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US president confirms that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US air strike

The shuttle, about one sixth the size of a usual one, was meant to reach an altitude of 70 km before gliding back down

The Taliban have not yet officially confirmed that Mansoor was killed

The over 60 heads of state and government gathered for the two-day summit convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

The fast-moving flows incinerated homes and left livestock blackened and peeling

Canada has welcomed more than 26,000 Syrian refugees following a campaign pledge by Trudeau

Separatist leaders accuse New Delhi of keeping Kashmiris under the heel of up to 750,000 security forces

The fire started late at night, meaning many of the children were asleep and unable to escape

The Communist country restricts access to foreign websites including Google, Facebook and Twitter

'It's important to recognise that in the midst of war, leaders make all kinds of decisions' Obama says

'Marxism and religion don't contradict each other, other theories can help us better understand our own faith'

He will meet both President Hassan Rouhani and the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday

Binali Yildirim, 60, won all the votes from the 1,405 delegates at an extraordinary party congress

The rebels were hiding on a hilltop and launched the attack before escaping with several AK-47 rifles from troopers

Autopsy and toxicology results have yet to be released

Haqqani is widely seen by US and Afghan officials as the most dangerous warlord in Taliban insurgency

The hijab is becoming an increasingly sensitive issue in Iran as women step up their campaign against it

After applying in 1987, Turkey began EU accession talks in 2005

'This is not the time to cut resources, the world has got to ante up at much higher level than is the case right now'

Supporters of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke into the Green Zone and stormed the premier's office on Friday

In December Cameron called Trump 'divisive, stupid and wrong'

With Brazil in the midst of a Zika outbreak, safe sex is an even higher priority

Decision by Turkish legislature to strip scores of lawmakers of parliamentary immunity would have serious consequences

'They just collapsed individually. They did not know each other. They were all in different places at the time'

Disaster management chief says thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed and 24 people had been killed in total

Khan pointed out that both the UK and the US had seen “huge benefits” from immigration

Katherine Killoran, physician and cancer survivor, answers the intriguing question on happy life

Negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians have been at a standstill since a US-led initiative in April 2014

Soldiers and other rescuers discovered 13 more bodies late on Saturday in the worst-hit district of Kegalle

Mansour was appointed head of the Taliban in July 2015

Study finds that exercising at moderate intensity can help ease depressive or sad feelings

The incident does not immediately appear to be linked to Sunday's presidential election

The apparent elimination of Mansour could spark new succession battles within the fractious movement

"Amazing to have landed in #Dayton after being in the sky for 17 hours!" Borschberg tweeted

The accident in Binh Thuan province left at least 36 others seriously injured

On Friday, Mourad won gold in the Under-54kg in Montreux

In last month's first round, Hofer beat his rival by 35 percent to 21 percent

The very fact that the weapon was even being auctioned off had triggered a major backlash

'He will only have the role of deputy to Erdogan in the (presidential system) that he wants to put in place'

Opinion polls suggest that, barring a major upset, "Remain" is on course to win

Using an old mobile phone, health worker Floride Uwinkesha logs the latest local pregnancy to boost maternal health

Prime Minister Manuel Valls strongly condemns the police car attack, saying the punishment 'must be harsh'

ISIS calls for attacks on the US and Europe during the holy month of Ramadan

In Pakistan, Mansoor developed links with the country's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency

For a brief time early this year, Google parent Alphabet overtook Apple as the world's largest company by market value

General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command, met US military advisors working with Syrian Arab fighters

Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah and national spy agency NDS confirm reports of Taliban leader's death

All 298 passengers and crew died when MH-17 was hit by a Russian-made BUK anti-aircraft missile over Ukraine in 2014

The militant group urges Muslims living in harmony with Hindus to travel to IS-held territories in the 'Caliphate'

Seven people were exposed to the hot clouds, killing three and leaving four others critical, says official