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#Ramadaninaday: BBC curates social media conversation around Ramazan
The aim of the unique initiative is to capture the 'spirit' of Ramazan
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British woman charged of affiliation with IS
Authorities say they arrested woman at London's Heathrow Airport in February after arriving on a flight from Turkey
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Egyptian air strikes kill 23 militants in North Sinai - sources
Militants have stepped up attacks on soldiers and police since President Mohamed Mursi was removed from power in 2013
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Women activists hail Indian top court's rape ruling
A lawyer and activist says ruling is unambiguous and a warning to lower courts that tried to use mediation in future
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Turkey restricts Facebook in schools
Students have been barred from sharing pictures and footage from inside the school without consent of their teacher
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Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany
Volkswagen spokesperson says initial conclusions indicate human error was to blame rather than a problem with robot
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Pakistan approaches Saudi Arabia to confirm Zaid Hamid prison sentence
FO spokesperson says Pakistani embassy in Saudi Arabia has also asked for consular access to Zaid Hamid
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Iran talks are not near breakthrough yet, Britain's Hammond
US, Israel and some other nations suspect Iran is secretly developing a nuclear weapons capability
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Court overturns death sentences in mob killing of Afghan woman
The appeal was heard behind closed doors and reportedly reached a verdict on Wednesday
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Rain hampers search for landslides victims in India’s Darjeeling region
"The victims were killed in their sleep. No one got the opportunity to escape"
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Bangladesh police arrest 'top Qaeda militant'
Al Qaeda was planning an unspecified attack in the Muslim-majority nation after Eidul Fitr: Rapid Action Battalion
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Cross-border shelling: Kabul summons Pakistani ambassador
Afghanistan lodges formal protest over 'Pakistani forces shelling on the Afghan border police'
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Google apologises after photo app tags black couple as 'gorillas'
Google says it is appalled and genuinely sorry for the labelling
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Hillary's advisers pushed for 'targetted' action against Pakistani military officials
Sandy Berger told Clinton to go after bank accounts, travel and other assets of individual Pakistani officers
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Afghanistan leans on 'abusive' local police as Taliban advance
Afghan Local Police operate as surrogate village armies to fill security vacuum in remote Taliban-infested countryside
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Yemen rebels kill 31 as UN declares highest-level emergency
Over 80 per cent of Yemen's population is in need of aid
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'Wow, pulled back wrong throttle' - captain of crashed TransAsia plane
Liao Jian-zong mistakenly switched off the plane's only working engine seconds before it crashed killing 43 people
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Brazen IS attacks leave more than 100 dead in Egypt
The violence comes two days after state prosecutor Hisham Barakat was assassinated in a Cairo car bombing
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Border violation: Iranian forces fire shells into Panjgur again
No loss of life or property reported
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Morocco arrests 3 Denmark-bound Afghans militants for travelling on fake Pakistani papers
Authorities had detained the three men just as they were boarding a flight to Denmark at Marrakesh airport
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Exchange of lists: 278 Pakistani prisoners languising in Indian jails
Of the Pakistani prisoners, there are 251 civilians and 27 fishermen
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Billionaire Saudi Prince pledges to donate $32 bn for charity
The charity will help build bridges to foster cultural understanding, develop communities, empower women, enable youth
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Obama urges end to embargo as US, Cuba move to restore ties
Embassies in Washington & Havana will be reopened on July 20; EU terms restoration of ties 'historic milestone'
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Cross-border attack injures 2 Pakistani soldiers in Angoor Adda
Afghanistan claims their policeman was killed after intervening to prevent an illegal construction by Pakistan
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Five Dutch police suspended after Aruban man's death
Cellphone footage of arrest shows officers restraining Henriquez before his limp body was put in police vehicle
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Afghan army general arrested for trafficking heroin: officials
Brigadier General Abdul Samad Habib was taken into custody as he attempted to smuggle illegal drugs in his vehicle
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Woman sues police over headscarf removal
Woman filed a lawsuit alleging police forced her to remove her hijab after she was arrested on a parking violation
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IS attacks kill at least 15 soldiers in Egypt's Sinai
Troops regularly come under attack in Sinai, where militants linked to IS are waging a bloody insurgency
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Emergency law fuels army abuses in Indian Kashmir: Amnesty International
London-based group released report on 25th anniversary of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Indian Kashmir
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Record 137,000 refugees, migrants crossed Mediterranean this year: UN
Refugees arrive in Italy and Greece before moving on to other northern European states in the hope of finding jobs
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China's military on mission to bring 'modern civilisation' to Xinjiang
Experts say employment discrimination has fueled resentment and unrest among Uighurs in Xinjiang
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US students help design sportswear for Muslim girls
The designs which are suited to all sports will help Muslim girls participate in sports across the US
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Video shows Syria rebel group executing 18 IS fighters
Executed in part as revenge for the deaths of at least three of the rebel group's members who were beheaded by IS
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Quake aid supplies stuck at Nepal customs: UN
Monsoons will exacerbate the situation in every respect
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Saudi Arabia to install surveillance cameras in all major mosques
Cameras will be installed outside as well as inside the mosques
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Five arrested over kidnap of monkey in India
Short clip carried by Indian media shows struggling monkey being thrown in back of car
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Countries must deal with health risks of more frequent heatwaves: UN
WHO and its WMO join forces to create guidelines for experts and authorities in preparation for heatwaves
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India revives $18b campaign to develop technology infrastructure
"Digital week" aims at popularizing Modi's campaign promise to connect 250,000 villages to Internet by 2019
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China upset with Turkey's concern on Ramazan restrictions
Some local governments in China's far western region of Xinjiang have stepped up controls on the Islamic faith
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HRW urges Gulf states to follow Kuwait on maid rights
New law provides for a maximum 12-hour working day but does not specify "hours of rest", says rights groups
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UK teachers to observe Ramazan fast to raise money and awareness
Teachers say they are fasting to connect with their Muslim students and to raise money for the food bank
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Landslides kill at least 11 in India's Darjeeling
Overnight landslides struck homes built on slopes in West Bengal State
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Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors
Greece, as expected, was not able to repay 1.6 billion euros it owed to the International Monetary Fund
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Al Qaeda suspects among 1,200 militants to escape in Yemen prison break
Groups of al Qaeda supporters today attacked the central prison in the city of Taiz
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Saudi strikes hit homes, markets in Yemen: Human Rights Watch
Reports says at least 59 people had died in a month, from April 6 to May 11, including 14 women and 35 children
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British shoe seller tries to crowdfund Greek bailout, but falls a billion short
More than 13,000 people have donated to the IndieGoGo project "Greek Bailout Fund", raising 209,000 euros
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Greece in last-minute rescue appeal as default looms
Germany, though, says it will not discuss any new Greek request until after Sunday's referendum
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Sugary drinks kill 184,000 people every year
The results of the research are terrifying and suggest that sugary drinks can cause as many deaths as the flu
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US names new envoy to lead Guantanamo Bay prison closure
Lee Wolosky will lead ongoing diplomatic engagement to make possible the closure of the Guantanamo detention facility
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8 million visit Makkah during first 10 days of Ramazan
Director of the Hajj and Umrah Public Administration says numbers show an increase of 49% from last year