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It is linked to groups with thousands more combatants, such as the Afghani and Pakistani Taliban

Polls put Labour candidate Khan, 45 and his Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith, 41, as the top two candidates

With a mop of blonde hair and a bumbling demeanour, the erudite 51-year-old has presided over London since 2008

American defence giant Lockheed Martin says it is "essentially the eyes, ears and sword of the boat".

Previously, Islamabad was supposed to pay only $270 million for the jets, valued at over $700 million

All entrances of Baghdad were shut as a precautionary measure to maintain the capital's security

Around 83.4 percent of Syrians live below the poverty line compared with 28 percent in 2010

National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch extending from Texas into western Tennessee

Rescue work was ongoing at site in financial capital as police said they feared five or six people still lay trapped

The mosque close to the capital Mogadishu suddenly collapsed, leaving several trapped under the debris

A guard at a checkpoint said the protesters had not been searched before entering

Local Muslims had filed a complaint against victim in 2012 for making comments about the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh)

Four others were wounded in the attack on the city's demarcation line, says commander of Kurdish police

Istanbul braces for major security lockdown for May Day, almost 25,000 police on duty and numerous roads closed

Prosecutors say the incident was probably a criminal attack

Various territorial and historical disputes have soured bilateral relations in the past

No tsunami warning has been issued and there are no immediate reports of damage

More than 6,800 people killed and around 2.8 million displaced in Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition began operations

Hinkley C nuclear power plant due to be constructed in Somerset is set to be most expensive ‘object’ on earth

Kenya Red Cros says a total of 150 households have been affected

Historic bonfires will be the largest-ever torching of ivory, involving 105 tonnes from thousands of dead elephants

Attack on hospital run by medical charity Doctors Without Borders last October left 42 people dead, triggered outrage

The bomb was left on a road in the Nahrawan area used by the pilgrims in northern Baghdad for annual commemorations

Cambodia's prime minister has ordered a million hectares of forest be included in protected zones

Ben Bradlee Jr said Trump's constant smearing of journalists as dishonest made him a hypocrite.

The slide is the latest addition to the 115 meter-tall Orbit

Response comes amid growing tension between the two countries over claims to much of the South China Sea

More than 30 lions rescued from abuse in Peruvian and Colombian circuses

Critics point to stagnant water buildups and poor sanitary conditions at the workers' camps

Western states hoping Libyan unity government will make Libya's armed factions work together against IS

Tourists looked on as survivors and relatives of victims made emotional pleas for an end to religious violence

Corbyn announces independent review into racism after Ken Livingstone suspended for linking Adolf Hitler to Zionism

The surrender by a British-led force at the garrison in Kut al Amara is seen as the last Ottoman victory of the war

Sartaj Aziz meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing

Unofficial results say that of the 68 seats being contested at least 33 had gone to the pro-Rouhani List of Hope

Providing a reason for turning down the invitation, Moscow explains there is not enough ‘substance’ in this trip

Islamic State group (IS) had previously claimed deadly shootings and bombings against security forces in the kingdom

Several dozen protesters broke through barricades, attempted to storm California Republican Convention in hotel

"Patient died of complications related to severe thrombocytopenia," US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said

The general, said that 12 of the personnel involved were suspended or removed from command and four others reprimanded

Attack comes a day after after the temporary capital's police chief escaped a suicide bombing

At least 10 people were killed when Patidars took to the streets in Gujarat to demand they be included in those quotas

The attack comes days after a strike destroyed a hospital, killing two doctors and sparking an international outcry

Although it is not mentioned in the Holy Quran, the Bohras consider removal of part of clitoris religious obligation

Christal McGee, 18, is accused of using the Snapchat’s speed filter, which left a man brain damaged

Several witnesses described seeing a powerful explosion and people were seen in the sea

Obama administration took the decision after an order by US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, says BBC Urdu...

Authorities deported 14,400 expats, compared with 26,600 in the whole of 2015

Coins are stamped with inscriptions of emperors Maximian and Constantine and are worth several million euros

The country also plans to land the first probe ever on the dark side of the moon in 2018