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One killed, two injured in New York
The incident occurred around 6 a.m. at the entrance of the Penn subway station in Manhattan
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Ericsson, Cisco expect sales boost from network alliance
The Swedish company said the partnership would 'create the networks of the future'
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Emirates signs $16-bn maintenance contract with GE
The airline said has also signed a 12-year contract worth $36m for the maintenance and support of the aircraft
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Next Vienna talks must identify 'terrorist groups' in Syria: Iran
FM Zarif stressed the importance of preventing terrorist groups from selling oil, cutting their access to funds
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Saudi carries out 146th execution this year
Ayed al-Jahdali was convicted of shooting dead a policeman who was trying to arrest him for drug trafficking
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400 more Sudanese soldiers arrive in Yemen
Loyalist forces, backed by Saudi-led coalition strikes, supplies and troops, pushed the rebels out of Aden
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Egypt police kill leading Islamic State militant in Cairo
Hassanein was implicated in the bombing of the Italian consulate in Cairo last July
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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have made peace after Yemen war rift: US security expert
Riedel believes that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif should be encouraged to help end the war in Yemen
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Two Americans shot dead at Jordan security training facility: security source
The Jordanian went on a shooting spree at the King Abdullah Training Centre facility near Amman
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Silence is golden: China tightens screws on online music
Country already operates what experts say is one of world's most sophisticated online censorship mechanisms
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Editor behind Denmark's Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) cartoons steps down
The cartoons were also published in 2006 in French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo
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UK suffering 'identity crisis' on world stage: study
The study suggests that the country should give up its obsession with its supposed past glories
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Lockheed Martin secures $263m contract to service Saudi F-15s
The value of the deal is the largest announced so far at the biennial Dubai Airshow, which runs until Thursday
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Turkey detains 38 foreigners seeking to join Islamic State
The group which includes women and children were reportedly seeking to join the extremists in Syria
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113,000 passengers grounded as Lufthansa cabin crew expands strike
Strike is expected to last a week, becoming longest in Lufthansa's history as both sides fail to agree on cost cuts
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Indonesia plans crocodile-guarded prison island for drug convicts
The anti-drugs chief will visit various parts of the archipelago in his search for fierce reptiles to guard the jail
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Three men receive lashes, jail sentence for harassing Saudi women in public
After the incident Governor of Makkah, issued orders to arrest those involved and to increase the security in parks
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Egypt military detains leading journalist
Hossam Bahgat arrested on suspicion of publishing false information
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China's Xi calls for strengthening of reform and governance
Says further development needs to be based on reforms while progress in reforms gives strong impetus for development
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Britain will stay if EU more flexible, says PM Cameron
The EU needs to be more flexible if it wants British people to stay in the bloc, says the premier
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World in 'unchartered territory' as greenhouse gases hit new high: UN
WMO says concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide once again broke records last year
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Russia, Iran have signed contract for missile system delivery
Under the agreement, Moscow will supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems
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UAE buys Saab surveillance planes in $1.27b deal
Deal includes two new aircraft and an upgrade of several old ones
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Modi to push on with reforms despite crushing poll loss
Modi's BJP has suffered shock defeat at assembly elections in one of India's biggest and poorest states
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US city makes history by electing Muslim-majority city council
Hamtramck is also one of the few cities in the US to allow mosques to broadcast the call to prayer
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UK to boost intelligence staff to disrupt terror plots -Osborne
Says PM David Cameron will provide further details at the end of the government's defence spending review on Nov 23
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400,000 Syrian refugee children not in school in Turkey: HRW
HRW called on international community and Turkey to act urgently to ensure syrians have greater access to education
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UK Catholic schools to ban Islam from O'Level religious studies
Muslim leader says the decision undermines Pope Francis’s message of greater tolerance between faiths
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Nigerian bags World Scrabble title, in first for Africa
Wellington Jighere from Nigeria crushed his English opponent 4 - 0 at the World Scrabble Championship
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Muslim man claims he was fired from job over beard in US
Alcantara was asked by the HR manager if he was, 'seriously following the Muslim religion'
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India's Jet Airways confirms order for 75 Boeing 737 planes
The order includes conversions of 25 Next-Generation 737s to 737 MAX8s
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India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-IV missile
Defence official says flight was successful and it met all the mission parametres
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China smog around 50 times WHO recommendations
Pictures show smog so thick that buildings in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, were rendered invisible
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Megacities hit hard by surging sea levels even at 2C rise: study
The projections are based on climate models taking into account the expansion of ocean water as it warms
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Israeli officers shoot dead knife-wielding Palestinian woman
The woman had approached an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank wielding a knife
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Myanmar ruling party concedes poll defeat as Suu Kyi heads for landslide
All of the first 12 parliamentary seats announced were won by Suu Kyi's party
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In 5 minutes, he lets the blind see
Dr Sanduk Ruit has restored eyesight to more than 100,000 people, perhaps more than any doctor in history
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Dubai Airshow opens amid drop in new jetliner orders
After 3 years of record jetliner orders, planemakers are bracing for slowdown in new commitments at the Dubai Airshow
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Soul searching for India's Modi after humiliating Bihar defeat
The loss in Bihar, India's third most-populous and poorest state, is the most significant setback for Modi
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Oil price faces fresh downturn as Russia, Saudi tussle in Europe
Stung by Russia's success in supplanting it in giant Chinese market, Riyadh has embarked on charm offensive in Europe
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Maggi noodles back on sale in India
Maggi's return comes as Indians prepare to celebrate Diwali, a time when retail food shopping is at its peak in India
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India's 'medicine man' brings pills to the poor
India spends just 1.3 per cent of its GDP on health, according to a 2013 World Bank report
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Australian green group to challenge India-backed coal mine
Environmentalists say Barrier Reef is struggling from climate change, farming run-off and coral-eating starfish
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Netanyahu, Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
Obama may press Netanyahu on the issue of a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel
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World Bank warns climate change could add 100 million poor by 2030
Ending poverty will be impossible if global warming and its effects on the poor are not accounted for
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Iran criticizes Saudi Arabia over execution of its citizens
Saudi Arabia executed three Iranian men, who had been convicted of smuggling large amounts of hashish to the kingdom
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US drone crashes in Kuwait: Gulf Arab state's defence ministry
Gulf Arab state's defence ministry says no injuries reported
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Latvia's airBaltic to be Bombardier CS300's first operator
Aircraft, currently under certification, can hold 120 to 150 seats
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US concerned by 'far from perfect' Myanmar vote
Top US diplomat points to the disfranchisement of minorities such as Rohingya Muslims
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Iran appoints first woman ambassador since revolution
Iran's foreign minister says choosing Afkham as ambassador took a few minutes but choosing her successor took 4 months

















































