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The twin bombings came amid recent fighting in the area between Islamic State group fighters and regime troops

White House said that the new steps add to international efforts at wider transparency in the global financial system

Police shot dead two suspected "terrorists" and two others blew themselves up, says Saudi interior ministry

Forty others were injured when the makeshift tent caved in following strong winds at one of the sites of the Kumbh

Maher al-Ghurabli was found guilty of smuggling amphetamine pills into the kingdom, says interior ministry

Ali had been stuck in stateless limbo for decades until a historic land swap last year between India and Bangladesh

National Disaster Operation Centre says woman was conscious and talking when she was found

Cameron made comment in wake of Trump's remarks to ban all Muslims from entering US if he became next president

Countries that attracted the fewest include Japan, Finland, Norway and Sweden, Microsoft said in a new study

The Stones join a growing number of musicians who have expressed anger at Trump's use of their music at rallies

'Pop icon's donations have funded training for 100 Scout masters now caring for some 2,000 children including...

Robert Penner had spoken out against the new national constitution and the country's anti-corruption watchdog

Amid reports that his departure followed split with Erdogan, Davutoglu said he would not criticise Turkish strongman

Researchers studied 22 white male smokers at an inpatient alcohol addiction treatment centre in Poland

Shortage of mosques may be because Italy does not officially recognise Islam as a religion

An Israeli soldier shot and killed a Palestinian assailant who was wounded and lying on the ground in Hebron city

Decision comes after refugees complained the food they were served was 'no good' and 'cooked badly'

Trump has called for the deportation of anyone living in the United States illegally

Seventy five hospitals managed or supported by the leading emergency aid providers were bombed last year

The first trial of its kind will begin at Anupam Hospital in Rudrapur, India

Clinton's use of a private server for both official and private correspondence first came to light in 2015

Apple sells what it calls refurbished iPhones at a discount in some countries, including the United States

Religious minorities, particularly Muslim Uighurs and Buddhist Tibetans, chafe at strict government controls

State television also reported dead and wounded in the suicide attack and car bombing in Homs province

Hong Hong's parents plead for funds for his surgery

Ertem says Turkey and its economy will stabilise further when a PM more closely aligned with President takes office

Chamber descended into chaos after former army chief said a 2006 bombing in Colombo was an inside job

Nizami took over as leader of Jamaat in 2000 and was a minister in the Islamist-allied government of 2001-2006

Duterte is enjoying a double-digit lead over his rivals ahead of Monday's presidential election

Attorney General George Brandis called him 'the most dangerous Australian involved with ISIL in the Middle East'

It did not mention if there were casualties

German Cricket Federation is flooded with a simple question: "Where can I play?"

The Russian defence ministry said its ceasefire monitors had agreed with their US to oversee truce

Polls show the city facing a straight choice between Labour candidate Khan and his Conservative rival Goldsmith

Dozens of police checkpoints on the 160 kilometre highway connecting provincial capitals fell under Taliban control

YouTube has made a priority of creating the service, called Unplugged, which could debut as early as next year

Indian girl realises Pakistan did not kill her father, but war did

The move would leave frontrunner Donald Trump as the sole Republican candidate in the White House race

Ahmed Nazif had been found guilty by two criminal courts of illegally amassing 64 million Egyptian pounds

J&J spokesperson says the verdict contradicted 30 years of research supporting the safety of cosmetic talc

A Palestinian security source in the Hamas-run territory confirmed the Israeli fire but not the mortar attack

Defence ministry taking measures with the aim of countering build-up of NATO forces in close proximity to Russia

Zimbabwe has in recent years resorted to exporting elephants to countries like China

Saifullah Anjum Ranjha, 53, a green card holder since 1997, was handed over to Pakistani authorities in Islamabad

Jani, a Finnish boy, is the youngest person to get payout for finding bug that allowed comments to be deleted

Learning from Pakistan’s experience with al-Qaeda and Taliban, Ankara should not make a blunder in banking on Daesh

Two surveys have given Sadiq Khan a lead of up to 14 points over Zac Goldsmith

Netanyahu says Israel to upgrade ties with NATO by opening a permanent mission to its Brussels HQ

PM's senior aide says use of force has been unable to solve the conflict over the last 14 years

Mufreh al-Harissi was found guilty of stabbing to death a fellow Saudi during a dispute