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Plot to kill British PM Theresa May foiled
Police believes there was a plan to launch an improvised explosive device at Downing Street
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Trump lawyer denies Deutsche Bank got subpoena on Trump accounts
Germany’s largest bank received a subpoena from Special Counsel Robert Mueller several weeks ago
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EU blacklists 17 non-European tax havens
EU has struggled for over a year to finalise blacklist, with smaller, low-tax 28-member nations
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US assured Pakistan no military role of India in Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif
US officials informed that Pakistan with its limited resources trying to limit terrorists' movement across the border
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Longest-serving US congressman retires after sex harassment claims
John Conyers becomes the first to step down among four serving US lawmakers facing sexual misconduct allegations
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Muslim trio guards Ram idol in Uttar Pradesh
One of the three even stitches traditional clothes for 'Ram lalla' (infant Ram) idol
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China to explore possibility of more countries participating in CPEC: China FM
Spokesperson also expressed China's pleasure with operation of Gwadar Port
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'No evidence' to justify extraditing Mallya to India, UK court hears
The 61-year-old Vijay Mallya has had business interests ranging from aviation to liquor
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A growing push in US schools to recognise Muslim, Jewish holidays
In Prince William, absences for religious holidays no longer counted against student’s attendance record
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Record-breaking nine-hour rainbow appears in Taiwan
The previous record holder was seen for six hours above Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1994
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Britain First supporter gives Nazi salute before driving at Muslim restaurant owner
Zakrocki had threatened to "kill a Muslim" before his attack
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Philippines' President Duterte puts police back in drug war
Philippine police back in drug war despite being accused of human rights violations in drug related crimes
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Scientists watch and wait as Bali's menacing volcano rumbles
Volcanologists say it is difficult to predict if Mount Agung will erupt or not
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Saudi, allies snub Qatar at crisis-hit Gulf summit
Bahrain in October called for Qatar's membership of the GCC to be suspended until it accepted the demands
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Turkey opens 'terror' trial of academics over peace petition
Over 1,120 Turkish and also foreign academics signed the petition which denounced actions of Turkey's military
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Indian-Muslim women dancing wearing hijabs face backlash on social media
Critics blasted the girls for dancing claiming it was against their religious beliefs
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Pictures of the day: December 5, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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China's budding coffee culture propels Starbucks, attracts rivals
US firm has 55 per cent China market share
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Claims of war crimes by UK troops in Iraq have 'reasonable basis': International Criminal Court
Declaration came in the form of 74-page report delivered to annual assembly of state parties
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Turkey could break off ties with Israel over Jerusalem: Erdogan
Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war
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Stopping militancy spread in ASEAN a priority for Singapore: minister
Indonesian authorities last year disrupted a plot by militants to launch an attack in multi-ethnic Singapore
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China shuts down school 'teaching women to be obedient'
Chinese authorities say teachers spoke out against gender equality, violated socialist core values
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Arctic sea ice melt to exacerbate California droughts: study
Scientific models: Loss of sea ice could cause a 10 to 15 per cent decrease in California's rainfall
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Car bomb blast kills eight in Syria's Homs: monitor
Akrama has been hit by several such attacks in the past, the deadliest of which killed dozens of school children
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Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smog
Smog has become especially alarming in the past two years, casting doubt on the future of sports events in South Asia
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Chaotic scenes as former Georgian president Saakashvili detained in Kiev
Saakashvili was made governor of the Odessa region in 2015 on the strength of the reforms he carried out in Georgia
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25 years on, Babri Masjid case entering final leg in Ayodhya
Civil rights activists say case could adversely impact “secular fabric of the country”
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Saudi has completed main wave of arrests in anti-graft purge, minister says
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once a leading contender for the throne, was freed after agreeing to pay over $1 billion
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Yemen's aggressors will regret their actions, warns Rouhani
Rouhani also condemned signs that Muslim countries were improving ties with Israel to counter Iran's growing...
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Kashmir and Pakistan are inseparable: AJK president
In latest act of state terrorism, Indian security forces martyred three Kashmir youth in IoK
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German police make raids linked to G20 riots in Hamburg
Police said officers were searching properties of the anti-capitalist group known as the “Black Bloc”
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Philippines halts sale of Sanofi's dengue vaccine
Authorities have now ordered a blanket suspension for private use as well
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Russia designates Radio Free Europe and Voice of America as 'foreign agents'
The latest move is likely to further sour already battered US Russia relations
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'Everything gone' from Japanese island after North Korean visit
More than 60 boats from North Korea have already been discovered this year in Japanese waters
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Former Egypt premier says he's 'fine' and still mulling election bid
Shafik 'fine', but prevented from saying much more
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Man arrested for plotting mass shooting at mosque in Florida
Detained American said he wanted to give Muslims 'a taste of their own medicine'
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Macau suspends pro-democracy lawmaker as critics protest
Macau is the world's biggest gambling hub
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Sydney New Year's Eve 'rainbow' fireworks to fete gay marriage
Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks which take 15 months of planning and cost an estimated Aus$7 million
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Survey: Germans see Trump as bigger problem than North Korea or Russia
19 per cent of respondents worried about relations with Trump and the United States
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Six-year-old tells Santa: 'You don't know my troubles'
Mother says she has always told her children that Santa is 'fun story' and Christmas presents come from real people
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Slain Yemen ex-leader's son calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV
His reported first public statement may indicate that his former enemies are unleashing him against the Houthis
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Growing wildfire threatens hundreds of homes north of Los Angeles
The fire was stoked by wind gusts of up to 115 kph
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Let us stop waiting for US decisions on foreign policy, says German minister
Traditionally close ties between Berlin and Washington have soured since US President Donald Trump took office
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Finland should stay militarily non-aligned: prime minister
Polls show that only 22 per cent of Finns support NATO membership, while 62 per cent are opposed
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'Kiss of death' to two-state solution if Jerusalem declared Israel capital: PLO envoy
Israeli officials have made clear they would welcome US endorsement of their claim of sovereignty over Jerusalem
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OAS refuses to back Honduran results after vote count chaos
Authorities finished counting votes on Monday after a week of increasingly widespread criticism
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Gold trader says he paid bribes to get out of Turkish jail after 2013 arrest
Reza Zarrab has pleaded guilty to charges that he schemed to help Iran evade US sanctions
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UN rights team warns Mexico of 'crisis' in journalists' safety
In the past 17 years, 111 journalists have been killed in Mexico
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Iraq child marriage bill draws UN ire
Bill, which would allow religious leaders to govern marriage and wed children, has prompted public demonstrations
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Syrian boy wins Children's Peace Prize for building refugee school in Lebanon
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, presented the prize to Mohamad Al Jounde

















































