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UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
On Tuesday nearly 400 migrants were flown back to Nigeria on two flight from Tripoli
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Myanmar forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya, UN says
Mainly Buddhist Myanmar denies the Muslim Rohingya are its citizens and considers them foreigners
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Unrelenting California wildfire threatens thousands of homes
Some 1,000 firefighters were battling to save homes from the conflagration
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South Korea's Moon to visit China next week
China has proposed that North suspend missile tests in exchange for suspension of US-South Korean military exercises
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70-year-old Indian man dies mid-flight after denture chokes windpipe
Doctors said patient also suffered from hypertension, diabetes, and was partially paralysed
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Ukraine police fail to find Saakashvili in protest camp raid
Saakashvili later said police had searched the wrong tent at the camp
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Ivanka criticised for cultural appropriation on choice of clothing during India visit
Instead of wearing sari gown gifted to her by well known Indian designer she wore Tory Burch outfit
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No plans of lifting freeze on counter-terrorism funds for Pakistan: US official
In July, Defence Secretary James Mattis suspended payments from Coalition Support Fund
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Pentagon signals open-ended troop commitment in Syria
More than 340,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the Syrian war
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Myanmar's opium crop plummets, but no victory over Asia's narco-boom
Growing opium poppies employs or provides incomes for hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar
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Abolishing nuclear arms could go 'really quickly': Nobel winner
Comments come amid mounting tensions over Pyongyang's weapons programme and fears of US military action
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Indonesia cyclone death toll more than doubles to 41
Some 28,000 people have been displaced by the storm, which hit Indonesia's most populous island last week
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A month after Hariri saga, Saudi's Lebanon gambit backfires
Not only did Hariri rescind his resignation, but Riyadh's power play paradoxically united Lebanese factions
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Honduras opposition proposes election recount or run-off
The dispute has sparked deadly protests and a night-time curfew in the poor, violent Central American country
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Obama trumps Trump in Twitter Top 10 of 2017
A tweet from Obama's personal Twitter account got 4.6 million likes
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'Gene driver': A tool that can doom a species is under UN review
Fears grow that genetic engineering may be a one-way ticket to ecological mayhem
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Saudi-led coalition intensifies Yemen air strikes after Saleh's death
UN envoy says more civilian lives at risk
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Saudi king warns Trump over 'dangerous' Jerusalem embassy move
Israel and Saudi Arabia have no official diplomatic relations
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China accuses Australia of paranoia over foreign influence laws
Concern in Australia have grown that Beijing may be extending its soft power efforts in the country
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Australian man charged for trafficking wife, baby to India
The accused forcefully sent his wife to India then allegedly attempted to cancel her Australian visa
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Lebanon's Hariri rescinds resignation, drawing line under crisis
Hariri's shock resignation had thrust Lebanon to the forefront of the regional quarrel between Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Thai court jails man for 27 years over Bangkok hospital bomb
The military government has promised to hold a general election in November 2018
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Japan's slide into war chronicled in Emperor Hirohito's memoir
The auctioneers have put an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000 on the manuscript
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Chinese state media tells readers how to survive a nuclear attack
Nuclear weapons have five means of causing destruction
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Maduro's cryptocurrency to fare no better than Venezuela itself
Venezuela's inflation is expected to top 1,000 per cent this year
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Canada urges youth: 'Don't drive high'
Last year there were 3,098 road incidents involving drug impairment
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How parents behave is linked to suicide risk: research
Children with encouraging parents less likely to have suicidal thoughts
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Three charged in Malta for murder of anti-corruption journalist
It is not clear if police believe the perpetrators acted on their own or if they were hit men
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Catalan crisis paralyses Spanish politics
2018 budget has not been approved, only 9 ordinary laws have been approved since Nov 2016, compared to 48 in 2015
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Most detained in Saudi purge agree to cash settlements
The attorney general said the bank accounts of 376 people have been frozen
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Babies' brains at risk from toxic pollution: UN
Toxic pollution is 'impacting children's learning, their memories, linguistic and motor skills'
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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

















































