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Turkey warns US, Russia over support for Syrian Kurds
Turkey summons US, Russian envoys to warn against supplying arms, support for Syrian Kurdish forces fighting the IS
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Saudi father beats daughter to death for saying she didn't love him
He beat her up with an air-conditioning hose, claiming that he wanted to 'educate' his daughter
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First ever twin panda cubs born in Canada
Coming days - under observation by Canadian and Chinese panda experts - will be critical to their survival
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Pope apologises for recent Rome, Vatican scandals
Vatican has been focus of several controversies including coming out of gay priest and leak of controversial letter
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Foreign toll figures show Hajj tragedy deadliest in history
Saudi Arabia has yet to provide an updated death toll after saying that 769 Muslim pilgrims had died in the tragedy
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Muslim woman doused in alcohol in UK
Men chanted "we are racists, we are racists and we love it" before showering alcohol on the Muslim woman
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Mukhtar denies saying Pakistani leadership knew about Osama's presence
Former defence minister says his words were taken out of context by Indian media channel CNN-IBN
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US to raise Iranian missile test at UN Security Council
State Department and White House spokespersons call it separate issue from Iran's nuclear deal with six world powers
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Surge in violence tests loyalties of Israeli Arabs
Seven Israelis and around 30 Palestinians, some of them assailants, have been killed since October1
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India's Modi calls Muslim's murder over beef 'unfortunate'
Modi has appealed for religious unity in India, but his failure to condemn such attacks is emboldening the Hindu right
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Three top Ankara police officials sacked after bombings
Erdogan has admitted there were security shortcomings but said their magnitude would only be made clear later
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India's pharmacies shut down to protest online sales
Approximately 800,000 chemists to be on strike, says AIOCD president J S Shinde
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Pregnant chimp adopts orphan in 'unheard of' act
The baby, whose name Boon means blessing, was orphaned when mum Soona died shortly after he was born
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Clinton's debate showing may spell trouble for Biden
'If you're Hillary supporter and you were worried for whatever reason, you should feel very good about yourself'
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US jury finds Apple infringed on mobile chip patent
nonprofit Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation charged that Apple built into its A7 chips technology patented in 1998
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Bangladesh's illegal kidney trade booms as donors turn brokers
Some eight million Bangladeshis suffer from kidney disease but donation is only legal between living relatives
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Indian coffee chain launches largest IPO in three years
Coffee Day Enterprises, which owns the chain of cafes, hopes to raise $176 million through the initial public offering
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IS vows to 'defeat' Russia in Syria
IS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani says the United States was weak and unable to fight the militants group
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IS confirms killing of number two in US air strike
The White House on Aug 22 said Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali was killed on August 18 in a US air strike
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'Shantaram' sequel hits shelves after a decade
The book centres on the life of convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict who escapes jail and flees to India
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US rights group sues former CIA 'torture' psychologists
CIA allegedly paid psychologists millions of dollars to create brutal interrogation program with 'scientific veneer'
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Chinese middle class now the world's largest
The Asian nation overtakes United States, according to Swiss reports
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Global moot: Pakistan’s tax reforms hailed
American journalist James B Steele says role of investigative journalists in exposing corruption remains key
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Afghan refugees hit by aid cuts as Europe crisis drains funds
Officials say UNHCR in Pakistan has received only $33.6 million for 2015 out of its $136.7 million annual budget
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Tough call: Malala to choose between Stanford and Oxford universities
The youngest Nobel laureate previously said she would like to study politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford
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Britain’s first Pakistani-born, Muslim Lord mayor under investigation for 'financial irregularities'
Councillor Naveeda Ikram says people have been spreading untrue reports with regards to the investigation
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Uproar over German fireman who set asylum shelter ablaze
Seven Syrians who had arrived the day before, escaped injury after neighbours noticed the blaze and alerted them
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Britain withdraws bid for Saudi penal system contract
Downing Street spokesperson says UK govt can still continue to engage with Saudis on this issue
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Twitter to cut 336 jobs, refocus under Dorsey
Dorsey will also continue to run digital payments service Square, which he founded about five years ago
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Three dead as Jerusalem sees bloodiest day in rising unrest
Rising tide of unrest has raised fears that full-scale third Palestinian uprising, or intifada, could erupt
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In a first, hate crimes against Muslims to be recorded separately in UK
David Cameron wants British Muslims to know UK govt will back them to stand against those who spread hate
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Russian missile maker disputes Dutch MH17 inquiry findings
Russian firm says jet was shot down by outdated version of BUK missile that is not used by Russian military
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Turkey probes Islamic State attack link as Erdogan to break silence
Turkish PM says that the IS group is the prime suspect for the attack, Turkey's deadliest ever
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Refugee influx to shake up Germany's Muslim community
Experts suggest the change could be positive as it could broaden outlook, and fears of radicalisation may be overblown
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Syria's Al-Nusra issues bounties for Assad, Hezbollah chief
The head of the outfit says he would pay three million euros ($3.4 million) for anyone who can kill Bashar al-Assad
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Syria's al Nusra calls on militants in Caucasus to attack Russia
Head of al Nusra says the war in Syria will make the Russians forget the horrors that they found in Afghanistan
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'Dead' Indian man wakes up minutes before post-mortem
Police say they found the man unconscious and suffering from multiple infections
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Clemency plea for Briton, 74, facing flogging in Saudi Arabia
The cancer-surviving grandfather of seven has lived in Saudi Arabia for 25 years, working in the oil industry
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China imports plummet on weak commodities prices
Customs initially gave the statistics in yuan terms, which showed slightly smaller falls in both imports and exports
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Rockets hit Russian embassy compound in Damascus
Some 300 people had begun to gather for a demonstration backing Russia's recent intervention in Syria
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Gunfights after resurgent Taliban threaten new Afghan city
Violence, which left streets of Ghazni deserted, follows Taliban's three-day occupation of northern Kunduz city
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Indian Tejas to undergo improvements to compete with JF-17
The push for India’s struggling Tejas light combat aircraft comes at a time when its air force is at its weakest
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Indonesian found alive and naked in lake, after chopper crash
The survivor, in his 20s, was one of five people aboard the Eurocopter EC-130 when it disappeared Sunday
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Samjhauta Express: Indian passengers cross Wagah border on foot
The train’s departure has now been pushed back to October 15
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Bangladesh gives murdered Japanese a Muslim burial
Rangpur city police chief says Hoshi Kunio was buried in city's Munshipara graveyard early Tuesday morning
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Inquiry finds MH17 shot down by Russian-made BUK missile: Dutch paper
Report rejects Moscow's contention that plane was hit by a missile fired by Ukrainian troops
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Myanmar cancels voting in swathes of war-torn borderlands
Myanmar's Union Election Commission said elections cannot be held in over 400 village areas in tota
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Thai Buddhist monk horror film banned on fears it could 'destroy' faith
Ministry of Culture objects to certain parts of film including kissing scene and one where monk is shown taking drugs
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Anti-Muslim protester in US won over by hugs
The woman accepted the invitation to step inside the mosque and was greeted with loud applause
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Police raid Save the Children offices in Nauru
Save the Children staff previously alleged that asylum-seekers are subject to abuse