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It is the only programme of its kind in the kingdom which lacks a film industry and has no similar course for men

Officially, there are 3,870 US troops deployed in Iraq

Ban spoke with two Syrian refugee families living in squalid conditions in a poor neighbourhood of the city of Tripoli

The mayor of the town was among those killed in the explosion

No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate

The suspect was linked to bomb attacks in Brussels and to a foiled plot this week near Paris, says mayor

A small amount of teachers said seven-, eight-, and nine-year-olds were engaged in such behaviour

Wei Ying falsely labelled the products and sold adulterated food to defraud and obtain profits, says court statement

Annie Leibovitz shoots Malala Yousufzai for her exhibition, Women: New Portraits

Belgium imposed a ban on Islamic veils in public spaces in 2012, further isolating the Muslim community

Karim Hussein seemed destined to be a strongman from a young age

It was found that there was no malafide intention in posting, police says

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says the arrest foiled a planned attack in France, which was at an advanced stage

The Israeli army arrested a soldier caught shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground

De Standaard newspaper said the man was arrested after a policeman recognised him from the security footage

Belgian newspaper De Morgen named the suspect as 28-year-old Syrian Naim al-Hamed

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says he was suspected of "being involved in the plan at a high level"

The pair were sent to jail for story that accuses government of seeking to illicitly deliver arms to rebels in Syria

Tokyo claims it is trying to prove whale population is large enough to sustain a return to commercial hunting

It was shut down by Microsoft after it made a series of inappropriate tweets

The arrests come as Belgian ministers are under fire for intelligence failings over Tuesday's suicide attacks

The minibus was travelling from Switzerland to Portugal when the accident happened just before midnight

Playboy said it had hired an investment adviser to look at a possible sale of the company

The app will provide the virtual diagnosis as well as information on preventing Zika

About 400 enthusiastic film fans filled a hall for the opening ceremony at a culture and arts centre in Dammam

Shekau rejects rumours of his death but signals his time in charge of the Nigerian terrorist group is coming to an end

The gathered crowds shared beers, chanted "everybody together" and sang the Belgian national anthem

A veteran fighter in Syria, Laachraoui is also suspected of making explosive belts for last November's Paris attacks

Starbucks says it aims to donate leftover ready-to-eat meals from all of its 7,600 outlets in US within five years

How the civilian drone market evolves will depend on future security, regulatory measures put in place by US

In the blog, it said it had limited its video quality for mobile viewers globally

The refugees came from Mali, Nigeria, Eritrea, India, Syria and Pakistan

The message went viral, prompting angry reactions as well as mocking messages parodying his tweet

He was best known for his work on cable television comedy series, “The Larry Sanders Show"

Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of several entities within Iranian government responsible for Iranian intelligence

UN war crimes judges found former Bosnian Serb leader guilty of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II

Resolution passed at events to mark 85th death anniversary of the freedom fighter in Faislabad & Shadman Chowk, Lahore

Local Islamic State leader is believed to be among those who fled to Kunar from neighbouring Nangarhar province

The top US diplomat said that countries must come together to conquer the extremist threat

Iraqi troops advanced westwards, recapturing several villages from the militants

The case of BSE was detected in northeastern region of Ardennes, near Belgian border

Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens were not immediately available for comment

Rehab staff have begun hand-raising the rhino, bottle-feeding him milk replacement powder and vitamin supplements

Captain Aristos Sokratous had already resigned and was serving out his three-month notice, staff members say

Prabhat Singh criticised police in a WhatsApp post about the situation in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state

Chowdhury was sentenced to death in 2008 for December 2005 bombings that killed eight people and injured 40

Headley says the man who made attempt to attack late Shiv Sena chief was arrested by police but managed to escape

The referendum was the culmination of an 18-month debate costing US$17.5 million

Company says it would retain 10 per cent interest in the polished proceeds

Su Bin is charged with hacking schemes to steal plans for F-22 and F-35 fighter jets and C-17 transport aircraft