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Pakistan hosts meeting on reviving Afghan Taliban talks
meeting comes days after Afghan authorities hanged six Taliban-linked militants
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China contributes more than half of total FDI in 10MFY16
Foreign direct investment increases 5.4% in first 10 months of 2015-16 on a year-on-year basis
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Country music legend Guy Clark dead at 74
The singer, who was a heavy smoker, had been in poor health for several years and battled cancer
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US eases sanctions on Myanmar to support economic growth
The move allows all shipments to go through Myanmar's ports and airports, says the Treasury Department
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Iran MPs want US to pay damages for 'hostile action'
It cites "material or moral damage" caused by the US during the coup against nationalist leader Mohammad Mossadegh
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Muslims increasingly racially profiled on US planes in 2016
Passengers have been removed from flights for speaking Arabic, completing math equation or staring at flight attendant
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Former Trump butler posts online about killing Obama
In April 2015, he posted that Obama "needs to be hung for treason"
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Islamic State leader for Iraq's Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon
Pentagon spokesman says strike targeted Abu Wahib, IS's "military emir" for the vast western province
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North Carolina, Obama administration face off over 'bathroom' law
The North Carolina law passed on March 23 has triggered a national outcry
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Trump 'presumptive' White House nominee as Cruz crashes out
Donald Trump seized the mantle of Republican standard-bearer, sending Ted Cruz crashing out of the race
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Senior sheriff official in US resigns over racist e-mails
McDonnell says he finds the e-mails both "inappropriate and unprofessional" and "deeply troubling
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'Grown in Washington': the marijuana farms near US power hub
Alternative Solutions in Washington authorized to grow medical marijuana for nearly 3,700 local patients
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Chinese rights activist Harry Wu dies at 79
He is survived by his son Harrison and former wife Ching Lee
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Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism entries plunged after Snowden revelations, study finds
Knowledge about terror groups and their tools plunged nearly 30 per cent
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Hillary Clinton's jet owned by multimillionaire playboy
Playboy is known to throw wild parties on the jet, posts photos with skimpily clothed women and porn stars
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Putin 'not entirely persuaded' by European unity: Obama
Obama says Europe's migrant crisis is also a problem for the United States
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Odds move sharply towards Britain staying in EU cut after Obama warning
Betting odds have moved sharply in favour of Britons voting to remain in the European Union
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Trade deal foes plan major German rally on eve of Obama visit
Obama's trip intended to lend momentum to flagging efforts to see the world's biggest trade pact finalised this year
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Eight killed in execution-style US shootings
The victims are 'all adults except for a male juvenile' who was 16 years old
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US-led troops seize Islamic State fighter in Iraq helicopter raid: sources
Forces quickly take off again with their captive
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US says it will respond strongly in event of another North Korea nuclear test
North Korea would be digging deeper into a hole if it pursued further provocations
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ExxonMobil, Rockefellers face off in climate battle
US energy giant ExxonMobil facing an onslaught from environmentalists and shareholders
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US considers supporting new UAE push against al Qaeda in Yemen
US-backed military push could allow the Obama administration to help strike a fresh blow against the group
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US Defence Secretary Carter to visit warship in South China Sea
Carter's trip to the warship is the latest move by the United States in the hotly contested waters
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Kerry says 'deeply moved' by Hiroshima memorial visit
Kerry visited with Group of Seven foreign ministers in Hiroshima before a G7 summit next month in Japan
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Iran says US, not Tehran, damaging the Middle East
The broadside illustrated new tension between Iran and the United States, despite last year's nuclear deal
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Suspected shooter of US pastor arrested at White House
Kyle Odom is accused of shooting and wounding Tim Remington in the parking lot of his church in Coeur d'Alene
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Obama in 'excellent' health, still using nicotine gum: doctor
Obama, a former smoker, continues to use nicotine gum and takes medication for occasional acid reflux symptoms
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Muslim artist tackles Islamophobia through art
"Only when I started painting Muslim women did people start to question the subject matter."
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New York museum lets children discover Muslim culture
Exhibition focuses on culture in Muslim communities, not religion itself
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New NATO-led coalition commander inherits raging war in Afghanistan
He brings long experience, having already spent three-and-a-half years deployed to some of the most contested areas
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Bin Laden left $29 million for 'jihad' in handwritten will
In a letter to his father, bin Laden asks for forgiveness, without saying what he might be regretting
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Selecting Scalia’s successor
US Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s death came at a crucial time with important cases waiting final decision
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The divided state of America
Discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities is alive and well
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US dealer who helped smuggle Pakistani artefacts gets two-year probation
Florida-based fossils and artefacts dealer John Bryan McNamara claimed he worked with some Pakistanis to import goods
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Two suspected of raping woman in NY playground give themselves up
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio denounced the rape pledging police would work to swiftly apprehend the suspects
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Iran warns of reciprocal measures in US visa row
People from 38 countries will be barred from entering US without a visa if they visited Iran, Iraq, Syria since 2011
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Ambassador denies US conducting helicopter raids against Islamic State in Iraq
Washington said last month it was deploying a new force to Iraq to carry out strikes against Islamic State
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Shooter of Philadelphia policeman described as quiet, devout Muslim
The suspect confessed to the attack saying he pledged allegiance to Islamic State
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Police called in after someone overheard Jami discussing 'Pak-Afghan story' at US cafe
'Someone calls the police and four cops show up thinking we [are] Isis or something,' the filmmaker wrote on...
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Foreign policy gaffe: Trump thinks Paris is in Germany
"Paris is in Germany" trended on Twitter as many mocked the controversial billionaire businessman
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American who 'trained with al Qaeda in Pakistan' pleads not guilty as US mulls new charges
Al Farekh was flown to the United States from Pakistan in April 2015
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Obama vows not to campaign for opponents of new gun laws
Obama says he would blackball even members of his own Democratic party if necessary
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California shooter's visa record shows routine interview, no flags raised
The brief interview report does not specify exactly where in Pakistan the interview took place
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Friend of San Bernardino shooter pleads not guilty
Marquez allegedly purchased weapons on behalf of Syed Farook
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Obama makes new push to tighten gun rules
Any changes to gun rules in America are fraught with political risk
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Seeking momentum on gun control, Obama to take case to US public
Republicans have roundly criticized the president's plans, calling them an overreach of his executive authority
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Obama, Hillary created Islamic State: Trump
US Republican frontrunner says Obama should have taken his advice to seize oil assets controlled by IS
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Iran-US tensions flare over new sanctions threat
Relations between the two worsened since US said an Iranian vessel had test-fired rockets near three Western warships
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Suspected Islamic State supporter charged with New Year's Eve plot in upstate New York
Suspect is described as self-professed Muslim convert with a criminal history dating back to approximately 2006