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The Islamic State group claimed that Mateen was acting as 'one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America'

King Power has purchased 39 percent of Asia Aviation from its CEO Tassapon Bijleveld for 7.945 billion baht

Playing instruments was banned during Taliban rule in 90s and even today conservatives frown on most forms of music

Bear attacks on humans are usual in mountainous Akita prefecture on the island of Honshu

Move is part of drive for schools to be more open to children questioning their gender identity

The operation is expected to last for four hours and former Italian PM will be in intensive care for two days

Researchers will also fly a plane packed with scientific equipment over Bay of Bengal to measure atmosphere

Mateen had been using multiple gay apps, including Grindr, with mutual acquaintances to 'hook up'

The Republicans that control Congress are adamantly opposed to gun legislation

Group says it raises 50 million from a group that also includes Comcast Ventures and Chinese-based companies

Sao Paulo pilot program is Uber's biggest step yet in a partnership with Airbus Group, announced in January

Just after 2:00 am as the club was closing, Mateen, a 29-year-old American of Afghan descent, opens fire

Move triggers strong protests from Arab countries and the Palestinians

Parrots and crows have cognitive abilities similar to those of primates, the study found

The crowd was estimated at between 5,000 and 7,000 strong, as other rallies took place from Berlin to Bangkok

The upgraded Xbox One model, dubbed "Project Scorpio," will be released at the end of next year

Mosques in US took extra security measures to protect against backlash

While it is a relief to see many others lining up outside blood banks gay men are forced to sit by and watch

What caused the Airbus A320 from Paris to Cairo to go down, killing all 66 people on board, remains a mystery

The gaseous planet is the size of Jupiter and has a wide orbit, revolving around its two stars in 1,107 days

McDonald's plans to "transform the space" into its new corporate headquarters

Mateen performed the pilgrimage for 10 days in March 2011 and again for eight days in March 2012

US presidential candidate says countries should stop supporting radical schools and mosques around the world

Says in every religious community, including Buddhist ones, "there are some mischievous people"

Donald Trump lashed out at Obama saying it is possible the president “doesn’t want to see what’s happening”

Devotees must fast for seven days before walking on the burning coals in the ancient Hindu practice

US president says 29-year-old Omar Mateen appeared to have absorbed "various extremist information" found online

Police received reports of a suspicious man in a school building, but have not yet found anyone

Republican presidential nominee urges monitoring of mosques, reiterates calls for temporary ban on Muslims entering US

Jharna Joshi was visiting relatives in Gujarat when she saw large number of children going to work at ceramics factory

Deal brings together world's leading professional cloud with the world's leading professional network: Satya Nadella

Barbara Mensah wants $100,000 for footage she claims was shot at ‘gumbo parties’ arranged after Ali’s boxing...

The car bomb exploded in front of the courthouse in the town of Ovacik

Omar Salha initiated the Ramadan Tent Project in 2011

Xi "expressed deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the American people" says the foreign ministry

Dherar al-Asoussi says he petitioned court to also convict men of using social media to insult ruling Al-Sabah family

'dozens of people crammed into storage rooms without space to lie down.' : UN staff

The FBI and other law enforcement authorities were poring over evidence that could explain the motives for the rampage

'There were 150 Russian supporters who in reality were hooligans' Brice Robin told a news conference

The hacking originated from 16 servers based in the North's capital Pyongyang

'We've arrested 3,245 people including 34 Islamist militants' says deputy inspector general AKM Shahidur Rahman

The visit comes amid a diplomatic row with the UN and policy differences with the US over Syria war, Iran relations

Kurdish rebels periodically attack Iranian armed forces near the border with Iraq's Kurdish region

Yingluck Shinawatra's administration was toppled by a military coup two years ago

Two houses also damaged as aircraft on routine training mission crashes

The 22-year-old woman is convicted of adultery and handed one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped

French football team also tweeted in support, along with a picture of a ribbon combining the colours of the US

A newspaper report showed the 'Leave' camp was 10 points ahead of 'Remain'

The pay and contract demands sought by pilots would result in a 10 percent increase in its costs: SAS Airline

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