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Open defecation has long been a major health and sanitation problem in India

Fighting has escalated in Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgency spreads from its traditional strongholds

Authorities say the motive is unknown and no arrests have been made

10 police paramilitaries injured in Independence Day shooting

Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital

The issue took on fresh urgency last month following the attempted coup in Turkey

Modi is trying to divert world’s attention from Kashmir, claims Aziz

US drone strike that killed IS commander for Afghanistan, Pakistan was latest blow to the militant group's ambitions

According to local media and authorities, there was no confirmation shots were fired and no reports of injuries

The bus was carrying fighters for Syria's civil war, the observatory reports

'We are eating just one meal a day. Children are falling sick, and doctors are miles away'

"I am not running against Crooked Hillary Clinton," the Republican presidential candidate says

The Olympian was not harmed and is safe at the team USA base

Five people were stabbed or burned during an attack by a 27-year-old Swiss man on the train nearing the Salez station

Politicians have raised fears of divided loyalties among Germany's roughly three-million-strong Turkish population

A contractor had added 80 litres of hydrogen peroxide to each of the diving and water polo pools last Friday

Abraj Kudai, which is currently under construction, is modelled on a ‘traditional desert fortress’

Theresa May's government has indicated that it is planning to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty

The incident follows a string of deadly assaults in Europe, with many claimed by the 'jihadist' Islamic State group

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known and no evidence has been uncovered so far: NYPD spokesperson

Syrian air force raids left 15 people dead in rebel-held areas in the east of Aleppo city

The promotional video was taken off Twitter shortly after social media users pointed out the mistake

The minister was stopped by police on the Denmark-Sweden bridge with 0.2 per mille alcohol in her blood

We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world

'A passenger who was in a vehicle reportedly exited the vehicle and she fired shots at the officer'

The issue comes at a highly sensitive time for relations with Muslims in France after two attacks linked to the IS

The two men who carried out the attack had been caught in the northeastern state of Kelantan

Bilel Chiahoui, 26, was arrested on Thursday after posting messages on social media praising 'jihadist attacks'

The game has become a global craze, with crowds of players dashing to locations to try to snag characters

'The commitment could cost around £4.5 billion a year' says Finance Minister Phillip Hammond

Trump has said he is worth more than $10 billion, but no one has been able to confirm this independently

The remains of the victim, Abdullah Abdullatif Alkadi, 23, were found alongside a freeway in the desert town of Indio

The bombs, most of them detonated in twin blasts, struck key tourism hubs during a long weekend

Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were sentenced to life terms for the murder of a woman in 2005

Vertebrate with the longest-known lifespan until now was the bowhead whale, topping 200 years

Authorities warned of heat-related health problems, especially for the elderly and those with chronic health problems

NASA has announced the discovery of new planets in the past, but most of those worlds were either too hot or too cold

Putin appoints Ivanov as special representative for conservation, environmental and transportation, says statement

'The root cause of unrest in Kashmir is cross-border terrorism which is being encouraged by our neighbouring country'

Court also says it will decide at a later date on whether to impose green tax on diesel vehicles with smaller engines

The Republican presidential nominee accuses the news media of misconstruing something he said

Fethullah Gulen is accused of ordering the July 15 coup to remove President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power

A man tried to shoot his wife and daughter and then tried to kill himself, police was quoted as saying

We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world

Victim of hit and run accident in New Delhi dies after passerby's ignore his plight for half an hour

Tech giant was accused of removing Palestine from its map service

Islamic dress is a hot-button issue in France, where the full-face veil is banned in public places

Groups have doubled their recruitment of foreign fighters to as many as 31,000 over the past 18 months

Lochte's new bleach blonde hair appeared to resemble the Olympic diving pool when he appeared to compete on Wednesday

A team of Bangladeshi forest officials hope to take the elephant to a safari park where it can be looked after