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Anxious prayers for ailing Thai king outside hospital
Bhumibol's health is a sensitive subject and palace officials maintain tight control over news about his condition
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Espresso yourself! Japan perks up to 'sexy' coffee
Japanese people have an extremely sensitive palate so they can appreciate subtle differences in flavour
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Women accuse Trump of groping, forcibly kissing them
Trump campaign quickly fires back, denies reports
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Haiti tops list of disaster deaths: UN
'Of course it is challenging in a country like Haiti for reasons of governance and poverty'
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Germany bomb plot suspect found dead in cell: authorities
Jaber Albakr, was arrested two days earlier following a tense manhunt after police found explosives in his apartment
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US Navy destroyer again targeted by missiles from Yemen
Neither of missiles hit the ship or caused any damage as it operated north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait
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Attackers shoot dead political party worker in Indian-held Kashmir
Hours after two suspected militants were killed by armed forces in the region
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IS drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops
Two local Kurdish peshmerga fighters grabbed it and took it back to their camp to inspect it where it blew up
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Fresh fighting in central African republic kills at least 10
Several people were also wounded in the attack targeting the Kaga Bandoro
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A facelift for the Moon every 81,000 years
More than 100 tonnes of dust and sand-sized particles rain down on the planet every day
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UK firm fined over Harrison Ford injury on "Star Wars" set
London-based Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, owned by Walt Disney Co, had admitted two breaches of health and safety laws
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10 killed in Shia Muslim clashes in Nigeria
Soldiers and police opened fire on an Islamic Movement in Nigeria procession
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Turkish currency hits record low after slew of bad data
Lira hit 3.0974 to the US dollar at one point, losing more than 0.3 per cent of its value, edged back to 3.0868 later
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Indian Muslim held for ‘WhatsApp message on beef’ dies in custody
Minhaj Ansari, 22-year-old resident of Jharkhand, was beaten up and tortured in police custody, claims family
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Blast kills 14 Shias in northern Afghanistan
The blast came as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin attacks in Kabul on Tuesday
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McDonald's reduces use of its famed mascot during 'creepy clown' craze
Fearing he could be mistaken for one of the malevolent "creepy clowns" terrorizing Americans
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National symbol of France could be woman in 'burqa': Hollande
There is a problem with Islam because it requires (holy) sites and recognition, claims French president
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit India next week
Both sides are expected to discuss border management as country shares its western frontier with India's northeast
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Start-up raises $12m to help employees see the world while working
Participants spend a whole year working abroad, moving to a different city each month
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Eight killed in female suicide bomb attack in NE Nigeria
Detonated her explosives in a taxi close to a camp housing displaced people
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Former British PM David Cameron reveals his new job
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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly mosque attack in Afghan capital
IS says attacker detonated a suicide vest after firing all his ammunition, but security forces said they shot the man
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Britain's Royal Mail bans delivery of Samsung Galaxy Note 7s
Making it potentially difficult for many Britons to return the recalled devices
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Creepy clowns spotted in Netherlands
Creepy clown sightings in more than a dozen US states in past weeks have caused a wave of hysteria among people
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Militants killed as three-day held Kashmir gunbattle ends
The militants took up positions inside a 60-room institute in the region's main city of Srinagar
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Famed Indian perfumer raped before being killed in Goa flat
The accused disguised as a security supervisor to gain entry into Monika Ghurde’s flat
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22% population is undernourished in Pakistan, reveals Global Hunger Index
The country ranks 107 among 117 developing countries; remains behind India, Bangladesh
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Mourning Afghans mark Ashura hours after shrine attack
UN in Afghanistan called attack an ‘atrocity’ and put death toll at 18 on Wednesday
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Pictures of the day: October 12, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Erdogan says Clinton comments on arming Kurds 'politically inept'
"It is a very unfortunate statement," Erdogan said
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Two dead, 24 hurt in Philippine fireworks blaze
Fire set off series of explosions at a strip of shops that overturned a truck and badly damaged three other vehicles
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Putin 'too embarrassed' to come to Paris: French minister
The Kremlin cancelled Putin's trip after French President insisted Putin also took part in talks about Syria
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Man strips on flight, harasses female cabin crew
While landing in Delhi, the man passed vulgar comments at the cabin crew
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Sri Lankan police force to grant equal status to women
Sri Lanka said Wednesday it will lift a bar on women reaching the top ranks of the police
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In pictures: Ashura around the world
Shiites around the world take part in commemorations marking the mourning period of Ashura
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Lawyers give up defence of Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam
Abdeslam has refused to answer questions since being transferred to France from Belgium in April
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Pope begs for immediate ceasefire in Syria
He reiterated his my closeness to all the victims of the inhumane conflict in Syria
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Black-clad pilgrims pack Iraq's Karbala for Ashura
Imam Hussain's death was part of a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
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Philippines' Duterte to ban smoking in public
Ban to authorise municipal and city governments to impose penalties that could include prison terms, fines
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Here's what can happen to the human brain in space
Astronauts could suffer irreparable brain damage
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Food delivery apps spice up Indian train journeys
Today's train passengers in India have access to a vast array of hot dishes, all at the click of a smartphone app
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First grade Pakistani boy beaten on US school bus for 'being Muslim'
After years of discrimination the boy and his family left the US for Pakistan
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Trump's team blames Beyoncé for his lewd comments
Beyhive did not take kindly to Trump’s supporters pinning the blame on Beyonce
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Young Parisians breathe life into abandoned buildings
Some 1,000 migrant workers, vulnerable youths and people who were once homeless have found shelter there
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US tries to defuse Iraq-Turkey war of words over Mosul
Iraq is preparing to fight to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State group with support from the United States
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North Korea purges vice foreign minister: report
Kung Sok-Ung had been removed from his post and expelled from Pyongyang to a rural farming area with his family
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Website documents Mexico human rights abuses
The website documents 14 cases that have marked Mexican history
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One tweet triggers avalanche of women's assault memories
Kelly Oxford urged thousands of followers to share their recollections of the first time they were sexually assaulted
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For Kenya's child brides, school offers a break from tradition
More than four in 10 women in Wajir are married before the legal age of 18
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Clinton blames Trump, WikiLeaks, Moscow after new leaks
The anti-secrecy website has published thousands of emails from John Podesta's personal Gmail account