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New York bomber sentenced to life in prison
Afghan-born Ahmad Khan Rahimi convicted last October on eight counts
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Israel police recommend indicting Netanyahu in graft cases
I have been the subject of at least 15 enquiries and investigations, says Netanyahu
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US pushes motion to put Pakistan on global terrorist-financing watchlist
United States has been threatening to get tough with Islamabad over its alleged ties with militants
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Medical marijuana eases pain to over 90% of elderly patients
Cannabis also helps nearly 20% to stop taking painkillers as well
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Germany eyes free transport to banish air pollution
Air quality has surged to the top of Berlin's priorities over the past year
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WikiLeaks founder Assange loses bid to halt UK legal action against him
The ruling means Assange remains in a legal and diplomatic impasse, with no way out of the embassy
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Turkey jails opposition MP for 'leaking secrets'
CHP lawmaker Enis Berberoglu had been sentenced to five years and 10 months in jail
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Life's a beach as North Korea cheerleaders mobbed by media
North's 229-strong cheering squad, dubbed the "army of beauties", have drawn much attention through this event
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Will the 'death planet' swallow everyone on earth in 2018?
Conspiracy theorist lists signs that he says are an evidence of the world coming to its end this year
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Israel military trial of Palestinian teen opens behind closed doors
Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers
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West used lizards for nuclear spying on Iran: military official
'Western spy agencies have failed every time'
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Sanctions-hit North Korea struggles to pay UN dues
North Korea unable to transfer dues after its Foreign Trade Bank was put on a sanctions blacklist in August
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Japanese vows to clear name in first Olympics drug case
Saito, a short-track speed skater, has returned positive tests for acetazolamide
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Trump offers Putin condolences over plane crash
The two leaders are at center of FBI investigation into Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 US election
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Hong Kong Catholics step up opposition to Vatican deal with Beijing
Vatican and China moving towards an accord on the appointment of bishops in what would be a historic breakthrough
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Brazil will not shut border to Venezuelans, seeks to organize flow
Thousands of Venezuelans escaping hunger in the Andean country have crossed the border with Brazil in recent months
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Two ethnic groups sign up to Myanmar's 'broken' peace process
Despite these small peace efforts, borderlands still embroiled in often drug-fuelled unrest
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Nigeria resumes mass trial of hundreds of Boko Haram suspects
20,000 people killed and two million forced to flee their homes in Nigeria since Boko Haram began insurgency
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Russians killed in clash with US-led forces in Syria, say associates
Two Russian men fighting informally with pro-government forces were killed in the incident in Deir al-Zor province
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North Korea's Kim lauds South's hospitality
Kim Yo Jong's visit made her the first member of the family to set foot in the country since the end of the Korean War
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Top US diplomat urges action on harassment as issue roils White House
Speaking in Cairo at start of Middle East tour, he said respect for one another is a key value at the State Department
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Kim Jong Un says important to shore up dialogue with South
Seoul says it would push ahead with its plans for reunions of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War
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China's Xi stresses military modernisation in pre-new year visit
Xi has made the upgrading of China’s armed forces a key policy plank, investing in a range of new technologies
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Putin discusses Mideast with Trump, hosts Abbas
Palestinian statehood is recognised by more than 130 countries
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Trump plan to slash spending on diplomacy, aid raises hackles in Congress
Administration wants $37.8 billion for State Department, a reduction of about one-third from 2017 spending
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Investigators search snow for clues to deadly Russian plane crash
Rescuers searched through deep snow for body parts and debris following the disaster, which killed 71 people
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US budget proposes $336m in civilian assistance, military aid to Pakistan
Annual budgetary proposal says military aid depends on Pakistan taking action against terrorist safe havens
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Trump tells Putin more steps needed to scrap North Korea nuclear program
Trump has accused Russia of helping North Korea evade international sanctions meant to punish Pyongyang
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Cyclone wreaks havoc in Tonga's capital, parliament flattened, homes wrecked
Photos posted on social media show wrecked parliament in capital, as well as extensive flooding, downed power lines
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For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw
'Chance of dry years increases as we go forward', says a hydro-climatologist
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US envoy Tillerson in Egypt at start of Mideast tour
Speaking about presidential polls, Tillerson said Washington supports "a transparent credible electoral process"
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Bach for the Nobel peace prize? No discussion 'yet'
The two Koreas also formed their first unified Olympic team in the women's ice hockey
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Biggest US force in years joins Thai military exercise
US scaled back attendance at Cobra Gold, Asia's largest multilateral military exercise, after a 2014 coup in Thailand
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British warship to sail through disputed South China Sea
China in December defended its construction on the disputed islands
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Malaysian newspaper draws flak over piece on LGBT
Sodomy is a crime in country and government sanctions campaigns seek to curb homosexuality and transgenderism
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South African troops accused of abuse in DR Congo: UN
17-year-old boy beat up and several women sexually assaulted in Congo
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MGM China to open mega resort in Macau as high rollers return
Beijing is considering plans to allow gambling on Hainan island and end a long-standing ban in mainland China
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Israel accuses Turkey of aiding Hamas
Turkey has condemned a US decision to put the head of Hamas on its terror blacklist
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Trump administration revives support for new FBI headquarters
Move marks a reversal from July, when the administration canceled years-long search to find new home for agency
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After #MeToo, Britain investigates sexual harassment of women at work
Nearly one in five people working in Britain’s parliament sexually harassed in the past year: report
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US police officer who didn't shoot armed man settles case
Police officer softened his voice, said: 'I'm not going to shoot you, brother. I'm not going to shoot you"
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France hands back Nazi looted art to Jewish family
Paris returns family heirloom to Jewish family
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Egypt's army kills 10, arrests 400 in Sinai operation
Insurgency poses greatest challenge to the government in a country that is the most populous in Arab World
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Critics of India's ID card project say they have been harassed, put under surveillance
Aadhaar is a biometric identification card that is becoming integral to the digitisation of India’s economy
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US Congress takes up fate of 1.8 million young immigrants
Trump recedes to Democrats pressure in exchange for funding massive wall on Mexican border
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London airport to reopen after WWII bomb removed
The ordnance would be towed along the river after being removed from the sea bed.
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Four dead as storm hits southern Philippines
Storm is expected to move in next 24 hours, bringing moderate to heavy rain across central Philippines
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Water: Why the taps run dry
IPCC projects more frequent and severe droughts in already dry regions
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South Africa's ANC to remove Zuma as head of state
South African opposition parties on Monday called for early elections
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Worsening Ethiopian drought threatens to end nomadic lifestyle
'We lost our animals. Where will I go back to?', says one herder

















































