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Six children die as migrant boats sink off Turkey: report
Turkish coastguards have so far recovered bodies of four Afghan children
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Iran says tests will show cause of diplomat's death in Saudi
The diplomat is thought to have been among 464 Iranians killed in the Hajj's stampede in September at Mina
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Turkey 'temporarily' suspends Syria air strikes after Russia spat
Reports say Turkey has halted air raids against Islamic State in order to avoid any further crises
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Europe's leading human rights court upholds France's ban on headscarves
A social worker was fired after she refused to remove her headscarf
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Israel to open representative office in Abu Dhabi
Foreign ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Nahshon confirmed the details
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Woman commits suicide after husband criticises Aamir Khan
Family says Sonam Pandey consumed poison after a dispute with her husband over Bollywood actor's statement
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Kremlin says Turkey's Erdogan requests meeting with Putin in Paris
Putin and Erdogan will attend the global climate summit that begins in Paris on November 30
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Suspicious boats with decomposed bodies found drifting off Japan
At least 11 cases involving wooden boats with 20 bodies on board have been reported during October and November
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Islamic State propaganda gives Taiwan unwanted recognition
Taiwanese flag appeared alongside the Star-Spangled Banner in an Islamic State propaganda video
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China calls for calm amid tensions over Russian jet downing
China's foreign ministry says relevant parties should increase communication to avoid further escalating situation
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Aussie police rush to scene of killing, find dead spider
Piercing screaming and shouts of 'I'm going to kill you' prompted Australian police to rush to a Sydney home at 2am
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Germany arrests man who may have sold guns to Paris attackers
The 34-year-old is now in custody on suspicion of arms trading
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Putin seeks map of forces not to bomb in Syria
The West has accused Moscow of targetting mostly-Western backed rebel groups fighting Syrian president
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Germany offers France recon jets, frigate for Islamic State fight
Offer will have to be formally approved by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet and supported by parliament
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Trump denies mocking New York Times reporter's disability
Republican presidential candidate accused the reporter of backing down from his own story
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New York reassures tourists after terror threat
After the Paris attacks, an Islamic State group propaganda video broadcast images of New York from Times Square
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Despite barriers, Saudi women in first election bid
Around 900 female candidates are standing in next month's municipal election
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Islamic State claims attack on Shia mosque in Bangladesh: SITE
Intelligence group says Islamic State group claimed responsibility in message posted on Twitter
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Modi to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss tax reform
Modi has invited the opposition leader at his residence to discuss key bills, including GST, an Indian official said
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Man jumps White House fence, triggering lockdown
CNN says he was at least the third person to scale a fence and make it on to White House property this year
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US knew flight path of plane downed by Turkey: Putin
Putin says Russia has given prior information to the US on the flight path of the plane downed by Turkey
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Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
Kremlin spokesperson Peskov said Russia was still awaiting an answer from Ankara on why it downed the fighter jet
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Berlin police detain two in raids targeting extremists
The operation targeted an Islamic cultural centre, but search did not turn up any arms or explosives
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France urges UK to join fight against Islamic State in Syria
France calls for Britain's help to "win the war"
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From Indonesia, a Muslim challenge to the ideology of the Islamic State
The scene is horrifyingly familiar; IS soldiers march a line of prisoners to a riverbank, shoot them one by one
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Belgium eases alert level but threat still "serious"
Belgium lowers security threat level by ending six days on maximum alert, but remains wary of Paris-style attack
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Man jailed in Spain for video 'glorifying terrorism'
The video, nearly 49 minutes long, shows speeches by al Qaeda mastermind Bin Laden calling on people to fight
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Brussels mosque powder scare turns out to be false alarm
Police confirmed the suspected powder at the mosque was not anthrax, but flour
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Blogger case still before Saudi courts: minister
Badawi received the first 50 lashes in January but there have been no more following criticism
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The Times corrects claim of UK Muslim support for IS
The newspaper said headline 'One in five British Muslims has sympathy for Isis' did not accurately reflect the results
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India's Bihar state announces plans to ban alcohol
Nitish Kumar, who was re-elected as the chief minister, had promised a complete alcohol ban during the poll campaign
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Saudi widens sanctions against Lebanon's Hezbollah
The move is in retaliation against the group's intervention in the Syrian conflict in support of President Assad
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French give nod to plain cigarette packaging
Last month, Paris authorities doubled fines for dropping cigarette butts to 68 euros ($75)
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Thai general sought as royal defamation probe widens
Arrest warrants have been issued for Thai General Suchart Prommai and two other senior police officers
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Erdogan denies Turkey buys any oil from Islamic State
The Turkish strongman denied Russian accusations that Ankara was collaborating with IS
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India jails hospital staff for 'embezzling' 17 cents
Two paramedics were found guilty of inflating number of sterilisation procedures they helped to perform in 1989
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After uproar, German town warms to refugees who took over church
The Protestant church, is the first in Germany to have been set aside for refugees
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Erdogan says talk of project cancellations in Russia row are "emotional"
Ankara to continue supporting moderate rebels in Syria and Turkmen fighters battling President Bashar al-Assad
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Islamic State website hacked, replaced with Viagra advert
According to reports, website was taken down by Ghost Security, a group of hackers loosely affiliated with Anonymous
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Norway advertises stricter asylum rules in Afghan newspapers
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration has tweeted about new rules in Pashto, Dari and English
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London to New York in five hours: Airbus reveals new supersonic jet
The company just signed its first order for 20 of the $120 million jets with Flexjet
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Saudi Arabia imposes sanctions on at least 12 Hezbollah figures
Hezbollah has criticised Saudi Arabia over both its military operations in Yemen and its support for rebels in Syria
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Obama Thanksgiving message likens refugees to pilgrims
Thanksgiving was first celebrated by the group who fled religious persecution in England
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China journalist, 71, to serve five years in jail: lawyer
Gao Yu is sentenced for leaking state secrets
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PetroChina sells pipeline stake amid reforms push
The project has pipelines connecting China with countries including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
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Islamic State makes $500m a year from its oil business
Obama administration commits colossal miscalculation of terrorist group's oil revenues
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No nudity please, we're Singaporeans
Long ridiculed as a nanny state, Singapore has cut an archaic list of prohibited books
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Operation in Syria kills person involved Beirut attacks - TV
Syrian state TV says the man was an IS operative who coordinated the transport of bombers from Syria to Lebanon
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Kremlin says still waiting for 'realistic' response from Turkey on downing jet
Says it is not considering sanctions against Turkey or imposing a food imports embargo
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South African judge lifts domestic ban on rhino horn trade
South Africa's rhino poaching epidemic saw a record 1,215 rhino killed last year for their horn