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Investigators scramble to analyse wreckage for MH370 link
The discovery fuelled hopes across the globe that one of aviation history's greatest mysteries could be solved soon
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1993 'Mumbai' bomb plotter convict Yakub Memon hanged in India
Memon was the only one of 11 people convicted to have his death sentence upheld on appeal
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Mullah Omar: Taliban's mysterious one-eyed supremo
Even though he had not been seen in public since 2001, Omar remained a unifying figure for Taliban forces
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White House calls reports of Mullah Omar's death 'credible'
Spokesperson Eric Schultz refuses to comment on specific claims made by Afghanistan that Omar died in Pakistan
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India set to become world's most populous country by 2022: UN
Fast-growing Nigeria is on course to outstrip the US by about 2050 to become the third most populous country
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Gurdaspur attack exposes India's 'soft border', unprepared police
Hundreds of police soon had the men cornered in one building, but it took 12 hours to kill them, at the cost of 4 men
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UN urges Pakistan to stop executions
UN Special Rapporteur Christof Heyns says most of the executions in the coming days fall short of international norms
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Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 in a bid to revive growth
'Our vision was one platform, one store, and one experience that extends across the broadest range of devices'
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Saudi Arabia beheads three convicts for murder, drugs
107 is the total number of executions this year so far
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UAE Etisalat telecom's profit dives 40% in Q2
Etisalat's net profit in the first half of 2015 also dropped 20 per cent to $1.0 billion from $1.23 billion a year ago
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Clues in the ruins where Britain's empire was born
These are the earliest English leaders to be discovered in America, says Jamestown Rediscovery director
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'Strong evidence' of Israel war crimes on 'Black Friday': Amnesty
London-based rights group has called for those responsible for alleged offences to be prosecuted
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British-Pakistani man convicted of murdering mother-in-law in Lahore
Tariq Rana shot his mother-in-law at her Lahore home after his wife Ayesha Riaz left him
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Turkey launches heaviest air strikes yet on PKK, stoking Kurdish ire
PM Ahmet Davutoglu's office says strikes hit Kurdistan Workers Party targets including shelters, depots and caves
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Here are the world's most expensive cities to live in
Grand Cayman has been ranked as the world’s most expensive city, followed by Zurich and London
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India's top court dismisses last-ditch appeal of 1993 Mumbai bombings death-row convict
Three-judge panel rejects Yakub Memon's last-minute petition, clearing last judicial barrier to execute him
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Israel PM approves 300 settler homes in occupied West Bank
Settlements in the West Bank are viewed as major obstructions to peace negotiations with Palestinians
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Yemen to merge 'resistance' fighters with army
The decision is taken to reward them for their 'brave contribution to defending the homeland'
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Two Israelis charged in arson attack on Church of Loaves and Fishes
June 18 arson attack followed more than 40 suspected hate crimes committed against churches, mosques and monasteries
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Two men due in court for killing Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion
Hunter has been identified as Walter Palmer, dentist and experienced trophy hunter from Minnesota
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Fukushima operator sued over 102-year-old man's suicide
Deceased, Fumio Okubo was the oldest resident of Iitate village 40 kilometres from the Fukushima Daiichi plant
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Saudi policeman killed, 2 hurt in attack: ministry
Police say two suspects were arrested after patrol came under fire in al-Jesh village in Qatif district late Tuesday
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At least 26 dead in flash floods in western India
The Indian weather bureau forecast that heavy rain will continue to inundate Gujarat for another 48 hours
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One dead as 1,500 migrants try to storm Eurotunnel terminal again: French police
The latest fatality brings the number of migrants who died near the Channel Tunnel terminal site to nine since June
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France seeks to warm up Iran ties with Rouhani invite
The offer came in a letter delivered to Rouhani by French FM Laurent Fabius, who is in Tehran on a short trip
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No sci-fi joke: 'killer robots' strike fear into tech leaders
Scientists call for a ban on offensive autonomous weapons beyond meaningful human control
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Iraqi militia leader says US not serious about fighting Islamic State
Qais al-Khazali says anti-IS campaign had failed because of US agenda to redraw map of Middle East along new borders
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Chinese airport closed after arson attack aboard plane
A witness told China Central Television that a man had set fire to a curtain and newspapers in the first class cabin
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For dating apps in Asia, love by numbers or chaperone
The Filipina entrepreneur created an app that discouraged users from meeting one-on-one and offered chaperone service
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India building collapse kills seven
Rescuers have been frantically searching for another three people believed trapped under rubble of building
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Obama warns African leaders who refuse to step down
Obama says no one should be president for life
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Turkey's Erdogan in China for talks amid Uighur strains
Turkey has repeatedly expressed concerns about Beijing's treatment of the Uighurs, who speak a Turkic language
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Bangladesh upholds opposition politician's death sentence
Chowdhury was originally found guilty of nine charges including genocide, torture and rape
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Twitter posts $137 million quarterly loss on rising revenue
San Francisco-based company's loss in the quarter was trimmed from $144.6 million it lost in the same period last year
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White House refuses to pardon Snowden, wants him to 'come home, be judged'
US administration has branded Snowden a hacker and a traitor who endangered lives by revealing NSA spying program.
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American dentist had killed Zimbabwe's popular 'Cecil the lion' with a bow, arrow
Fundira described Cecil as "almost semi-domesticated" and said that Palmer had paid about $50,000 for the hunt
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Unidentified gunmen who carried out Gurdaspur attack were Muslim: Indian police
Director general of police says inspection of the bodies shows that the assailants were Muslims
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Kuwait condemns 4 Egyptians to death for murdering a Pakistani
The four men had bludgeoned a Pakistani guard to death at a construction site during a robbery
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Taliban advance in north Afghanistan seizing key district, several villages
Police intend to fight the Taliban to retake district in Sar-e-Pol province. While half of Kunduz is under militants
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Army chief presented guard of honour in Italy
Italy’s army chief says he sees Pakistan Army with respect and admiration and vowed to eliminate terrorism together
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Hackers take a page (literally) from Jane Austen
Researchers say adding classic text to exploit kit landing page more effective obfuscation technique than random text
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei gets visa to Germany
Dissident gets back passport following a four-year confiscation in a surprise move
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Pakistan receives fresh CSF tranche of $336m
SBP officials say injection of cash helped Pakistan's forex reserves reach fresh high of $19 billion
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Britain's Cameron warns no place for dirty money in London property
Campaigners in Britain have raised concerns that rising property prices are fuelled by corrupt cash
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Bomb kills two Bahraini policemen, government implicates Iran
Sunni monarchy often accuses Iran of stirring up unrest among kingdom's Shia majority
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French teen finds 560,000 year-old tooth
The tooth was found in the Arago cave near the village Tautavel, one of the world's most important prehistoric sites
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Delta Air Lines to offer private jet upgrades to top customers
Airline offers new upgrades which will cost $300 to $800 per trip to passengers with ‘medallion’ status
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EU suspends sale of 700 generic drugs made in India
The EC took the action after an Indian firm contracted by drug companies to test the medications manipulated data
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Malaysian PM reshuffles cabinet, dumps deputy after 1MDB criticism
Allegations of extensive graft are the biggest threat to Najib's credibility since he took office in 2009
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Singapore, Indonesia step up cooperation against IS
Both leaders agree to share information and other things that are linked to terrorism and IS

















































