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UK's 'Fake Sheikh' sting king guilty of perverting trial
Mahmood and his driver Alan were convicted of conspiring to pervert course of justice following trial in London
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Explosion in Afghan capital, Kabul, casualties feared
The blast, suspected of being set off by a suicide bomber, occurred on a major road near a university
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Drunk UK nurse assaulted Muslim taxi driver over women's rights
Nurse has pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated common assault
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Pictures of the day: October 5, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Trio wins Nobel chemistry prize for 'world's smallest machines'
The French, Scottish and Dutch scientists had developed molecules with controllable movements
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ICC announces visit to Israel, Palestinian territories
The aim of the visit is "to raise awareness" of the work of the International Criminal Court
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US encourages India, Pakistan militaries to continue communicating
We encourage continued discussions as a means to reduce any tensions, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook says
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Kerry urges Taliban to reach peace with Kabul
Kerry added that a peace deal would in fact achieve the Taliban's aim of expelling foreign forces from Afghanistan
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16 incredible pictures of what the world looks like from 38,000 feet
Martjin Kort is able to capture views that most of us don't get from our office windows
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Iraq warns Turkey of 'regional war' if doesn't withdraw troops
Last week Turkish parliament extended a mandate allowing military operations against terrorist organizations in Iraq
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Clinton hits Trump over comments on women ahead of vice presidential debate
linton urged women at an event in the Philadelphia to stand up to online bullying about how they look
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Russia sent S-300 air defence system to Syria: ministry
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the Russian missile system would not affect operations in the US-led air campaign
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Rough times for Saudi retail as govt cuts bite
Saudi cabinet imposed a wage freeze on the civil service, which makes up the bulk of the kingdom's workforce
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Tricked into porn: Japanese actresses step out of the shadows
Adult films are widely available in Japan, which has a relatively liberal attitude towards pornography
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Canadian college to launch marijuana cultivation course
Students would be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug
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India tries to hasten deal with US to buy predator drone aircraft
India's request for 22 Predator Guardian drones made in June is in an advanced stage of negotiations
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Ink thrown on Delhi CM after he demanded evidence of 'surgical strikes'
Attack comes days after CM questioned authenticity of 'surgical strikes'
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Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti and Cuba, evacuations ordered in US
The full scope of the damage, both human and material, remained unclear
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Pakistan's Afghan refugees: A timeline
Pakistan hosts the third largest refugee population in the world sheltering some 1.4 million registered Afghans
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Voting for UN chief moves to key stage with Guterres top pick
Guterres has come out atop the five closed-door polls since July
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Vice presidential contenders Kaine, Pence blast Trump, Clinton at debate
"Donald Trump always puts himself first," Kaine,
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India’s excesses: Jilani hands dossier on Kashmir to Olson
Pakistan’s envoy to New Delhi says drawing wrong conclusions not in the interest of both countries
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Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for US intelligence
Yahoo last month said "state-sponsored" hackers had gained access to 500 million customer accounts in 2014
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Hurricane Matthew kills four in Dominican Republic
Dominican officials say they had been forced to evacuate some 800 people
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Philippine president tells Obama to ‘go to hell’
Rodrigo Duterte says he is realigning his foreign policy because the United States has failed the Philippines
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At least 22 dead on migrant boat off Libya
Astral was left alone to deal with overloaded boat for several hrs aided only by lifeboats dropped by Spanish military
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Hurricane-hit southern Haiti cut off after bridge collapse
Rising sea levels and torrential rains have caused major flooding in southern Haiti since Sunday evening
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Turkey suspends 13,000 police officers, shuts down TV station
Suspensions ordered hours after Deputy PM Kurtulmus announced approval of a 90-day extension to a state of emergency
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US servicemember killed on patrol in Afghan bomb blast
Soldier killed while patrolling during counter-terrorism operations
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Trump tumbles on rich list, down $800m
The New York real estate mogul is now worth $3.7 billion - down from an estimated $4.5 billion in March
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Asian markets rise again, pounds hits 31-year low
Traders took the report as a sign the world's top economy is getting back on track
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India bans Kashmir newspaper for 'inciting unrest'
If there was a problem with content, they could have sought an explanation from us, says editor of Kashmir Reader
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200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan: UNHCR
'Still one million undocumented refugees are living in Pakistan'
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WikiLeaks marks 10th birthday with vow of key US vote leaks
Assange pledges he would not be muzzled as he sought to raise "an army" of supporters to join in defence of WikiLeaks
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Hurricane Matthew makes landfall near western Haiti
The eye of Matthew, a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, will move near eastern Cuba
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Kerry says Syria peace efforts must continue, in spite of break with Russia
‘I want to be clear that we are not giving up on Syrian people and we are not abandoning pursuit of peace’
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After Delhi CM, Congress demands evidence of Indian 'surgical strike'
BJP slams Delhi CM; Kejriwal hits back
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Britain will continue to block EU army: Fallon
France and Germany hope that Brexit will leave the path open for common defence proposals
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White House shuts down anti-Pakistan petition over 'bad' signatures
White House official says petition shut down on suspicion of fraud
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Not-guilty pleas entered for man accused of killing British MP Jo Cox
Thomas Mair is accused of shooting and stabbing Cox as she arrived for a meeting with residents in the town of Birstal
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Pictures of the day: October 4, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Indian foreign minister's touching response to Pakistani girl breaks the Internet
Sushma Swaraj proves that bitterness between the two countries will never come in the way of humanity
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Media ban in Indian Kashmir goes on record for the first time in recent history
Hilal Mir, Editor of Kashmir Reader, says the government did not seek any explanation before banning the newspaper
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Thouless, Haldane and Kosterlitz win 2016 Nobel physics prize
British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize
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Wikileaks' Assange signals release of documents before US election
The organization would publish around one million documents related to three governments and the US election
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Theresa May making 'huge mistake' with hard Brexit: former deputy PM
Experts say that to curb immigration Britain may have to leave the single market which allows free movement of people
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Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi poisoned at feast
He was allegedly poisoned in Iraq's Be’aaj district
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Britain to allow troops to opt-out of human rights law
The plan is intended to prevent legal claims against members of the armed forces which amount to "false charges"
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Butterfly photobombs koala at Australian wildlife park
The video of the Koala uploaded last week has been viewed more than 3.2 million times
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Turkey suspends more than 12,000 police officers in coup probe
Govt's crackdown has alarmed Turkey's Western allies who have warned Ankara that it must act within the rule of law