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North Korea leader says missile test 'greatest success'
The US mainland and the Pacific are now "within the striking range" of the North's army
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Post Arab Spring, lifespan drops across region: study
Health conditions have gotten worse since then in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia
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India planning to spend $223b on weapons over next 10 years
Will buy 500 helicopters, 12 submarines, about 220 fighter jets and aircraft carrier by 2027
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Newspaper says it uncovered KFC's secret recipe
Is the secret KFC recipe a secret no more?
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Scientists just found the closest ever ‘second Earth'
Habitable planet found in solar system next door
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Nine killed as militants raid Kabul's American University
Seven students were martyred, and 30 other students and lecturers were wounded
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German ex-president Scheel, 'Ostpolitik pioneer', dead at 97
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described Scheel as "one of the pioneers of Germany's Ostpolitik"
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French Muslim body to meet with govt on burkini ban
French Council of the Muslim Faith 'is concerned over the direction the public debate is taking'
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World's largest aircraft damaged in crash landing
The 92-metre-long Airlander 10 came down at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, south east England
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India moves to ban booming commercial surrogacy business
Ban comes following concerns about the exploitation of young, poor Indian women who bear babies for others
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Pictures of the day: August 24, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Japan woman dies in Pokemon Go car accident
A 39-year-old farmer, allegedly struck two women on Tuesday evening on a road in Tokushima city
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In pictures: Fearless photographer captures deadly Tahiti waves
13 horrific pictures of waves responsible for the death of several athletes
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Protester killed in fresh clashes in Indian Kashmir
Protester died of shotgun pellet injuries
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Muslim women say burkini debate 'absurd'
Is it the trademarked swimsuit itself that is the problem, or merely being fully clothed on the seashore?
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India deploys border force in strife-torn Kashmir for first time in 12 years
BSF troops were brought in the Valley even though curfew was lifted from many parts in Srinagar after over 40 days
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Tanks and jets enter Syria as Turkey launches anti-IS operation
The air and ground operation, is aimed at clearing extremists from the town of Jarabulus
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Muslim siblings kicked off flight for ‘looking at IS propaganda’
Dharas believes the accusation was made with malice as she was wearing a headscarf
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French police make woman resting on Nice beach remove 'burkini'
Photographs have emerged which show the police confronting the woman
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Canada police allow women officers to wear hijab
Move hopes to boost recruitment of Muslim women in police force
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New York Times says suspected Russian hackers targeted Moscow bureau
News of the cyber attack comes amid a wave of similar attacks targeting major US political parties
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Saudi Arabia foils attack on Shia mosque in Qatif
Saudi-owned satellite channel says security forces killed a man who was wearing an explosive belt and arrested another
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This Russian woman is taking the most dangerous selfies in the world
Her posts show her casually posing for photographs on skyscrapers all over Moscow, Hong-Kong and China
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Germany bans Muslim teen from wearing niqab in school
School says attire impedes student's educational development
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Bangladesh arrests five suspected extremists
Rapid Action Battalion arrested five members of JMB, including one of the group's leaders who used to study in Canada
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The burkini in North Africa: 'Most people don't care'
The burkini has stirred controversy in France, but on the beaches of North Africa, it has made few waves
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India says submarine document leak 'a case of hacking'
The submarines are being built at a state-run shipyard in Mumbai
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Frenchman shouts 'Allahu Akbar' as he stabs UK woman to death in Australia
The man was in Australia on a valid tourist visa and had no known links to radical groups such as Islamic State
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At least 159 killed in Italy quake
With 368 people injured and an unknown number trapped under rubble, the figure of dead and wounded is expected to rise
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Uproar as Australian state bans greyhound racing
The ban is intended to save thousands of dogs
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India left red-faced over wrong Dawood Ibrahim addresses
According to a press release, the information provided to the UN committee by India was proved to be false
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One killed 30 wounded by explosions in southern Thailand
The blasts came less than two weeks after a series of explosions hit three of Thailand's most popular tourist resorts
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Top French court to examine burkini ban
Human Rights League is appealing a decision which upheld a ban on the outfit by the town of Villeneuve-Loubet
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Iran rounds up 450 social network users over online activities
The people targeted administered pages on social networks including smartphone applications, says cyber crime agency
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India cows get glow-in-the-dark horns to stop crashes
Stray cattle are a major traffic menace in India, with hundreds of bovines roaming freely on roads across the country
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US soldier killed in anti-Taliban battle in Afghanistan
Fighting has recently escalated in the opium-growing province of Helmand
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Pictures of the day: August 23, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Athens to get first mosque in 180 years
Athens is the only EU capital without a mosque
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Woman illustrates India vacation on Etch A Sketch and its mind-blowing
Illustrations of her trip to India included many of the country’s famous monuments
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FBI investigating alleged Islamic State-inspired Virginia stabbing
The alleged attacker, 20-year-old Wasil Farooqui may have tried to sneak into Syria
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Over 1,900 killed in 'chilling' Philippines war on drugs
Duterte warns legislators not to interfere with his campaign, saying they could be killed
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Indian man blames 'spiritual powers' for swallowing 40 knives
'I will not repeat it. I am glad they saved my life and I want to go back to my family'
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A rare condition is turning this boy's hands and feet into trees
Warts began to develop on the boy's palm and feet when he was only three months old
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Japanese father kills 12-year-old son over studies
'The father stabbed his son in the chest with a kitchen knife' a police spokesman said
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In pictures: Married at 14
We look at a series of pictures capturing the events leading to this teen's wedding in Gaza
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Worldwide concern over 'too many immigrants': study
In all, 49 percent of those surveyed in 22 countries said there were 'too many immigrants'
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Iran seeks closer ties with Cuba
'It's a very opportune moment to extend our relations' Iranian foreign minister
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200 people fall sick after ammonia leak in Bangladesh
Police and fire officials say hundreds of residents were also evacuated from their homes
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Indian actor faces sedition case for saying 'Pakistan is not hell'
Her remarks come after the Indian defence minister said 'going to Pakistan is like going to hell'
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Blow to Pakistan? India could become next F-16 hub
Competition for jet order is fierce as Lockheed Martin, Boeing Co and Saab AB push for India's defence contract