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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

Xi has made the upgrading of China’s armed forces a key policy plank, investing in a range of new technologies

Palestinian statehood is recognised by more than 130 countries

Administration wants $37.8 billion for State Department, a reduction of about one-third from 2017 spending

Rescuers searched through deep snow for body parts and debris following the disaster, which killed 71 people

Annual budgetary proposal says military aid depends on Pakistan taking action against terrorist safe havens

Trump has accused Russia of helping North Korea evade international sanctions meant to punish Pyongyang

Photos posted on social media show wrecked parliament in capital, as well as extensive flooding, downed power lines

'Chance of dry years increases as we go forward', says a hydro-climatologist

Speaking about presidential polls, Tillerson said Washington supports "a transparent credible electoral process"

The two Koreas also formed their first unified Olympic team in the women's ice hockey

US scaled back attendance at Cobra Gold, Asia's largest multilateral military exercise, after a 2014 coup in Thailand

China in December defended its construction on the disputed islands

Sodomy is a crime in country and government sanctions campaigns seek to curb homosexuality and transgenderism

17-year-old boy beat up and several women sexually assaulted in Congo

Beijing is considering plans to allow gambling on Hainan island and end a long-standing ban in mainland China

Turkey has condemned a US decision to put the head of Hamas on its terror blacklist

Move marks a reversal from July, when the administration canceled years-long search to find new home for agency

Nearly one in five people working in Britain’s parliament sexually harassed in the past year: report

Police officer softened his voice, said: 'I'm not going to shoot you, brother. I'm not going to shoot you"

Paris returns family heirloom to Jewish family

Insurgency poses greatest challenge to the government in a country that is the most populous in Arab World

Aadhaar is a biometric identification card that is becoming integral to the digitisation of India’s economy

Trump recedes to Democrats pressure in exchange for funding massive wall on Mexican border

The ordnance would be towed along the river after being removed from the sea bed.

Storm is expected to move in next 24 hours, bringing moderate to heavy rain across central Philippines

IPCC projects more frequent and severe droughts in already dry regions

South African opposition parties on Monday called for early elections

'We lost our animals. Where will I go back to?', says one herder

Proposal eliminates Obama's health insurance program, cut billions in food assistance, medical programs for poor, old

Doors closed on aspiring migrants

Trump's top political aide was among two dozen West Wing officials believed to have worked without normal credentials

The letter was sent to the president's eldest son

Army chief is in Kabul to attend Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference

Annexing settlements would severely damage remaining prospects for two-state solution of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Many social media users shared their thoughts on polygamy over the weekend

The death of the maid highlighted as a lack of protection for migrant workers in the country

Penny Lawrence says he is ashamed that this happened on his watch and takes full responsibility

The statement comes after a high-level North Korean delegation concluded a three-day visit

Poacher's remains found in bush at private game park near Hoedspruit in northern province of Limpopo

German chancellor says she wants to stay at the helm of Europe's biggest economy until 2021

Modi praised the United Arab Emirates, home to 3.3 million Indian nationals

The development comes amid a security crackdown on opposition protests against rising food prices

This could jeopardise the potential sale of Weinstein's Miramax studio

Famous British Charity caught in a sexual misconduct scandal

They plan to celebrate wedding day with members of public by taking a carriage ride through Windsor town

'To those who say weightlifting is not for girls, I say we can do everything men do,' says Huda, a female weightlifter

The cyclone has already created havoc in neighbouring Samoa, threatening to become superstorm as it approaches Tonga

The president's budget will include $200 billion earmarked for projects to fix roads, bridges, other infrastructure