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Panama Papers reveal spies used Mossak Fonseca
Among them was Sheikh Kamal Adham, the former Saudi intelligence chief who died in 1999
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Pakistani under probe in Austria for possible links to Paris, Mumbai attacks
The identity of the Pakistani suspect has not been confirmed
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12 killed in suicide bomb attack on Afghan army recruits
The attack comes days after US Secretary's Kabul visit to call on Taliban to resume direct peace talks
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Obama calls Libya his 'worst mistake'
Since the downfall of Moamer Kadhafi, Libya descended into near-anarchy, ruled by rival militias
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Saudi king ends landmark Egypt visit with firm support to Sisi
The visit comes as Cairo remains engaged in conflicts in the Middle East and competes with Iran for regional supremacy
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Kerry 'deeply moved' by visit to Hiroshima memorial, urges Obama visit
Obama considering a trip to Hiroshima late next month
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N Korean colonel, diplomat defected to South: Seoul
News comes days after Seoul announced 13 North Koreans fled to the South in a rare mass defection
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World tiger count rises for first time in 100 years
This is the first time the count of these endangered cats has gone up since 1900
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UN parachutes food into Syrian city besieged by Islamic State
Deir al-Zor is important for Islamic State, linking its de facto capital in Raqqa with fighters in Iraq
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Afghan lawmaker under fire after controversial interview on rape
Hanafi denies making the comments in an interview
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Bangladesh in security crackdown for new-year festival
Thousands of officers to be deployed for the annual street parade on April 14
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Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Sariyev resigns
Several parliament members accused his cabinet of corruption
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CIA chief: No waterboarding, even under new president's orders
New US president could choose to name a new CIA director
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Syria militants push offensives, threaten truce: monitor
Syria's conflict erupted in March 2011 with anti-government protests but has since evolved into a multi-front war
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Syria jihadists push offensives, threaten truce: monitor
Neither Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front nor IS are included in a truce brokered by the US and Russia
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'Kill Ahmadis' leaflets found in London mosque
Mosque trustee denies having seen the leaflet before, suggests it was either fake or left with malicious intent
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Keiko Fujimori headed for runoff in Peru vote
She must face Kuczynski in a second round vote
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Malaysia's first sharia-compliant airline suspended
Muslim flight crew don hijab while non-Muslim crew are forbidden from wearing revealing clothing
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Greece blasts Macedonia for using 'excessive force' on migrants
Greek government lodges two "very strong protests" with Macedonian authorities
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Yemen ceasefire holding despite rebel breaches: general
Renewed hopes that the truce can form the cornerstone of a long-lasting peace deal
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Suicide bombing shakes southern Russia, but nobody hurt
Attack took place in a village in Russia's Stavropol region, close to the volatile majority-Muslim North Caucasus...
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Australian prisoner 'carves IS slogan' into head of cellmate
The 18-year-old, named as Bourhan Hraichie, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and intentional choking
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Kerry says 'deeply moved' by Hiroshima memorial visit
Kerry visited with Group of Seven foreign ministers in Hiroshima before a G7 summit next month in Japan
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Iran says Russia delivers first part of S-300 air defense system
Israel strongly opposes the supply of the system to Iran, which does not recognise the Jewish state
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India's budget for climate adaptation is too low, activists say
Decisions on which areas receive funds are often shaped by political factors such as pleasing groups of voters
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Fans ejected after another anti-mosque banner in Australia
Last week, AFL condemned fans who hung up a banner reading "Go Pies! Stop the Mosques"
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Brazilian scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in adults
New discovery shows Zika may provoke an immune attack on the central nervous system
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Warring sides pledge support as Yemen truce begins
UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomes the ceasefire and calles on all parties to respect it
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Earthquake off northeast Taiwan measures 5.5 magnitude: local weather bureau
There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries
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Desperate search for loved ones in India temple blast
At hospitals, morgues and police stations, families are involved in a heartwrenching search for loved ones
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In Iowa corn fields, Chinese national's seed theft exposes vulnerability
US officials urge agriculture executives and security officers to increase vigilance, report any suspicious activity
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Heatwave shuts more than 250 Malaysian schools: reports
Education ministry says decision made to protect health of some 100,000 students
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Three Chinese passengers grounded for bad behaviour
Chinese authorities last year declared 11 types of action "strictly prohibited" on flights and at terminals
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India police detain five over temple firework disaster
Kerala government orders judicial inquiry into the disaster
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US Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan
Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin is accused of communicating secret information to representative of foreign government
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Rights groups say next UN chief must tackle refugee crisis
Amnesty says next UN chief should be prepared to invoke UN charter to prevent and end mass atrocities
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Investor group launches campaign to curb antibiotic use in food
McDonalds, JD Wetherspoon are among those to receive letter asking them to stop use of medically important antibiotics
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Britain's Daily Mail eyeing Yahoo bid: US media
Yahoo has set an April 18 deadline for bids
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UK to criminalise firms whose staff abet tax evasion
Cameron announced Sunday that Britain was to launch a £10 million taskforce to scrutinise the Panama Papers
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Kerry pays landmark visit to Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial
Separately, a US official said flatly that Kerry would offer no formal apology over the August 1945 bombing
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Canada aboriginal community declares suicide crisis emergency: media
More than 100 people in the community have attempted suicide since last September
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Warring sides pledge support as Yemen truce begins
The truce was only agreed by the warring sides after months of shuttle diplomacy by the UN envoy
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Kerry plans no apology for wartime atomic bomb on Hiroshima visit
Kerry is the first US secretary of state to visit Hiroshima and the highest-ranking administration official ever
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Anti-IS Syrian journalist 'shot in head' in Turkish city
El-Shurqat worked for a channel called Aleppo Today TV which is strongly opposed to IS militants
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Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns
The party's approval rating slumped to two percent due to painful economic reforms and inability to tackle state...
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Singapore PM feuds in public with sister
Singapore on March 23 marked the first anniversary of the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the country's first prime minister
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Muslim body to focus on Palestinians, terror at Turkey summit
With guests set to include Saudi King Salman, the event is taking place under the highest security
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British PM releases tax summary amid offshore row
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside Cameron's office Saturday calling for his resignation
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Dubai to build tower taller than Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is 828 metres (2,700 feet) high and it cost $1.5 billion to build
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Brussels bombers had planned Paris attack: prosecutors
Abrini confesses he actually wanted to return to Paris for another attack but was spooked by the investigation

















































