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SpaceX postpones rocket launch until Monday
SpaceX will attempt to land first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket in an upright position on solid ground
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Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists
2,100 factories in city have been ordered to either stop or scale back production in effort to cut emissions
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Paris attacks suspect got past three police checks: source
Abdeslam bragged about killing people with a Kalashnikov, adding that his brother Brahim had blown himself up
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Israel's vice premier resigns amid harassment allegations
Israel's attorney-general instructed police to investigate the reports after Shalom's announcement
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Suspected Russian warplanes kill scores in Syrian city: rescue workers
Rescue workers say 43 dead and over a 150 people wounded in a busy market place in the heart of the city
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Trump Tower protesters slam US candidate's 'fascism'
Some 200 protesters gathered Sunday at Donald Trump's New York City headquarters, accusing him of 'fascism'
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King Tut's wet nurse may have been his sister: expert
DNA tests have proved that the pharaoh Akhenaten was the father of Tutankhamun
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Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015
Traditional taxi drivers unite worldwide in 2015 against Uber in legal battles
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Israeli director's latest movie is... in Farsi
'Baba Joon' focuses on the everyday lives of its characters who are Iranian Jews living in Southern Israel
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11 injured, 8 missing in gas blast at Russia apartment block
The blast sparked a violent fire that was finally put out late afternoon
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Syrian army makes strategic gain in north
The Syrian military has since mid-October recaptured several areas in the north of the country from rebels
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Delhi gang-rapist freed from youth detention
"The convict was handed over to an NGO. He is no longer under jurisdiction of police," says Delhi police...
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Narendra Modi to inaugurate new parliament building in Afghanistan
The project was initiated by India as a symbolic gift to the war-torn Afghanistan in 2007
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British actor Orlando Bloom deported from New Delhi
Upon arrival, the actor learned the e-Visa he had applied for on November 30 had been rejected
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Pope welcomes UN-backed roadmap on Syria, efforts in Libya
"I'm moved to turn my thoughts to beloved Syria and express my appreciation for the agreement just reached," says Pope
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Afghan official warns Helmand province may fall to Taliban
Helmand has been the scene of battles between insurgents and security forces over the past six months
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No rise in anti-Muslim sentiment in UK after Paris attacks: poll
Poll shows positive change when respondents asked whether London is better or worse off due to its religious diversity
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13 dead as tourist bus crashes in Thailand: police
Investigators say accident happened shortly after midday in Doi Saket district 30 km from northern city of Chiang Mai
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US embassy warns citizens over possible Tunisia mall attack
Tunisia is under a state of emergency following a suicide bomb attack on a presidential guard bus in Tunis last month
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Israel welcomes militant's death in Damascus but doesn't take credit
State television says Samir Qantar was killed overnight in the district of Jermana in the Syrian capital
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Clinton backs Obama's Islamic State strategy in Democratic debate
Republicans have criticised Obama's handling of Islamic State
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Saudi Arabia says 3 civilians killed by missile fired from Yemen
Official SPA news agency says Saturday's attack on Najran left one Saudi citizen and two Indian workers dead
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US air strike 'mistake' led to Iraq military deaths: Carter
The Pentagon chief did not say how many soldiers died in the attack, but Iraqi officials put the toll at 10 dead
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Indonesian military plane crashes, two pilots killed: reports
It remains unclear if anyone on the ground was killed or injured
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Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya after bomb alert
Navy and police bomb experts were called in to determine if there were any explosives on board
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Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed
Syrian government loyalists blame Israel for the attack
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Turkey's Erdogan meets Hamas leader Meshaal in Istanbul
The meeting took place a day after Israel and Turkey said they were close to patching up five-year political rift
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Islamic State threatens to attack Saudi Arabia for forming anti-terror coalition
Militant group denounces the coalition to coordinate mutual anti-terrorism assistance across the Islamic world
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California shooter's spouse visa approved despite questions, lawmaker says
US immigration officials failed to obtain required proof that Tashfeen Malik had met her US citizen fiancé in person
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2015, the year that Islamic State terror went global
Over the past 12 months, the group has turned its focus from territorial gains to hitting at 'distant enemies'
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US Democrats hit Trump, clash over militant fight in debate
Trump's apparent popularity has only grown in recent weeks since his most controversial remarks
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India building top-secret nuclear city
Report claims facility is not open for inspection
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Turkey announces troop withdrawal from Iraq after Obama appeal: ministry
Obama urged Turkey "to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq"
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70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in southeast Turkey: army
Airstrikes on PKK "hideouts" and "weapons sites" were also carried out across the border in northern Iraq
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Time to move on
It is time that Bangladesh move on to seeking reconciliation with Islamabad by treating history as history
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Assad visits Damascus church before Christmas
Assad, a member of the Shia Muslim Alawite sect, presents himself as a protector of minorities in Syria
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California shooter's visa request was missing key information: politician
Republican congressman accused Obama administration of refusing to take necessary steps to fully vet visa applicants
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Pakistan Taliban reject Islamic State leader's claim to be 'caliph'
Say Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's selection is not according to Islamic rules
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Germany warns of legal action against EU countries refusing refugees
Slovakia said last month it would complain against EU quota plan to distribute 160,000 migrants across the bloc
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Iraq probes coalition strike that killed 10 soldiers
Incident occurred when coalition strikes allowed Iraqi forces advance rapidly towards positions held by IS fighters
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A whole new world: 30% of Republican voters support 'bombing' Aladdin's fictional kingdom of Agrabah
A survey by Public Policy Polling revealed 30% of Republicans and 19% of Democrats would support the bombing
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Swiss open criminal proceedings against Islamic Council board member
Since Paris attacks, Switzerland has been on alert for possible activity related to radical extremist groups
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Iran closes capital's schools due to air pollution
Air quality in Iran's capital was the worst in at least nine months this week
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Obama issues mass commutation to 95 Americans
Obama commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency
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Indian court grants bail to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in graft case
After proceedings of 20 minutes, the bail was granted on a personal bond of INR 50,000 each, says lawyer
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Eighteen migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey's southwestern coast
Boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Iraq and Syria capsized about 3.5 km off the coast
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Obama meets with San Bernardino victims' families
The president and his wife spent nearly three hours offering their condolences to the family members of victims
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Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo
The scrooges - mostly single men - said they are against capitalism and the commercialisation of Christmas
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Iran says it will keep backing Syria regime
Iran will also 'support inter-Syrian dialogue' aimed at ending the conflict
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Beijing slams 'provocative' US South China Sea flypast
China insists it has sovereignty over virtually all of the resource-rich sea