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Muslims living in London were required to fast from 2:40am until 9:24pm on Wednesday

Parents of pupils at elementary school have protested, saying their children suffer from nose bleeds and allergies

Dubbed S2, the star lies about 25,000 light years from our Solar System

The South African former Paralympian athlete awaiting a jail sentence says he did not kill his partner intentionally

Germany is competing in a global race for top talent, particularly in technology and design

Interior Minister said the meeting's goal was to find a "solution" to the standoff, not the reforms themselves.

According to the UN's World Drug Report 2016, heroin-related deaths in the US have increased five-fold since 2000.

Two other men have been jailed with three more still before the courts

The sick workers were transferred to a hospital in South America

Patel admitted making videos depicting cruel violence perpetuated by IS

The voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing powered only by sunlight

Saudi security forces came under heavy fire when they raided the home Abdul-Rahim al-Faraj

Pakistan receives $5.20 per refugee per year in international aid

Miguel claims Mateen had sex with two Puerto Rican men, one of whom he later discovered was HIV positive

Many have chosen to flee the country of their birth, blaming growing discrimination and intolerance

An investigation by Twin Falls police found one of the boys sexually assaulted the girl

Attacks on Jews account for a significant share of hate crimes in the United States

Democrats took over the chamber's proceedings for most of the day

The rivals are the most loathed presidential hopefuls in modern US history

Cox's killing was the first of a British lawmaker since 1990

A record 46.5 million voters are signed up to take an irreversible decision on Britain's future in the 28-nation EU

India is the world's second-largest mobile phone market by users after China

"I don't think anybody should listen to me because I haven't really focused on it very much," he said

The new Kindle weighs in at 161 grams, or 5.7 ounces, with a six-inch display

The victims were among 14 security guards who were killed Monday in a Taliban suicide blast targeting their bus

"The British policymakers and British voters have to know that there will not be any kind of renegotiation"

Assad has tasked former electricity minister Imad Khamis Khamis with forming a new government

Only a few countries such as Britain, US, Israel and Pakistan, have allowed women into the cockpits of fighter jets

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has written to the UN's cultural heritage agency UNESCO to complain about its use

We look at 13 images from events around the world today

Haroun had previously pleaded not guilty but changed his plea at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday

Muslim groups condemn Islamophobic attack

The show was organised by the United Nation's refugee agency UNHCR to mark World Refugee Day on Monday

Activists have accused IS of preventing civilians from leaving in order to use them as human shields

Both intermediate-range missiles capable of reaching US bases as far away as Guam

Six-year-old Ya Li had the twin sisters last month at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Jury found both 25 guilty of conspiring to provide material support to a militant group

Last month India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle as it joined global race to make reusable rockets

Under Singapore law, sex between men is punishable by up to two years in jail, though prosecutions are rare.

The King of Pop was acquitted in 2005 following a 14-week child molesting trial

Researchers believe these cities are going to be among the top 10 richest in the world by 2025

The reported arrests came after police confiscated suicide vests during raids in two Istanbul suburbs

Study shows 8.7% to 12% of students are homeless while 21% to 24% lack a consistent food source

Competing claims to the South China Sea have for decades been a source of tension in the region

Taliban say they decided to free the hostages after they were found to be 'innocent'

The fate of the plane presumed to have crashed at sea still remains a mystery

Residents said the bodyguard who shot the security chief was a former member of al Shabaab

Tesla Motors CEO hopes to build robot that can be asked to perform a task orally

An overnight storm in the eastern state of Bihar killed at least 47 people and injured another 22

Riverbank erosion is a common problem along the mighty Brahmaputra during the monsoon