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Two sentenced to death over Bangladeshi blogger killing
A fast-track court in Bangladesh sentenced two former students to death on Thursday for the 2013 murder of an online critic of religious militancy, lawyers said.
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Leaked UN draft document asks the question - who is a terrorist in Syria?
A UN plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of the toughest issues vexing diplomats trying to end the conflict.
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Belgium cancels New Year celebration amid security threat
Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday called off the city's traditional New Year's Eve fireworks display, citing fears of a militant attack.
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Police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teenager last year
The Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return to the city to deal with the fallout from two more fatal police shootings over the weekend.
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British couple convicted of planning London terror attacks
A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a stockpile of chemicals at their home.
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Iraq's Abadi visits Ramadi to celebrate ISIS defeat
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday visited Ramadi a day after the army retook the city center from Islamic State.
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Pakistan: At least 21 dead in blast at government office
A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.
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ISIS ruling dictates how to treat female slaves
Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females.
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Iraqi army needs Kurds' help to retake Mosul, official says
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said, with the planned offensive expected to be very challenging.
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South Korea, Japan reach agreement on wartime 'comfort women'
The issue of women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels has long plagued ties between the neighbours.
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We've taken Ramadi, says Iraqi army in first victory over Islamic State
The victory is the first major triumph for the Iraqi army since it collapsed 18 months ago.
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Seized documents reveal Islamic State's Department of 'War Spoils'
A hierarchical bureaucracy is detailed in a cache of documents seized by US Special Operations Forces.