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British Muslim students turned away by coach driver over 'smelly curry'
"She was obviously targeting us of her preconceived ideas about brown people," says Yusra
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Uproar as Muslim-owned shop imposes 'gender specific days' in France
Store owners of grocery store in Bordeaux say theywanted to ensure women and men don’t meet
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India files charges in nun rape case
Prosecution says further tests were needed to determine whether one or more people had committed the rape on the nun
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France tightens bonds with Saudis despite rights record
France and Saudi Arabia have been reinforcing their links as Riyadh seeks to broaden ties with top Western powers
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Iran MPs pass bill to safeguard nuclear 'rights'
Bill's adoption reflects tension between Rouhani and a conservative-dominated legislature
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World Bank announces $500 million for quake-hit Nepal
The World Bank's assistance will include $200m towards rural housing and $100m to strengthen the banking system
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Modi protests China's veto on Indian motion for UN action against Pakistan
India says this matter has been taken up at the highest level with Chinese leadership
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Afghan forces recapture key district from Taliban
Tuesday's victory came despite the Islamist militant movement stepping up its offensive in the broader war
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'Titanic' composer dies in California plane crash: media
The aircraft came down in the Los Padres National Forest, north of Los Angeles, triggering a fire
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Chinese academic defends beer festival in Muslim region
Professor says many Uighurs like to drink for pleasure and those condemning drinking are 'extremists'
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Endangered wildlife list swells in 2015, from lions to orchids
Lions are critically endangered due to loss of habitat and a decline in prey caused by human hunting
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India extends crackdown to Catholic charity
Modi's right-wing government has launched a massive crackdown on non-governmental organisations
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We're all one family, Obama tells Muslims at White House iftar dinner
US president says nobody should be targetted because of what they look like or how they worship
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Saudi govt offered $10b for Mubarak's release: Wikileaks
Leaked documents suggest the Kingdom wanted its long-time ally to be released
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Sister Nirmala, successor to Mother Teresa, dies at 81
Sister Nirmala's life was devoted to service, caring for the poor and underprivileged
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IS ties two boys to pole for eating in Ramazan: monitor
The children have been suspended by ropes from a pole since noon, and they were still there in the late evening
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US arrests 1,140 on child sexual predation charges
Predators use technology in sinister and inventive ways to reach their child victims across state
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Malala presses World Bank, UN to set goals on education
It is very important that we raise our voices to speak out for girls deprived of a secondary education
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Afghan parliament attack
Once again the Afghan Taliban have demonstrated just how far they are from being beaten
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Facebook's new experimental algorithm can identify you even from unclear pictures
New facial recognition software can identify people with 83% accuracy using hairdos, clothing, body shape etc
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After damning Gaza report Netanyahu defends Israel 'does not commit war crimes', calls UNCHR 'biased'
Israel's foreign ministry also denounced the UN Human Rights Council, which commissioned the inquiry
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Germany frees Al Jazeera journalist sought by Egypt
Berlin prosecutors in a short statement said they would not seek his extradition and had ordered Mansour's release
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'War crimes' likely by both sides in 2014 Gaza war: UN report
Commission says it has substantial information relating to killing of over 2,140 Palestinians, most of them civilians
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Buddhist monks propose ban on hijabs for Muslim schoolgirls in Burma
Burma has a long history of persecution of Muslims; Ma Ba Tha says head scarves 'not in line with school discipline'
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Gunmen kill two interior ministry officers in Baghdad
No immediate claim of responsibility for attack; at least two killed in separate bomb attack in southern Baghdad
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Italian Nutella maker to buy British rival Thorntons
The Italian company that makes Nutella and Ferrero Rocher and Kinder chocolates, said it wanted to expand further
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Gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir kills three
Police say hundreds of residents from nearby villages came out to protest as troops cordoned off the village
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Four hisorical sites in Saudi Arabia being converted into open museums
Saudi Arabia offers both natural and historical marvels, from Taif and Nabatean tombs to coral reefs of Red Sea
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Indo-Pak border: Even Google Maps knows not to cross the line
Google Maps tells user to travel an extra 5,000 kilometres if they want to go from Naya Nangal to Lahore
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Outrage in Israel as Arab MP says to join Gaza flotilla
Gaza has been subjected to an Israeli blockade for nine years
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Breaking the internet, one 'Chutki' at a time
Internet sensation Gaurav Gera speaks exclusively to The Express Tribune
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EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months: official
Brussels, along with US, has warned more sanctions could follow unless Moscow lives up to its Minsk commitments
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Exiles angered as China holds beer festival in Muslim county
World Uyghur Congress says festival is open provocation to the Islamic faith
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Malaysia bids sombre farewell to nameless Rohingya dead
Despite fasting for Ramazan, scores of Malaysians and Rohingya turned out for the ceremony in Kampung Tualang
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Israel minister's wife sorry for 'Obama Coffee' joke
Wife of Israeli Interior Minister Silvan Shalom published an "inappropriate joke"
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Afghan parliament attack ends, seven militants killed: official
Pakistan condemns the attack, says it stands with Afghanistan in the common struggle against terrorism
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China opens new land route for Indian pilgrims to Tibet
Few Indian pilgrims ever make it to Mount Kailash because of its remoteness and difficulties in getting visas
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'Fear they will find me': death threats stalk Afghan acid victim
Mumtaz remembers screaming and writhing as the acid burned through her flesh
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Peace process: Afghan Taliban press for reopening of Qatar office
Group’s top negotiator says office will facilitate talks with both stakeholders in Afghanistan and the world...
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Haqqanis not spared in FATA ops: official
It is not true that we have spared the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network
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The American illness
Charleston incident is emblematic of two defining American preoccupations of recent years—gun violence & racial hatred
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With heavy police presence, Charleston mourns after church massacre
The church massacre has again trained a spotlight on the country's pervasive issues of race relations and gun crime.
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Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra - monitoring group
It is not clear whether they want to destroy the ancient ruins or planted mines to deter govt forces from advancing
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Afghan Taliban offer govt workers 'hotline' number to defect
It marks a rare attempt to reach out to government officials, frequently targeted in growing insurgent attacks
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50-year-old foetus discovered inside elderly woman's body
Doctors in Chile discovered the foetus in a 90-year-old patient after an X-ray test was performed on her
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Yoga will help ‘bring peace’ in Pakistan: Indian minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad says yoga is not a symbol of any faith, adds 44 Muslim countries participating in yoga day
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Alarm as Taliban advance on key northern Afghan city
Capture of Chardarah district reignited concerns over its potential fall as insurgents escalate their summer offensive
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Chinese woman pays to rescue 100 dogs from meat festival: report
Reports said that Yang Xiaoyun, 65, plans to rehouse the dogs at her home
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Israeli PM criticises French peace initiative
France is leading an initiative that would see the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, relaunched
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Thousands mark summer solstice at Britain's Stonehenge
"This year the crowds were able to see the sun as it appeared over the horizon, before it disappeared under low cloud"