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Knife-wielding man shouting 'Allah' attacks French soldier at Paris subway station

The incident occurred at the central Chatelet metro station around 6.30 am, and the attacker was reportedly shouting "Allah".

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Pakistan International Airlines has lost an aircraft from its inventory! Or has it?

While it was earlier thought that the PIA aircraft had gone missing from the inventory, the airline has confirmed that the plane is not missing and is in Germany.

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2 Minnesota mothers charged with female genital mutilation of their 7-year-olds

If held guilty for female genital mutilation, the two mothers will face imprisonment for five years. Read on to know more.

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Journalist killed by crocodile while washing hands in a lagoon in Sri Lanka

Reports state that Paul McClean had been taking surfing lessons and was pulled into the water by a crocodile while the 24-year-old was washing his hands.

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Meet Sandeep Kaur, the real-life Simran who inspired Kangana-starrer

Simran movie is based on the real-life story of Sandeep Kaur, who was addicted to gambling.

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Rohingya refugee crisis: India should have taken a balanced stance like Bangladesh

While India, the world's largest democracy, has taken a strong stand on shutting the doors for the Rohingyas, Bangladesh has shown to the world how to take a more balanced approach while handling such a crisis. Did India miss dynamism?

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Emergency Services Rush To Parsons Green Tube Blast

A white container was reported to have exploded at the rear of a District Line train at Parsons Green in London early on September 15.

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Arsene Wenger surprised by ticket trouble before Europa clash to FC Cologne

Arsenals Europa League group stage match at home to FC Cologne was delayed by an hour on September 14, with four arrests made for public order offences after extra police had to be deployed at The Emirates Stadium in north London. 

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Cut flab, come with flat tummy: No President's Police Medal for the potbellied, says MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that police officers need to completely fit to be considered for President's Police Medal.

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London Tube explosion updates: Police declare 'terrorist incident' at Parsons Green, PM May to attend emergency meet

According to a witness, "lots" of people were injured in the blast, which resulted in a stampede.

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Rising sex crimes: Concept of consent is alien to many Indian men

With the sexual assault on children in schools making regular headlines, it looks like there is no safety in gender anymore. Children of either sex are vulnerable targets.

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Sharing nude photos with boyfriend becomes worst nightmare for dental student

The nude photos a Bengaluru woman sent to her boyfriend first ended up being circulated on WhatsApp, and then got her into an abusive marriage. Read to know more.

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World War 3: Who will win if North Korea drags superpowers into an all-out conflict?

Speculation is rife that growing tensions in the Korean Peninsula could drag world's superpowers into World War 3. Who will be the winner?

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Blue Whale Challenge: 30 children in Dantewada playing online game to 'solve personal problems'

About 30 children in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh were found to be playing the Blue Whale Challenge to "solve personal problems" and have now been sent for counselling.

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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea has fired a missile eastwards that passed over northern Japan in what Tokyo has described as an unprecedented threat. South Koreas military said that the missile was fired east from the Sunan district in Pyongyang around 7a.m. local time on Friday, 15 September, (11pm BST on Thursday) and was likely to have reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km.

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