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US judge temporarily restores White House press pass to CNN's Acosta
Judge orders White House to restore Acosta's press pass while the case is pending
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Loved ones mourn Khashoggi after Riyadh seeks to execute five suspects
Mourners raised their hands in prayer outside Fatih Mosque, where imam recited Koranic verses and eulogized Khashoggi
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Khashoggi murder: What we know about Saudi suspects
United States slaps economic sanctions on 17 Saudis allegedly involved in Khashoggi murder
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Top hotel chains in China apologise after dirty cleaning expose
China is regularly hit by scandals involving sub-par or toxic food, drugs and other products at hotels
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China ups cash rewards for citizens who report porn
Regulations are sometimes used by Chinese authorities to punish or silence dissidents and rights campaigners
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Cyclone 'Gaja' makes landfall in south India, kills 11 people
Tamil Nadu state government has set up more than 470 relief camps and had evacuated more than 80,000 people
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Tea or coffee? The answer might be genetic
Some people are genetically predisposed to like more bitter taste of coffee due to its higher content of tart caffeine
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Indonesia's vigilante mobs deliver brutal 'justice'
According to World Bank data, Indonesia has recorded nearly 34,000 vigilante attacks between 2005 and 2014
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Chilli, punches thrown as Sri Lanka parliament brawls for second day Colombo
MPs broke furniture and some Rajapakse loyalists were also seen throwing chilli powder at rival legislators and police
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Netanyahu battles to save weakened ruling coalition
Hundreds joined demonstration in Tel Aviv despite promise from Netanyahu of more public money for emergency services
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Militants kill 9 Syria regime fighters near Idlib: monitor
Government forces to respond with artillery fire
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Suspected gas cylinder blast kills 42 on Zimbabwe bus
Injures 30 people
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Japan cybersecurity and Olympics minister: 'I've never used a computer'
Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, was named to two posts last month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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North Korea's Kim inspects newly developed 'tactical' weapon, releases US prisoner
Threatens to sour the diplomatic atmosphere as negotiations between his country and the US appear to have stalled
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Myanmar holds 106 suspected Rohingya Muslims aboard boat, official says
Raising fears of a fresh wave of dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers
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Trump fires senior advisor at start of expected White House reshuffle
Melania Trump made the extremely rare demand for deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel to be fired on Tuesday
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California authorities collect DNA to identify fire victims
The number of people listed as missing skyrockets past 600
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US studying Turkey's demands to extradite preacher
Ankara voices impatience over Washington's failure to hand Gulen over
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Julian Assange charged in US: WikiLeaks
Prosecutors reveal existence of sealed indictment in a court filing of an unrelated case
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US fails in UN bid to take aim at reproductive health
The proposal loses in UNGA with 96 countries voting against, 33 in favour and 35 abstentions
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China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after US rebuke
Pence voiced Washington's strongest condemnation yet of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims
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British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal
Members of parliament on all sides warned her there was no way the plan could win their approval
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US mail bomb suspect pleads not guilty to charges in New York
If convicted Sayoc faces a sentence of life in prison, trial is due to begin on July 15 2019.
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UK's trade envoy to Pakistan resigns over inaction in Aasia Bibi asylum case
Rehman Chishti also cited draft agreement for leaving EU as reason for stepping down
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May vows to fight for her Brexit deal and carry on
Eurosceptic ministers submit letters calling for vote of no confidence against British Prime Minister's leadership
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Islamabad lauds Riyadh proceedings against Saudi journalist’s killers
FO says steps taken by Saudi Arabia reaffirm kingdom's resolve for justice to be served
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Two school buses crash head-on in Germany, 40 injured: police
Three ambulance rescue helicopters and police chopper were deployed along with scores of emergency services personnel
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Saudi prosecutor exonerates crown prince in Khashoggi murder
Saudi prosecutor's office says kingdom had requested that Turkey sign a special cooperation mechanism for the murder
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Tens of thousands die in Africa each year due to fake drugs
Fake drugs threaten thriving pharmaceutical sector in several African countries
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US sanctions 17 for role in killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
Those to be sanctioned include Saud al-Qahtani as well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammed Alotaibi
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Russian gets 14 years in prison for chopping off wife's hands
Domestic violence is common in Russia and often goes unpunished but the young woman's ordeal shocked the country
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British PM May battles to save Brexit deal as ministers quit
With ;ess than five months, the resignations put May’s Brexit strategy in doubt
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10-year-old Muslim girl finds 'threatening' notes in her school cubby
School admin apprises police who are now investigating the incident
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EU to endorse Brexit deal, May faces mounting opposition
Faces the perilous struggle of getting parliament's approval
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Saudi public prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi murder case
Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi policy, was killed in the country’s Istanbul consulate on October 2
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As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion
BJP proposes a bill criticised for being blatantly anti-Muslim
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Delve into pre-Islamic Arab poetry in modern English
Cancelled Hollywood project prompted book on legendary poet Antarah Ibn Shaddad, according to author
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US urges sustained sanctions pressure on North Korea
As the sanctions by the North's traditional trading partners China and Russia ease
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Paris Mayor mulls plan to pedestrianise historic centre
The project will see traffic heavily restricted in Paris's first four districts and electric shuttles installed
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Doubts over Rohingya repatriation as official says none want to return
Bangladesh's refugee commissioner says that they will not be forced to go
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California wildfire victims sue utility PG&E alleging negligence
The origins of the two fires that have ravaged parts of southern California are still under investigation
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Pence says 'empire and aggression' have no place in Indo-Pacific
US Vice President's comment may be widely interpreted as a reference to China’s rise
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Pence says Trump likely to meet Kim in 2019
But says won’t repeat past mistakes of allowing promises to be broken
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Death toll from California wildfires rises as 130 still missing
'You're not going to be able to rebuild Paradise the way it was'
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Sri Lanka has no PM or cabinet after no-confidence vote: parliament's Speaker
The president however rejects the vote
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France says Trump should have shown 'decency' on Paris attacks anniversary
Trump posted tweets which indicated strained relations between the American president and European allies
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Fish and chips under threat from plastic-clogged seas, UK charity warns
To highlight the risk, charity served hungry customers battered deep-fried fish-shaped plastic
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UN lifts sanctions on Eritrea
UN officials report serious abuses by Eritrean government that has triggered a major exodus of Eritreans
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Iran executes gold market 'Sultan of Coins' and accomplice
Iran has the highest known figure of death sentences carried in 2017 with at least 507 people put to death
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Trump expected to reshuffle staff in White House turmoil
Trump is in a funk since Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives

















































