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Man sentenced to death in India for killing daughter over beef ban
Ikram Khan was charged for killing his daughter in an attempt to frame the village sarpanch and his associates
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Limelight-hungry Islamic State ups the ante with violence
Mia Bloom, professor at Georgia State University says the reason IS ups the ante is because they want to stay relevant
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Japan and India agree bullet train, nuclear deals
Modi and Abe, have forged an unusually warm relationship since Modi stormed to power at general elections last year
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed calls Trump a disgrace to US, asks him to quit presidential race
Within hours, Trump's response came back, also on Twitter
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Saudi holds first ever election open to women
More than 900 women are running for seats on municipal councils, the kingdom's sole elected public chambers
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Islamic State can make fake Syrian passports: US report
State Department spokesman John Kirby says they are aware of reports that Daesh may have obtained this capability
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September 11 suspects' lawyers argue US charges should be dropped
During a 2007 hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Pakistan-born Mohammed said he organised the attacks from A to Z
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Trump Tower website has outage after Anonymous' anti-Trump rant
A spokesperson for Trump Towers was not available for comment
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San Bernardino, struck by attack, aims to keep bankruptcy on track
The bankruptcy, was the result of 2008 financial and housing foreclosure crises
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Prove you are a Muslim, get into Brooklyn comedy club for free
The club is aiming to make a serious statement about the Republican presidential hopeful's proposed ban
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US vows stepped up fight on Islamic State group
Obama will travel to the Pentagon Monday to take stock of the ongoing military efforts in Iraq and Syria
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Trump lead among Republicans undiminished in first poll after Muslim comments
Most Republican voters said they were not bothered by the presidential candidate's remarks
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Harrison Ford needles Trump for 'Air Force One' praise
Footage of actor reacting to praise by Trump for his patriotic performance in the film "Air Force One" has gone...
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Suspected arson attack on California mosque
No injuries were reported and firefighters managed to extinguish the fire within a half hour
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Hopes for talks diminish as Taliban claim Kabul bombing
Attack targeted a guest house near the Spanish Embassy
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Ukraine lawmaker manhandles PM Yatseniuk in rowdy parliament scenes
Oleh Barna walked over to the PM with a bunch of red roses and then grabbed him around the waist and groin
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Grand Ayatollah criticises Turkish deployment
Ira has demanded that Ankara remove the newly-deployed forces, which were sent to a base near the city of Mosul
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Gunshots, explosion as Taliban raid Kabul diplomatic quarter
The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the target was a foreign guest house
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Afghan president shrugs off criticism over outreach to Pakistan
Afghan intelligence chief resigned on Thursday after voicing his disdain against Ashraf Ghani's visit to Pakistan
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Turkey fines Twitter over 'pro-terror' content
Turkish authorities fined Twitter 150,000 lira ($50,700), the first time they issued such a penalty to the company
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Turkey issues arrest warrant for dozens linked to Erdogan foe
The Turkish president accuses his former ally of secretly creating in police, judiciary and politics
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Three jailed for 10 years over Kolkata gangrape
The three men planned to file an appeal
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Morocco issues arrest warrant for Paris attack suspect
Abdeslam, whose brother blew himself up in the Paris attacks has been on the run since November 13
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Obama welcomes Syrian scientist featured on HONY
US president comments on seven-part picture story of a scientist who lost seven family members in missile attack
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Three International Space Station crewmen heading back to Earth
Lindgren, Kononenko and Yui have been in orbit for nearly five months
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China medical student executed for poisoning: Xinhua
Lin Sinhao was convicted of murdering fellow student by spiking a water dispenser with the toxic chemical
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India proposes federal budget hike for social sectors
Modi's federal government on proposed to raise its budget for sanitation and the fight against malnutrition and HIV
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Thai crown prince leads mass cycling event 'for Dad'
Prince Vajiralongkorn, 63, will ride with tens of thousands of yellow-clad cyclists through the streets of Bangkok
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Germany names 'refugees' word of year
Second place went to 'Je Suis Charlie'
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Fashion mogul's library set to raise millions for AIDS research
The entire collection of rare books and manuscripts went up for auction to raise 40 million euros
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Happy Christmas for Swiss boy who found 1,000-franc note
Swiss law says property lost in a public place only belongs to the finder if no one has claimed it after five years
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Anti-corruption crusader risks wrecking Indian tax reform
Subramanian Swamy says GST would not help country's economy but fighting corruption would
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Billionaire head of China's Fosun group 'vanishes'
Guo Guangchang, 48, dubbed 'China's Warren Buffett', has been out of contact since Thursday
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Turkey foreign minister calls on Russia for calm, says patience not unlimited
Cavusoglu also said the recent additional deployment of troops to Iraq was made after an increased security threat
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Bangladesh arrests popular satirist for anti-govt posts
Officers detained Refayet Ahmed under the country's controversial Internet law for posting pieces on Facebook
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Truck bomb attack in Syria kills 22 in Kurdish-held town: Monitor
Observatory says one of the bombs exploded near health centre, and another near vegetable market
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Turkish partner condemns Donald Trump's anti-Muslim remarks, reviews ties
Turkish Billionaire, Aydin Dogan, resents business ties with Trump due to his recent call for Muslim ban
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Israel arrests 'Hamas operative' after car ramming attack
Army statement identifies him as Mohammed Abdel Hamid Salam, who was previously known to security sources
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China's President Xi and Obama discuss climate change by phone
Countries will maintain cooperation on climate change, the two leaderships said during a phone call
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Canada 'alert' against terror threats to major cities
Major Western cities, including Geneva, Quebec and Chicago, are being targeted by IS, prompting to increase security
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No charges for men who posed as 'sharia police' in Germany
The men had demanded nightclub revellers to stop drinking alcohol and listening to music
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Islamic State finance chief killed in Iraq air strike: US
Saleh was killed as part of the US-led coalition's campaign to destroy IS's financial infrastructure, US envoy tweeted
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Two Koreas seek to ease tensions at high-level talks
Previous efforts to establish regular dialogue have tended to falter after initial meeting
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Teenager on Australia terror plot charge denied bail
The police prosecutor had alleged the boy used "banana" as a code word in text messages to describe a gun
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Friends Abe, Modi seek business deals on India visit
Abe is set to meet Indian business leaders in capital before taking tour with Modi of India's holiest city of Varanasi
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At New York anti-Trump rally, protesters express anger, fear
Hundreds of activists rallied in front of Trump's hotel in midtown NYC to condemn his call to bar Muslims from the US
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US updates jet-engine technology transfer policy with India
The US updated its policy on gas-turbine engine technology transfer to India
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SpaceX to launch rocket Dec 19, six months after blast
The Falcon rocket will carry 11 satellites for the US company Orbcomm into low-Earth orbit
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Canada’s Trudeau welcomes first Syrian refugees at Toronto airport
Canadian PM says "we will all remember this day," shortly before greeting refugees, many of them women and children
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Imprisoned Saudi blogger on hunger strike, wife says
Badawi received 50 lashes prompting strong criticism in Western countries of the kingdom's human rights record