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India disputes US renewables support at WTO
India and United States have 60 days to try to reach an agreement, after which a WTO panel may decide the case
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Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation
A pass for the VR experience will cost $15
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Italian quake town may sue Charlie Hebdo over 'lasagne' cartoon
The cartoons showed victims of an earthquake in Italy as types of pasta and blamed the 'mafia' for the 300 deaths
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Hajj goes high-tech for bloodless Eid sacrifices
Over 1.8m pilgrims had option of computerised coupons to order sacrifice during Eid holidays without even seeing beast
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Norway hairdresser fined for turning away client in hijab
Court says it has no doubt that defendant acted intentionally and deliberately discriminated against the Muslim client
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48 wounded in eastern Turkey car bombing
Turkish officials have blamed the attack on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
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Pictures of the day: September 12, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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One-time Indian mechanic now owns 22 Burj Khalifa apartments
George V Nereaparambil says will continue to buy more if he gets a 'good deal'
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Families allege murder as Bangladesh fire toll rises
The death toll from the disaster rose to 31
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Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
Such laws will negatively affect international cooperation to combat terrorism, says GCC Secretary General
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Hajj stampede survivor: 'I am not afraid' of pilgrimage
Injured in the crush which killed his three companions and around 2,300 others, Kouanda recalls the tragedy
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Turkey army chief vows to press on with Syria operation
Akar spoke after visiting troops in the Turkish border town of Karkamis
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Man who checked in 9/11 hijackers reflects on 15 years of guilt
Hardly a day goes by when there's not some kind of reminder, says Allex who was an employee at Dulles Airport
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Rapists asked if I ate beef, Indian woman claims
Police have arrested four men from the village and booked them for trespass, rape and murder
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Armed men occupy UK Gurdwara in protest against Sikh-Muslim marriage
British police say 55 people were arrested for aggravated trespass with a significant number of bladed weapons seized
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EasyJet passengers left petrified as deported migrant yells 'Allahu Akbar'
The migrant was being deported to Venice
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Samsung shares plunge over smartphone explosion debacle
Shares in the firm -- South Korea's largest by value -- dived 7.11% on the Seoul stock market
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Giuliani on seizing Iraqi oil: 'Of course it's legal. It's war'
Trump argued Iraqi oil proceeds allowed IS to sustain itself
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World's highest bridge nears completion in China
The two ends of the bridge were linked on Saturday
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North Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing: UN
More than 35,500 houses have been damaged, with 69 percent of them completely destroyed
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Terrorism can’t be linked to any religion: Imam-e-Kaaba
Abdul Rahman al Sudais urges Islamic scholars to work for promotion of inter-faith harmony
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North Korea ready to conduct another nuclear test: Seoul
The yield from Friday's test was estimated at 10 kilotons, almost twice as much as the one conducted eight months ago
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Ghani may call truce with Hizb-i-Islami on Eid
Opposition from Afghan chief executive delays announcement
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Diagnosed with pneumonia, Clinton falls ill at 9/11 memorial
The diagnosis comes at a crucial time in the White House race against Republican rival Donald Trump
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France arrests 15-year old boy for planning 'imminent' Paris attack
Second alleged plot with links to IS discovered this week after a car loaded with gas cylinders was found last Sunday
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Senior Afghan police commander killed by roadside bomb
His death follows last week's suicide attack on the defence ministry in Kabul
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US response to 9/11 increased terror threat: Hollande
Hollande, whose country was rocked by extremist attacks in recent past, was also fiercely critical of the US riposte
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Victoria Beckham NY fashion show commemorates 9/11
The 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks cast a pall over New York Fashion Week on Sunday
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Macedonia honours new saint Mother Teresa
Special papal envoy archbishop held outdoor mass in Skopje's main square, close to house where Mother Teresa was born
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'South Korea has a plan to annihilate Pyongyang'
Pyongyang 'will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosives shells' if need be: sources
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Video of stumbling Hillary Clinton leaving 9/11 memorial goes viral
She departed the event after about 90 minutes while the ceremony was underway
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Obama on 9/11: Diversity one of America's 'greatest strengths'
Extremist organisations 'know that they will never be able to defeat a nation as great as America', says US president
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Bangladesh top militant commits suicide
Abdur Rahim, 35, allegedly had a key role in July's Dhaka cafe attack in which 22 people died
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Imam-e-Kaaba urges unity among Muslims
'Muslims are passing through a difficult time and they can overcome these difficulties only through unity'
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Eight pregnant women among 329 infected by Zika in Singapore
Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect
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9/11 victims honored at Ground Zero on 15th anniversary
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump temporarily paused their election campaign to attend service
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Ten soldiers killed in Yemen suicide bombing
A further 14 soldiers were wounded when bomber drove an explosives-laden car into an army position in Abyan province
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Five dead in strife-torn Indian-held Kashmir
Army official says Indian soldiers shot and killed four militants as they tried to cross border
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9/11 hijacker's mother believes he is alive in Guantanamo
Atta's family has long claimed they believe he had nothing to with the attacks and was alive
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Muslims climb Mount Arafat in Hajj high point
Over 1.8 million gather from sunrise at hill and vast surrounding plain known as Mount Arafat, about 15kms from Makkah
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Bangladesh struggles to search factory after deadly fire
Senior firefighting official says structure is still too dangerous to enter properly to search through debris
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North Korea says Obama's push for sanctions laughable
US must recognise North Korea as 'nuclear weapons state'
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Fourteen dogs die in Canada kennel's heating malfunction
Playful Paws Pet Centre in says a ‘travesty of life’ happened and its staff are reaching out to dogs' owners
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Clinton regrets calling 'half' of Trump backers 'deplorable'
‘Basket of Deplorables’ becomes trending hashtag on Twitter with users venting their fury at former secretary of state
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Militant suspected in Bangladesh cafe attack killed himself: police
‘Abdul Karim was suspected to be one of the planners of cafe attack and to have rented flat for militants’
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Body politics: famous preserved corpses
As China marks 40th anniversary of death of Great Helmsman, here are some of world's most famous preserved cadavers
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Woman charged over failed Paris attack
Ornella G. was remanded in custody after being charged with association with a terrorist group
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Hajj nears climax for world's Muslims
The numbers are down this year because of the absence of 64,000 Iranians over tensions with Saudi Arabia
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What the Muslim 'youth bulge' means for the world
Being the primary form of political expression for Muslim youth does not make Islam the primary cause of violence
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Fifteen years after 9/11, America in perpetual war
The budget for the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency has nearly doubled since 2001