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Will not speak to media for 6 months: Indian defence minister
Parrikar says he will not speak much because if he speaks people scrutinise his statements
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Moonshine kills at least 94 in India city slum
Homemade liquor, often using poisonous industrial methanol, is popular among the poor in India because it is cheap
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Clinton backs stiffer gun laws after US church bloodbath
"I know this is a difficult topic to talk about," Clinton said
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Twitter, YouTube analysis pinpoints IS strategy
IHS ranks the most reliable Twitter and YouTube accounts from known IS militants
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Baby among seven wounded in Philadelphia party shooting
The massacre has reignited a debate about gun laws in the United States
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Bomb kills nine Afghan children, 10 adults
A Reuters witness said all of the dead children he saw at the scene were under the age of five
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Chad's ban on burqa divides Muslims
The regime seeks to prevent radical Islam from taking root in Chad
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India bends it like Modi on first World Yoga Day
Modi has thanked the United Nations for adopting his idea for a world Yoga Day
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German police arrest Al Jazeera journalist in Berlin: Lawyer
Most senior journalists on the channel's Arabic service, had been abruptly and unexpectedly arrested in Germany
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Alarming research: Sixth mass extinction is here, US study
Humans could be among first victims, warn scientists
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Saudi Arabia resumes air strikes in Yemen as talks fail
Explosives went off outside Kobbat al-Mehdi mosque after midday prayers killing two people
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Website appears to show attack manifesto of Charleston shooting suspect
The author provides a cryptic "explanation," for his action saying, "I have no choice..."
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Support pours in for Muslim gymnast criticised for 'revealing' costume
Fans flood social media with support for Hadi; laud her for the medals she won for Malaysia
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Dutch anti-Islam MP says state TV 'sabotaged' airing of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) cartoons
Dutch Muslims ignore Wilders; authorities say his right to airtime could be suspended for up to 4 years
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Ramazan around the world in pictures
More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world are marking the holy month of Ramazan
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US companies work towards accommodating Muslims for Ramazan
Various US companies including Cisco, Apple, Google and Oracle are organising iftars for their Muslim employees
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Uttar Pradesh samples spark polio concerns in India
Officials say children have been complaining of paralysis and loss of muscular strength
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Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2016
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US man jailed over 2009 ISI attack
Khan pleads guilty in a US court to providing material support to terrorists
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Neighbourhood watch: Afghan Taliban warn Baghdadi to stay out
Write letter to Da’ish leader, asking him to aid their jihad instead
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Woman carrying cocaine in breast implants arrested at Colombia airport
Sabillon confesses that an unknown substance had been implanted in her breasts
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Common goal: Afghan newspaper lifts lid on draft of ISI-NDS pact
The draft agreement identifies terrorism, extremist outfits, armed groups, separatists and criminals as common threats
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US says it is probing Charleston church murders as 'domestic terrorism'
Department of Justice says they are probing the matter from all angles, including hate crime
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Medical diplomacy
The Iranian offer of the provision of free oral polio vaccines is to be warmly welcomed
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India decides to release 88 Pakistani fishermen
Indian Home Ministry says it will provide consular access to the remaining 27 fishermen in Gujarat jails.
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Political squabling prompts Ashraf Ghani to extend Afghan parliament's term
Afghan President says a new election date would be announced in a month
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US refused to give Osama bin Laden’s son death certificate for ex-al Qaeda leader
US Embassy tells Abdullah bin Laden to seek order of "nolle prosequi" from court, which could act as proof of death
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Global 'terror' death toll soared in 2014: US report
In total 32,727 people were killed compared to 17,800 in 2013, with a further 34,700 people injured
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English city stunned by family's flight to join Islamic State
Sugra, Zohra and Khadija Dawood allegedly left for Syria with their children, leaving their husbands behind
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Moroccan villagers harvest fog for water supply
"Our rain here is the fog," says DSH chairman Aissa Derhem
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Indonesia believes Australia pays people smugglers to turn back boats
Indonesia has previously expressed disapproval of the Australia's tough immigration policy
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UN appeals for $1.6bn for war-ravaged Yemen
A UN spokesperson said the money is needed to address the "constantly increasing humanitarian needs in Yemen"
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Islamic State overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war
Analyst says 95% of social media sites in Urdu or Pashto present IS content
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Senegal's astronomical society seeks science to fix Ramazan dates
"Using only calculations does not conform to sharia. Science has limits and sharia is the basis of everything."
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India hotel blaze kills at least 10
Police say they suspect an electrical fault triggered the blaze early in the morning
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Pope Francis cites Sufi poet to urge swift action on climate change
Mystical ninth century Sufi poet Ali al Khawas quoted in latest encyclical
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Curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir as killings heighten tensions
A Srinagar resident says there are police everywhere and no one is allowed to move out on the street
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Timeline: Deadliest US mass shootings
Take a look at some of the deadliest mass shootings in US history
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Onus of normalising bilateral relations on Pakistan: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley says the message that India is interested in normalising relations with Pakistan has been “loud and clear”
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Muslim gymnast criticised for 'revealing' costume as she wins double-gold
Cleric says gymnastics is not for Muslim women; revealing shape of one's body is forbidden in Islam
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Afghan warlord's anger at being 'sidelined' by Ghani
Ismail Khan, a powerful warlord accuses his country's government of sidelining him just as it faces up to the Taliban
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Toxic liquor kills 33 in Mumbai
The victims had fallen ill on Wednesday morning after consuming the illicit moonshine
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Pakistan govt frees 113 Indian fishermen
Freed Indian fishermen wait for transport at Landhi jail
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The fuzzy math of the CPEC
Any inequity in CPEC's execution will detract from what should be the great equaliser for Pakistan’s political economy
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Less earth, more filth: Pope urges world to act before climate change destroys planet
Pope Francis blames human greed and consumerism but also business and political figures for the situation
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Talking to The Bear
Improving ties with Russia is part of a more mature foreign policy geared to the needs of a changing world
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Ban Ki Moon urges Israel to safeguard lives of Palestinian children
Despite admonitions for Ban, UN hasn't included Israel on list of countries who violate rights of children
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Terrorism or hate crime? Police arrest man who shot 9 people at US African-American church
Roof was apprehended during a traffic stop, as police investigate the shooting as a hate crime
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Can stray golf balls cause a war between Switzerland and Venezuela?
Swiss Ambassador in Venezuela says flying balls from neighbouring golf course violate the Vienna Convention
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Here comes the bride, all dressed in ... toilet paper?
Gowns were showcased at the finale of the annual Cheap Chic Weddings Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest in New York