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Al-Qaeda leader announces India wing
Ayman al-Zawahiri says his armed group will "raise the flag of jihad" across parts of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Essebsi wins Tunisia presidential vote
Beji Caid Essebsi wins run-off vote with 55.68 percent of the vote, against rival Moncef Marzouki's 44.32 percent. Beji Caid Essebsi has won Tunisia's first free presidential election, beating rival and incumbent Moncef READ MORE
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N Korea boycotts UN meeting on its 'abuses'
Ongoing discussion at UN Security Council on human rights situation may set in motion action against leader Kim Jong-un. North Korea has refused to take part in a UN Security Council meeting where the country's bleak hum READ MORE
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France Dijon: Driver targets city pedestrians
A driver shouting the Islamic phrase "God is great" in Arabic has run down pedestrians in Dijon, France, injuring 11, two seriously, French media say. He was arrested after targeting pedestrians in five different parts o READ MORE
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New York gunman told public 'watch what I'm going to do'
The man who shot dead two New York police officers told members of the public "watch what I'm going to do" shortly before the attack, police say. Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, had a history of violence and mental instability.. READ MORE
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Tunisia election: Marzouki refuses to admit defeat
Moncef Marzouki has refused to admit defeat in Tunisia's first free presidential election after exit polls suggested Beji Caid Essebsi had won. The caretaker president, a former exile, said his rival's declaration of vi READ MORE
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Pakistan PM calls to 'defeat terrorism'
Nawaz Sharif says political leaders have reached consensus on wiping out Taliban fighters from the country. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his country's political leadership is united about wiping ou READ MORE
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Colombia's FARC rebels call indefinite truce
Leftist rebels announce unilateral ceasefire as they pursue talks with Colombian government to end 50-year conflict. Colombia's FARC rebels have declared an indefinite, unilateral ceasefire to start on December 20, sayin READ MORE
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US and Cuba to restore ties after 50 years
President Obama announces "new chapter" in relations as Castro hails prisoner exchange that paved way for breakthrough. The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than READ MORE
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Pennsylvania shootings: Six dead, gunman on the run
Six people have been shot dead and at least one other wounded in three locations near Philadelphia, officials in the US state of Pennsylvania say. Montgomery County police are seeking the suspected gunman, whom they nam READ MORE
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Russia raises key interest rate to 17% amid rouble decline
The Russian central bank has announced it is increasing its key interest rate from 10.5% to 17%. The bank said the move was to try to ease the rouble's recent descent in value... READ MORE
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Sydney siege: Australia begins investigation into deaths
An investigation has been launched into the police operation which ended a siege in a cafe in Sydney, Australia. Two people died, along with the gunman, as police commandos stormed the cafe in Martin Place in the heart o READ MORE
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Cheney says CIA interrogators were heroes
Ex-US vice-president insists CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques worked and says "I'll do it again". Former US vice president Dick Cheney has defended America's now-banned programme that tortured al-Qaeda suspects, d READ MORE
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Turkish journalists detained in police raids
At least 23 people detained in nationwide operation targeting media outlets linked to Erdogan critic. Turkish police have raided media outlets linked to a US-based Muslim cleric and detained at least 23 people, including READ MORE
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Gunman takes hostages in Australian cafe
Armed police cordon off area in Sydney as footage shows cafe patrons with their hands pressed against the windows. Police have said at least one gunman is holding several people hostage in a central Sydney cafe, in an in READ MORE
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Japan election: Voting in Shinzo Abe's snap poll
Millions of Japanese people are voting in a snap election called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost support for his economic reforms. Voters will be choosing who sits in the 475-seat lower house of Japan's parliament, READ MORE
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UN members agree climate deal at Lima talks
United Nations members have reached an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change. Delegates have approved a framework for setting national pledges to be submitted to a summit next year... READ MORE
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Poor water and hygiene 'kills mothers and newborns'
Many mothers and newborns are dying because of a lack of sanitation, safe water and hygiene while giving birth, leading health experts have warned. They say the lack of such basic facilities is hindering the success of o READ MORE
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French hostage Lazarevic freed in Mali after three years
A French hostage seized in Mali more than three years ago, Serge Lazarevic, has been released, French President Francois Hollande announced. Mr Lazarevic was snatched in November 2011 along with fellow Frenchman Philipp READ MORE
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CIA 'torture': Senate due to publish report
Details of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" techniques, considered by many to be torture, are set to be revealed in a long-awaited report. The Senate Intelligence Committee's report is expected to find that such interr READ MORE
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Typhoon spares Philippines major damage
Three people reported killed as Hagupit weakens, but there are still fears of floods and landslides. Typhoon Hagupit has weakened, a day after it left at least three people dead and sent more than a million others into s READ MORE
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Iran and blame the victim game
Tehran is continuously interfering in Afghanistan and pressurizing Kabul under one pretext or the other. Iran’s meddling into our internal affairs while giving it name of concern as Tehran did it recently when its ambassa...
