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Turkish man charged in Thailand over Bangkok bombing
It is the first arrest in connection with the 17 August bombing at the Erawan shrine
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French journalists charged with bid to blackmail Morocco king
Sources say a sum of money was handed over by Moroccan official and accepted by the journalists
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Storm kills at least 20 in Dominica, blows through Caribbean
US state of Florida declared a state of emergency and Cuba issued an alert as well, as the storm, rolled towards them
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Ceasefire breaks down in three areas in Syria: monitor
Ceasefire in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two villages has broken down after renewed shelling
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Pilot dies in stunt crash ahead of NY air show
Police says it appears that the aircraft had experienced a structural failure
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Tens of thousands take holy dip at India's Kumbh Mela
Organisers have increased safety measures in a bid to avoid a repeat of deadly stampede at the same venue 12 years ago
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Austria truck death suspects to appear in court
Those arrested were likely low-ranking members of a Bulgarian-Hungarian human-trafficking gang
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US appeals court overturns NSA metadata collection ban
US Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit said there were not sufficient grounds for preliminary injunction
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Turkey president approves interim pre-election cabinet
The line-up of the new cabinet is yet to be revealed
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In a first for Pakistan, Lodhi rings NASDAQ's bell to mark independence day
This is the first time the stock exchange has opened its doors to an ambassador from Pakistan to ring the opening bell
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Pakistani teen recounts nine-hour long horror after their boat sank off the Libyan coast
At least 76 people to die when their boat went down Thursday off the western Libyan port of Zuwara
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UK urges Pakistan, India to resolve conflicts through dialogue
British foreign secretary meets interior minister to acknowledge Pakistan’s efforts to establish peace in the region
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Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech
New technology aims to use high-end printing technologies to create stretchable electronics embedded with sensors
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Anjem Chaudhry will be tried next year for inviting support for IS
Choudary, 48, is charged with inviting support for the extremist group on Social Media from June 2014 to March 2015
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Pakistan summons Indian High Commissioner, lodges protest over ceasefire violations
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudry summons Indian High Commission and protests against the unprovoked firing
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Al Qaeda lashes 10 in Yemen for blasphemy, alcohol
Witnesses say each man received between 80 and 100 lashes and that both screamed in pain
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Protestor's death fuels fresh tension in Modi’s home state
Police claim 28-year-old Shwetang Patel died on way to hospital after falling unconscious while in custody
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Medical charity MSF takes legal action against makers of Bollywood film 'Phantom'
MSF says misrepresentation of the medical group could put its aid workers deployed in conflict zones at risk
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Two British journalists detained in southeast Turkey
Police detained Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury for filming clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants
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Qatar Airways 'shamed' into altering marriage, pregnancy policies
No amount of hiding behind ‘best airline’ awards has kept the truth about the airline from emerging
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British Library rejects Taliban trove fearing terror laws
The British Library was reluctant to discuss the decision, referring queries to the government
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Woman tries selling college diploma on eBay to pay off $50,000 student loan
Why waste four years of your life for a piece of paper when you can just buy mine, Ritter writes on eBay
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China investigates executives at party newspaper's website
Chairman and vice chairman of People.cn Co Ltd are being inspected for suspected crimes relating to bribery
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Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing, Harvard to develop wearable tech
Innovation will create flexible electronics to be worn by soldiers and embedded on warplanes
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Sweden to tighten anti-terrorism to stem Islamic State recruitment
Around 250-300 people have travelled from Sweden to Syria or Iraq to join Islamic State
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Austria police says 71 migrants, including children, found dead in truck
Authorities found a "Syrian travel document" in the truck among the decomposing bodies
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Landslides kill five in Nepal quake zone
Rescuers are still searching for a nine-year-old boy missing since an overnight landslide
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Australian visa check operation dumped after community outrage
Under the Migration Act, an officer may ask a person they know or suspect, is a non-citizen to show their ID
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Rare grey pearls to fetch up to $7 million in Hong Kong
The necklace already holds the world record at auction after it was sold for $3.35m at Christie's in London 2012
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Tel Aviv's 'Iranian embassy' turns out to be atomic hoax
Turns out to be the upcoming launch of new film 'Atomic Falafel', an atomic comedy
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Student dies after shooting at Georgia university
The person was struck by a bullet near or inside the student union
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Boeing gets $1.49 bln order to build 13 surveillance planes
Nine planes were being built for the US Navy, while the four others were designed for the Royal Australian Air Force
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Fears grow for Nepal's pregnant women after quake
More than 30,000 women have given birth in the worst-hit districts since the disaster
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Saudi King Salman to meet Obama at White House on September 4
It will be Salman's first visit to US since ascending the throne in January
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Migrant crisis forcing divided Europe to look ahead
Four months ago, EU leaders were jolted into action when 800 people drowned in a single boat
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Islamic State struggle to make progress in Afghanistan
The group has been trying for months to establish itself in Afghanistan's eastern badlands
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Thailand issues arrest warrant for suspect in second blast
Fourteen foreigners were among the 20 people killed in the attack at the famous Hindu shrine in Bangkok
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Iran premieres big-budget epic film 'Muhammad' (pbuh)
Director says the aim of his work is to reclaim the rightful image of Islam, which he said extremists have distorted
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Asia extends global stocks rally as upbeat US GDP soothes sentiment
On Thursday, the S&P 500 recovered about half of its 11% drop over six days. Japan's Nikkei stock index was up 2.4%
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Apple event set for Sept 9 in San Francisco
In trademark enigmatic style, the emailed invitations provided little more than the time and place of the event
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Record one billion people used Facebook in a single day
This was the first time that the social network has reached this milestone
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Pakistan's sincere efforts for peace being misconstrued: Nisar
Interior minister says Pakistan expects that there would be no discrimination at international level on this issue
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Instagram images no longer just squares
The formats will be available in the apps latest updates on both, Android and iOS devices
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Too loud: Nigeria to shut down Churches, Mosques because of 'noisy worship'
Residents complaining in unprecedented number that they can barely hear themselves think among church, mosque speakers
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Nigeria shuts down churches over noisy worship
Neighbours of one church say they are disturbed by a congregation of mainly pregnant women, young mothers & children
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What's in a name? The debate over labelling 'migrants' and 'refugees'
Deciding how to label huge numbers of people moving around the globe has proved thorny and politically-loaded question
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North Dakota permits police taser drones
The state has become the first to permit police drones with weapons
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Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking
It brought to 128 the number of executions so far this year in Saudi Arabia
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Poland warns rumoured Nazi 'gold train' may be booby-trapped
Two men claimed to have found an armoured train car in the southwestern city of Walbrzych

















































