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Chicago mayor plans changes to police policy after deadly shootings
The head of the police officers' union in Chicago says new policy does not significantly alter anything
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San Bernardino shooter's visa file raised no red flags: US government sources
A copy of her visa application raises questions whether she and Farook actually met in Makkah before coming to the US
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Israel apologises after diplomat uses Singapore flag as table cloth
Singapore's foreign ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador after a police report was filed about the incident
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Freed Afghan village reveals key to Taliban 'success'
Qara Ghoily encapsulates governance failures that helped militants gain ground against NATO-backed Afghan forces
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16 dead, 30 wounded in three blasts in northeast Syria
At least one of the blasts was caused by a suicide bomber
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Sartaj Aziz contradicts Afghanistan on venue of next talks on Taliban
Between January 10 and January 15, the first meeting will take place in Islamabad, not in Kabul, says Sartaj Aziz
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Turkey detains two IS suspects over New Year attack plot
Arrests come with European countries on high alert for possible attacks over the New Year
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Iraqi FM says could use military option against Turkey if forced
Turkey had deployed a force protection unit earlier this month in northern Iraq
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Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault: prosecutor
If found guilty, the veteran television star could face up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine
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Life sentences for Muslim couple who plotted London terror attack
Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan will serve a minimum of 27 and 25 years respectively
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Air India flight recalled due to suspected rat sighting
Air India Flight AI 131 was near Tehran when it was called back
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Hamas bans Gaza New Year's Eve parties
Parties had also been curtailed in "solidarity with the families of the martyrs of the Jerusalem intifada"
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Hot line contact between Pakistan, Afghanistan established: ISPR
First call has already been made using the hot line
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Syria arrests opposition figures on way to Riyadh meeting: party
The arrest comes less than a week after army claimed responsibility for the killing of rebel Chief Zahran Alloush
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Belgium probes motorcycle gang in alleged New Year terror plot: source
Authorities had arrested two people suspected of plotting to attack "emblematic sites" in the Belgian capital
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Latinos emerge as fastest-growing group of Muslims in US: report
There are an estimated 150,000 converts to Islam among the Latino community in the US
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India test-fires long range surface-to-air missile developed with Israel
Defence ministry says test-firing of missile, co-developed by India and Israel, was carried out by warship INS Kolkata
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Muslims need to relearn faith, says American imam
Solimon says the Ottomans, Umayyads and Abbasids were not angels
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US spying on Netanyahu communications: report
Report says Obama decided there was a compelling national security purpose in continuing to monitor Netanyahu, Erdogan
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Global growth to be 'disappointing and patchy' in 2016: IMF chief
US Federal Reserve rang in the end to an era of ultra-cheap money by raising its key interest rates earlier this month
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Bahrain F-16 crashes in Saudi Arabia near Yemen border: coalition
Alliance says pilot survived after fall of his F16 plane in Jazan region
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One killed, 11 injured in gun attack at fortress in southern Russia
Tourists were local residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress
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India's Modi wants to revamp cabinet, but can't find the people
Pressure is mounting on Modi to revive his party's fortunes
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Chicago cop pleads not guilty to murder in teen shooting
dashcam video shows Van Dyke shooting McDonald 16 times as the teenager walked away
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'Un-Islamic' vaping catches fire in Malaysia amid govt backlash
Backing a ban, Malaysian religious leaders this month declared a fatwa on the "un-Islamic" habit
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Islamic State persecution of Christians, Yazidis, a genocide: Clinton
Islamic State has targeted and killed members of the Yazidi religion, one of the oldest in Iraq
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Smog-choked Delhi gears up for car ban
Private cars will be banned from the roads on alternate days from January 1
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Hollande under fire over call to strip citizenship from terror convicts
French president has the support of a jittery nation, with nearly nine of 10 people backing the removal of citizenship
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Brazil taxi drivers rally against Uber
The US firm currently operates in 58 countries and is valued at more than $50 billion
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Trump ready to roll out big money for campaign ads
I'll be spending a minimum of $2 million a week, and perhaps substantially more than that, Trump says
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Pataki drops out of US presidential race
Pataki, a moderate Republican, was running a longshot campaign from the start
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Twitter clarifies rules on banned content, abusive behaviour
A census found that Islamic State operated at least 46,000 accounts from September to December of last year
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More troops may be needed in Afghanistan: US general
President Barack Obama has backtracked on a pledge to pull out all but 1,000 troops
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Two Russian women jailed for aiding IS group
The accused allegedly sold household items & homemade soap to raise funds for transferring to an IS bank account
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Ramadi retaken
It is far too early to talk of a tide being turned,but military success in Ramadi has eroded the myth of invincibility
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Russia to rewrite space programme as economic crisis bites
Buffeted by low oil prices, Western sanctions and a falling rouble, Russian government is scaling back spending plans
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IS leader linked to Paris attacks 'mastermind' killed in Syria: Pentagon
He was a Syrian-based IS member with a direct link to the Paris attacks cell leader, US military spokesperson says
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Egypt jails Muslim scholar for insulting Islam
Behairy often questioned ancient Islamic preachings and centuries-old interpretations of the faith
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Drone flies near Obama motorcade in Hawaii, no arrests
The subject was unaware that the presidential motorcade would be transiting the area of operation, says spokesperson
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110 journalists killed in 2015, mostly in 'peaceful' countries: RSF
India saw five journalists killed in the course of their work and four for uncertain reasons
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Special Report: Pentagon thwarts Obama's effort to close Guantanamo
To slow prisoner transfers, officials have refused to provide photographs, medical records and other documentation
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Police arrest landowner for chopping off teen farmer's hands
Victim's family had borrowed Rs 15,000 from the landlord and they were not able to return it
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Iran says days away from nuclear deal implementation
Iran's atomic energy agency says 11 tons of uranium materials were sent to Russia
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Indian teen gang-raped by army men on Amritsar Express
Girl says she was forced to drink alcohol by three army men and then raped by two of them
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German town bans New Year fireworks at refugee hostels
There is concern that loud blasts could traumatise people who have fled war zones
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Turkey arrests 3 Islamic State suspects, including two Pakistanis: report
The Anatolia news agency said the Pakistani suspects had been detained last week in a raid on their homes in Istanbul
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Two arrested over rape at Indian IT giant Infosys
The incident is latest in a series of high-profile cases to have shone a spotlight on women's safety in recent years
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WHO announces Ebola milestone as Guinea outbreak ends
The last known case in Guinea was a three-month-old named Nubia, who was born with the disease but recovered
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Saudi shares dive after kingdom announces record deficit
The Tadawul All-Shares Index (TASI) fell by 3.1 percent minutes after opening to 6,777.05 points
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Hundreds hospitalised in mass Vietnam food poisoning
Food poisoning outbreaks, especially in factory canteens, have become increasingly common in Vietnam