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Officials say fighters seized control of district capital of Darqand in Takhar province

Communities worst exposed to toxic smog are becoming increasingly frustrated at authorities in Jakarta

US Republican presidential candidate says burqas lessen need to wear make-up

Police says four people were arrested and three of them admitted carrying out September 28 contract killing

Probe comes after report on commanders sexually abusing teenage boys

US jury awards $240,000 to two former truck drivers who were fired in 2009 after refusing to make beer deliveries

The most free among the 65 countries assessed is Iceland, Estonia and Canada

Rescuers and the Pakistan military are now in a race against time to reach victims stranded in remote regions

The former champion formally endorses Republican candidate for 2016 elections

The documents released so far have included a contact list, policy recommendations on Afghanistan and Pakistan

The resolution was adopted by 193-member General Assembly with 191 votes in favor; Israel joins the US in voting no

Researchers tracked foraging trips of king penguins from satellite transmitters for a period of 16 years until 2010

There are unconfirmed reports that senior members of militia coalition that controls Tripoli could have been on board

Nimat Allah Mola Baksh had been found guilty of smuggling the drugs inside his body

Raed Salah is accused of inciting unrest, including the wave of recent attacks and clashes

Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, received 26 percent of the support in the New York Times/CBS News poll

Israeli universities 'at the heart of Israel's violations of international law and oppression of Palestinian people'

Saudi Arabia has traditionally acted to stabilise the market by adjusting output

Israeli NGO calls on the company to remove over 1,000 inflammatory pages and improve its monitoring mechanisms

Under Iran's July 14 accord with the six powers, Islamic Republic must dismantle large parts of its nuclear programme

The incident comes amid heightened scrutiny of the use of force by police, particularly against minorities

Superspy Ajit Doval wants to bring him in from cold to help target Ibrahim, who is reportedly living in Pakistan

Current rules on background checks apply to licensed dealers

The killer allegedly used kitchen knives, an electric guitar and a microwave to kill the victim

Sweep comes a day after police launched series of operations against Islamic State groups

Britain had previously committed to keeping troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2015

India seized about 83,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup in the six months through March

MSF facility was hit by several air strikes last night with patients and staff inside the facility, the group said

Oil income accounted for about 94 percent of Kuwait's revenues during the past 16 years

Children made up 20 per cent of the total arrival

Bashir is accused of masterminding genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

The charge carries up to seven years in jail and has been controversially wielded by the junta against its critics

Some Shias believe the Al Saud family's need to appease its Wahabi constituency

India is the world's biggest buffalo meat exporter and April-September shipments fell 13.2 per cent

The Gulf state has deported thousands of foreigners so far this year for a variety of reasons

Did you know that quakes on one side of Earth can shake the other side?

A leader from Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has told media Jews should be allowed to pray at Al-Aqsa mosque

American official says action was part of routine operations in South China Sea in accordance with international law

Some 26 percent of country lies below sea-level, including Schipol airport

Study says predicted disasters can be prevented if nations reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

Earlier this month Nestle said the laboratory tests had found that Maggi noodles were safe to eat

Those targeted increasingly include opponents who accuse Najib and state-owned company (1MDB) of corruption

He was one of 10 people accused of exploiting Bettencourt's failing mental health

Scientists say there is 67% chance that number of lions in Central, West Africa would drop by half within two decades

Death toll has reached 277 so far

Saudi Arabia would like to see a ceasefire in Yemen to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid

Unidentified women say they were hired by Majed Abdulaziz Al Saud as housekeepers in late September

Officials have imposed a limit of one bear per hunter and prohibited hunting of cubs weighing less than 100 pounds

According to China Rich List 2015 Jianlin, founder of Wanda Group, saw his wealth rocket from $13.2b to $30b

Public scrutiny of Sanatan Sanstha has increased after police arrested one of its workers in September