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Defiant Trump stares down protesters after rally violence
Donald Trump trained his fire Saturday on the protesters disrupting his rallies, branding them 'thugs' and extremists
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How Saudi Arabia turned its greatest weapon on itself
The 1973-74 oil embargo was the first demonstration that the House of Saud was willing to weaponize the oil markets
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French investigators to publish Germanwings co-pilot crash report
The Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed a year ago, leaving 50 dead
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Wounded in bombing, Iraq girl now rising table tennis star
Imad journeys to Baghdad twice a week to practise with the national under-16 Paralympic team
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Japan region seeks full-time 'ninjas' for tourism
Newly hired ninjas will receive a one-year contract with monthly pay of 180,000 yen ($1,580) plus bonus
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Syria's opposition says Assad must go, dead or alive
The United Nations is pushing for a transitional government and a new constitution to be put in place in six months
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Obama calls on candidates to reject 'insults', 'violence'
Chicago rally organized by Republican frontrunner had to be cancelled at the last minute in the face of mass protests
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Anguish as Kabul family buries 10 drowned migrants
Between January and mid-February alone, 320 people have died crossing the Aegean Sea
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Iraq PM vows retaliation after IS chemical attack
Intelligence experts are still analysing samples, but local officials believe mustard agent was used in attack on Taza
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Iran's Rouhani criticises 'revolutionary' opponents as rift widens
Says his opponents seek their own interests, not those of the people
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Most French also want vote on EU membership: UK study
However, 44 per cent say they will vote to stay in if one is held
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Have more Sikhs in my cabinet than Modi, says Canadian PM
Justin Trudeau has three Sikh ministers in his, while there are only two Sikh minister in Indian cabinet
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Tunisia calls for day's wages to fight terrorism
Statement came after President Beji Caid Essebsi donated month's salary to the fund at a post office in central Tunis
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Game over! Computer wins series against Go champion
programme, AlphaGo, took a little over four hours to secure its third consecutive win over Lee Se-Dol
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Iraq cleric calls for Baghdad protest camp
Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday urged followers to ramp up pro-reform rallies by setting up tents in Baghdad
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Indonesian man dies during KFC’s chicken eating contest
Three participants competed to eat fried chicken wings in the least amount of time
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Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative'
The city saw violent street clashes between police and protesters last month
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French police arrest 14 at Calais anti-migrant protest
The roughly 80 activists blocked off two bridges close to the city centre and burned tyres
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As anti-Islam tone rises in US, Muslim women learn self-defence
The workshops launched by Abdelhamid for women are among a number of similar classes around the United States
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Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief
Lagarde cited examples including the need for China to rebalance its economy
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New find of suspected MH370 debris to be sent to Australia
A local found a metre-long piece of metal on a beach while on holiday in Mozambique
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Teen girls charged in France over 'concert hall attack plot'
The girls claimed on Facebook that they wanted to launch an attack similar to those in November
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N. Korea issues new threats as US stages military drill with South
The new round of threats came as South Korea and the US launched largest-ever joint landing drill
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Shooting at a Muslim cemetery in Canada injures four
Police are treating the investigation as targeted and not racially motivated
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Singer in Paris attack apologises for alleging inside job
Hughes said his statements did not reflect the views of band, declaring: 'The shame is 100 percent mine'
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Belgian court rejects case against Scientology
Eleven members of the celebrity-backed US-based church and two affiliated bodies had been charged with fraud
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Russian banker pleads guilty in US 'spy ring'
Dressed in prison scrubs, Buryakov pleaded guilty in federal court to count one on an original two-count indictment
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Astronaut Scott Kelly to retire in April
Kelly, a former Navy pilot who joined NASA in 1996, will leave the agency April 1
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Chaotic scenes as Trump cancels rally amid protests
The billionaire said he decided to call off the rally after consulting with police in Chicago
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Israeli air strike kills child in Gaza: Palestinian official
Sunni Muslim militants claiming links to IS have said they were behind rocket fire in recent months
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Arab League declares Lebanon's Hezbollah 'terror' group
The resolution of the League's council includes the designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist group
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Typos thwart $1 billion Bangladesh account hack attempt
In the Philippines, banks were also closed on the Monday owing to Chinese New Year
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Torrential rains kill at least 15 in Brazil
A landslide buried 13 of the victims, while two others drowned in the floodwaters
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Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention
US president discussed conditions surrounding British and French-led bombing campaign that led to Qaddafi's fall
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Former Republican candidate Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump
He made the endorsement at one of Trump's clubs in Palm Beach, Florida
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India nuclear reactor shut down after water leak
No radioactive material leaked from the atomic power station in Gujarat, official says
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Flowerpot bombardement stops Turkish man from killing his wife
A Turkish man fires at his wife, but gets stopped by neighbours throwing flowerpots at him
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Saudis walk out of Arab League meeting after Iraqi minister's comments
The delegation stormed out of the meeting after Ibrahim al Jaafari defended Shia Hashd Shaabi militia group
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UK is failing girls who flee forced marriage, says honour abuse survivor
Experts say thousands of girls and women in Britain are subjected to honour abuse every year
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Please forgive me? Egypt customs deface Bryan Adams' guitar
The Oscar-nominated musician said he would still return to Egypt to perform
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Trump calls Tiananmen protests a 'riot'
Outspoken billionaire made the remark during a televised debate on Thursday when asked about the student-led protests
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Zimbabwe looks to the sun as drought hits hydropower
Kariba Dam which provides almost 60 percent of Zimbabwe's power, could lose its ability in six months
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Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission
The mission will carry atmospheric probe and a lander to test technologies needed for a rover due to follow in 2018
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10 most expensive cities in the world
Singapore retains the top spot in the list
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'Traitor' Taiwan singer under fire for taxpayer-funded surgery
The singer publicly criticised fellow pop stars who appeared opposed to reunification with China
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South Sudan lets fighters rape women in place of wages: UN
Most of the youth also raided cattle, stole personal property as a form of payment, report adds
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London ‘more Islamic’ than Muslim world: Pakistan-born Islamic scholar
Islam is about love and justice but Muslim political leadership around the world was failing to foster this, he says
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Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster with moment of silence
Despite public opposition to nuclear power as a result of disaster, government has pushed to restart idled reactors
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Israel raids Palestinian TV station
Operation is latest attempt to silence Palestinian broadcasters Israel believes are fuelling 5-month wave of violence
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US to blame Iran for cyber attack on small NY dam: sources
The Obama administration has grown increasingly concerned about the threat of foreign hacks on US infrastructure