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Three journalists from Turkish state news agency kidnapped by PKK: media
The journalists were kidnapped while in the southeastern city of Mardin more than 48 hours ago
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US bank denies entry to Muslim woman for wearing hijab
The bank has since changed its policy and is now allowing women wearing hijab to enter the premises
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Muslim-American group condemns Donald Trump’s praise of ‘pig’s blood’ technique to stop terrorists
The statement came in response to Mr. Trump’s remarks at a campaign rally on Friday night
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Where are all the aliens?
We have no choice but to get completely speculative
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Suspected militants kill Hindu priest in Bangladesh
Five or six motorcycle-borne attackers cut the throat of the priest, Jogeshwar Roy, 55, as he was organising prayers
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Egypt jails author for two years over sexually explicit novel
Sentence has been viewed by fellow authors, journalists, and rights activists as an affront to freedom of expression
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Will return to US if guaranteed a fair trial, says Edward Snowden
Snowden says he wants a trial where he could make 'a public interest defense' then have jurors decide his case
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Toll in double bombing in Syria's Homs rises to 46: monitor
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says most of those killed appeared to be civilians
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Five dead in 24-hour gunbattle in Indian-held Kashmir
Militants, who are fighting against Indian rule of disputed Himalayan region, had fled to a government building
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US Air Force drone crashes in southern Afghanistan
There were no injuries or civilian damage in the crash of the state-of-the-art $14-million MQ-9 Reaper
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10 dead in caste riots in north India
150 people have been injured since Friday when officers fired on rioters
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Japan's Kansai Electric finds leaked radioactive water at nuclear plant
Company says water has been cleared and there has been no impact on the environment
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Republican candidates offer stark contrast in visions as field thins
Some Republicans fear that the appeal of Trump and Cruz will simply be too narrow
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Jeb Bush ends White House bid
Trump lampooning Bush as a mama's boy dependent on riding his family coattails for his past success
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India Post rides e-commerce wave as villagers buy online
Up to a billion people are not yet online in India and are wary of e-commerce sites
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Seven killed in Michigan shooting rampage, suspect arrested
The suspect was described as a white male in his late 50s, who drove a blue station wagon.
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Fiji cleans up after 'strongest ever' cyclone
All schools, many of which are being used as evacuation centres, were ordered closed for one week
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Smartphones to replace cards at bank machines
Many US banks are installing new ATMs to allow customers to order cash on a mobile application
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Assad says wants to be remembered as man who 'saved Syria'
Assad said the support of his Russian and Iranian allies had been "essential" in the recent major advances made
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Trump takes S.Carolina, Clinton wins in Nevada
Hundreds of supporters at the Trump watch party in Spartanburg waved Trump signs
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Turkey announces new security measures following Ankara attack: PM
Davutoglu says 22 suspects have been detained over Ankara bombing
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Indonesia arrests 'dozens of suspected religious radicals'
It was not clear whether the arrested suspects were linked to the gun and suicide attacks in Jakarta last month
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Two abducted Serbs killed in US Libya raids on Islamic State
Nearly 50 people killed in US air strikes on a suspected Islamic State training camp, Serbia's prime minister says
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Village in India's Gujarat bans mobiles for single women
Village head says mobile phones distracted unmarried women from carrying out studies, household chores in village
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10 Israelis detained at pro-Palestinian protest in Hebron
Some 200 people, most of them Palestinians, took part in the anniversary demonstration
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Mexican woman with Zika gives birth to healthy child
Zika has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect in which the infant is born with an abnormally small head
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Pakistan to send investigation team to probe Pathankot attack ahead of talks
An SIT would visit India in March after which the foreign secretaries would hold their impending meeting, sources say
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Britain to hold EU referendum on June 23: Cameron
Says the vote will be "one of the biggest decisions this country will face in our lifetimes"
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Gunmen attack convoy in Indian-held Kashmir, two army personnel dead
All the civilians present inside the building have been evacuated, police say
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Cuba visit opens 'a new chapter' in relationship: Obama
The last US president to visit Cuba while in office was Calvin Coolidge in 1928
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Turkey frees detained Syrian journalist
Rami Jarrah said he had been released but said he was given no explanation as to why he was arrested
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Bangladesh's 'Tree Man' undergoes successful surgery
A nine-doctor team took three and a half hours to remove the giant warts from Abul Bajandar's right hand
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Facebook launches new Suicide Prevention tool
Users in the UK have been asked to flag and report any posts from friends or family that might be a matter of concern
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German mob tells refugees to 'go home'
The video shows the mob shouting "we are the people" and "go home"
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Italian writer Umberto Eco dies aged 84: media
British daily The Guardian hailed Eco as 'one of the world's most revered literary names'
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Police guns and cameras at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate
Snipers have positioned themselves on nearby roofs and new surveillance cameras have been set up
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Lockdown in parts of northern India after caste clashes
Protesters damaged railway tracks and started fires at stations leading 600 trains to be cancelled since Friday
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Pluto's largest moon likely fractured by sub-surface ocean: NASA
The detailed pictures show a system of "pull-apart" tectonic faults on the moon's equator
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US, Apple ratchet up rhetoric in fight over encryption
FBI is seeking Apple's help to access shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's phone by disabling some of its passcode protections
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Afghan troops pull out of strategic Helmand district
Withdrawal has prompted speculation among local officials that government had reached an arrangement with the Taliban
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US grants Boeing license to study Iran market
Boeing said it is working to keep up with rivals Bombardier and Airbus
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France's Hollande warns of risk of Turkey-Russia war over Syria
Hollande said negotiations must resume, bombardments must stop, and aid must come
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China to replace securities regulator head: state media
The ruling Communist Party has decided that Xiao Gang will be 'dismissed'
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Cruz, Rubio battle to best Trump in South Carolina
Trump is seeking a comprehensive win that would boost his claim that he is pulling away from his rivals
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I'll do anything to kill time, says refugee in Germany
Many long to return to work or college, but before they obtain residency, they have to find ways to kill time
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Irradiated mosquitoes to help zap Zika's power
The aim is to gradually reduce, if not suppress, their population
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Trump calls for boycott until Apple unlocks shooter's phone
It was not the first time Trump has called for a boycott. In November, he lobbied for a Starbucks Corp
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US escalates fight with Apple over iPhone in attacks probe
The government is seeking Apple's help in disabling a feature that wipes data from the phone
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Disneyland Paris pickpockets traced to source
In around 1,000 thefts, the network amassed cash and other valuables of an estimated value of $1.1 million
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Former imam found ‘murdered’ in London
Qari Jalaluddin was attacked on his way home from mosque in Rochdale town; Muslims call for calm and unity