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David Cameron urges use of 'Daesh' for IS group
Cameron had previously used "ISIL" to refer to the extremist group, which is also known as "ISIS"
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Guantanamo inmate mistakenly held for 13 years due to name mix-up
The truth emerged during a panel hearing for al-Shamiri’s release
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Turkey's foreign minister says waiting for Russian response on meeting request
Foreign ministers of the two countries are due to attend OSCE ministerial council in Belgrade on December 3
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France shuts mosque, arrests man in crackdown after attacks
Security officers found extremist documents in the raids at the mosque and related premises in Lagny-sur-Marne
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Sushma Swaraj may visit Pakistan next week: reports
India has been invited to the regional conference on Afghanistan being held in Islamabad
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Merkel says Afghans coming here for better life will be sent back
'Where refugees come hoping for a better life..that is no reason to get asylum or residency status here' Angela Merkel
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Saudis seen rejecting calls for OPEC cuts as rivals pump more
OPEC is widely expected to stick to its policies of defending market share by driving rival producers out of market
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Muslims in Australia three times likely to face racism than others: study
Study reveals of 600 Muslims surveyed 57% had experienced racism in some form
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Trump threatens to not show up for CNN debate unless paid $5 million
US Republican says he's not backing out of debate because people will think he's a 'chicken'
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Russia accuses Turkey's Erdogan over IS oil trade
Erdogan responds by accusing Russia of "slander"
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Rich blamed as world seeks climate pact
The richest 10 percent of people produce half of Earth's climate-harming fossil-fuel emissions
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Cameroon army kills 100 Boko Haram fighters, frees 900 hostages: ministry
A special clean-up operation was conducted from November 26 to 28 against militants in the border area with Nigeria
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Vatileaks scandal broadens, embroils Berlusconi brothers
Former Italian PM Berlusconi denied that he had had any contact with Francesca Chaouqui
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Paris venue where 90 died could re-open next year: owners
Eagles of Death Metal say they want to play the first concert if the Bataclan re-opens
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Post-pope hope turns to anger after C.Africa Muslim murder
Many in the Central African Republic hung on to the pope's words, willing his message to endure
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UAE troops dig in for a long war in Yemen
Around 4,000 troops from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan were now in Yemen
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Halal technique most humane way to slaughter animals, says American farmer-philosopher
Meet the man who supplies halal meat to Muslims in America's south
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Kenya jails British terror suspect for forgery
Grant pleaded guilty to charges of being in the country illegally and lying about his nationality
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Clashes as Israel demolishes Palestinian attacker's home
Ibrahim al-Akari carried out a car-ramming attack on last year killing two people including a border police officer
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Lavrov says he agrees to meet Turkish FM this week for first time since plane downing
Ties between Russia and Turkey have badly strained after Ankara last week shot down the Russian plane
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Kerry urges NATO to 'step up' IS fight, praises Britain
US Secretary of State says Russia could be an extremely constructive player in finding a peace settlement in Syria
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Divorced and widowed Saudi women to get greater legal powers
The step will lift some of the legal powers men hold over female relatives in Saudi Arabia
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NATO invites Montenegro to join alliance: Stoltenberg
The small Balkans country of just over 600,000 people won its independence in 2006
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China says to cut emissions in power sector by 60 pct by 2020
China will also reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation by 180 million tonnes by 2020
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Cameron aiming for EU deal before Christmas: Tusk
British PM is aiming for a deal at an EU summit in December
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North Korean leader's aunt sues defectors in South for defamation
Lawsuit is unusual for North Korea's ruling family, whose members outside country tend to shun spotlight
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US says NATO enlargement not a threat to Russia
US Secretary of State John Kerry's statement came after NATO invited Montenegro to join
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British police arrest four men in counter-terrorism probe
Police say arrests and searches were part of ongoing investigation of individuals in Luton area
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Chicago fires top cop after black teen's fatal shooting
Tensions flared after officials released a video showing police officer shooting black teenager 16 times
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Erdogan vows no retaliation against Russian sanctions
Russia has halted the sale of tours to Turkey and is set to ban the import of Turkish fruit and vegetables
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Japan shows off disaster-response robots at android fair
Four-day event which kicked off on Wednesday, is held once every two years in Japan's capital
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In India's dry regions, crowd-funding comes to a lake's rescue
Heavier than average downpours have washed large quantities of soil into the lake
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World's richest 10 per cent produce 50% of CO2: report
An average person among the richest 1% emits 175 times more carbon than his or her counterpart, the report said
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Qatar rejects rights group report on "rampant" labour abuse
About 260 migrant workers from India have died in Qatar in 2015, according to figures from the Indian embassy in Doha
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Malala ahead of Modi, Obama in TIME’s Person of the Year 2015
World figures outnumber influential leaders in politics and entertainment in the current top 10 of TIME's poll
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Britain poised to join Syria bombing with vote
Britain's parliament looks set to vote in favour of joining the bombing campaign against IS in Syria on Wednesday
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Billionaire Koch brothers, heroes of US far right
Koch brothers denounce the collusion between government, lawmakers and big business that distorts competition
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Al Qaeda militants take over two south Yemen towns, residents say
Residents said militants launched a surprise attack and clashed with the local forces, known as popular committees
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You'll never guess what the first thing sold on the internet was
Shopify, an e-commerce software company, reveals the first e-commerce transaction was made in 1994
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India deploys troops in south as deadly floods worsen
Thousands of passengers were left stranded at the international airport in the state capital as floods hit
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US House blocks carbon emission rules, Obama to veto
White House says Obama would veto resolutions and Congress does not appear to have sufficient votes to override veto
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Toil and trouble in China over Nobel medicine prize
Traditional medicine is source of cultural pride in some Chinese quarters
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Paris attacks: Muslim guard blocked suicide bomber from entering stadium
Salim Toorabally's recalls how he stopped suicide bomber from entering the stadium without a ticket
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Tesla races into third position in innovation survey
Electric car star Tesla joins Apple and Google at top of annual ranking of innovative firms by Boston Consulting Group
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Anti-war protesters march in London on eve of Syria strikes vote
Crowd of4,000 marched from parliament to headquarters of ruling Conservative party and Labour party nearby
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Obama must probe Bush, others over CIA torture: Human Rights Watch
Rights group decries lack of prosecutions of those involved in CIA's secret program to torture detainees after 9/11
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Poor pilot emergency training behind AirAsia crash: analysts
New probe points finger at poor pilot training on how to cope with emergencies
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Zuckerberg's donation latest in string of gifts by technology mavens
The donation could help bolster the reputation of the technology community
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It is safer to be a cow than a Muslim in India: Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor blamed BJP-led Indian government for 'rising intolerance in the country'
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Islamic State's online supporters include 300 Americans: report
Twitter is the "platform of choice" most widely used by the active core of American supporters of IS, study said