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Senior international envoys gather to seek UN backing for US and Russian plan to bring end to Syrian civil war

The beautiful white bird had made wetlands in northern Taiwan its home for almost a year since last December

While the older generation of British royals did not attend nursery, George will follow the footsteps of his father

German foreign intelligence BND agents had been traveling regularly to Damascus for some time

We have sufficient evidence that proves that the Russian aircraft did not violate Turkish airspace, Dronov said

But mostly I worry about my kind of Muslims, those who are expected to explain to the world what real Islam is like.

Skeletons of more than 185 wooden steamships are remnants of an ill-fated fleet, commissioned in 1917

Afghanistan has until June 30 to ratify the agreement before becoming a full member of the organisation

Renewable energy sources may be playing an increasing role in global demand while coal capacity ages and shrinks

Swiss voters last year narrowly approved a referendum on mass immigration which requires quotas

A South African chef declared too obese to live in New Zealand has given up the immigration conflict to return home

Carter's visit comes as Afghanistan faces serious security setbacks

The Moskva is the largest warship the Kremlin has sent to support its bombing campaign in the war-torn nation

Female students were also invited to wear Islamic clothing

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin suggested there were significant disagreements among the five powers

The estimated figure includes 20.2 million refugees fleeing wars and persecution, the most since 1992

People say annual revenues for government IT business are now between $4.5 billion and $5 billion

The spike includes assaults on hijab-wearing students; arsons and vandalism at mosques

The corpse was so decomposed, dental records were required to confirm the identity of the man

This is the third time in 10 days that Obama addresses counter-terrorism efforts after mass shooting in California

The executions bring to 14 the total number of death sentences carried out since PM Shinzo Abe took power in late 2012

US travelers still must meet at least one of 12 criteria to visit Cuba

Authorities say he will be locked up for maximum period of six months, awaiting final ruling by juvenile court

Mufid Elfgeeh, 31, faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and lifetime supervised release

Sometimes a crisis opens a window of opportunity and we believe that this is one such chance, Ferid Belhaj said

Since 9/11 we've taken extraordinary steps to strengthen our homeland security, Obama says

The technique known as CRISPR named breakthrough of the year due to its potential to revolutionise health and medicine

The youth had wanted to fight the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad

Diplomats say Russia has moved further than Iran on question of abandoning Assad if a transition plan can be agreed

Miracle clears the path for the beloved nun to be elevated to sainthood next year

In 2012 Australia became the first country to mandate plain packaging for cigarettes, in a bid to reduce smoking rates

Marquez posted a cryptic message on Facebook that said, "I'm. Very sorry guys. It was a pleasure"

US law continues to prohibit travel to Cuba for tourist activities, the State Department said in a statement

Marquez had several connections to the radicalised shooters who left 14 people dead and 21 injured

Arrested militants announced the formation of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in September 2014

Sending bullets by post is a way that Italy's organised crime groups have traditionally threatened their enemies

Palestinian security sources say Israeli authorities had taken the body of the attacker

His arrest comes amid growing outrage over soaring prices of prescription drugs

Overall spending fell to $81.6 billion in 2015 from $86.7 billion last year

A former govt employee had accused Lee of criminally misappropriating money from a multibillion-dollar pension system

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has pledged to pursue "comprehensive campaign" until southeast area is "cleansed" of PKK

Russian president says his country had won its right to host the World Cup fairly

World powers urge the country's warring factions to break political deadlock that has allowed terrorists to flourish

The long-delayed review into the organisation was first commissioned in April 2014 by Prime Minister David Cameron

The unprecedented blockage served to implement a court order requesting WhatsApp cooperate in a criminal investigation

Russian president says will not agree to outside force deciding who rules Syria

The carrier will purchase 30 Next-Generation 737 and 50 737 MAX planes valued at $7.24 billion at list prices

Diana Foley says we are offended that awful image of our son's brutal murder be used publicly

Filmmaker launches 'We are all Muslim' campaign in response to Trump's repeated hate speech against Muslims

Rarely spoken as a mother tongue in India, Sanskrit is often dismissed as a dead language