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Bomb takes toll on Thai tourism; government predicts swift rebound
Average daily arrivals to Thailand fell from 85,000 before the deadly August 17 attack to 70,000 at present
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Flooding in North Korea kills 40, strands thousands
More than 11,000 people were forced from their homes or otherwise affected by the floods
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Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar bombing: newspaper
Saudi authorities were not immediately available to comment
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Thailand destroys ivory stockpile amid junta crackdown
Junta leader says this is to show Thai government's strong determination to oppose ivory trafficking
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Yemen's al Qaeda denies having held Briton rescued by UAE
UAE government claimed that it freed a Briton kidnapped by al Qaeda
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India, Australia to hold naval drills with eye on China
Australian High Commission says exercises will include anti-submarine warfare & coordinated anti-submarine drills
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Illegal narcotics trade: Pakistan cancels DG ANF’s visit to India next month
Meeting of South Asian counties on illegal narcotics trade will be held in September under Colombo Plan in New Delhi
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Suspected Maoist rebels kill three troopers in east India
District police chief says after triggering landmine, rebels opened fire with assault rifles on BSF convoy in Orissa
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Iran film epic about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) postponed
The multimillion-dollar film "Muhammad" is about the childhood of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
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Pakistan, India border officials to meet next month in New Delhi
Pakistan Rangers official says biannual meeting is scheduled from September 9 to September 13
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Modi's home state under curfew after rioting
Gujarat govt has imposed curfew in some cities and called in paramilitary forces after Patidars went on rampage
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Global insecurity and refugee crisis linked to climate change: expert
Ongoing violence in Syria, for example, is connected with climate change, experts say
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Will take 220 years for India's Muslim population to equal Hindu numbers
Figures show the growth rate of Muslims in India is higher than that of Hindus during 2001-2011
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Obama says sorry to Japan after WikiLeaks claims of US spying
Obama held a telephone conversation with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and said he was very sorry
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French train hero to earn US Army's top non-combat award
The actions of the passengers were hailed as heroic by officials in both France and the United States
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Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
The attack in the volatile province of Helmand is the first such incident since April
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Fear and despair in AJK as India-Pakistan talks falter
India insists it is simply returning fire that Pakistan has started, says defence source in Indian held Kashmir
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Smartphone growth creating etiquette challenges
88 per cent say a family dinner was not an appropriate place for phone use
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US sanctions Sirajuddin Haqqani’s brother as ‘specially designated global terrorist’
All of Aziz's property subject to US jurisdiction is blocked, with US citizens prohibited from financial transactions
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Baby, policeman killed in French Roma camp shooting
Witnesses said a fight erupted in the camp and a man, who may have been drunk, started shooting when police turned up
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Pentagon revives probe into massacre of Afghan civilians by US troops
Under scrutiny is the role of US Army Green Berets in the deaths of 18 men in the Wardak province
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France train gunman being treated as suspected 'terrorist'
French authorities have until Tuesday evening to charge or release Khazzani
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South Sudan soldiers raped children, burned people alive: UN experts
The conflict has reopened ethnic fault lines that pit Kiir's Dinka people against Machar's ethnic Nuer people
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Indian Kashmir shuts down to protest police harassment of a girl
Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir said India was using disgraceful tactics to break will for freedom of Kashmiris
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China cuts rates, reserve ratio after stocks plummet again
The moves came after Chinese stocks tumbled again on Tuesday
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India floods threaten rare one-horned rhinos
A rain-flooded river has deluged the Kaziranga National Park in remote Assam state
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Turkey to vote on Nov 1, PM to form caretaker government
The presidency has termed early election necessary after the inconclusive June 7 legislative vote
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China's premier says no basis for more yuan weakness
The People's Bank of China shocked global financial markets on Aug 11 by devaluating currency by almost two per cent
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ADB announces new $1.2 bn annual package for Pakistan
Funds will support improvements to highways and provincial roads, as well as bus rapid transit schemes in Karachi
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Thousands of flood-hit Bangladeshis sheltering on river banks-Red Cross
More than 1.5 million people have been hit by the disasters which destroyed around 30,000 homes
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Over 5,000 migrants rescued off Libyan coast last week: EU
Italy's coastguard on Saturday oversaw the rescue of 4,400 people with help from British, Irish and Norwegian ships
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Almost 80,000 sign UK petition for Netanyahu arrest
Call for Netanyahu's arrest upon arrival in the UK for the massacre of over 2,000 civilians during Gaza offensive
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75,000 apply for jobs fetching tea in India
Chhattisgarh state was left stunned after the wave of applications for 30 'peon' or servant jobs
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Islamic State publishes images of Syrian temple destruction
Five photos were distributed on social media showing explosives being carried inside
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Lion kills guide in Zimbabwe park where Cecil lived
The guide was attacked after the group left their vehicle to inspect a pride of lions with cubs
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Japan finger frostbite victim exposes Nepali desperation to revive Everest climbs
Seeks to conquer Everest alone for the first time since 18 people were killed in April
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Caste protest hits Modi's home state
The Patidars or Patels say they are struggling to compete with less privileged castes for jobs and university places
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France investigators to decide on train gunman charges
Ayoub El Khazzani, a 25-year-old boarded the high-speed train in Brussels on Friday armed with a Kalashnikov
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The bongs are wrong on London's Big Ben
"The error started building up and went slightly unnoticed over a weekend," clocksmith Ian Westworth told BBC radio
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Clashes kill 3 at south Lebanon Palestinian camp
Medical sources say 35 people were wounded, with ambulances unable to enter camp because of intensity of clashes
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Death of Nobel committee head who honoured Mandela
Yasser Arafat, Israel's then president Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres were awarded Nobel Peace prize during his tenure
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Israel releases hundreds of migrants from desert facility
Authorities have barred African migrants from entering Tel Aviv and the southern city of Eilat
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Erdogan meets PM to form caretaker government ahead of polls
Turkey is being dragged into political uncertainty during one of the most critical periods in its recent history
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IAEA asks member states for more money for Iran nuclear work
The costs for IAEA's activities on Iran have so far been met through extra-budgetary contributions from member states
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Yemen air strikes, fighting kill at least 40
The fighting and air raids left 19 rebels, 15 loyalists and six civilians dead
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Indian government makes fresh attempt to pass tax reform
Minister for parliamentary affairs says tax reform is crucial for economy and we are making efforts to build consensus
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Britain to crack down on illegal working by migrants
Govt to also prosecute employers who knowingly hire workers with no permission to work in Britain
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Taiwan boy accidentally damages $1.5 million Italian painting
The child fell and pressed onto the painting, putting a fist-sized tear in it
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Ashley Madison, parent company sued in US over data breach
The lawsuit accuses Ashley Madison and Avid Life Media Inc of negligence and invasion of privacy
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iPhone’s Siri saves US teen's life
Teenager accidentally activated Siri and repeatedly told it to cal 911

















































