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Obama bids goodbye to "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart amid jokes
President Obama made a final appearance on "The Daily Show", joking about retirement and the Middle East
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Moscow becoming Europe's largest Muslim city
Of a total population of 12.5 million, the Muslim community comprises at least a significant 1.5 million
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Kerala court allows Muslim girls to wear hijab for medical entrance test
India's Central Board of Secondary Education had set a dress code for students taking the test to avoid malpractices
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Israel ramps up punishments for stone-throwers, Palestinians protest
During the protests, stones were regularly thrown at the city's light railway
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India's sex workers seek law change to ply trade
Sex workers are hoping the Supreme Court's ruling will force the government to decriminalise the industry
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Afghanistan's Bamiyan on frontline of warzone tourism
What the Taliban blew up weren't just stones, they were our history, says guide Muhammad Ibrahim
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Pakistani migrant dies after attempt to enter Channel Tunnel
Officials say migrant died after being badly burnt while attempting to enter Channel Tunnel in a bid to reach Britain
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Air strike kills al Qaeda leader in Syria: Pentagon
Muhsin al-Fadhli was killed in a "kinetic strike" on July 8 while traveling in a vehicle
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Afghan peace deal: Islamabad, Beijing ready to become ‘guarantors’
Officials say Pakistan has no problem in playing role beyond that of a facilitator
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White House launches Twitter account to defend Iran nuclear deal
"The historic #IranDeal succeeds in verifying that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon," the first tweet said
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Toshiba president, top executives quit over $1.2 bn scandal
Company says Chairman Masashi Muromachi will take over as president in the interim
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Gun-firing 'drone' built by US teen under investigation
The 14-second video shows a homemade multi-rotor firing a semiautomatic handgun four times at an unseen target
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Missile strike kills 18 civilians in Syria's Aleppo: monitor
Abdel Rahman says there are many people still stuck in the rubble, and ambulances are transporting people
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Saudi Arabia considers its own nuclear options after Iran deal
Citing Pakistan and India's example, official says Saudi Arabia would seriously try to get the bomb if Iran did
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Gay rights 'non issue', Kenyan president says ahead of Obama visit
Says they are faced with much more serious issues which we would want to engage the US with
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UK officials charge two men with trying to join Islamic State
Junead Ahmed Khan and his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan were also charged with planning to join Islamic State
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US 'disturbed' by Iranian leader's criticism after deal
Terms a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei despite a deal with world powers troubling
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RSS promoting ‘Tulsi’ among Muslims as ‘Jannati jhaad’
An affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh claims Tulsi is mentioned in the Holy Quran
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UN ship brings food aid to Yemeni port of Aden
Aden and other southern provinces of Yemen have been largely inaccessible to UN food aid
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Turkey denies turning blind eye to Islamic State as bombing stokes anger
Kobani has come under repeated assault from Islamic State and been a rallying point for Turkey's Kurdish minority
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Laos to investigate report of trafficking of African footballers
Former academy players described being tricked into travelling to the isolated southeast Asian nation
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India's top court rejects appeal of 1993 Bombay blasts convict
Police consider Memon's brother "Tiger" Memon and Dawood Ibrahim to be masterminds behind the attack
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Kuwait DNA tests violate right to privacy: HRW
The legislation calls on the interior ministry to establish a database on all Kuwait's 1.3 million citizens
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Pentagon chief meets Israel PM to discuss tensions over Iran deal
Israeli leader had urged lawmakers in Washington to reject the hard-won agreement
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Saudia-backed fighters battle to extend gains in Yemen's Aden
Assisted by air strikes, local anti-Houthi forces have broken months of stalemate
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Japan woman arrested over bodies of five newborn babies
The skeletal remains of four more infants found in sealed plastic bags during investigation
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US imam allegedly aided al Qaeda in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Government lawyers say Kariye for a time ‘dealt directly’ with Osama bin Laden
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Iran's Zarif defends nuclear deal, tells MPs "we did our best"
Foreign minister says, "we don’t say deal is totally in favour of Iran. Any negotiation is a give and take."
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Female Muslim athletes aim to promote equality through sports
Female athletes from Pakistan, Egypt and Afghanistan to participate in the event
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India's Modi appeals for support as parliament reopens
Indian PM says we all have to work together to take important decisions for development of nation
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Criminal background check now required for certain UK visas
The checks will be imposed specifically on people applying for entrepreneur and investor visa
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New $100 bn BRICS bank opens in China to challenge US-led lenders
The "New Development Bank" has been viewed as a challenge to Washington-based institutions
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Malaysian activists question role of Muslim 'fashion police'
Ethnic sensitivities can often trigger dispute in Malaysia
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Islamic State trains young boys to ‘practice beheading on dolls’
Yahya and his brother spent five months in training before managing to escape an IS training camp
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Indian villagers behead woman over 'witchcraft'
Mother of five was seized from home in the northeastern state of Assam after local priests said she was casting spells
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Queen drives onto grass to avoid hitting family
The monarch was driving down Long Walk when she found her path blocked by a couple walking with their two children
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Violence as Burundi votes with president seeking re-election
Nkurunziza's chief communications advisor has condemned the attacks as "terrorist acts" aimed at "intimidating voters"
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Brisk business for drug baron T-shirts after escape
For prices ranging between $5 and $32, T-shirts of powerful Sinaloa drug cartel chief are available for sale in Mexico
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Islamic group fundraiser faces US terror charges
The IMU has been mainly based in Pakistan's tribal region since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001
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Suicide bomber kills 31 in Turkey attack blamed on Islamic State
Most of the dead were university students who were planning to enter Syria to help rebuild Kobane
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A village dreams of Barack Obama's Kenyan homecoming
Obama is a source of pride and profit for many, but for the Kenyan Obamas he is family
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Co-head of fallen streaming site Grooveshark dead at 28
Cause of death remains unclear, no signs of suicide
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Cheaters at risk after hack at dating website
Hackers threaten to release all customer records if the adultery website is not shut down
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Teen in remission from HIV decade after stopping medicine: researchers
The young woman, now 18, is not considered cured, but is doing perfectly well off treatment
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UAE imposes harsh penalties for religious crimes
Offenders risk up to 10 years in prison or the death penalty if convicted of "takfirism"
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Stephen Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life
The project will use some of the biggest telescopes on Earth, searching far deeper into the universe than before
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UN Security Council endorses Iran nuclear deal
UN body has unanimously adopted resolution as part of agreement reached in Vienna last week
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Lockheed Martin to buy Sikorsky Aircraft for $9bn
Sikorsky manufactures a range of military helicopters including Black Hawk and Seahawk
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Saudi outreach to Hamas part of wider effort against Iran
The meeting was part of an effort by Riyadh to shore up Arab unity after the nuclear deal
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UN team visits LoC areas affected by Indian firing
ISPR says evidence of firing and ceasefire violations by India were shown to UN body team