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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
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Ex-Israeli PM Olmert to serve jail time on bribery conviction
The trial of the former premier was linked to the construction of Jerusalem's massive Holyland residential complex
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Islamic State issues fatwa on when female slave 'owners' can have sex with them
Joint owners of a female captive are enjoined from sex as she is viewed as part of a joint ownership, fatwa holds
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Turkey's Erdogan blasts autonomy call by Kurdish party as 'treason'
'What the co-leader has done is treason, provocation' Erdogan
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Belgian police arrest two people suspected of plotting New Year's Eve attack
During searches in Brussels and a neighboring province as well as Liege, six people had been taken in for questioning
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Thai king's favourite dog dies, after 'insult' arrest
Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej penned a heartfelt book about her attributes in 2002
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Texas 'affluenza' teen taken into custody in Mexico, official says
Ethan CoucH nicknamed the "affluenza" teen, was serving 10 years probation for intoxication manslaughter
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Iraq PM vows to defeat Islamic State in 2016 after army's first major victory
'2016 will be the year of the big and final victory' Haider al Abadi
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110 journalists killed in 2015, most in 'peaceful' countries: RSF
'Journalist are being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly peaceful countries' Reporters Without Borders
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Britain congratulates Iraq on Ramadi recapture
'This is the latest in a series of significant losses for Daesh' Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
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Qatar's former ruler breaks leg in holiday accident
The Qatari royal's plane landed in Switzerland over medical emergency
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Displaced by war, Syrians seek safety in cars, shells of buildings
Abu Ziad's story of his dented, decades-old pickup truck which has been his sole source of income and also his home
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Trump ramps up attacks on Clinton -- and husband Bill
Trump's ominous message pointed that Clinton's history of marital infidelity will be a drag on his wife's campaign
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Drug smugglers using more high-tech tactics: Britain
Over the last year, the Border Force has seized nearly 4,000 kilogrammes of Class A drugs
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Oil prices subdued in Asia
Reports say Saudi Arabia will cut fuel and utility subsidies in response to record budget deficit
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Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal
The US hailed the move in Tehran's fulfillment of a deal to stop it developing nuclear weapons
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No charges in Cleveland police shooting of 12-year-old boy
In November 2014 a black child who had been carrying a replica gun in a playground was shot dead by police
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Germany gives green light to bicycle highways
Fans hail the smooth new velo routes as the answer to urban traffic jams and air pollution
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Saudi posts record deficit, cuts fuel subsidies
Riyadh projected a shortfall of $87 billion in next year's budget, the first since King Salman took over in January
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German states to spend around 17 billion euros on refugees in 2016
Germany is the favoured destination for hundreds of refugees fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East
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Crafting an Afghan peace
There is a trust-deficit between Pakistan and Afghanistan that is not going to disappear overnight
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Qatari royal planes land in Switzerland over medical emergency
A spokesperson for Switzerland's aviation said multiple aircraft made unscheduled landings at Zurich airport
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IS militants are Israeli soldiers: Saudi grand mufti
Says Saudi-led 34-nation military alliance of Islamic countries will defeat it
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Swedish courts temporarily ban wolf hunting
Next hunting season is likely to be either shortened or cancelled
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Azerbaijan jails prominent journalist for six years
The court for serious crimes found Rauf Mirkadyrov guilty of high treason, namely of spying for Armenia, says lawyer
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Turkey detains teen 'for insulting Erdogan on Facebook'
The boy was detained at his home after police received a call complaining about his Facebook posts
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Ruble drops to 2015 low amid oil price slump
Russia's Central Bank predicts a 2 percent drop in GDP by the year 2016 if oil prices remain same
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US, allies conduct 37 strikes against IS: US military
11 air strikes hit seven Islamic State tactical units as well as a building used by the group
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Saudi posts record $98 billion deficit in 2015: ministry
The International Monetary Fund had projected the 2015 deficit to be around $130 billion
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About 20 killed in mosque bombing in northern Nigerian city
The blast came a day after the army fought Boko Haram militants west of Borno state, centre of the group's campaign
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Those who get close to Pakistan become irrelevant in politics, Shiv Sena warns Modi
Outfit says LK Advani's political career went down the drain after he visited the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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In first, Russia closes Red Square for New Year's Eve
Only a select audience will be allowed to attend a live concert for the state-run channel at the venue
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NASA footage shows huge meteor racing towards Earth
NASA releases video along with a statement after it received numerous reports of the object over the state of Georgia
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Six dead after India liquor shop collapses
The building in Chandigarh city crumbled as construction workers in an adjoining plot were digging a basement
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Gunmen kill woman anti-polio volunteer in Afghanistan
The number of cases has fallen from 63 in 1999 to just 14 in 2013
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Death toll at 43 as wild weather tears across parts of US
Texas reeled from rare December tornadoes Monday, cancelling hundreds of flights and flooding major highways
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Facebook founder urges free Internet in India amid row
Several prominent Indian entrepreneurs and members of the tech community have spoken out against free internet
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At least 14 killed in bomb blasts in Syria's Homs: state media
Two explosions caused by car bombs and a blast caused by a suicide attacker hit Al-Zahraa's main square
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Former top Chinese official commits suicide after landslide disaster
Over 70 people went missing when a waste heap overflowed and engulfed 33 buildings in an industrial park last week
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Malaysia Airlines probes off-course Christmas flight
The airline is reeling from the loss of two planes, including flight MH370 which disappeared in March last year
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India's state cotton purchases to plummet as Pakistan raises imports
Pakistan's overall cotton imports are seen climbing to at least 4 million bales in the year that started on August 1
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Iraq forces sweep Ramadi after landmark victory
Pockets of militants may remain in parts of the city but the army said it had faced no resistance
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Sangakkara, Jayawardene sorry for Enrique concert chaos
Sri Lankan president had earlier said organisers of Iglesias concert should be “whipped with toxic stingray tails”
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Two dead in Bangladesh militant hideout blast: police
It was the third raid on a suspected militant hideout in four days
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AFP's person of the year: Angela Merkel
The vote by editorial staff put Putin as number two on a list of people who most influenced world affairs
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Afghanistan to raise 7,000-member security force for TAPI project
The $10-billion pipeline will supply gas to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
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Texas tornadoes kill 11 as wild weather lashes US
At least 17 people have been killed in storm-related incidents 10 in Mississippi, six in Tennessee and one in Arkansas
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Rio youths tell of Christmas night torture by police: media
The young people were riding home from a party when the police stopped them allegedly for not wearing their helmets