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Many Islamic State militants have been detained at al-Ha'ir and Tarfiya prisons

The new rule comes hot on the heels of president's categorisation of the country in mid-December as "an Islamic state"

Saudi Arabia's execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has angered Shias across the Middle East

The group has struggled with crude values that have tumbled some 60 percent since mid-2014

Surveillance video shows a man using a machete to break windows, lights and cameras at the Masjid Al-Munin

The most divisive issue is the government's plan to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases

Hawkins was placed on administrative leave after her Facebook comments drew criticism

North Korean state TV says, "With perfect success of historic H-bomb, we have joined rank of advanced nuclear...

Australian airline Qantas has been ranked as the world’s safest airline

Although the rain eased by late afternoon, forecasters said more thunderstorms were expected on Wednesday and Thursday

Kia is the latest of several automakers to invest in self-driving cars along with Google

Pilot decided not to take off after noticing a problem with the controls, according to Garuda

Bangladeshi Supreme Court has dismissed appeal by head of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Motiur Rahman Nizami

Twitter has come under increasing pressure to boost user growth and ad revenue

Ford said it will be the first automaker to use Velodyne’s new solid state "hybrid Ultra PUCK Auto" sensor

Reports say Bollywood actor has been provided reprieve in the duration of his punishment

The British government responds to all petitions that gain more than 10,000 signatures

State oil company says none of its employees were injured but gave no further details

John Kirby urges Pakistan to target militant groups

Punjab Police SP Salwinder Singh was kidnapped along with his cook and a jeweller friend by armed gunmen

Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad, says US president

A group of unidentified insurgents also targeted the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday

Special operations troops came under heavy mortar and small-arms fire

US officials say Washington will respond to the Emad tests with fresh sanctions

Police quoted witnesses as saying that the attackers "appeared to be of Arab origin"

'Homes in Tawahi and Mualla districts are being searched one by one to hunt down terrorists' Official

'We've forgotten what bread tastes like' 27-year-old Mohamed

The video also features a young boy identified as London-born four-year-old Isa

A spokesperson for state-run carrier Turkish Airlines told Reuters it has obtained visas for crew

The statue towers some 37 metres (121 feet) over empty fields in the central province of Henan

Rouhani expresses "hope that European countries who always react on human rights matters will meet their duties"

The attacker was taken off the flight by about 15 policemen who were waiting for the plane to land in Beijing

There is even speculation of an eventual collapse of the PA, the governing authority set up under the 1990s

Social media predicted the authorities would have been more forceful, if they were Muslim or black

Tragedies come as EU seeks to push Turkey to halt flow of migrants across its borders in exchange for financial help

The action comes after Gulf Arab allies Saudi Arabia and Bahrain severed relations with Tehran

Severing of ties with Iran puts the Kingdom’s gulf neighbours in a quagmire

Museum to open in February for two months and display everything from pottery and textiles to recycled items

Study shows King Kong lived only in the forest, was a strict vegetarian, and probably wasn't crazy about bamboo

There have been been no reports of casualties thus far

A police officer says he was abducted by a group of heavily armed men speaking Urdu on his reutrn from a temple

The price was three times higher than last year but still far below a record 155.4 million yen paid in 2013

Ten Network reporter found herself being asked out for a drink during an interview with the burly West Indian

Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran after protesters set fire to its embassy in Tehran

Saudi Arabia cut all ties with Iran on Sunday following the kingdom's execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr

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Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic ties with Iran after protesters ransacked and set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran

Footage shows the man entering the carport of the Masjid Al-Munin mosque in Titusville and vandalising it

Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic ties with Iran after protesters ransacked and set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran

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