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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
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Crude oil drops below $40 a barrel for first time since 2009
Latest plunge in prices comes as growing worries about a Chinese economic slowdown add to anxiety about excess supply
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'Flying coffins': Indian MiG-21 crashes in Kashmir
Pilot managed to eject safely "just in time"
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Sri Lanka arrests army personnel over missing journalist
Two lieutenant colonels, a sergeant and a corporal were arrested following the testimony given by three other suspects
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Bangladesh court bans movie on factory disaster
High Court order says movie breached a previous order by the same court by screening gruesome images of the disaster
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US, Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation
Besides Washington and Ankara, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan, as well as Britain and France may also take part
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Thousands of Indian Jains protest right to fast until death
Jains have been protesting since High Court ruled that their custom of fasting until death was a form of suicide
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Iran president says nuclear deal fosters better ties
Hassan Rouhani has met with Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
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India must halt court case on Italy marine shooting: UN court
International court says Italy & India shall suspend all court proceedings and shall refrain from initiating new ones
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Islamic State's Jihadi John reveals his face for the first time
Islamic State group's notorious executioner vows to return to Britain and resume 'cutting off heads'
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Shots fired at Saudi police patrol in Jeddah
It is not clear whether the militants, who have staged a series of attacks on police in Riyadh, are suspected
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Britain says Iran sanctions could be lifted next spring
Iran and the United States expected to endorse the nuclear deal they reached last month by October
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Merkel, Hollande seek unified European reponse to migrant crisis
The leaders will try to help speed up the setting up of reception centres in overwhelmed Greece and Italy
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Israel orders demolition of mosque in East Jerusalem
Silwan is one of the several neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem that is dealing with an influx of Israeli settlers
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Thai bomber hunt hampered by faulty CCTV cameras
The trail is growing increasing cold seven days after the bombing, which killed 20 people in the capital
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Pistorius killed our daughter deliberately - Steenkamps
It is the first time Steenkamp's parents have spoken out against the court's verdict
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China fears, global growth doubts grip markets
Fears that Chinese growth is weakening, dragging down the global economy with it, are hammering commodities and stocks
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Maldives ex-president Nasheed back in jail: party
Maldivian Democratic Party says Mohamed Nasheed's transfer back to jail is in clear breach of Maldives' constitution
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France to award train 'heroes' highest honour
President Hollande to personally thank the group for their bravery and award them the country's Legion d'Honneur medal
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UK says needs to tread carefully with Iran, deep legacy of distrust
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says that there was still disagreement on major issues
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Islamic State blows up temple in Syria's Palmyra: antiquities chief
Syria's antiquities chief says placed a large quantity of explosives in the temple of Baal Shamin and then blew it up
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Thai police arrest HK photographer for ballistic vest
International media have flocked to Thailand following last Monday's deadly shrine bombing
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Defying limits: Deafblind Poles get behind the wheel
All 19 drivers who took part in this unusual race are hearing and visually impaired
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Blast rips through warehouse at US military depot in Japan
The blaze died out on its own about six hours after it started
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Huge blaze breaks out at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport: official
The blaze came just hours after a blast ripped through a warehouse at a US military post near Tokyo
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Pakistan protests to Afghanistan over cross-border militant attack
Ambassador Mosazai summoned to Foreign Office to lodge protest as 4 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack
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Singapore PM defends immigration policy ahead of general election
An influx of foreign workers and immigrants has seen the population surge from 4.17m in 2004 to 5.47m last year
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Too soon for 'illogical' US to return to Tehran: Iran
Foreign minister says it seems there needs to be a change in the attitude and behavior on the part of the US
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Thai police urge patience as lack of equipment hampers bomb probe
Anxiety is mounting six days after the attack, which killed 20 people in the capital's commercial heart
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Quake-hit Nepal opens Everest for autumn season
According to the tourism department, 14 teams have already applied for climbing permits in the autumn season
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Grand Mosque in Makkah to have four floors for pilgrims
Construction work will stop on September 9 and will resume on October 14 to construct the three main gates
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France train gunman 'dumbfounded' by terrorism allegations: lawyer
The attacker was flagged as a terrorist by intelligence services in several countries
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Planes crash at Swiss air show, at least one dead: police
Police say two planes in a formation of three aircraft crashed shortly before 0930 GMT
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Toll from Syria regime strikes near Damascus now 34: monitor
34 civilians were killed in Saturday's attacks on Douma, among them 12 children and eight women
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UAE forces rescue British hostage in Yemen
64-year-old Douglas Robert Semple, a petroleum engineer, had been kidnapped by al Qaeda in February 2014 in Yemen
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Google your house to see if you should go solar
Online tool allows homeowners to instantly determine how much money they can save by installing solar panels
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Want to send your name to Mars? Look no further
NASA is asking people to submit their names so it can carry them in a microchip aboard the next Mars flight in 2016
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India uncertain on fate of planned high-level Pakistan meets
Indian officials say fate of two other meetings is also not clear and will take a few days for some more clarity
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US expresses disappointment over cancellation of Pakistan, India peace talks
US State Dept spokesperson urges nuclear-armed neighbours to resume formal dialogue soon
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Four al Qaeda suspects killed by 'US drone' in Yemen: official
The four al Qaeda suspects were travelling in a car on the tarmac of Mukalla's al Rayane airport
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Bamboo-zled: Panda surprises with birth of twins
The birth of the twins appeared to be a surprise, the zoo's Twitter had only referred to the birth of a single cub
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Britain reopens embassy in Tehran
Britain's foreign secretary entered the embassy at noon and held a ceremony afterwards with new charge d'affaires
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NATO contractors killed by Kabul car bomb identified as US citizens
The blast destroyed several vehicles, including a school van and an armored pick-up truck
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Pilot fights for life after 7 killed in UK airshow crash
Fourteen people sustained minor injuries, four of whom were taken to hospital
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‘VIP security’: Two guards to protect Malala round the clock
She was 14 when she survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban in Pakistan
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Britain deputes armed guards for Malala after spy chief warns of raised threat to her life
The guards will be deputed round the clock to protect Malala
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Abbas quits PLO leadership ahead of internal election: Official
Wassel Abu Yussef said that more than half of the 18-member committee had also stepped down
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Ghani urges Pakistan to use same definition of terrorism for Afghanistan as it does domestically
Afghan President says they want to hold peace talks with Taliban without the involvement of a foreign country
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Explosion at chemical plant in eastern China, nine injured: state media
No fatalities were reported