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UN mediator would love to see a woman as Syria's president
The UN envoy overseeing Syrian peace talks said on Monday he hoped a woman might become the country's next president.
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Senior Saudi royal criticises Obama
A magazine quoted the US president urging the Saudis to 'share' the Middle East with their Iranian foes
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Singapore to ban cigarette displays in stores
Legislators also voted to ban all forms of cigarette advertising, including online ads
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Christian persecution by Hindus has risen in India, say humanitarian groups
About 30 incidents of religiously motivated violence cases have been reported in two months in India
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One of Ankara bombers was female PKK member: Turkish security sources
She was born in 1992 and from the eastern Turkish city of Kars, officials say
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27% of Muslims are very militant, claims Trump
US Republican presidential frontrunner's remarks come days after he said he thinks Islam hates America
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European-Russian spacecraft blasts off in search of life on Mars
It will carry an atmospheric probe around Mars and as well as a lander for a rover due to follow in 2018
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Turkey pounds Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq after Ankara bombing
The fighter jets hit arms depots and shelters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, says army spokesperson
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There is an Instagram account dedicated to 'hot migrants’ and it's dividing the internet
The account is dedicated to ‘handsome men on their journey to Europe'
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Striking back against the machine: Korean Go player beats Google programme
Lee, holder of 18 international titles, recovered from three consecutive losses against the AlphaGo
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Bangladesh arrests extremists, seizes explosives
Spokesperson says elite force arrested district commander of banned JMB, four others from a Dhaka apartment on Sunday
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Mosquitoes' rapid spread poses threat beyond Zika
Aedes aegypti species blamed for transmitting Zika breeds in car tires, tin cans, dog bowls and cemetery flower vases
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19 captivating images of schoolgirls around the world
Regardless of their gender, these photos are proof that all children have the right to get an education
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Afghan strongmen tame Taliban bastion where US struggled
Strongmen including Sultan Mohammed, Panjwai police chief, with reputation for brutality, did what Americans could not
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Indian student hacked to death for intercaste marriage
Three men armed with sickles and sharp weapons attacked the 22-year-old student and his wife
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This business makes $25,000 a month sending messages on potatoes
Dubbed the 'stupidest idea ever', the venture called Potato Parcel brought $2,000 in profits within two days
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UAE says fighter jet missing in Yemen combat mission
It is first known case of an Emirati jet from coalition going missing since campaign began in March last year
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Maryland police officer slain in ambush, two suspects arrested
Police chief says he could offer no explanation for what might have precipitated attack on District 3 police station
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Australia's foreign minister to raise missile tests with Iranian counterpart
Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired two ballistic missiles last Wednesday
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White House hopefuls hustle for votes as race turns 'toxic'
The latest major date in the run-up will be in the states of Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina
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Al Qaeda affiliate claims Ivory Coast attack
Al qaeda's North African affiliate claimed an attack on an Ivory Coast resort on Sunday that killed at least 16...
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Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
Hezbollah has close ties to Iran, Saudi Arabia's bitter rival for power in the region
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Texas festival apologises after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab
A volunteer told her she must take off her hijab before her photograph could be taken
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Trump says accepts no responsibility for campaign protesters
Protesters dogged his rallies and forced him to cancel one in Chicago last week
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What would US foreign policy look like under Trump?
He wants to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, ban Muslims from entering US and suggested wiping out ISIS
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Erdogan says attacks like Ankara blast will not weaken Turkey's resolve
A car bombing killed 34 people in the capital city on Sunday
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Egypt sacks justice minister after prophet remark
Zind is the second justice minister to be dismissed in less than a year for controversial comments
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Palestinian wins global teachers' award for valuing play
She accepted the prize "as a win for all teachers in general and Palestinian teachers in particular"
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Valencia pro bullfighting march draws thousands
Participants held aloft banners proclaiming the practice as a key element of cultural expression
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Refugee misery reaches peak at crowded Greek camp: UN
Greek authorities say there are some 12,000 people in the camp
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Ankara bombing toll rises to 34 dead, 125 injured
Attack comes just weeks after the city was hit by a suicide car bombing on February 17 that killed 29 people
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Sri Lanka suffers worst blackout in 20 years
It was the second major power failure in less than a month, following a three-hour disruption late February
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Seven dead in attack on Ivory Coast resort town
"I saw seven dead that I filmed. There were four attackers," witness says
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Trump accuses Sanders of inciting protests
His accusation came after a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday was called off amid scenes of violence
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Hizb-e-Islami to join Afghan peace talks
Announcement comes days after Taliban refused to take part in the Afghan reconciliation process
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Saudi forces fatally shoot woman during raid to capture wanted man
The suspect was involved in attacks on Shia Muslims in the kingdom, according to state news agency
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Outrage in Egypt over justice minister's prophet remark
Egypt's justice minister said he would arrest even "a prophet," although he later admitted it was a "slip of tongue"
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French embassy employee fired for being Muslim wins lawsuit
Saima Ashraf-Hassan says she was repeatedly singled out at work & called a "terrorist" by co-workers in Washington...
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The case of a remote tiny island attacking Pakistani nukes
The Republic of Marshall Islands has turned to the ICJ against all the nine nuclear weapon states of the world
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Saudi Arabia puts murderer to death in 72nd execution of 2016
In 2015, Saudi Arabia executed 153 people, most of them for drug trafficking or murder
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India can deliver two-thirds of worldwide growth in next four years: IMF chief
Christine Lagarde appreciates continuing reform process in India
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Obama due in Britain in April to make pro-EU case
The visit will take place around two months before the June 23 referendum in Britain
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India's hardline Hindus abandon trademark shorts
The RSS has been banned three times since its inception in 1925
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Analysis:Trump without the hair? EU's migration policy gets rough
If the pact with Turkey goes through as conceived, the EU will be retreating into a 'fortress Europe' policy
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Doctor urged psychiatric hospital for Germanwings pilot before crash
Prosecutors believe Lubitz, barricaded himself into the cockpit deliberately propelling the jet into a mountainside
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Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's a toilet bowl
The charity Birdman Rally involved participants flying homemade gliders without mechanical assistance
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North Korea denies cyber attacks on South Korea officials
The North denied South Korea's previous accusation of conducting cyber attacks against the South's nuclear operator
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MH370 family sue Malaysia Airlines in Australia
Under international agreements, families have up to two years to sue over air accidents
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10 most literate nations in the world
Finland ranked world's most literate nation
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Marital rape 'cannot be applied in the Indian context', says minister for women
Maneka Gandhi gave poverty, religious beliefs and social customs as reasons for not criminalising marital rape