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Saudi Arabia executed three Iranian men, who had been convicted of smuggling large amounts of hashish to the kingdom

Gulf Arab state's defence ministry says no injuries reported

Aircraft, currently under certification, can hold 120 to 150 seats

Top US diplomat points to the disfranchisement of minorities such as Rohingya Muslims

Iran's foreign minister says choosing Afkham as ambassador took a few minutes but choosing her successor took 4 months

The 105-carat stone is one of the many artifacts taken from India, and is now placed at the Tower of London

Francis has sought to lead a drive for reforms within the secretive Vatican to clamp down on unbridled spending

The bank last week signed an agreement with the govt for the development of a mega housing project in Afghan capital

Islam Gul Seyal, the provincial governor's spokesman, confirms the battle and says fighting is still going on

Developing countries insist rich ones should lead the way in slashing emissions

The ceremony was broadcast live on national television, accompanied by the sound of the bell.

United Patriots Front member Chris Shortis compares himself to a biblical crusader and denounces Islam in his videos

Ministry says convicts attempted to smuggle large amount of hashish by sea into the kingdom

The speech came several days after the arrest of three pro-reform journalists

Tropical cyclones are extremely rare over the Arabian Peninsula

Egyptian investigation team member says indications and analysis so far of sound on black box indicate it was a bomb

British Foreign Office issues list of counties it considers most dangerous for tourists in wake of Russian crash

Cameron's letter is expected to include demands such as barring in-work benefits for EU migrants for four years

The three also allegedly filmed "sensitive" roads and other areas in southern Lebanon

The park has an estimated 3,000 species of plants and animals, many of them found nowhere else in the world

Locals alerted police after noticing that a burqa-clad 'woman' talking on the phone was wearing men's shoes

Tickets are now on sale to watch sunrise from the world's tallest building

Emirates Airlines president says he has ordered a security review but was not suspending any flights

Latest violence comes as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to leave for US to meet President Barack Obama

The court found 10 people guilty of lynching Samiul Alam Rajon

80,000 Russians were stranded in Egypt after the Kremlin had grounded all flights to the country

Reports indicate that King Salman will be staying at Mardan Palace for a whopping $18 million

Her NLD party believes fair vote will power it into government after decades-long struggle against army dictatorship

The IS claims to have downed the plane in retaliation for Russian air strikes in Syria, but has not said how.

Huge blue and pink diamonds, are expected to fetch tens of millions of dollars

US Navy clarified it was a scheduled Trident II (D5) missile test flight at sea from USS Kentucky

Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and red tie, the bombastic Trump stepped on stage and insisted 'I am a nice guy'

The two have not met since October 2014, and deep disagreement over the July accord provoked bitter exchanges

Kabul's traffic department estimates show up to 1,000 women each year apply to join driving schools in Afghan capital

Modi's defeat is a setback to his plans to push economic reforms through national parliament where BJP lacks majority

No immediate report of casualties as the area is remote and details of the fighting are yet to emerge

The Chinese play the long game, are far seeing and have their eyes on the prize — business

The PM announced $12 billion in financial assistance to the restive Himalayan region

The former British colony recorded around half of the cases in an epidemic infecting 28,600 and claiming 11,300 lives

The fire broke out last Friday night at a rock concert in the Colectiv nightclub in the capital Bucharest

Russia Today says Mikhail Lesin has died of a heart attack

Numerous Russians stranded in Egypt after Kremlin grounded all flights to country following an airliner crash in Sinai

Around 4,000 Jewish worshippers were visiting Hebron on Friday and Saturday as part of a religious pilgrimage

Protesters have blocked a key checkpoint bordering India for more than six weeks, cutting off vital supplies

'I want to tell the women in Pakistan that if I can climb mountains, they can climb their own mountains'

Swaraj says that her country's high commissioner met Ramzan's mother and offered her visa to visit her stranded son

The planned shelter, on the outskirts of the town of Floda in southwest Sweden, had yet to welcome its first residents

Some flights resumed on Friday to bring home tourists stuck in the resort, where about 20,000 Britons were on holiday

The 'Religious Police' seized large quantities of alcohol and drugs at the party and arrested 35

Russia, Turkey and several European countries have suspended flights to Sharm al-Sheikh