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Some Taliban commanders claim Mullah Omar was killed; demand investigation into death and location of his grave

Public voting for the Human Rights Tulip 2015 award will be open until September 16

Facebook CEO says Indian prime minister will attend Townhall question and answer session on September 27

The wildfire, nicknamed the Valley Fire, has spread rapidly to span about 25,000 acres since it erupted on Saturday

AED7.5 million community hall provides Pakistanis with a space of their own for various events

Iranians are turning to Internet to vent long-simmering dissatisfaction with domestic car industry

Justice dept says there is no question Clinton had authority to delete personal emails without agency supervision

Disturbances come with tensions running high after Israeli defence minister last week outlawed two Muslim groups

Senior police official says official death toll is 88, but actual number may be higher, nearly 100

Mark Williams, chief Asia economist at Capital Economics in London, says India is looking like an oasis of stability

King Salman says they will investigate all the reasons and afterwards declare the results to citizens

Organisers claim the demonstration drew 10,000 people but police refused to confirm the figure

Crane tragedy is a reminder of what can go wrong despite all precautions being taken when so many people come together

The Mir visit was matched in duration only by his second visit to ISS in 2009, with both lasting 199 days

Railway authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident

Thai authorities are already holding two foreign men in custody over the attack

A timeline of tragedies that took place during Hajj since 1975

Several thousand people could be seen protesting through central London to PM Cameron's office, brandishing placards

European powers have been more reluctant to join the US-led coalition against IS in Syria

Says it has issued residency permits to 100,000 Syrians who wished to stay in the kingdom

The PAP, in power for 56 years, won 83 of the 89 parliament seats and scooped up 70 per cent of all votes cast

Pakistanis require a lot of work to be taught common courtesy and civility, the lord's email read

Cast doubt on previous assessments from some Western analysts that the country would need to import uranium

Governor of Makkah region, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, orders investigation into the incident

'The prime minister handed the government's resignation to the president who accepted it' a statement said

'As I speak to you today, WFP has zero dollars to provide food to 5 million people inside Syria come Nov 1'

A video of the argument that ensued was posted on Facebook by the woman,gathering 500,000 views

Dozens of Turks have been kidnapped and released in Iraq in the past 18 months by the Islamic State militant group

Irfan al-Alawi, co-founder of the Islamic Heritage Research Foundation, suggested authorities were negligent

The coastguard located and rescued 24 people from the vessel in the eastern Aegean Sea early on Saturday

15 people have been injured due to the jolt including an 83-year-old woman who broke her leg

The shelling came as a rebel group that often fires on the capital began an assault on Syria's largest prison

Norwegian police say that more than 200 asylum seekers, have crossed the border into wealthy Norway this year

Death toll rose after rescuers recovered five more bodies from debris of shattered restaurant, surrounding buildings

German proposals for compulsory quotas within the Europe Union were rebuffed by nations in the east

City police say "no active shooter" at Union Station, but investigation under way

Hajj will go ahead despite the accident which killed 107 pilgrims and injured 238 others in Masjid al Haram

Some Pakistani intelligence officials confirmed Wednesday's strike, adding that it took place near South Waziristan

Heads of India's Border Security Force and the Pakistani Rangers met in New Delhi to find ways to de-escalate tensions

Like Britain and Ireland, Denmark has an opt-out on the EU's asylum policies

Camerawoman gets fired from the right-wing news station after videos of her actions spread in media and on internet

Schrei nach Liebe (Cry for Love) was first released in 1993 by punk band Die Aerzte

Experts hope to attempt the procedure within two years if the preparatory research and tests go according to plan

Dozens of Turks have been kidnapped in Iraq by IS over the past 18 months and later released

Obama and his wife Michelle stand on the White House lawn to observe a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary

Khan, a former human rights lawyer, could be London's first Muslim mayor

A battle for the top job could worsen violence in Afghanistan and make it easier for Islamic State to expand influence

President Barack Obama is set to observe a moment of silence to mark the anniversary at the White House

Increased dependence on food imports will likely mean higher prices for poor consumers

Leopoldo Lopez is behind bars since February 2014; opposition calls for 'peaceful' protests