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Russia, Iran have signed contract for missile system delivery
Under the agreement, Moscow will supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems
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UAE buys Saab surveillance planes in $1.27b deal
Deal includes two new aircraft and an upgrade of several old ones
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Modi to push on with reforms despite crushing poll loss
Modi's BJP has suffered shock defeat at assembly elections in one of India's biggest and poorest states
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US city makes history by electing Muslim-majority city council
Hamtramck is also one of the few cities in the US to allow mosques to broadcast the call to prayer
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UK to boost intelligence staff to disrupt terror plots -Osborne
Says PM David Cameron will provide further details at the end of the government's defence spending review on Nov 23
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400,000 Syrian refugee children not in school in Turkey: HRW
HRW called on international community and Turkey to act urgently to ensure syrians have greater access to education
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UK Catholic schools to ban Islam from O'Level religious studies
Muslim leader says the decision undermines Pope Francis’s message of greater tolerance between faiths
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Nigerian bags World Scrabble title, in first for Africa
Wellington Jighere from Nigeria crushed his English opponent 4 - 0 at the World Scrabble Championship
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Muslim man claims he was fired from job over beard in US
Alcantara was asked by the HR manager if he was, 'seriously following the Muslim religion'
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India's Jet Airways confirms order for 75 Boeing 737 planes
The order includes conversions of 25 Next-Generation 737s to 737 MAX8s
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India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-IV missile
Defence official says flight was successful and it met all the mission parametres
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China smog around 50 times WHO recommendations
Pictures show smog so thick that buildings in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, were rendered invisible
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Megacities hit hard by surging sea levels even at 2C rise: study
The projections are based on climate models taking into account the expansion of ocean water as it warms
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Israeli officers shoot dead knife-wielding Palestinian woman
The woman had approached an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank wielding a knife
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Myanmar ruling party concedes poll defeat as Suu Kyi heads for landslide
All of the first 12 parliamentary seats announced were won by Suu Kyi's party
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In 5 minutes, he lets the blind see
Dr Sanduk Ruit has restored eyesight to more than 100,000 people, perhaps more than any doctor in history
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Dubai Airshow opens amid drop in new jetliner orders
After 3 years of record jetliner orders, planemakers are bracing for slowdown in new commitments at the Dubai Airshow
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Soul searching for India's Modi after humiliating Bihar defeat
The loss in Bihar, India's third most-populous and poorest state, is the most significant setback for Modi
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Oil price faces fresh downturn as Russia, Saudi tussle in Europe
Stung by Russia's success in supplanting it in giant Chinese market, Riyadh has embarked on charm offensive in Europe
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Maggi noodles back on sale in India
Maggi's return comes as Indians prepare to celebrate Diwali, a time when retail food shopping is at its peak in India
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India's 'medicine man' brings pills to the poor
India spends just 1.3 per cent of its GDP on health, according to a 2013 World Bank report
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Australian green group to challenge India-backed coal mine
Environmentalists say Barrier Reef is struggling from climate change, farming run-off and coral-eating starfish
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Netanyahu, Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
Obama may press Netanyahu on the issue of a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel
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World Bank warns climate change could add 100 million poor by 2030
Ending poverty will be impossible if global warming and its effects on the poor are not accounted for
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Iran criticizes Saudi Arabia over execution of its citizens
Saudi Arabia executed three Iranian men, who had been convicted of smuggling large amounts of hashish to the kingdom
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US drone crashes in Kuwait: Gulf Arab state's defence ministry
Gulf Arab state's defence ministry says no injuries reported
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Latvia's airBaltic to be Bombardier CS300's first operator
Aircraft, currently under certification, can hold 120 to 150 seats
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US concerned by 'far from perfect' Myanmar vote
Top US diplomat points to the disfranchisement of minorities such as Rohingya Muslims
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Iran appoints first woman ambassador since revolution
Iran's foreign minister says choosing Afkham as ambassador took a few minutes but choosing her successor took 4 months
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Indian businessmen to demand Koh-i-Noor from UK
The 105-carat stone is one of the many artifacts taken from India, and is now placed at the Tower of London
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Pope deplores Vatican leaks, vows to continue reforms
Francis has sought to lead a drive for reforms within the secretive Vatican to clamp down on unbridled spending
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Afghan president revokes land deal with convicted banker
The bank last week signed an agreement with the govt for the development of a mega housing project in Afghan capital
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Fierce clashes between rival Afghan Taliban factions: officials
Islam Gul Seyal, the provincial governor's spokesman, confirms the battle and says fighting is still going on
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'Life on planet at stake', France warns as climate ministers meet
Developing countries insist rich ones should lead the way in slashing emissions
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Saint Petersburg bells toll 224 times for Egypt crash victims
The ceremony was broadcast live on national television, accompanied by the sound of the bell.
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Leader of Australian anti-Islam group calls for 'Muslims to be wiped out'
United Patriots Front member Chris Shortis compares himself to a biblical crusader and denounces Islam in his videos
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Saudi Arabia executes three Iranian drug traffickers
Ministry says convicts attempted to smuggle large amount of hashish by sea into the kingdom
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Iran president says some local media act like 'secret police'
The speech came several days after the arrest of three pro-reform journalists
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Panic as Yemen's Socotra hit by new cyclone
Tropical cyclones are extremely rare over the Arabian Peninsula
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Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian flight in Egypt
Egyptian investigation team member says indications and analysis so far of sound on black box indicate it was a bomb
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UK Foreign Office advises against travel to parts of Pakistan
British Foreign Office issues list of counties it considers most dangerous for tourists in wake of Russian crash
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UK's Cameron to give strongest warning over possible EU exit
Cameron's letter is expected to include demands such as barring in-work benefits for EU migrants for four years
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Lebanon arrests three for 'spying for Israel'
The three also allegedly filmed "sensitive" roads and other areas in southern Lebanon
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Peru creates huge national park in Amazon basin
The park has an estimated 3,000 species of plants and animals, many of them found nowhere else in the world
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Burqa-clad Turkish 'suicide bomber' turns out to be lover in disguise
Locals alerted police after noticing that a burqa-clad 'woman' talking on the phone was wearing men's shoes
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Dubai's Burj Khalifa now open for sunrise viewings on weekends
Tickets are now on sale to watch sunrise from the world's tallest building
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Egypt crash to spur demand for strict aviation security: Emirates
Emirates Airlines president says he has ordered a security review but was not suspending any flights
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Knife, car attacks in West Bank wound 5, attackers shot
Latest violence comes as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to leave for US to meet President Barack Obama
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Six sentenced to death for brutal Bangladesh child murders
The court found 10 people guilty of lynching Samiul Alam Rajon
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Russia returned 11,000 Russians from Egypt in last 24 hours -RIA
80,000 Russians were stranded in Egypt after the Kremlin had grounded all flights to the country