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recording of an emergency 911 call was released on Thursday

The Afghan government intends to recruit an additional 5,000 female police officers over the coming five years

terminally ill individuals are allowed to draft a "living will" to opt against life support

News of summit is latest step in a quickening diplomatic detente that has seen North, South Korea exchange envoys too

Duties of 25 per cent on steel & 10 per cent on aluminum will be formally announced next week

Seven plaintiffs though are among a few hundred blocked by Trump

Report in journal Science is largest to date and studies some 126,000 cascades on Twitter

#MeToo and #Timesup campaigns galvanise this year's celebrations amid surging demand for respect and equality of women

Two most popular opposition leaders barred from holding public office

Trudeau's visit to India dogged by suspicions that Canada was soft on Sikh separatists.

700,000 Rohingya fled over the border to Bangladesh since army crackdown

South Korean official visiting Washington to brief US allies about talks with North Korean leader in Pyongyang

State Dept also places $3m for information on Jamaat ul-Ahrar leader Abdul Wali, Lashkar-e-Islam militant Mangal Bagh

American Civil Liberties Union urges the governor to veto the bill

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently unveiled a plan to open talks with the Taliban

Judges overturned a lower court's ruling that marriage between Akhila Ashokan and Shafin Jahan was illegal

Villagers say husbands prefer wives to be cut and often ask young brides to undergo the procedure before their wedding

An open letter penned by four female aid workers attracted more than 1,000 signatures from other women in the sector

6,000 individuals died prematurely in 2014 of cardiovascular diseases connected to long-term nitrogen oxide pollution

President Macron vows to put in place a 'name and shame' system to make public companies that least respect the law

Neighbours told the strike on the two-storey house took place at around 9:00 pm local time on Wednesday

Violent husbands or partners face being electronically tagged under new measures

Prince is making an official visit to London to promote Saudi Arabia as a tolerant and modernising economy

There are more than 400 foreigners in the jail serving sentences for crimes ranging from murder to trafficking

Amendment to law gives authority to police 'to set conditions for returning the body of a militant for family...

With Trump determined to press ahead with protectionist agenda, trading partners China and Europe likely to retaliate

The state university has been instructed to spread moderate islam

UAE cabinet currently has nine female ministers and ministers of state

Don't think that my brother and I will stay silent for one second, says Emami

Dozens of businessmen from Saudi Arabia were detained in a crackdown on corruption last year

Doshi first from India to win highest honour in literature, which was established by the Pritzker family in Chicago

Moscow accused politicians and journalists of whipping up anti-Russian sentiment

Chaos placates in the city

A report published by Hurun showcases domination by Chinese female entrepreneurs

The onslaught has since taken more than 50 per cent of Eastern Ghouta and killed some 850 civilians

By rewriting history, Hindu nationalists aim to assert their dominance over the sub-continent

There is also only one woman for every four male speakers at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland

On January 20, heavily armed militants went from room to room, shooting terrified guests during the hours-long attack

Wang Guosheng stresses the province is following Mao’s advice about inspiring masses to love the party and its leader

Gun homicides have almost doubled over the past four years -- and more than half are linked to gangs

North wants to talk to US, would not need nuclear weapons if country's security was guaranteed

No arrest has been made, police in possession of the weapon

Teluga Desam Party (TDP) lifted its support for BJP after investment concessions were retracted for South

Middle Eastern countries are among the worst in the world for unequal pay between men and women

Knife attacker also targeted a 20-year-old Chechen

Forty-six aid trucks entered the area on Monday but deliveries were interrupted due to heavy bombardment

Bill accedes Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act

India is one of the world's fastest growing major economies with one of the lowest rates of female employment

Their success has boosted their self-belief, according to their coach

Xi Jinping assures openness and profitability for all parties