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Spokesperson says elite force arrested district commander of banned JMB, four others from a Dhaka apartment on Sunday

Aedes aegypti species blamed for transmitting Zika breeds in car tires, tin cans, dog bowls and cemetery flower vases

Regardless of their gender, these photos are proof that all children have the right to get an education

Strongmen including Sultan Mohammed, Panjwai police chief, with reputation for brutality, did what Americans could not

Three men armed with sickles and sharp weapons attacked the 22-year-old student and his wife

Dubbed the 'stupidest idea ever', the venture called Potato Parcel brought $2,000 in profits within two days

It is first known case of an Emirati jet from coalition going missing since campaign began in March last year

Police chief says he could offer no explanation for what might have precipitated attack on District 3 police station

Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired two ballistic missiles last Wednesday

The latest major date in the run-up will be in the states of Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina

Al qaeda's North African affiliate claimed an attack on an Ivory Coast resort on Sunday that killed at least 16...

Hezbollah has close ties to Iran, Saudi Arabia's bitter rival for power in the region

A volunteer told her she must take off her hijab before her photograph could be taken

Protesters dogged his rallies and forced him to cancel one in Chicago last week

He wants to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, ban Muslims from entering US and suggested wiping out ISIS

A car bombing killed 34 people in the capital city on Sunday

Zind is the second justice minister to be dismissed in less than a year for controversial comments

She accepted the prize "as a win for all teachers in general and Palestinian teachers in particular"

Participants held aloft banners proclaiming the practice as a key element of cultural expression

Greek authorities say there are some 12,000 people in the camp

Attack comes just weeks after the city was hit by a suicide car bombing on February 17 that killed 29 people

It was the second major power failure in less than a month, following a three-hour disruption late February

"I saw seven dead that I filmed. There were four attackers," witness says

His accusation came after a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday was called off amid scenes of violence

Announcement comes days after Taliban refused to take part in the Afghan reconciliation process

The suspect was involved in attacks on Shia Muslims in the kingdom, according to state news agency

Egypt's justice minister said he would arrest even "a prophet," although he later admitted it was a "slip of tongue"

Saima Ashraf-Hassan says she was repeatedly singled out at work & called a "terrorist" by co-workers in Washington...

The Republic of Marshall Islands has turned to the ICJ against all the nine nuclear weapon states of the world

In 2015, Saudi Arabia executed 153 people, most of them for drug trafficking or murder

Christine Lagarde appreciates continuing reform process in India

The visit will take place around two months before the June 23 referendum in Britain

The RSS has been banned three times since its inception in 1925

If the pact with Turkey goes through as conceived, the EU will be retreating into a 'fortress Europe' policy

Prosecutors believe Lubitz, barricaded himself into the cockpit deliberately propelling the jet into a mountainside

The charity Birdman Rally involved participants flying homemade gliders without mechanical assistance

The North denied South Korea's previous accusation of conducting cyber attacks against the South's nuclear operator

Under international agreements, families have up to two years to sue over air accidents

Finland ranked world's most literate nation

Maneka Gandhi gave poverty, religious beliefs and social customs as reasons for not criminalising marital rape

Most of the Yazidi population, numbering around half a million, remains displaced in camps in Kurdistan

China disputes group of uninhabited islets with Japan in East China Sea, and also claims most of South China Sea

Donald Trump trained his fire Saturday on the protesters disrupting his rallies, branding them 'thugs' and extremists

The 1973-74 oil embargo was the first demonstration that the House of Saud was willing to weaponize the oil markets

The Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed a year ago, leaving 50 dead

Imad journeys to Baghdad twice a week to practise with the national under-16 Paralympic team

Newly hired ninjas will receive a one-year contract with monthly pay of 180,000 yen ($1,580) plus bonus

The United Nations is pushing for a transitional government and a new constitution to be put in place in six months

Chicago rally organized by Republican frontrunner had to be cancelled at the last minute in the face of mass protests

Between January and mid-February alone, 320 people have died crossing the Aegean Sea