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An ex-diplomat said white males were the overwhelming majority in senior official recruits

The new cap will be a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 it set for 2018

Kongthong has long been cut off from the rest of the world

The Unseen Children’s House has around-the-clock care and security features including CCTV cameras, panic buttons

According to pact, all heavy weapons be withdrawn from the buffer zone and so the 'radically-minded rebels'

The health minister says overcrowding undermined the facility's infection control measures

People believe the practice absolves them from their sins, transferring their sins to chicken

One of the major agenda items on the table include a Saudi bailout package for the new government

About 9% of youths surveyed nearly one in 11 said they had tried cannabis in e-cigarettes at some point

The images include employees bleeding a sheep while it shows signs of consciousness and a lamb being butchered alive

The officers used a baton and sprayed the man with gas after the man injured the officer in the head

Despite legislation to protect victims of trafficking, current processes are failing to identify vulnerable women

The spat comes after the Dalai Lama's visit to Sweden last week

Victims tested positive for an unspecified drug that prompting officials to ban all electronic dance music

The United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on March 29 and yet little is clear

US Secretary of State seeks to replenish the top ranks of US diplomacy

Beijing may also decline to participate in proposed trade talks with Washington

Research suggests early marriage, domestic violence and deeply entrenched patriarchal culture are to blame

The drill came after British Royal Navy assault ship sailed close to islands to navigate with 'freedom'

The coalition partners are due to meet on Tuesday to discuss Maassen’s future

Two people mysteriously fell ill after eating at a restaurant in Salisbury

Some three million people live in the area which was issued a warning of a full scale government assault

However the concept has become increasingly convoluted and viewed as unrealistic in the South

The demographic shift is due to a combination of a low birthrate and long life expectancy

Britain charged two Russian men, identified as Petrov, Boshirov, attempting to murder Skripal

Spain is the fourth largest provider of military equipment and weapons to the Gulf state

We fight for our country but we don’t get the benefits and respect given to a soldier says policemen in Ghazni

Before the installation of a pipeline the community strictly regulated water use

Death toll rises to 65

China has been keen to highlight its cooperation with the US military, despite a bitter trade war

Istanbul Grand Airport is under fire over its safety record after 27 workers died in work-related accidents

Ramadan whose grandfather founded Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement is not yet been interviewed by Swiss prosecutors

US officials could not confirm whether latest cut meant all non-security related aid to Palestinians are eliminated

Downgraded to a tropical depression, Hurricane Florence slowly crawls over to flood-stricken South and North Carolina

Nearly 10,000 people have been killed since the civil war began in 2015, Yemen now stands on the brink of famine

Allegations come as China ramps up efforts to encourage Taiwanese to settle in China permanently

Claims Pakistan considering resumption of India-Afghanistan trade via its territory

Daniel shot at culinary clinic where he worked as an instructor

Charity groups organise drive for farmers in drought-stricken Queensland

US Catholic Church remains shaken by publication of report on sexual abuse by clergy in Pennsylvania

Wave of Palestinian knife attacks against Israelis broke out in 2015 but they have since become sporadic

Israel’s air force continues to strike scores of targets it describes as Iranian deployments

In a separate case from the scores of Saudi businessmen and prominent figures who were held on corruption charges

Its launch coincides with international World Cleanup Day

The escape occurred on Sunday morning as prisoners seized a truck that had entered prison area

Pastor seeks to pass the super-rich South Korean institution into the control of his son

At least 180 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed since protests erupted on March 30

Two rival parties will now contest a runoff on October 18

Sewing needles were found in strawberries sold in supermarkets

Quakes and aftershocks since July have killed about 500 people and forced thousands into evacuation shelters