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Bahrain seizes arms, arrests suspects for 'Iran and Iraq links'
Cache included a tonne and a half of C4 explosives and other explosive material
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Western fears that air strikes don't target IS 'unfounded': Russia
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russian military only went after "terrorist groups" in Syria
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Fresh blast rocks southern Chinese town: state media
The latest blast occurred in the early morning in a residential building in Liucheng, a rural county of Guangxi region
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Trump says he would send Syrian refugees back if elected
Trump says if he becomes president he won't accept 200,000 Syrians who may be Islamic State terrorists
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Afghan forces retake control of Kunduz from Taliban
Deputy Interior Minister Ayoub Salangi said the city had been recaptured after a "special operation" overnight
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Saudi, Iran agree to repatriate dead pilgrims
State media says two parties have agreed on repatriation of bodies of identified dead Iranians as soon as possible
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Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
Israel and the United States have dismissed the move as a symbolic gesture that would not serve the cause of peace
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Israel's Netanyahu slams 'deceitful, inciting' Abbas UN speech
Jews are allowed to visit the Temple Mount, which they revere as their holiest site
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London proposes tougher rules for app-based taxi firms like Uber
Drivers of city's famous black cabs have argued Uber bypasses local licensing and amounts to unfair competition
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Lebanon arrests 40 Palestinians believed leaving for Europe
Group was aiming to reach Germany and had come from Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon's south
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Russia carries out first air strikes in Syria
Russia's deepening engagement in Syria comes as Putin and Barack Obama push rival plans on ways to defeat IS group
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Woman, child drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos
According to testimony from the survivors, 49 people were on board the dinghy when it capsized
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France's Sarkozy disowns ally over 'white race' comments
Nadine Morano said France was a "white race" country that must stay that way
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Six killed by multiple China letter bombs: state media
Xinhua news agency says dozens more were injured by explosives apparently placed in express delivery packages
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Iran leader threatens 'fierce' reaction if Saudi does not return Hajj dead
Khamenei also calls on Muslim countries to investigate the deadly crush that killed over 769 people
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Volkswagen UK says to fix nearly 1.2m vehicles
Company says customers with these vehicles will be kept informed over coming weeks and months
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Nepali leader says India 'breaking international law'
His comments reflect mounting public anger in Nepal where many accuse India of being behind the blockade
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Iran protests Saudi delay in repatriating hajj dead
Rouhani cut short a trip to attend repatriation ceremony but return of the first bodies was delayed
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Tempers flare in Germany's crowded refugee centres
Such disturbances have been rare, considering that Germany has taken in around half million asylum-seekers this year
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Charlie Hebdo moves into new high-security offices
Remaining members of editorial team have left their temporary home at Paris offices of the French daily Liberation
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Italy says hotspots to focus on fingerprinting migrants
Italian administrator Mario Morcone expects to collect fingerprints from up to 90 percent of the migrants
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Indonesia probes alleged attack on migrant Rohingya women
Four Rohingya women, aged from 14 to 28, said they were attacked by a group of men on Monday evening
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India not constructing wall along LoC: BSF
BSF inspector responds to complaint to UNSC; says it's story created by Pakistan
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Australian sheep breaks world record with mammoth fleece
Guinness World Records says on website that it had verified record which displaced previous woolly champion Big Ben
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Australian capital to regulate ride-sharing app Uber
US-based app Uber and other operators will be able to legally pick up passengers from October 30 in Canberra
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Russian parliament grants Putin right to deploy troops in Syria
Vote does not mean Russian ground forces would be engaged in conflict, it refers to the use of the air force only
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Coalition says it seized Iran boat with arms for Yemen rebels
Statement says vessel was intercepted on Saturday and 14 Iranians and weapons were found on board
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Pope secretly met Kentucky clerk who refused to give gay marriage licenses: lawyer
Vatican's chief spokesperson, said he would neither confirm nor deny the report
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First French strike on Islamic State in Syria kills 30: monitor
President Francois Hollande said that six French warplanes hit an Islamic State training camp near Deir Ezzor city
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Lawmakers demand Ghani's resignation as Afghan battle rages
Ghani's first year in office has been clouded by political infighting and escalating violence around the country
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Across arc of conflict, 'Obama Doctrine' shows signs of failure
Despite investment of $90b in counter-terror efforts, Obama has found few reliable allies to carry load on battlefield
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Israeli air raids hit Gaza after rocket fire
Sources say four training camps for Hamas's armed wing, Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, were hit in raids
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Taliban takeover in Kunduz echoes Islamic State rout of Mosul
Western-backed security forces have crumbled in face of sudden assaults from smaller contingent
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Taj Mahal needs nine-year mud pack to tackle pollution
Archaeologists say the lengthy period is needed to properly and safely clean particles from the four minarets and dome
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Babies petition India's top court over pollution
Parents of three babies argue that they have constitutional right to breathe clean air
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Indian court sentences five to death over 2006 Mumbai blasts
Another seven found guilty of involvement in the attacks were sentenced to life imprisonment
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Lawyer for Bangkok bomb accused says client confessed
Mystery still shrouds the motive for the unprecedented attack, which killed many ethnic Chinese tourists
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Nato forces bolster Afghan troops against Taliban in Kunduz
Taliban's occupation of Kunduz — now in its third day — raises troubling questions about capabilities of Afghan...
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G7, Gulf states pledge $1.8 billion for UN refugee aid
The UN is struggling to help some 60 million people displaced by conflict, the highest number since World War II
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Palestinians to raise flag at UN for first time
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Abbas will preside over the 15-minute ceremony
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Turkish workers kidnapped in Iraq have been released: Turkish PM
Employer of workers says they are expected to return to Turkey on Wednesday or Thursday after debriefing
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Amnesty urges action on Indonesian 1960s mass killings
At least 500,000 people died in the killings across the archipelago that started after General Suharto put down a coup
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US judge dismisses 9/11 victims' case against Saudi Arabia
US Judge says Saudi Arabia has sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of people killed in 9/11 attacks
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High rate of civilian deaths in Syria fuelling refugee crisis: study
Study says proportion and cause of civilian deaths differed in government-held and rebel areas
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China again calls for political solution for Syria
Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges five permanent members of UN to unite and seek opportunity to politically solve crisis
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France opens war crimes inquiry against Assad regime
It is our responsibility to act against the impunity of the assassins, said French Foreign Minister
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Georgia executes a woman for the first time in 70 years
She was sentenced to death after being convicted of malice murder for her role in plotting the killing of her husband
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Mob kills Indian Muslim over beef eating rumours: police
Police say six people have been arrested for beating up 50-year-old Muslim man to death
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Germany beefs up asylum rules as half a million cross Mediterranean
Berlin added Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro to a list of so-called safe countries