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Village elders ruled that women found using a mobile phone outside their homes would be fined $325

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Statement comes days after Pakistan rubbished allegations of mutilating Indian soldiers’ bodies

On March 17, Israel struck a site near Palmyra, prompting Syria's army to retaliate

Muslim farmer was beaten to death in a mango orchard after he refused to share the whereabouts of the couple

Only when patients were told they were taking a statin that people started complaining of muscle ailments

Uruguay passed a law in 2013, fully legalising the production, sale and consumption of marijuana

The prime minister is confident she can make a success of Brexit, her spokesman told reporters

Suspends its Mandarin-language service chief and four other staff for interviewing Guo Wengui

Kremlin said that both men were 'in favour' of meeting at a G20 summit

38 North said last month that Punggye-ri was 'primed and ready' to conduct a test

He was detained by Japanese officials

Trump had renounced US support for a Palestinian state and vowed to move the US embassy to Jerusalem

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least five suicide bombers blew themselves up

Academics argue Kim could be looking for Russia to ease any pain if China steps up sanctions

At least eight people were and 25 others wounded, including three coalition soldiers

Say MS coerces employees to recite verses at morning assembly

The unusual reaction comes after Republicans and Democrats reach a budget deal that ignores key White House demands

Army lieutenant creates a false identity as a Damascus fruit seller, with a spot in a German refugee shelter

Schengen is one of the greatest achievements of the European project, says EU home affairs commissioner

Some 900 Jordanians are fighting in two neighbouring countries for IS and al Qaeda and their offshoots, says official

Armed groups have killed at least 45 civilians in apparent reprisal strikes over the past three months, report says

Lopez plays instrumental role in drug lord's first escape from prison back in 2001

Turkish President Erdogan is also due to meet his Russian counterpart in Sochi on Wednesday

Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Saudi Arabia could crush Iran-aligned fighters in Yemen

New fighter jets recently delivered from US as part of an air show marking 69 years of Israeli independence

"A solution in Syria can be only found by peaceful means", said Russian President

Turkey and the EU strained further this year after Turkish ministers were blocked from rallying for 'Yes' vote

This observatory could become the first step in the development of modern tourism in Ukraine

They includes two Saudis, a Canadian, a Syrian and two Americans, including pastor Jones who desecrated the Holy Quran

I want to give back to society the 'lion's share' of what I've earned, says Kjell Inge Rokke

The estimated amount of the pill had a street value of around $650,000

275,000 of those children were expected to be so severely malnourished that they could easily die

An earlier alert, issued before winter holiday season, expired in February

Another attack by the militant group killed 10 soldiers in Iraq to the south along the border

'It's a stunning embarrassment for the FBI,' said a former State Department official

Currently, just 32 percent of US children aged eight to 11 get enough exercise

Cigarette smoking is known to cause about one in five cases of coronary heart disease

The president will likely be reinstalled as party chairman on May 21 to replace Yildirim

With years of radical indoctrination, the field is fertile for Taliban to sow seeds of religious militancy.

The hiker went missing in early March while trekking in a remote area of northwestern Nepal

Indonesia says Sodimedjo was born in December 1870, although his age was never verified

Opposition said it was another attempt to sideline the current opposition-led National Assembly

Post-mortem says blood clot in leg travelled to pulmonary artery

Oil-rich Iraq historically had very high literacy rates and primary school enrollment was 100% in the 1980s

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He says, former US president Andrew Jackson was “really angry” about war which took place 16 years after his death

There was no indication about the topics of discussion for the two leaders

New document formally accepts the idea of a state in the territories occupied by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967