VIDEO: Why is IS smashing statues in Iraq?

The Islamic State (IS) group has released a video appearing to show the destruction of statues in Iraq. Why is it doing this?



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Volcano grows Japanese island

Magma and lava from a Japanese volcano is forming new geography in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.

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Request to move Tsarnaev trial rejected

A U.S. appeals court has rejected another request to move the trial for the accused Boston Marathon bomber to another city.

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Obama leads Leonard Nimoy tributes

President Obama is among those paying tribute to Leonard Nimoy, the Star Trek actor who has died aged 83, saying: "I loved Spock."



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China's Central Bank Cuts Rates Again to Boost Economy

China is cutting interest rates again in a new effort to shore up its anemic economic growth.

















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India's New Budget Aims to Boost Growth and Infrastructure

India's finance minister announced the government's new budget on Saturday, promising a slew of measures that attempt to balance welfare spending with high economic growth and infrastructure development, while vowing to keep a tight control on fiscal deficit.

















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Former Obama Campaign Aide Now Works to Oust Netanyahu

Jeremy Bird, a former Obama campaign organizer, has drawn fire from Republicans for his consulting work on an effort to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.





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Online, American Helps Fuel Attacks in Egypt

Shahid King Bolsen has used social media to encourage frustrated protesters to attack the corporate interests of the Egyptian Army.





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A feast of two young elephants and a herd of impala and cows are prepared to celebrate Africa's longest serving leader's birthday.



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The Technology giant's CEO Tim Cook says governments and companies should not have access to everyone's private information.



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What color's the dress? It is ...

Overheard in the CNN newsroom: "Choose your answer wisely. Our friendship hangs in the balance."

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The Duke wore a helmet and held a sword as he visited the set of a Japanese TV drama but declined to put on a samurai wig.



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The rise of Yemen's Houthi rebels

Ansar Allah, or the Houthi movement, began as a defence of the Zaidi religious tradition but experienced several major transformations in arriving at its current dominance of Yemeni politics, Charles Schmitz writes.



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Leonard Nimoy, actor, poet, Vulcan, dies

Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of "Star Trek's" logic-driven, half-human Spock made him an iconic figure to generations, has died, family members say. FULL STORY | PHOTOS | FACTS

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A 15-year-old boy has died after suffering a single stab wound while cycling in north London.



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Outspoken opposition leader shot dead

The fatal shooting of former Russian deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov sparked outrage among fellow opposition figures, who speculated that his killing was targeted. FULL STORY

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U.S. writer hacked to death

In his writings, author Avijit Roy said he yearned for reason and humanism guided by science.

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