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Baby, policeman killed in French Roma camp shooting
Witnesses said a fight erupted in the camp and a man, who may have been drunk, started shooting when police turned up
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Pentagon revives probe into massacre of Afghan civilians by US troops
Under scrutiny is the role of US Army Green Berets in the deaths of 18 men in the Wardak province
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France train gunman being treated as suspected 'terrorist'
French authorities have until Tuesday evening to charge or release Khazzani
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South Sudan soldiers raped children, burned people alive: UN experts
The conflict has reopened ethnic fault lines that pit Kiir's Dinka people against Machar's ethnic Nuer people
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Indian Kashmir shuts down to protest police harassment of a girl
Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir said India was using disgraceful tactics to break will for freedom of Kashmiris
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China cuts rates, reserve ratio after stocks plummet again
The moves came after Chinese stocks tumbled again on Tuesday
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India floods threaten rare one-horned rhinos
A rain-flooded river has deluged the Kaziranga National Park in remote Assam state
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Turkey to vote on Nov 1, PM to form caretaker government
The presidency has termed early election necessary after the inconclusive June 7 legislative vote
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China's premier says no basis for more yuan weakness
The People's Bank of China shocked global financial markets on Aug 11 by devaluating currency by almost two per cent
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ADB announces new $1.2 bn annual package for Pakistan
Funds will support improvements to highways and provincial roads, as well as bus rapid transit schemes in Karachi
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Thousands of flood-hit Bangladeshis sheltering on river banks-Red Cross
More than 1.5 million people have been hit by the disasters which destroyed around 30,000 homes
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Over 5,000 migrants rescued off Libyan coast last week: EU
Italy's coastguard on Saturday oversaw the rescue of 4,400 people with help from British, Irish and Norwegian ships
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Almost 80,000 sign UK petition for Netanyahu arrest
Call for Netanyahu's arrest upon arrival in the UK for the massacre of over 2,000 civilians during Gaza offensive
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75,000 apply for jobs fetching tea in India
Chhattisgarh state was left stunned after the wave of applications for 30 'peon' or servant jobs
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Islamic State publishes images of Syrian temple destruction
Five photos were distributed on social media showing explosives being carried inside
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Lion kills guide in Zimbabwe park where Cecil lived
The guide was attacked after the group left their vehicle to inspect a pride of lions with cubs
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Japan finger frostbite victim exposes Nepali desperation to revive Everest climbs
Seeks to conquer Everest alone for the first time since 18 people were killed in April
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Caste protest hits Modi's home state
The Patidars or Patels say they are struggling to compete with less privileged castes for jobs and university places
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France investigators to decide on train gunman charges
Ayoub El Khazzani, a 25-year-old boarded the high-speed train in Brussels on Friday armed with a Kalashnikov
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The bongs are wrong on London's Big Ben
"The error started building up and went slightly unnoticed over a weekend," clocksmith Ian Westworth told BBC radio
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Clashes kill 3 at south Lebanon Palestinian camp
Medical sources say 35 people were wounded, with ambulances unable to enter camp because of intensity of clashes
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Death of Nobel committee head who honoured Mandela
Yasser Arafat, Israel's then president Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres were awarded Nobel Peace prize during his tenure
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Israel releases hundreds of migrants from desert facility
Authorities have barred African migrants from entering Tel Aviv and the southern city of Eilat
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Erdogan meets PM to form caretaker government ahead of polls
Turkey is being dragged into political uncertainty during one of the most critical periods in its recent history
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IAEA asks member states for more money for Iran nuclear work
The costs for IAEA's activities on Iran have so far been met through extra-budgetary contributions from member states
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Yemen air strikes, fighting kill at least 40
The fighting and air raids left 19 rebels, 15 loyalists and six civilians dead
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Indian government makes fresh attempt to pass tax reform
Minister for parliamentary affairs says tax reform is crucial for economy and we are making efforts to build consensus
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Britain to crack down on illegal working by migrants
Govt to also prosecute employers who knowingly hire workers with no permission to work in Britain
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Taiwan boy accidentally damages $1.5 million Italian painting
The child fell and pressed onto the painting, putting a fist-sized tear in it
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Ashley Madison, parent company sued in US over data breach
The lawsuit accuses Ashley Madison and Avid Life Media Inc of negligence and invasion of privacy
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iPhone’s Siri saves US teen's life
Teenager accidentally activated Siri and repeatedly told it to cal 911
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Saudi soldier killed by Yemen fire, one dead in crash
One soldier was killed and three others wounded by artillery fire from Yemen
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Tourism unaffected by deadly Bangkok bomb: junta
The bombing at the Bangkok's Erawan shrine was Thailand's worst single mass-casualty attack
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Spain, Morocco arrest 14 suspected of recruiting for Islamic State
Suspects have been detained in outskirts of Madrid and in other cities and towns in Morocco
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Eight feared dead in Indonesian landslide
Landslides are common in Indonesia, one of the world's most natural-disaster prone nations
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Apple to replace some iPhone 6 Plus cameras over blurry photos
Company to replace phone's camera free of charge
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Muslim man stripped, beaten for accompanying Hindu woman in India
Videos of the incident went viral on news channels, after which police arrived at the scene
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S Korea silences loudspeakers after deal with North to end crisis
With situation pushed to brink of conflict both sides secure agreement to end crisis after intense negotiations
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Myanmar's military chief says armed forces will respect vote
General Min Aung Hlaing says main concern of armed forces is that vote is carried out fairly
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West and Japan snub China parade but Putin, North Korean official coming
European & US officials express concern that show of military power could send wrong signal in already tense region
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Market turbulence raises fresh worries over global economy
An 8.5 per cent plunge on Shanghai's benchmark index triggered sharp declines across main US and European exchanges
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Blasts at Afghan gas storage facility kill 11
Explosions triggered a plume of flames into the night sky, which rapidly spread to a nearby camp for IDPs
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Amnesty slams Saudi justice system over executions
Calls urgently for a moratorium on executions
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China stock plunge smacks global shares, US stocks dive
European stocks closed off 5.4 per cent after Asian shares slumped to 3-year lows
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Cambodia seizes 1.5 tonnes of marijuana worth $7 million
Police said they had confiscated about 90 kilogrammes of drugs over the first seven months of this year
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Two suicides may be linked to Ashley Madison hack: police
Toronto police says they have two unconfirmed reports of suicides linked to leak of Ashley Madison customer profiles
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Indian tribal communities trapped in Maoist crossfire
Just looking at them makes me so scared. Their machine-guns look so powerful, says Hembrom, narrating her encounters
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US disappointed with collapse of Pakistan-India talks
State dept spokesperson says Pakistan, India should work out all issues between them
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Black Monday: ‘Made in China’ market panic see global stocks plummet
The losses appeared to be driven by concern over shrinking Chinese demand for raw materials
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US incorrectly mapped Afghan health facilities, twice: Watchdog
USAID mistakenly placed 13 structures outside Afghanistan entirely