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Cameron to announce tougher laws to crackdown on extremists
His centre-right Conservative government is to include a new law to "defeat extremism"
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Kabul guesthouse siege: Death toll jumps to 14: official, UN
Officials say the attackers did not have a chance to detonate their suicide vests during the seven-hour long battle
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Facebook dives deep into news with publisher deal
The long-anticipated move by Facebook means it will host news items on its servers to give readers faster access
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Vatican to sign first accord with State of Palestine
It will be the first time the Roman Catholic Church signs a treaty with the State of Palestine
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North Korea executes defence chief with an anti-aircraft gun - South Korea agency
Hyon Yong Chol charged with treason, including disobeying Kim and falling asleep during an event
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India moves to toughen child labour laws
Millions of children work as domestic servants and in factories
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Gambian president sacks Pakistani chief justice
Ali Nawaz Chowhan was dismissed without an official announcement
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NATO, Afghanistan agree on future military-civilian mission
NATO is currently leading the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan to train Afghan security forces
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Watch: Hilarious reactions to Islamophobic comments
Video shows reactions of American Muslims to hateful comments on a story about a Mosque day-care fire
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Asia boatpeople pushed back to sea as UN calls for rescue
UN says several migrants are adrift in Southeast Asian seas in boats following a Thai govt crackdown
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Aga Khan shocked, saddened by attack on Ismailis in Karachi
Says attack, which left 43 people dead, represents a senseless act of violence against a peaceful community
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UK reverend banned from teaching over 'allergic to Muslims' remark
Fifty-nine-year-old also stood as a British National Party candidate
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Muslim group to consult on plans for Britain's first women's mosque
Group strongly disagrees with the view that a mixed congregational prayer can be led by women
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Three killed in militant siege on Afghan mosque
Two attackers armed with RPGs and guns tried to enter the governor's building in Lashkar Gah
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Yemen quiet as humanitarian truce takes hold
By midnight the fighting had stopped
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MH370 search finds uncharted shipwreck
The Australian-led team scours the southern Indian Ocean seabed in hope of finding the final resting place of MH370
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Protest in Bangladesh over blogger's 'evil' murder
Scores of activists, mostly university students, peacefully protested through the northeastern city
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Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least five
Philadelphia-area hospitals collectively report treating more than 100 patients from the wreck
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N Korea defence minister executed: S Korea intelligence
Hundreds of officials watched Hyon's execution on April 30
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After Nepal quakes, monsoon poses risk of more landslides, floods
Geologists are rushing to identify the valleys, villages and towns most at risk from rock and mud falls
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Modi wants to use 'cricket diplomacy' to improve ties with Pakistan
Announcement comes a day after members of BJP opposed the resumption of cricket relations between two countries
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US helicopter missing in Nepal with 8 aboard: military
The aircraft was conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations
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Pope says environmental sinners will answer to God
"Planet has enough food for all, but it seems there is a lack of willingness to share it with everyone," Francis said
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Pakistani defector was key in Osama bin Laden operation: officials
The defector did not belong to ISI but another intelligence branch and is now residing in the US, say sources
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India raises objections over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Chinese envoy in Delhi summoned and objection over the project was lodged
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Switzerland's first driverless car hits Zurich roads
The Volkswagen Passat has been equipped with sensors, computers and special software
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Bangladesh detains boat adrift with 116 migrants
Boat abandoned by smugglers en route to Malaysia; trawler detained near Bangladesh's southernmost island of St Martins
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Israeli court allows Jerusalem Day parade through Muslim quarter
High Court says any participants shouting racist slogans would be arrested by police
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Afghan drug users nearly double: officials
Opium poppy cultivation touched a record high in 2014 and this year is expected to yield another bumper harvest
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Saudi Arabia beheads 80th person this year
Amnesty International ranks Saudi Arabia among the world's top three executioners of 2014
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Muslim man asks to be excused from jury duty owing to religion
Judge turns down request, says many many Muslims serve as jurors, adding he must honour public duty
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Missing Bangladesh opposition spokesperson found in India
Ahmed has been found at an Indian hospital, close to the Bangladeshi border
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Naltar crash: Body of Philippines ambassador sent home to Manila
Bodies of Norwegian ambassador, wives of Malaysia ambassador and Indonesia ambassador to be dispatched later today
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Third secular blogger knifed to death in Bangladesh
Attackers wearing masks hacked Ananta Bijoy Das with machetes in Sylhet city at around 8.30am this morning
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India's Modi heads to China as rivals seek common ground
Modi will fly out for his first visit as premier to China before heading to South Korea
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Google map prank prompts tech giant to suspend public edits
The Map Maker service will be "temporarily unavailable" beginning Tuesday, according to a message posted online
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Ex-CIA officer in NY Times leak case sentenced to 42 months in prison
Justice Department said that in 2003, Sterling gave information about a clandestine program to The New York Times
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Visit to Central Asia: PM to push for early start of gas, power supply
Foreign Office holds meeting to prepare agenda for the trip on May 20-21
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Malaysia grounds Airbus A400M after Spain crash - state news agency
Airbus shares also hit following A400M crash in Spain
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Resumption of cricket can improve Indo-Pak relations: Abdul Basit
Basit said Pakistan and India had agreed to resume cricketing ties
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Another u-turn? Indian minister insists Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, vows to bring him back
Rajnath Singh says they will do everything to get Dawood back, including pressurising Pakistan.
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OBL raid: 9 reasons why Seymour Hersh’s theory on Abbottabad raid is unbelievable
Hersh's reports have recently become less and less credible, and this story seems no different
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White House rebuts claim Pakistan role in Laden raid
Seymour Hersh claims Pakistan's security agencies not only knew about raid but had been holding bin Laden since 2006
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Pakistani, Saudi killed in bombardments near Yemen border: media
Civil defence spokesman Ali al Shahrani said "military missiles" hit school, residential neighbourhood in Najran...
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Taliban to hold another round of talks with Chinese officials this month
Chinese research institution planning to host leaders of Afghan groups, including Taliban
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Bangladesh mobile phones can't ring national anthem
"The national anthem can't be used as a business tool," the Supreme Court said, upholding a 2010 high court ruling
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Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen goes missing
The disappearance of the Moroccan jetcould endanger a five-day humanitarian truce due to start in Yemen on Tuesday
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QUIZ: Can you guess which Bollywood movie these actors are from?
How well do you know Bollywood? Take our quiz and find out
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Indian rail projects outweigh rivalry before Modi visit to China
The two sides have agreed to speed up implementation of a shorter high-speed rail corridor from Chennai to Bengaluru
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PM recommends Sitara-e-Pakistan for diplomats killed in Gilgit crash
PM says no words can express the deep anguish and distress Pakistan feels after the incident