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Afghan blast kills five policemen: officials
The blast in Zurmat district in the troubled province bordering Pakistan hit a police vehicle and killed five officers
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Canada to accept 10,000 Syrians within one year
Visa officers will no longer ask the applicants to prove they are refugees through a United Nations refugee agency
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Small plane crashes, hits car; two injured taken to hospital: Swiss police
The pilot of the plane and the driver of the car were injured and were transported to hospital
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75 US-trained rebels enter Syria from Turkey
US official says their training in Turkey lasted two months and they went directly to front lines with Daesh
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13 dead in migrant boat collision with ferry off Turkey
Four children were among the victims of the accident involving a boat carrying 46 migrants
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Sarah Palin lashes out at Muslim schoolboy over homemade clock
Palin criticises Obama for ‘jumping in cases prematurely to interject himself as the cool saviour’
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Saudi-led coalition denies attacking home of Oman envoy to Yemen
Oman, one of six countries in Gulf Cooperation Council, has been neutral in the conflict in Yemen
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Planned German migration centre hit by arson attack
Attack on a planned accommodation for migrants is the latest sign of tension as migrants flow to the country
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Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for life in Europe
Analysis shows scores of fighters from national army, police and special forces have left in recent months
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Refugee journey:Reunited at last, a long way from home
Ihab steps off the train at Luebeck station and, seeing his family on the platform, breaks into a run
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Summer of bloodshed as US murder rates rise
Experts cite drugs, gang wars and the proliferation of arms as factors
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Over 190 hurt when fire drill goes wrong in China
A fire drill at a school in China left more than 190 people injured, nine critically, after participants inhaled smoke
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New Zealand zookeeper killed in tiger attack
Zoo has Sumatran tigers which are listed as critically endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Man dies during Paris music festival after falling off statue
The man, had been climbing up the statue which represents liberty in the middle of the vast square when he slipped
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US and China in urgent talks on cyber security deal: NY Times
Obama called for an international framework to prevent Internet from being weaponized as a tool of national aggression
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Iraqis buy life jackets for trip to Europe's distant shores
Smugglers may not provide enough life jackets and they are said to be much cheaper in Iraq than in Turkey
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Race to save two India workers trapped underground for week
Newspaper claims food and water were dropped to workers after engineers drilled thin shaft down to roof of tunnel
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Migrants missing in new boat sinking off Greece
State news agency says there were children among those missing
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Israel arrests Palestinians after stone throwing
The arrests took place in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Issawiya, on Jerusalem's Mount Scopus
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Trump says not 'morally obligated' to defend Obama
The belief that Obama is a Muslim is not uncommon, particularly for conservatives
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Afghan president vows economic boost to stop migrant exodus
Afghan president says he is aware of the bad situation of Afghans in Greece, the Balkans and Australia
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China launches new type of carrier rocket: state media
The Long March-6, which uses liquid propellant, took off from a launch base in the northern province of Shanxi
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Tech for tuskers: protecting Africa's elephants with Google
Google creates three-dimensional maps using data from satellite tracking elephant collars
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'Witch' killings haunt India's remote villages
Around 160 murders linked to witchcraft were recorded in 2014 across 13 of India's states
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Former bin Laden aide killed in clashes
Fierce clashes and heavy shelling on the two villages continued on Saturday
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Over 4,500 migrants rescued off Libya in one day
The 21 operations took place between 30 and 40 nautical miles off the Libyan coast
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Turkish army 'kills at least 55' in new airstrikes on Kurdish rebels: report
Around 150 soldiers and police have been killed in PKK bombings and shootings since the return to open conflict
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Migrant child dies off Greece, others paddle across from Turkey
"When we were on the sea ... I didn't have any hope ... I said: I am dead right now, nobody can help me"
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Germany's Oktoberfest opens in shadow of refugee crisis
Munich plans 16-day annual festive event as it becomes flashpoint of Europe's migrant crisis
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Dutch Foreign Minister to visit Iran
It's the first time in 14 years that a Dutch foreign minister is visiting Iran
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Syrian girl dies in new migrant boat sinking off Greece
Several other refugees are believed to be missing
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Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen's interior ministry in Sanaa
Residents said about 10 air strikes were launched on the ministry building in the north of the capital
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Canada Liberals support veil in election pledge
Canada sees itself as a pioneer in multiculturalism
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Two injured in Makkah landslide
The Civil Defense authority said the landslide collapsed the ceiling of a four-story building in Batha Quraish area
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Al Qaeda in Syria executes 56 regime troops
Fierce clashes and heavy shelling on the two villages continued on Saturday.
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Supersonic Concorde may fly again by 2019
Operated by the British Airways and Air France, Concorde flew for the last time on October 24 2003
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Arizona police nab suspect in highway shootings
Police have linked Merritt to the first four shootings
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Slovenia border stand-off as Croatia busses migrants into Hungary
More than 4,400 people crossed from Croatia in 24 hours before it closed the final stretch of a new razor wire
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Coal's image suffering in climate debate: BHP
Industry must come together to adopt a more unified and credible view in respect of climate change BHP coal president
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US auto workers get first raise in a decade
All workers to get a $3,000 signing bonus
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US lawmaker to boycott Pope speech over climate change
The republican penned an explosive opinion piece arguing that the pontiff would be peddling 'socialist talking points'
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Norway says may impose border controls if asylum inflows surge
Tens of thousands of migrants from Syria and other countries are traveling to the Nordic region to seek asylum
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Japanese tourist dies at India's Taj Mahal
Police gave his name as Hideto Ueda
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Pakistani among 7 people charged with supporting IS group in Germany
All facing charges of supporting a terrorist organisation between the beginning of 2013 and September 2014
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British bid to genetically modify human embryos
Modified embryos will not become children as they must be destroyed within 14 days and can only be used for research
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US further eases trade, travel restrictions on Cuba
Makes it easier to establish and operate businesses in Cuba, increased remittance limits and travel opportunities
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Assange says French president 'stabbed me in back'
Assange has been holed up in the Ecuador embassy in London since 2012
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When a Pakistani breakup went viral
In the words of Rana: Friendship is not a toy to play, if we consider it toy to play, then we play with hearts
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Why do Muslims come to America, asks US school board chairperson
Virginia school board chairperson says she had not shared the post ‘maliciously’
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Pope Francis puts up Syrian refugee family
The Christian family is the first of two that the Catholic leader has promised to find space