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Islamic State in Libya fights to emulate Iraq, Syria success
Far from battlefields of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State has steadily grown in Libya's chaos
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World's biggest online shopping day nets over $14 bn
The total was more than double the $6.6 billion recorded last year in online buying during the peak US retail period
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Suu Kyi party wins historic Myanmar polls
Government now beckons for Suu Kyi's party in a seismic change of the political landscape
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Twin blasts claimed by Islamic State kill 41 in Beirut Hezbollah bastion
The attacks appeared to mark a return to the campaign against Hezbollah strongholds between 2013 and 2014
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Baby with two heads born in Bangladesh
The newborn has two fully developed heads, she is eating with two mouths and breathing with two noses, the father said
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What's in a name? Mumbai 20 years on from Bombay
Hindu nationalist politicians in India still trying to rid the city of the remnants of its British moniker
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Isolate those who harbour terrorists, Modi tells British MPs
Indian premier addresses British Parliament's Royal Court as part of his three-day UK visit
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Cop stops Google driverless car for moving slow
Google playfully posted a photo of a motorcycle cop pulling over one of it self-driving cars
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Man caught trying to smuggle 48,000 cans of beer into Saudi Arabia
Video posted by Saudi customs agency shows cans of beer disguised as Pepsi
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US air strike targets 'Jihadi John' in Syria: Pentagon
It has not yet been confirmed if he was killed in the strike
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UK, India sign over $13.7 billion in deals despite protests
British government says six deals have been agreed, including a $1.98 billion investment by Vodafone
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Coalition strikes, fighting kill 24 Yemen rebels
Saudi-led air strikes and attacks by pro-government forces killed rebel fighters on Thursday in the country's south
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27 killed in southern Beirut suburb explosions
Two suicide explosions rock the city's southern suburb which is a stronghold of Lebanese Hezbollah
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Venezuela president's relatives indicted in US over drugs
Franqui Francisco, and Efrain Antonio charged in a one-count indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan
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Cameron announces £9bn in UK-India deals during Modi visit
Cameron made the announcement at a joint press conference with Modi at Downing Street
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Italian police sting European ‘militant network’ with IS links
The other wanted suspects were believed to be fighting in Iraq or Syria for the Islamic State
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Jail for UK woman who pretended to be man for sex with friend
Convict met the victim through social media in 2011 using the profile name Kye Fortune and pretended to be a man
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Hundreds protest against Modi visit to UK
Indian PM was effectively banned from Britain until three years ago over Gujrat anti-Muslim riots in 2002
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Syria army takes Aleppo rebel town in new advance
Source says troops from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement as well as Iranian forces were participating in the operation
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Top Uzbek activist freed after 21 years behind bars
Juraev and his associates were convicted in 1995 of plotting to overthrow the government of Karimov
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At least 8 killed in Iran flash flooding
Heavy rain hit Iran this week, causing casualties and damage in the southern provinces of Fars, Hormozgan and Kerman
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Afghanistan aims to choke Taliban smuggling funds with gemstone bourse
Afghanistan loses roughly $100 million every year through gemstone smuggling
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British Museum treasures go online in Google partnership
The deal also allows objects to be scrutinised by researchers globally with the help of a high-definition technology
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Over 56,000 registered Afghan refugees repatriated from Pakistan: UNHCR
Validity of Proof of Registration cards issued to Afghan refugees has been extended till December 31, 2017
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Judge freezes assets of Maradona's ex-wife in missing money dispute
Carminati ordered a freeze on Claudia Villafane's assets as a precautionary measure until the case is resolved
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Saudi executes murderer, 147th death sentence this year
Interior ministry says Nasser al-Qahtani was put to death after being convicted of shooting dead another Saudi
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Uproar as Turkey cancels raki festival
Turkish religious body demanded that the festival be cancelled saying it was a disgrace and a way of promoting alcohol
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Eight civilians killed in Egypt's Sinai
Unidentified armed men shot and killed seven men and a four-year-old child in their home, said an official
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As ties thaw, Iran's Rouhani in historic visit to Europe
The last visit to Europe by an Iranian leader was reformist, Mohammad Khatamiin's visit to Rome and Paris in 1999
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Modi visits UK as critics warn of 'climate of fear'
Modi will hold talks with Cameron and become the first Indian prime minister to address both Houses of Parliament
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Turkey opposition dazed after Erdogan poll knockout
Analysts say it will be an uphill battle to defeat AKP in 2019 when legislative, presidential polls are scheduled
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Rouhani says US-Iran ties could be restored but US must apologise
The Iranian president will fly to France for talks in Paris on Nov 16-17
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Bangladeshi village girls bend it like Beckham
More than a dozen of Kolsindur's players have already played on the national girls' team
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British Ebola nurse recovers again, leaves specialist hospital unit
The nurse who recovered from the disease had again suffered life-threatening complications from the virus
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Islamic State committed genocide in Iraq against Yazidis: report
Around 5,000 Yazidi men and women were captured by the militants in the summer of 2014
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Japan targets boosting birth rate to increase growth
The move is part of a package of reforms due this month to tackle the biggest bottleneck to economic growth
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Undercover Israeli troops raid hospital, kill Palestinian
The raid was carried out to detain a man suspected of stabbing an Israeli settler two weeks ago, says Israeli army
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Iraq Kurds launch major offensive to retake Sinjar from Islamic State
Kurds are trying to retake Sinjar where IS carried out brutal campaign of killings, enslavement, rape against Yazidis
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Deputy leader of breakaway Taliban group killed in Afghanistan: reports
As per reports, Mullah Dadullah has been killed in a clash in Afghanistan's Zabul province
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Prince Charles meets Australian war widow
The 95-year-old Dunne says the heir to the British throne still remembered their first encounter three decades ago
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Saudi King has 'full confidence' in Egypt security
King Salman directs Saudi Arabian Airlines to continue running flights to Sharm el-Sheikh from Riyadh and Jeddah
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Man who strangled wife jailed for life in UK
Court rules Abul Kashem Miah was guilty of murdering his wife Rukshana Miah, 35, during a row at her home
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Authors urge Cameron to raise India's 'climate of fear' with Modi
Letter calls on UK premier to demand that Modi provide "better protection" for critical voices
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Prehistoric 'Stonehenge' monument in Golan Heights fuels mystery
It is up to 5,000 years old, according to most estimates, making it a contemporary of England's Stonehenge
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Obama calls Myanmar president, endorses election as Suu Kyi eyes majority
Aung San Suu Kyi has made it clear she will run the country regardless of who the NLD elects as president
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Hindu nationalist killed in clashes at Indian celebration of Muslim ruler
Hindu nationalist dies from injuries he suffered while protesting a celebration honouring Tipu Sultan
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I was raped 43,200 times: human trafficking survivor
Karla Jacinto's story highlights the brutal realities of human trafficking in Mexico and the United States
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Thailand returns rescued orangutans to Indonesia
Move comes years after diplomatic wrangling over who will care for them
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Apple apologises after African students ejected from Australian store
Teenagers of African descent kicked out of the Australian store citing concerns they 'might steal something'
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Indian columnist Hasan Suroor arrested following sting by anti-paedophilia group in UK
Video shows vigilante group’s members confronting Suroor after he purportedly traveled to meet a 14-year-old girl