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Authorities detain nine people so far in operation

He will continue in the party as a backbench member of parliament

Poll shows 59 percent of voters think Merkel is doing a good job, down 10 points from the previous month

'The driver has been taken to a south London hospital'

The violence had subsided but tension around the highly sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem saw a spike in July

The group filed the lawsuit along with the National Center for Lesbian Rights

Franklin, the first hurricane of the Atlantic's season, was packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h)

Test conditions do not accurately mimic those of wartime and critics are skeptical the country can truly defend itself

The 39-year-old nun last year helped bring home 14 trafficking victims

The offer was to be made by a delegation of Chinese officials who visited Malaysia

Relations between the US and Cuba were restored in 2015 after a half century break

The airline rules adhere to the norms of the country

With falling computer prices and governments phasing out its usage, typewriters have no future anymore

Tensions tend to increase when South Korea and the US launch major military joint exercises

'We can never tolerate this'

Authorities have said thousands of response personnel are sent into the area

Australian government is funding the study

Iranian officials arrest dozens allegedly linked to the attacks

Around ten bulldozers worked to demolish more buildings and clear up the detritus of combat

Investors turn to traditional safe-havens like gold, Japanese yen, bonds

The phone works by harvesting tiny amounts of power from radio signals

Festival features a total of 15,000 Pikachus and will end on August 15

The law stipulates a three-month jail sentence or a $30 fine for anyone forcing a woman to follow the custom

Mary Beth McDade began shouting and attempting to brush the flying pest away with her microphone and clipboard

Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit the Sichuan city on Tuesday

Nationals of the countries will only need to present a valid passport for entry, says interior ministry

Deaths spark clashes between government forces and residents of the area

Authorities in the three countries are struggling to dismantle drug networks that funnel narcotics through the region

Says mosque should be relocated to nearby Muslim dominated area to conclude dispute

The strike plan will be put into practice at any moment once leader Kim Jong Un makes a decision

He was beaten to death by burglars for refusing to leave his home

Laya Joneydi appointed as VP for legal affairs, while Shahindokht Mowlaverdi as special adviser for citizens' rights

13 photos from events around the world

France remains on maximum alert after a string of attacks

BJP official says woman chased in her car late at night had brought it on herself

So far, he's remained true to his word and the painting remains on his wall

Father of four-month-old infant says the baby died owing to dehydration

Despite the widely held view that cannabis is benign, this research adds to previous work suggesting otherwise

Lichtman said it was too early to say what his legal strategy might be

North Korea has vowed that the new UN sanctions would not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal

He was charged with royal defamation and computer crime

Shares of Lockheed are up nearly 8 percent

More than $3 trillion in cargo passes through the waterway every year

Half my family is in Dubai, in the UAE. I also have family in Bahrain, she said

Kenyatta is ahead with 54.8 per cent of the vote again 44.3 per cent

Aid organisations warned that it will take time before a clear picture of the scale of the disaster comes into focus

The chance of a conflict is low, nobody is expecting Xi Jinping to go to war before the Communist Party's congress

Over 130,000 houses may be damaged

Authorities have arrested 400 during a crackdown on foreigners in run-up to Southeast Asian Games

Miscreants desecrate, smash plaque bearing the names of the victims