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US woman charged after social media backlash over dog's taped muzzle
Lemansky, whose Facebook page lists her as Katie Brown, faces a fine and 150 days in jail for the misdemeanor charge
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The heart disease conundrum
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Spain holds three suspected Islamic State recruiters
Authorities accuse the three of using the Internet to spread messages and videos to promote IS
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US sending ‘special operations force’ to Iraq
Defence secretary does not specify how many troops will be deployed
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New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune
Names on pledge include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg among others
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Pakistani couple jailed in Germany for 'honour killing'
Muslim parents killed their daughter, Lareeb Khan for being in a pre-marital sexual relationship
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Ryanair launches court action against Google, eDreams
Says Google is providing true prices while eDreams creating websites including the word Ryanair to mislead customers
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Blast hits Istanbul metro, six injured
The huge blast caused panic close to the metro station in the Bayrampasa district of Istanbul
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Soviet spy who long duped Israel dies at 97
Klingberg was sentenced to 20 years for having passed information to Moscow on Israeli biological weapons research
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Obama: Climate action an economic and security 'imperative'
US President says market forces had to be at the centre of efforts to reduce global warming
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Lawyer is refused boarding on La Guardia flight after revolving-door mix-up
Abtahi says the reason he was given was that the captain and crew did not feel comfortable with him on the flight
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Europe must stop locking up thousands of stateless people - UN
'It is a tragedy that is completely preventable' UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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Court rejects appeal for detained Turkish editors as petition launched
The editor-in-chief and bureau chief of a daily were arrested on spying charges last week
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Muslim man divorces wife after she confesses to being gang-raped
The woman, who remains unidentified, says she received a message saying 'talaq' three times
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Operation begins to resettle 25,000 Syrians in Canada
First flights bringing the displaced to Canada are expected to leave Jordan by the middle of the month
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Isis Devils refuse to change name despite being mistaken for Islamic State
We’ve had this name for a long time, we’re not going to change, says Rugby club's spokesperson
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America's only Muslim-majority city welcomes Syrian refugees
Muslims now outnumber non-Muslims in Hamtramck, a city which was once made up of 90 per cent Polish Catholic
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Cadbury owner looking to sell brands in Europe
The portfolio for sale includes the Terry's Chocolate Orange and Terry's All Gold brands
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White supremacists pose bigger threat to US than radical Islam: report
Report says two-thirds of all terror attacks on US soil since 9/11 have been caused by right-wing attackers
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French priest admits pocketing 700,000 euros
The priest seemingly spent little of the money with the authorities freezing holdings of 656,000 euros on bank account
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Women who urinated in front of praying Muslim family spared jail
A Syrian family were praying in the direction of Makkah when two drunk women started shouting abuse
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Small steps for women's rights and democracy in Saudi poll
Analysts say ruling Al Saud dynasty has no intention of sharing power with elected politicians
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Qatar shamed by inaction on labour reform: Amnesty
Criticism comes as local media reported two Asian men had died in an "accident" while working on a construction site
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Obama urges Turkey to reduce tensions with Russia, stresses support
'The United States supports Turkey's right to defend itself and its air space' Obama
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Saudi invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks
Saudi Arabia is a main supporter of opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al Assad
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#SueMeSaudi goes viral after Saudi govt threatens to sue anyone comparing them to ISIS
Kingdom threatens legal action against Twitter users who compared its decision to execute a poet to punishments by IS
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Dozens of Houthis killed in major offensive across border from Yemen
On the other hand, Houthi-run Saba news agency said that fighters had seized three Saudi military outposts
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German unemployment at post-reunification low
The unemployment rate declined to 6.3 percent in November from 6.4 percent in October
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Italy, Kosovo police arrest four suspected terrorists
Police official says the 4 were very active on the Internet, promoting their extremist cause
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Far-right Jewish activist jailed for setting fire to school in Jerusalem
24-year-old Yitzhak Gabbai is member of anti-Arab group Lehava
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Malaysia says it plans to raise age for drinking alcohol
Alcohol is widely available and consumed by an estimated 3.5 million of the nearly 30 million Malaysian population
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Kuwaiti government requests special 6.2 billion dinar budget for weapons
Minister of state for cabinet affairs confirmed that government sent a request for a special budget
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Banana killing fungus found in Pakistan, among others
New virus puts the fate of bananas to the test
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Turkey YouTube ban violated freedom of expression: Europe court
An Ankara court had barred access to the video-sharing site from May 2008 to October 2010 over 10 videos
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Syria al Qaeda affiliate frees 16 Lebanese servicemen in swap deal
16 men arrived at an army checkpoint in Lebanon in four Red Cross vehicles, live footage showed
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'Botched' India cataract surgery leaves 15 with sight loss
The surgeries were performed last week at a mass surgery organised by a charity in Haryana state's Ambala district
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US Marine found guilty of killing Filipina transgender woman
The judge announced a sentence of six to 12 years in jail after the charge was lowered citing mitigating circumstances
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German cabinet approves military aid for Islamic State fight: sources
The package covers Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate and up to 1,200 troops
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Italy PM slaps down headmaster who banned Christmas carols
The teacher rebranded the annual Christmas concert into a 'winter concert' which would not feature any religious songs
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World's first anti-ageing drug could extend human life up to 120
Scientists say drug metformin could hold the secret to long life and will be tested on humans in 2016
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Erdogan says would resign if Putin’s Islamic State oil trade claims proven
Turkish president challenges his Russian counterpart who has refused to meet Turkish leader
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British Muslim woman goes undercover to document Islamic State recruiting techniques
After being contacted, Aisha would be exposed to Islamic State's on-the-ground recruiting tactics
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AirAsia plane crash caused by faulty component, crew action
Flight QZ8501 went down on December 28 during flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore
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India's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged
Move follows recent rate cuts designed to lower cost of investing and boost India's economy
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State Dept posts 7th batch of Clinton emails
The State Department released 5,000 emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton using private email server
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Rise of Afghan anti-Taliban militias stokes instability fears
Afghan government is cultivating militias with chequered pasts as short-term security fix to supplement ground troops
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FBI arrests Chicago student after race revenge threat
University of Chicago has welcomed arrest and said normal operations would resume on Tuesday
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Burger King to sell alcohol in UK
A Suffolk branch of the fast food chain has been granted a licence to sell alcohol after 9pm
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Al Qaeda threatens Saudi Arabia over plan to execute prisoners
Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, according to Amnesty International
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Refugee groups: Carson misses big picture on Syria refugees
Refugee groups say Carson's comments on Syrian refugee camp in Jordan underestimated the scope of a global crisis