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Mauritius jails French drug smuggler for 20 years
Coissy, 27, was arrested in 2011 with 1,680 Subutex tablets, a heroin substitute but banned in Mauritius
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Indian police rescue hundreds of child slaves
The children, some as young as six, complained of being forced to work 16 hours a day without breaks.
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Two US citizens shot at in Saudi, one wounded: police
The wounded man was in a stable condition
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Mahatma Gandhi remembered on anniversary of death
Gandhi, also referred to in India as Father of the Nation, was assassinated in 1948 on this day
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Bodies found after Bangladesh migrant boat sinks
All of the passengers were Bangladeshis heading to Malaysia by sea illegally
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White House declines to call Taliban 'terrorists'
They do carry out tactics that are akin to terrorism, says White House spokesperson
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Top Iraq Kurd officer among six killed in IS attack
IS assault began at around midnight, sparking fighting with medium and heavy weapons
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India woman who alleges rape sues Uber in US court
Indian woman accuses Uber of putting profits over safety
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No record of alleged phone call between Kashmiri terror suspect, Pakistani handlers: Indian agency
Delhi police claimed they had made Liaquat Shah speak to his handlers in Pakistan in a 'controlled conversation'
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Three US contractors killed in Kabul 'insider attack', says official
Nato troops have adopted special security measures in recent years to try to counter the threat
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Border violation: 2 women injured as Pakistan, India continue to trade fire
Several houses damaged in latest exchange of fire across Line of Control and Working Boundary
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Khadim named IS chief for Afghanistan
IS leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi anointed Khadim, who earlier ditched the Taliban for the Islamic State
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US warns Russia, welcomes new EU sanctions
Russia warned by the US as more sanctions could come their way over their involvement in Ukraine.
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Three US contractors killed in Kabul 'insider attack': official
The victims were employed under a US Defense Department contract and died from gunshot wounds
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Humans of New York raises over $1 million for Brooklyn school
$100,000 fund raising campaign end up in raising $1 million, people still donating
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Armed man appears on live Dutch TV before being overpowered
The man said he "wanted to talk about things that are of world importance"
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Apple roars back to close smartphone gap with Samsung
The success of the latest iPhone has brought back Apple back in to competition
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US military is building a real ‘Iron Man’ suit
A Mark 5 prototype of the TALOS suit is expected by 2018
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North Korea wanted food and $10bn in cash for attending talks with South in 2009
Lee Myung-bak, South Korean president from 2008 to 2013, says he rejected the North's terms
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Elie Saab revisits the Paris of the Middle East
Designer draws inspiration from his hometown Beirut for his haute couture show.
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‘Leviathan’ divides Russia over monstering corrupt officials
Andrei Zvyagintsev’s film casts Russian Orthodox Church in dubious light.
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Prehistoric skull a key 'piece of the puzzle' in story of humanity
Scientific dating techniques determined the skull was about 55,000 years old
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Chinese drone manufacturer to implement no-fly zone after White House crash
The restricted use is based off of the Federal Aviation Administration's unmanned-flight guidelines for the area
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Uber steers anti-taxi idea to become global phenomenon
Critics argue that Uber has fallen short on issues such as liability insurance and criminal background checks
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2,200 pillaged artefacts seized in European crackdown
Discovery of the container led agents to arrest Spaniards and Egyptians belonging to a criminal group
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Study finds unfair HIV-drug pricing in US health plans
Under some health plans, HIV drugs may cost a patient nearly $3,000 more per year than in other plans
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Saudi Arabia wants to hold an all-male Olympic Games
IOC denies proposed joint bid with Bahrain, says country should commit to non-discrimination
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'I am not Charlie; I am with terrorists': French police question 8-year-old student
Boy's teacher says child also expressed 'solidarity' with the gunmen
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Vietnam police save thousands of cats from being turned into 'cat food'
The truck driver told police that three tonnes of cats were destined "for consumption" in Hanoi
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Saudi Arabia to delay activist's flogging for second time: Amnesty
Badawi was subjected to the first 50 lashes 2 weeks ago but a second round of flogging, was postponed
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Friend of Paris attackers extradited to France from Bulgaria
Joachin admitted to being "old friends" with the Kouachi brothers but denied knowing about their plans
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Suicide attack at funeral in Afghanistan kills at least 8
Laghman governor spokesperson places the death toll at 16, with another 39 wounded
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Saudi airman gets 35 years to life for raping boy in Las Vegas
Prosecutors say the Saudi Air Force seargent was lured a then-13-year-old boy to room and sexually assaulted him
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Air Force picks Boeing 747-8 to replace Air Force One
Decision comes a month after Boeing said it would slow production of the four-engine 747-8 aircraft to 1.3 from 1.5
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Sangakkara lifts Sri Lanka to 34-run win
Sri Lanka posted their highest total of the series with 287-6 from 50 overs
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Malaysia declares MH370 an accident, passengers presumed dead
Malaysian govt's handling of crisis has been criticised by suspicious relatives of 239 missing passengers and crew
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Fearing terror attacks, EU air safety agency calls for 'extreme caution' while flying in Pakistan airspace
European Aviation Safety Agency air safety cautions flight operators against flying below 24,000 feet in Pakistan
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Indian police arrest editor over Charlie Hebdo reprint
Editor was arrested under a section which bans malicious and deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings
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UN warns Ebola epidemic 'not yet contained'
Coordinator says number of cases is decreasing, getting to zero in many places but we still see occasional flare-ups
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Military offensive in Pakistan forces militants into Afghanistan: report
Former and current Afghan officials say groups of militants arrived due to operations in North Waziristan
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Potential threat: 550 women from Europe among IS recruits: report
Study claims Western women driven by ideological passion
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Pakistan invites new Afghan foreign minister
Sartaj Aziz felicitates Salahuddin Rabbani on his appointment
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Driven by mobile ads, Facebook posts strong profit gains
Social network sees first quarter take of more than $3b overall from ads, with two-thirds of that from mobile ads
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Economic ties: Japan to give $19m to secure seaports, save energy
Yamaha to start motorcycle production by end of April.
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France unveils anti-militant campaign with video, website
A pilot program to stop young people from leaving to Syria was launched late last year
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India fires foreign secretary Sujatha Singh
Current Indian Ambassador to the US S Jaishankar will replace Singh as the new foreign secretary
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Record number of foreigners fighting in Iraq, Syria: ICSR
A fifth of the foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq came from Western Europe, ICSR estimates
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No special pleadings
Granting India exemption regarding membership of NSG at this point may compromise the fragile regional stability
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Snowden files show Canada spy agency runs global Internet watch: CBC
Claims CSE has been intercepting and analyzing data on up to 15 million file downloads a day
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Afghanistan parliament rejects most of Ghani's cabinet
The lower house voted on 18 of Ghani's 25 selections for ministerial jobs and rejected 10, including defence minister

















































