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Drug-trial in France leaves one brain-dead, five hospitalised
The volunteers were given varying doses and but the six men were in the group who were taking the drug 'regularly'
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Queen Rania responds to controversial Hebdo cartoon with sketch of her own
Aylan could’ve been a doctor, a teacher, a loving parent, Rania said in a tweet
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Saudi ally Comoros breaks off relations with Iran
A foreign ministry statement said Comoros viewed Tehran as "interfering" in "internal affairs of certain countries"
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Singer Celine Dion's brother near death: newspaper
It's a matter of days or hours, Celine told a paper after visiting her brother, Daniel Dion, 59, in the hospital
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Al Qaeda attack on Burkina hotel kills 20
Burkina Faso is part of the G5 Sahel grouping that counts the fight against terrorism as part of its remit
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Dutch man arrested for killing IS fighters in Syria
Man is a former soldier whose case was extensively reported on last year in media and on Facebook, says a statement
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Ex-army major becomes first British astronaut to take a space walk
'The country will be watching you make history,' Prime Minister David Cameron wrote on Twitter
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German town bans male asylum seekers from public pools
Move comes after six people filed complaints over sexually offensive behaviour of some migrant men at the pool
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Hindu Sena chief arrested over PIA office attack in Delhi
Vishnu Gupta accepted responsibility, saying Pakistan should also be held responsible for Pathankot attack
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Women in India's Mumbai get first permits to drive tuk-tuks
The auto-rickshaws will also give priority to women passengers
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'He's gone' - Teen starves to death in Syria's Madaya
The teenager's death was witnessed by representatives of the UN children's agency, UNICEF
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US searching for two military helicopters after reported crash
Coast Guard search aircraft have spotted a debris field about 2.5 miles off the north shore of Oahu but no people
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Medics race to save starving Syrians in besieged town
More than two dozen people have reportedly died of starvation since early December
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Entire Kashmir belongs to India: Vikas Swarup
India raises concerns over Pakistan's attempt to convert Gilgit-Baltistan into a separate province
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British imam banned from flying to New York over Facebook followers
Masroor says authorities said they had a problem with someone who followed his Facebook page
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Al Shabaab militants attack Somali army base, say dozens dead
The group said it took over the base after a suicide bomber from the group rammed its gates
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India recorded highest number of selfie deaths in 2015
About half of the 27 “selfie related” deaths around the world last year occurred in India
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China's Xi to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran next week
Earlier this week a Chinese diplomat urged "calm and restraint" between Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Istanbul carnage: Turkey’s Pakistan moment
Turkey and Pakistan share similar consequences as a result of an almost identical response to foreign sponsored chaos
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Snubbed by Merkel, German politician sends refugee bus home
Bavarian district chief calls the incident "act of desperation"
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Two Saudi teachers home after release by Yemen rebels
The teachers were staying at the United Nations mission in a local hotel but Houthis arrived and detained them
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Six people seriously ill after medical trials go wrong in France
All of the six patients, one of whom was in a coma, had been in good health until taking the oral medication
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14 dead after Japan ski bus hurtles off mountain road
Young skiers were asleep on bus when it careened off road before dawn in resort town of Karuizawa
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German court allows Etihad to continue most Air Berlin code shares
Etihad holds a 29 percent stake in Air Berlin, and is its biggest shareholder
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Russia, Syria agreed 'open-ended' military presence for Moscow
Deal was made to defend sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of Russian Federation and Syrian Arab Republic
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These are the world's unfriendliest cities
According to a survey, Moscow is the unfriendliest city in the world
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David Bowie family plans private ceremony
People close to him said that Bowie wanted to keep his illness away from the glare of 24-hour social media
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Muslim man jailed for selling fake Hajj trips in UK
Mudassir Shaheen who advertised the sham packages on a TV channel on Sky, amassed £36,000 in total
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India's smog-choked capital ends car ban trial
The Delhi government will meet on Monday to discuss the success of the scheme
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Rome's poor and needy roll up to a very holy circus
The Vatican ferried about 1,000 adults and children in coaches to the big top on the outskirts of Rome
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Indonesia arrests three after attack, search on for more militants
Raids are underway across other parts of populous island of Java and on other islands to round up suspected militants
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China shoots for first landing on dark side of the moon
Moon's far hemisphere is never directly visible from Earth and while it's been photographed it's never been explored
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Uber subsidiary fined $7.6m in California
Commission hits Raiser-CA with a fine for failing to comply with reporting requirements fully and in a timely manner
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The Shah of Iran, the Islamic revolution and the mystery of the missing imam
Criminal inquiries, books and speculation have abounded over the fate of the cleric
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US justices consider taking Obama appeal on immigration action
Court might make an announcement today [Friday] afternoon on whether it will take up dispute
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Calais migrants in race to dodge bulldozers
The migrants have been offered places in new refitted containers, equipped with heating and sockets for electricity
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Trump, Cruz drop gloves in US Republican debate
Debate among seven Republican candidates comes as unease grows within Republican party over Trump's frontrunner status
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World must do more to curb nuclear terror threat: watchdog
The NTI Index also finds worrying shortfalls in how well countries protect their nuclear facilities
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Qatar to hike petrol prices by 30%
The price hike led to to queues at some petrol stations in Qatar, according to social media
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US pledges $4b to speed self-driving cars
Since most accidents are caused by human error, autonomous vehicles can eliminate many road fatalities, says Foxx
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Massive dinosaur skeleton will spill out of hall at famed New York museum
Paleontologists infer that the dinosaur weighed about 70 tons, as much as 10 African elephants
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Brazilian model dies after cosmetic procedure
Her husband said that shortly after the procedure, she complained of an accelerated heart rate and shortness of breath
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Senior Qaeda-linked figure captured in Lebanon: security forces
A security source described Bilal Mezher as an important catch
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NASA adds commercial mini-shuttle to station supply fleet
NASA estimates it will need about four cargo runs per year
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US girls, women at risk of genital mutilation has tripled: study
The number of US women and girls who have undergone the actual procedures is unknown
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Donald Trump says he would tax Chinese goods to stop currency devaluation
Trump also criticized Japan, saying the nation is engaging in similar practices
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Widow sues Twitter for spreading Islamic State message
A suit filed in federal court accuses Twitter of providing "material support" for terrorists
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Suicide bomber in Paris attacks police raid was Belgian-Moroccan
Investigators think he was one of the Kalashnikov-wielding gunmen who sprayed restaurants, cafe terraces with bullets
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Despite urgency, Taliban yet to decide to join talks: US official
Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States held talks in Pakistan on Monday
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US lists Islamic State Af-Pak franchise as terror group
According to the US State Department, the group is composed primarily of former members of TTP and Afghan Taliban