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UNHCR urges states not to demonise refugees over Paris attacks
'We are concerned about reactions by some states to end the programs being put in place' UNHCR
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Yemen president returns to Aden from Saudi exile
Hadi's return comes just days after Prime Minister Khaled Bahah announced return of his government to Aden
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Facebook 'safety check' at the ready after Paris attacks
Facebook now plans to activate Safety Check for more human disasters
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Egypt detains two airport staff in connection with Sinai air crash: sources
'Seventeen people are being held, two of them are suspected of helping whoever planted the bomb' Egyptian authorities
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French police in nationwide raids as planes bomb Islamic State stronghold
France vows to destroy the Islamic State with warplanes being strafed in the Syrian stronghold of militants
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Easyjet places $3.8bn Airbus order as profits surge
The 36 popular single-aisle Airbus airplanes, which have 186 seats, are for delivery between 2018 and 2021
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US firefighter gets world's most extensive face transplant
After a 26-hour surgery, 41-year-old Patrick Hardison is living with the face of 26-year-old David Rodebaugh
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German police chief plays down security threat from refugees
Says about 10 individual migrants were under investigation as possible terrorists or war criminals
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Russia confirms bomb downed its plane over Egypt, vows retribution
A homemade bomb containing up to 1 kilogram of TNT detonated during the flight: Russia's FSB security service
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US airlines keep normal Paris service after attacks
Three US airlines say they are waiving a one-time ticketing fee for customers who want to change their travel plans
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US draws record number of international students
According to data, US universities and colleges are the main recipients of 4.5 million foreign students in the world
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VIDEO: Is the US behind the creation of ISIS?
Ben Swann explains that it was also direct US action, and not only inaction, that led to creation of IS
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Indonesian newlyweds ate alleged rapist's genitals: police
Police say after murdering the man, the suspect took home the victim's severed genitals, ordered his wife to cook...
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Choking air, melting glaciers: how global warming is changing India
India's government is one of the few major economies refusing to pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Britain says Islamic State militants plotting deadly cyber attacks
David Cameron said on Monday that the size of Britain's intelligence agency staff would be increased by 15 percent
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Salon owner arrested for banning Muslim clients after Paris attacks
Posts on page of Blinks of Bicester hair salon after Paris attacks said it was ‘time to put my country first’
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Quake hits off Greek island, no damage reported
A local government official in Lefkada said there were no reports of serious damage or injuries
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US Republican candidates vow tougher approach on Islamic State
Many republicans feel Obama's reliance on air strikes to counter the rise of Islamic State has been weak
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Fear among Afghans at highest level for a decade: survey
Optimism for the future was at its highest in the Helmand -- a Taliban stronghold -- and lowest in Kabul
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Refugees in Germany fear backlash
Refugees fear Paris attacks shifting public opinion against the Berlin government's welcoming asylum policy
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India deploys troops in south as floods kill dozens
Media reports say military helicopters were being used to drop food and drinking water to worst-hit areas
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Coalition jets pound Islamic State 'capital' in Syria, oil trucks
France's defence ministry says warplanes, including Rafale and Mirage fighters, had dropped 20 bombs on targets
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Key House lawmakers calls on Obama to suspend Syrian immigration plans
United Nations urges countries to treat refugees with "compassion and empathy"
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Mosque in Canada 'deliberately' set on fire
Police says Canada mosque fire is a hate crime but unclear if related to Paris attack
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Off-duty US troops banned from Paris after attacks
The ban applies to all military personnel, their families, civilian Defense Department employees and contractors.
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Tunisia arrests 7 women over Islamic State propaganda
Thousands of young Tunisians have travelled to Iraq, Syria and Libya to fight alongside the Islamic State
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French president vows to destroy IS
Says airstrikes against IS will be intensified
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Australia police in extremist 'shoot on sight' training
According to the Australian government, six terror attacks have been foiled over the past 12 months
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Pressure rises on Canada to delay bringing in Syria refugees
Trudeau faces calls to delay bringing in Syrian refugees due to security concerns, following attacks in Paris
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'Unprecedented' rise in deaths from terrorism: study
The study shows Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria accounted for 78% of deaths last year
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Pakistani-Canadian wins legal battle against niqab ban
Court battle was brought by Pakistani-Canadian Zunera Ishaq who argued that the ban violated her religious freedoms
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G-20 leaders vow to close ranks against ‘face of evil’
Russia says terror financing flowing from 40 countries, including member states
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Warrants issued against Israeli PM in Spain
Netanyahu and seven other former and current government officials are at risk of arrest if they set foot in Spain
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Would consider closing some US mosques: Donald Trump
"You're going to have to watch and study the mosques, because a lot of talk is going on in the mosques," he says
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US approves $1.29 billion sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
Saudi-led operation against the Huthi militia in Yemen has proved controversial amid reports of civilian casualties
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World leaders back drive for Paris climate deal
The blockbuster climate meeting will assemble 195 countries outside Paris from November 30 to December 11
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Obama rules out US troops on the ground to fight Islamic State
Says the US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq and Syria would redouble efforts to implement its current strategy
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CIA chief expects more IS attacks in 'pipeline'
Friday night's attacks by gunmen in the heart of the French capital were carefully planned and executed, says Brennan
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S.African students want apartheid's 'Dr Death' barred from teaching
Medical students at Stellenbosch University called for apartheid-era biological warfare specialist Wouter Basson's ban
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Swedish tabloid seeks rightful owner of migrant love letter
A journalist found the letter in a waterproof bag on a beach where boatloads of migrants have been arriving daily
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Marriott buys Starwood Hotels for $12.2 billion
The companies will now operate or franchise more than 5,500 hotels with 1.1 million rooms worldwide
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Attack suspect personified the enemy France can't find
Many militants were radicalised not in mosques or in prisons, but over the Internet and through trips to Syria
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Minute's silence observed in France, across Europe for Paris victims
Large crowds also gathered in silence by the Bataclan music venue where 89 people died
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Security fears risk overshadowing Paris climate summit
France's government says it will not "give in" to terrorism and insists that long-anticipated conference will go ahead
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13 Kurdish rebels killed in new southeast Turkey air strikes: army
Warplanes carried out a new wave of air strikes against Kurdistan Workers' Party militants, according to officials
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Think twice before coming, Germany tells Afghan would-be migrants
'This is not about deterrence but about getting people to think it through,' said a foreign ministry spokesman
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Stunning photographs from Taj Mahal's first-ever balloon festival
Area around the Taj Mahal is normally a no-fly zone but special permission has been obtained for the festival
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France police raid homes, vow it's 'just the beginning'
Police arrested 23 people and seized arms including rocket launchers in 168 raids overnight
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US-led strikes destroy 116 IS fuel trucks in east Syria
A spokesperson for the coalition forces says "it's the first time that we've hit so many at once"
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Islamic State threatens attack on Washington, other countries
Militants warn countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France