Organisation also recommends removal of physical barriers in halls to separate men and women
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Thai elephant kills keeper, runs off with 3 Chinese on its back
The elephant had not taken easily to his new keeper and turned on him suddenly, goring him to death
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Bomb takes toll on Thai tourism; government predicts swift rebound
Average daily arrivals to Thailand fell from 85,000 before the deadly August 17 attack to 70,000 at present
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Flooding in North Korea kills 40, strands thousands
More than 11,000 people were forced from their homes or otherwise affected by the floods
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Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar bombing: newspaper
Saudi authorities were not immediately available to comment
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Thailand destroys ivory stockpile amid junta crackdown
Junta leader says this is to show Thai government's strong determination to oppose ivory trafficking
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Yemen's al Qaeda denies having held Briton rescued by UAE
UAE government claimed that it freed a Briton kidnapped by al Qaeda
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India, Australia to hold naval drills with eye on China
Australian High Commission says exercises will include anti-submarine warfare & coordinated anti-submarine drills
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Illegal narcotics trade: Pakistan cancels DG ANF’s visit to India next month
Meeting of South Asian counties on illegal narcotics trade will be held in September under Colombo Plan in New Delhi
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Suspected Maoist rebels kill three troopers in east India
District police chief says after triggering landmine, rebels opened fire with assault rifles on BSF convoy in Orissa
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Iran film epic about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) postponed
The multimillion-dollar film "Muhammad" is about the childhood of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
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Pakistan, India border officials to meet next month in New Delhi
Pakistan Rangers official says biannual meeting is scheduled from September 9 to September 13
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Modi's home state under curfew after rioting
Gujarat govt has imposed curfew in some cities and called in paramilitary forces after Patidars went on rampage
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Global insecurity and refugee crisis linked to climate change: expert
Ongoing violence in Syria, for example, is connected with climate change, experts say
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Will take 220 years for India's Muslim population to equal Hindu numbers
Figures show the growth rate of Muslims in India is higher than that of Hindus during 2001-2011
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Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying
Obama held a telephone conversation with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and said he was very sorry
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French train hero to earn US Army's top non-combat award
The actions of the passengers were hailed as heroic by officials in both France and the United States
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Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
The attack in the volatile province of Helmand is the first such incident since April
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Fear and despair in AJK as India-Pakistan talks falter
India insists it is simply returning fire that Pakistan has started, says defence source in Indian held Kashmir
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Smartphone growth creating etiquette challenges
88 per cent say a family dinner was not an appropriate place for phone use
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US sanctions Sirajuddin Haqqani’s brother as ‘specially designated global terrorist’
All of Aziz's property subject to US jurisdiction is blocked, with US citizens prohibited from financial transactions
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Baby, policeman killed in French Roma camp shooting
Witnesses said a fight erupted in the camp and a man, who may have been drunk, started shooting when police turned up
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Pentagon revives probe into massacre of Afghan civilians by US troops
Under scrutiny is the role of US Army Green Berets in the deaths of 18 men in the Wardak province
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France train gunman being treated as suspected 'terrorist'
French authorities have until Tuesday evening to charge or release Khazzani
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South Sudan soldiers raped children, burned people alive: UN experts
The conflict has reopened ethnic fault lines that pit Kiir's Dinka people against Machar's ethnic Nuer people
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Indian Kashmir shuts down to protest police harassment of a girl
Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir said India was using disgraceful tactics to break will for freedom of Kashmiris
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China cuts rates, reserve ratio after stocks plummet again
The moves came after Chinese stocks tumbled again on Tuesday
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India floods threaten rare one-horned rhinos
A rain-flooded river has deluged the Kaziranga National Park in remote Assam state
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Turkey to vote on Nov 1, PM to form caretaker government
The presidency has termed early election necessary after the inconclusive June 7 legislative vote
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China's premier says no basis for more yuan weakness
The People's Bank of China shocked global financial markets on Aug 11 by devaluating currency by almost two per cent
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ADB announces new $1.2 bn annual package for Pakistan
Funds will support improvements to highways and provincial roads, as well as bus rapid transit schemes in Karachi
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Thousands of flood-hit Bangladeshis sheltering on river banks-Red Cross
More than 1.5 million people have been hit by the disasters which destroyed around 30,000 homes
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Over 5,000 migrants rescued off Libyan coast last week: EU
Italy's coastguard on Saturday oversaw the rescue of 4,400 people with help from British, Irish and Norwegian ships
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Almost 80,000 sign UK petition for Netanyahu arrest
Call for Netanyahu's arrest upon arrival in the UK for the massacre of over 2,000 civilians during Gaza offensive
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75,000 apply for jobs fetching tea in India
Chhattisgarh state was left stunned after the wave of applications for 30 'peon' or servant jobs
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Islamic State publishes images of Syrian temple destruction
Five photos were distributed on social media showing explosives being carried inside
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Lion kills guide in Zimbabwe park where Cecil lived
The guide was attacked after the group left their vehicle to inspect a pride of lions with cubs
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Japan finger frostbite victim exposes Nepali desperation to revive Everest climbs
Seeks to conquer Everest alone for the first time since 18 people were killed in April
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Caste protest hits Modi's home state
The Patidars or Patels say they are struggling to compete with less privileged castes for jobs and university places
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France investigators to decide on train gunman charges
Ayoub El Khazzani, a 25-year-old boarded the high-speed train in Brussels on Friday armed with a Kalashnikov

















































