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UAE names women ministers for happiness, tolerance
The cabinet has eight new ministers, including five new women, with an average age of 38
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Twitter woes deepen as user base fails to grow
Twitter user base declined slightly to 305 million from 307 million in the previous quarter
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US Senate votes for expanded sanctions on North Korea
Senate Republican Cory Gardner pointed to growing instability on the Korean peninsula as a need for swift action
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be published in book form
David Shelley, chief executive of Little, Brown Book Group, said the script was being published due to public demand
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35 dead in NE Nigeria suicide attacks: state govt
The camp in Dikwa is currently home to people from six local government areas in Borno
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Russian air strikes in Syria 'directly enabling' IS: US
The US-led coalition has waged a separate air campaign against IS since September 2014
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Meteorite not responsible for killing man in India: NASA
Authorities in southern Tamil Nadu state had claimed that meteorite fatally struck bus driver and injured 3 others
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'Longest married couple' of US to advise couples this Valentine's Day
Annie and John Betar will take to Twitter to advise this era’s love birds on life and marriage
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Twitter lets hot tweets rise to top of timelines
The tweaked format aims to inject new life into the struggling one-to-many messaging service
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Indian avalanche soldier's condition worsens after rescue
Hanumanthappa Koppad is "extremely critical" in hospital after he was trapped for 6 days
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Elderly Muslim man was beaten to death on way to mosque in UK, court told
81-year-old Mushin Ahmed succumbed to injuries eleven days after the attack on August 10, 2015
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North Korea's army chief of staff executed
Ri Yong-Gil was executed earlier this month for forming a political faction and corruption, says Yonhap news agency
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Indian scientists express doubt over meteorite death attribution
It cannot be a meteorite, it was a greenish color and no other pieces of debris were found, Devgun said
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Some are wary after attacks, but Paris magic still enchants tourists
Travellers adapt to the fact that "these tragic events can happen anywhere"
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France's Fabius leaves office, reshuffle due
The move is expected to trigger a wider government reshuffle
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Travel: A mystical experience at the Eyüp Sultan Mosque in Istanbul
A trip to Istanbul is incomplete without a visit to the burial site of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
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Rampaging elephant damages buildings in Indian city
The rampaging elephant had made its way from Baikantapur Forest
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Five Pakistanis arrested in Thailand for involvement in fake passports ring
Some of the nearly 200 travel documents found in a Monday raid on Jafary's home were completely forged
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Two-thirds of New Hampshire Republican voters favour ban on Muslims
Exit polls also show that four in 10 primary voters say undocumented immigrants should be exiled
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American Muslims overwhelmingly support Democrats in presidential race
Donald Trump is still the most liked Republican candidate among American Muslims
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Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf 'sport of kings'
Mega-rich owners often keep their falcons in vast air-conditioned rooms and free-flying aviaries
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Somalia plane bomber was meant to board Turkish flight: airline executive
Turkish Airlines spokesman Yahya Ustun confirmed the carrier had canceled a flight
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US unable to crack San Bernardino attacker's phone
Consumers, worried by cyber crime and government snooping, are increasingly drawn to protected products
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In crucial vote, Hillary Clinton fails to rally women to her history-making bid
With women over 45, Clinton prevailed with 56 percent of the vote
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Tourism: a tenth of the world economy
Tourism accounts for 10 percent of gross domestic product and accounts for one in 11 jobs, according to the UNWTO
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China confirms first case of Zika virus: Xinhua
The virus was detected in a 34-year-old man from Ganxian county in the eastern province of Jiangxi
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Olympic fencer, a Muslim, settled on a ‘sport without alteration’
She is believed to be the first American Olympian in any sport to compete while wearing a hijab
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Twitter looks to outside help in fighting abuse
Over 40 organisations are joining as inaugural members of Twitter's freshly-created Trust and Safety Council
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US, India consider joint patrols in South China Sea: US official
India and US have ramped up military ties in recent years, holding naval exercises in the Indian Ocean that last year
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Trump, Sanders win big in New Hampshire
On the Republican side, Ohio Governor John Kasich staked an early claim to second place
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Kuwait backs alliances against Islamic State, but no troops
Several Gulf Arab states including Kuwait also provide varying kinds of support to a US-led coalition
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US Air Force veteran accused of Islamic State support faces trial
A co-worker told FBI that Pugh "sympathized with Osama bin Laden, felt 1998 bombings of US embassies were justified
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FBI confirms Clinton email investigation
Clinton has repeatedly denied doing anything wrong
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Obama launches cybersecurity 'action plan'
Announcement responds to epidemic of data breaches & cyber attacks on both govt & private networks in recent years
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Abdul Basit meets Hurriyat leader Geelani in Delhi
High commissioner to India assures Pakistan will continue moral, political support of Kashmiris
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Homegrown extremists biggest extremist threat to US: spy chief
Director National Intelligence James Clapper says US-based extremists pose "most significant Sunni terrorist threat"
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US to send reinforcements to aid Afghans in embattled province
The new mission would focus on training and buttressing the 215th Corps of the Afghan army based in the province
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Lawyers of Indian state back Muslim women's demand to use Mumbai mosque
Lawyers for the state said on Tuesday the government could not deny the women equal rights
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Indian police arrest goat for damaging senior bureaucrat’s garden
Police registered a case against the man and his animal for chewing up the district magistrate's garden
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Prominent reformists back in Iran election: official
The new approvals raise the potential for a change in the balance of power in Iran's parliament
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NATO to take refugee crisis aid requests 'very seriously'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Turkey and Germany would ask NATO to help police the Turkish coast
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Israel takes first step to pass contentious NGO law
Bill has sparked international criticism with US and EU ambassadors to Israel expressing concern over its implications
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Man sets himself on fire outside London palace of Prince William
Police found the man, in his 40s, ablaze and was declared dead not long afterwards
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Pakistani 'drug dealer' escapes prison in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia police have started searching the man who also has a severe contagious disease
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UK child rapist 'flees to Pakistan' during trial
Choudhry Ikhalaq Hussain, 38, was convicted of rape, sexual activity with child and conspiracy to rape
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UK school called 'Isis Academy' forced to change name
The academy in Oxford has rebranded itself to avoid confusion with terrorist organisation Islamic State
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Indian avalanche soldier 'stable' after six-day ordeal
An estimated 8,000 soldiers have died on the glacier since 1984
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Swedish prosecutor preparing new application to interview Assange
Assange, 44, took refuge at the embassy in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden
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'Made in Europe': Plight of garment workers under scrutiny
Workers, who are overwhelmingly women, are often hired on the legal minimum wage of less than 200 euros a month
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Why we have to open window shades during take off and landing
Take off and landing are considered to be critical times in aviation when most accidents happen