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Obama says faith a cure for fears stirred by war, hard times
Obama's remarks came a day after his first visit to a US mosque, where he sought to allay fears of Americans
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Terror attacks loom as Indonesian trio vie for IS glory
The ensuing police sweep has seen about 20 suspected militants arrested, and exposed a tangled web of splinter cells
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Clinton goes on the attack against surging Sanders
Sanders hammers home his opposition to what he believes is corrosive power of Wall Street on American democracy
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WikiLeaks founder Assange may leave embassy after UN panel ruling
Australian national has been holed up in Ecuadoran embassy since June 2012 to avoid arrest and extradition to Sweden
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Mosquito repellant sales boom in Brazil amid Zika scare
Brazil's biggest retailer says supermarket sales of repellant were up 120 per cent in the first weeks of 2016
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US defense chief welcomes Saudi offer on troops in Syria
He said the Saudi government had indicated a willingness to do more in the fight against Islamic State
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China commands that even retired officials shun religion
China's constitution proclaims freedom of belief, but the atheist ruling Communist Party has kept a tight rein
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US Air Force says plans test F-35 deployment this month
The deployment would include pilots, mechanics, spare parts and equipment
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Japanese airlines to alter routes to avoid North Korea missile
US says its rocket launches are aimed at developing an inter-continental ballistic missile capable of striking the US
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Cameron fights for his place in history with EU vote
Cameron landed himself in his current position by promising to hold a referendum on Europe if he won the 2015 election
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World Bank says wars, cheap oil hurting Middle East growth
The plunge in oil prices to around $30 a barrel from over $100 two years ago is causing major problem
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Britain's top restaurants ditch a la carte menus
Customers are interested in being surprised, in an era when most are familiar with a restaurant's fare via Instagram
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Economic effect of Syrian war at $35b: World Bank
Some 260,000 people have been killed in the five-year conflict and 4.6 million people have left the country
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UK to spray insecticide inside planes from Zika-affected regions
It is a precautionary measure to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus
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Indian filmmaker battles taxman over 'evil' gay movie
Tax bureacrats claim his film could provoke a law and order problem in India where gay sex is a criminal offence
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Saudi says Iranian pilgrims welcome despite rift
Any Muslim is welcome in Makkah and Madina... and this includes the Iranian pilgrims, says Saudi foreign minister
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India gathers navies in show of maritime might
Ninety ships including from the US, French, British & Chinese navies are taking part in the international fleet review
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Passengers evacuated from Madrid-Riyadh flight after threat
The alert was raised by a note pinned to the interior of the plane with a knife that read 'bomb threat'
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This comparison of airplane food will make you hate economy class
We compare economy and first class food of 19 airlines
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British intelligence recruiting Muslim converts as informants
Spies working for MI5 personally approached new converts, asking to work for the agency, claims new study
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Lower prices boosted air travel in 2015: IATA
Last year's hike marked the strongest rise in global air traffic since global post-financial crisis rebound in 2010
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S. Korea slams North rocket launch, vows to destroy any threat
Pyongyang has announced it will launch a satellite-bearing rocket sometime between February 8-25
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Turkey charges suspected tycoon killer after 20 years at large
Akkol has been wanted for 20 years over killing of Ozdemir Sabanci, head of one of Turkey's largest industrial empires
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Two Israelis jailed for life, 21 years for burning Palestinian teen alive
The two Israelis were minors at time of the chilling attack in which they snatched Abu Khdeir and killed him
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Islamophobia driving American Muslims to polling booths in 2016
A survey says a large number of Muslims consider rising Islamophobia as most important issue in the upcoming elections
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Turkey confirms it blocked Russian plane: foreign ministry
The foreign ministry's statement comes a day after Russia accused Turkey of breaching the Open Skies treaty
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Muslim girl dreams of becoming first hijab-wearing ballerina
Stephen Kurlow, 14, quit ballet after her family converted to Islam six years ago
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Pakistani-American dentist charged with sexual assault of sedated patient
43-year-old was arrested at New York‘s JFK airport while returning to the United States from Pakistan on January 7
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11 predictions for what the world will look like in 10 years
If these predictions are to believed the world 10 years from now will be a more dangerous place
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How politics has poisoned Islam
Religion is not actually at the heart of these conflicts — invariably, politics is to blame
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France claims destruction of Islamic State training camp in Syria
Around 20 planes took part in the raid, including French Rafale fighters
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Get a room! Tokyo zoo's bashful pandas try for a baby
Public viewing has been halted in hope that Ri Ri will take advantage of fleeting window that Shin Shin is in heat
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German police arrest two Algerians 'linked to Islamic State'
Police says it suspects four people of having planned a serious act threatening security of state
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Meet the world's first Muslim woman in space
Iran-born Anousheh Ansari is a computer scientist, an entrepreneur, and the first Muslim woman to go to space
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10 most generous nations in the world
The index is based on the highest charitable donations as a percentage of a country's gross domestic product
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Leader of Islamic State in Yemen killed in drone strike: residents, officials
Officials say strike targeted a car in which Jalal Baleedi and two of his aides were travelling
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IMF approves $497m loan for Pakistan after bailout review
Once the disbursement is made, IMF will still have to release $1.1b of the total $6.7b loan agreed 3 years ago
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US says making progress in aircraft carrier collaboration with India
The two agreed to work together on aircraft carriers to balance China's expanding military power in the region
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United Airlines offers to re-assign pregnant crew from Zika-hit routes
Airlines and hotel chains have said it is too early to tell if the Zika epidemic is affecting bookings
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Pakistan fourth most dangerous country in the world for journalists: report
A total of 115 journalists have been killed in Pakistan since 1990
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Australia churches to offer sanctuary to asylum-seekers
Churches' stance came as human rights chief said children held at Wickham Point suffered high levels of mental illness
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Architect Zaha Hadid awarded Britain's Royal Gold Medal
Iraqi-British architect says she is very proud to be first woman to receive honour in her own right
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Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain falls
The overall figure was a 22 percent reduction from the 1,168 anti-Semitic incidents in 2014
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US military's F-35 still dogged with 'deficiencies': report
US military has already taken delivery of dozens of planes but new batches continue to be refined and tested
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Florida House approves 'open carry' expansion of gun rights
A separate bill would allow permit holders to carry weapons on college campuses, where they are currently banned
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Russian military officer 'killed by Islamic State shelling in Syria'
Defence ministry says officer was training Syrian soldiers in use of new weapons when he was fatally wounded on Monday
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The one thing in Saudi Arabia that works well is under threat
Aramco produces more than 70 percent of the Saudi government’s revenue
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Switzerland denies funding fight against Nigeria's Boko Haram
Switzerland has given around $12 million to alleviate the suffering of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis
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World's biggest wind farm given go-ahead off Britain
Scheduled for completion by 2020, the giant development would span 160 square miles
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UN panel rules Assange's detention illegal: Sweden
WikiLeaks founder said earlier that he expected to be treated as a free man if the panel rules in his favour