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Figures alone cannot capture the appalling human suffering inflicted on ordinary people, says UN envoy

Malian source said French force had been conducting operations in northeastern Mali for several days

Trump administration has asked 28 NATO members to increase military capabilities, contribute more to war games

Critics lash out in response, saying the focus should be on women's abilities, not their attire

Former chief of religious police in holy city of Makkah says exchanging greetings and red roses is an act of kindness

Britain warns it will cut off ties with foreign aid charities that cover up sex scandals

Police raid Johannesburg home of Gupta family accused of overseeing web of corruption under Zuma's rule

Gunman, whose fellow students described him as 'troubled,' was arrested without incident

Taliban offer of dialogue came in a statement addressed to the American people

The agency says women remain poorer, sicker and more vulnerable to violence than men

US Secretary of State says they support a free, democratic Lebanon free of influence of others

The offensive is part of France's Operation Barkhane, active in Mali as well as four other former French colonies

Report reveals women in Pakistan are simultaneously deprived in child marriages, education, healthcare and employment

Boy was hit repeatedly, and was not allowed to leave the classroom to call his parents

The move comes as a series of workplace sex scandals which continues to dominate headlines

The 200-strong group, all in their late teens or early 20s are said to be handpicked from elite universities

One person arrested; the highway near Fort Meade closed in both directions due to the police investigation

The war-torn country says its 10-year reconstruction plan will cost $88.2 billion

Chaos-wracked Libya has become a key gateway for migrants trying to reach Europe

Punjab National Bank said transactions worth $1.77bn made for 'benefit of few select account holders'

About a dozen amorous couples detained in country's second-biggest city Surabaya during raid on Valentine's Day

Temperate House in London was home to around 1,000 species of plants from around the world before it was shut in 2013

France does not treat sex between an adult and a minor as rape unless there is proof

Authorities at the county jail cut water to his cell because they deemed him too noisy

Last month Phelps spoke about his almost life-long battle with depression and anxiety

'I have been saying again and again, don't take the president literally but seriously,' says his spokesperson

A man who rented his flat to Islamic State militants will be sentenced on Wednesday

Residents turn rescuers to save family, friends and neighbours pinned underground after bombardment in Syria

Afghan-born Ahmad Khan Rahimi convicted last October on eight counts

I have been the subject of at least 15 enquiries and investigations, says Netanyahu

United States has been threatening to get tough with Islamabad over its alleged ties with militants

Cannabis also helps nearly 20% to stop taking painkillers as well

Air quality has surged to the top of Berlin's priorities over the past year

The ruling means Assange remains in a legal and diplomatic impasse, with no way out of the embassy

CHP lawmaker Enis Berberoglu had been sentenced to five years and 10 months in jail

North's 229-strong cheering squad, dubbed the "army of beauties", have drawn much attention through this event

Conspiracy theorist lists signs that he says are an evidence of the world coming to its end this year

Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers

'Western spy agencies have failed every time'

North Korea unable to transfer dues after its Foreign Trade Bank was put on a sanctions blacklist in August

Saito, a short-track speed skater, has returned positive tests for acetazolamide

The two leaders are at center of FBI investigation into Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 US election

Vatican and China moving towards an accord on the appointment of bishops in what would be a historic breakthrough

Thousands of Venezuelans escaping hunger in the Andean country have crossed the border with Brazil in recent months

Despite these small peace efforts, borderlands still embroiled in often drug-fuelled unrest

20,000 people killed and two million forced to flee their homes in Nigeria since Boko Haram began insurgency

Two Russian men fighting informally with pro-government forces were killed in the incident in Deir al-Zor province

Kim Yo Jong's visit made her the first member of the family to set foot in the country since the end of the Korean War

Speaking in Cairo at start of Middle East tour, he said respect for one another is a key value at the State Department

Seoul says it would push ahead with its plans for reunions of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War