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Islamic State working on driverless car bombs
Footage shows a 'Jihadi university' where scientists train militants to carry out attacks in Europe
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No link between contraceptive pill and birth defects: study
The study has been published in the medical journal BMJ
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Trump to scrap UK investments if barred from Britain
Organisation said the US tycoon had planned to invest a total of £700 million in two golf courses he owns in Scotland
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American who 'trained with Al Qaeda in Pakistan' faces new US terrorism charges
The US citizen is accused of involvement in a 2009 car bomb attack on a US military base in Afghanistan
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US women 3x more likely to say they're bisexual: survey
Among women, 5.5 percent said they are bisexual, compared to two percent of men
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Pentagon will extend military honours to drone operators far from battles
Drone pilots are likely to receive many of the awards, but they may also be given to operators who launch cyberattacks
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Obama, Park pledge 'most powerful' sanctions on N. Korea
The sanctions are a response to North Korea's globally condemned fourth nuclear test
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Explosive developments: Waking up to the H-bomb
Pakistan is the only exception in the nuclear club which has not tested the thermonuclear device
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8 things you can do now to save money on travel
Start with making a list of everywhere you might want to go this year
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California shooter's visa record shows routine interview, no flags raised
The brief interview report does not specify exactly where in Pakistan the interview took place
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Don't flirt or hold hands, top Turkey clerics tell soon-to-weds
Religious affairs agency says engaged couples should refrain from behaviours that are not endorsed by Islam
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PTSD nation? US shootings inflict growing mental toll
Many schools also hold kill drills, where children learn how to hide in case a shooter comes onto school grounds
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Friend of San Bernardino shooter pleads not guilty
Marquez allegedly purchased weapons on behalf of Syed Farook
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Iran's Rouhani wants urgent case against embassy suspects
Rouhani has called the incidents "totally unjustifiable"
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Indian-held Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dies
Mufti Sayeed, 79, died of multiple organ failure
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Apple paid CEO Tim Cook $10.3 million in 2015
Cook was the lowest-paid of the company's top executives
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Snow makes Pakistani migrant's journey through Europe even harder
Butt says he left Pakistan in September because he was convinced that "Europe had opened up its borders"
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Television giant Netflix comes to Pakistan
Netflix has significantly expanded its global footprint to 190 countries
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'About 2,500' IS fighters killed in Iraq and Syria last month
Since coalition air strikes began in August 2014, IS group had lost about 40% of the territory it once held in Iraq
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The attack on the Indian air base at Pathankot is designed to bring the peace process to a shuddering halt
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Jordan summons Iranian ambassador over Saudi tensions - media
Arab states Bahrain and Sudan have also cut ties with Iran, while UAE partially downgraded its relations with Iran
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Pemra issues guidelines on Iran-Saudi row
Authority says media houses may have hurt sentiments of some communities and breached the National Action Plan
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Madonna's Singapore concert is for adults only
Only those above 18 years of age will be permitted into the venue
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Saudi executions are a domestic issue, says Erdogan
The Sunni-ruled country executed senior Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr at the weekend
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Bahrain says Iran-linked cell was plotting attacks: Saudi-owned TV
Apprehended cell is allegedly linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah
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German broadcaster sorry for slow reporting on mob assaults
More women have come forward in Cologne and other cities about being groped and attacked on New Year's Eve
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Iran warns Saudi to stop 'adding fuel to fire'
Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Iran is crucial in resolving a range of issues in the Middle East
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Saudi executes 49th convict in first week of 2016
In 2015, the kingdom executed 153 people convicted of various crimes
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China 'firmly opposes' North Korean nuclear test: Beijing
China is a close ally of the isolated state but relations have become more strained in recent years
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Almost 60 confirmed dead in China landslide
Initially only seven people were declared dead with scores missing
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Police seal off Merkel's office over suspicious package
Television footage showed four yellow plastic postal crates in the snow outside the gates of the compound
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Australian Navy's Islamic Twitter account shut down after complains from anti-Islam group
Move comes after navy adviser on Muslim affairs criticised a political party
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Japan planes deployed to collect radioactive material
The results collected by the planes are expected to be released on Thursday
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Huawei wants to be world leader in smartphones in 'three or four years'
'We'll move up to number two and then number one very quickly' Huawei's consumer devices chief
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Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Jaafari was making efforts to "advance dialogue and have a diplomatic role in preventing efforts to create discord"
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UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on N Korea
The closed-door morning talks between the 15 member nations were called by the United Nations and Japan
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Islamic State vows to destroy Saudi prisons after executions
Many Islamic State militants have been detained at al-Ha'ir and Tarfiya prisons
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Gambia orders female civil servants to cover their hair at work
The new rule comes hot on the heels of president's categorisation of the country in mid-December as "an Islamic state"
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Cameron delays trip to Saudi Arabia: report
Saudi Arabia's execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has angered Shias across the Middle East
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Iran-Saudi crisis punches another hole in OPEC unity
The group has struggled with crude values that have tumbled some 60 percent since mid-2014
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Florida man jailed over desecrating mosque with bacon
Surveillance video shows a man using a machete to break windows, lights and cameras at the Masjid Al-Munin
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A year after 'Je suis Charlie', a divided France struggles
The most divisive issue is the government's plan to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases
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US college moves to fire professor who said Muslims, Christians worship same God
Hawkins was placed on administrative leave after her Facebook comments drew criticism
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North Korea says conducted 'successful' H-bomb test
North Korean state TV says, "With perfect success of historic H-bomb, we have joined rank of advanced nuclear...
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These are the world's safest airlines
Australian airline Qantas has been ranked as the world’s safest airline
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First major El Nino storm hits California
Although the rain eased by late afternoon, forecasters said more thunderstorms were expected on Wednesday and Thursday
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Kia sees autonomous cars by 2030
Kia is the latest of several automakers to invest in self-driving cars along with Google
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Indonesian passengers stung by delay due to bee on plane
Pilot decided not to take off after noticing a problem with the controls, according to Garuda
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Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top JI leader
Bangladeshi Supreme Court has dismissed appeal by head of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Motiur Rahman Nizami
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Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets: report
Twitter has come under increasing pressure to boost user growth and ad revenue