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Sadeque Hossain Khoka was found guilty of amassing wealth illegally and of concealing information about his income

As woman sat to eat, teen squeezed her neck and began forcing her head down toward a table

British-based monitor says rebel commander and families of rebel fighters were among the dead

Prosecutor tells court 19-year-old was regularly beaten and punished by her family

Tribal leader Moajeb al-Maribi says aircraft was not armed with missiles

The admiral declined to say what he thought about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden being hailed by some as a hero

Health ministry says ex-employee, who worked at nuclear power plant following 2011 crisis, has developed leukaemia

The young girl suffered severe burns after being forced to sit on a boiling hot slide in the playground

Disgraced Paralympic gold medalist will serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest

Tibetan plateau has experienced rising temperatures of 1.3 Celsius over past five decades

Al Thani is suspected to be behind the wheel of an unregistered Giallo Modena yellow Ferrari LaFerrari

To edge its way into the streaming music market, Apple has offered a three-month trial period to new subscribers

Yadav was tried by one of the special fast-track courts introduced in 2013

Taxi test applicants take about four years to learn 320 routes made up of streets, intersections and traffic circles

Hacker, describing himself as an American high school student, called the newspaper to describe his exploits

Ahmed Mohamed joined a group of students, astronauts and celebrities for White House Astronomy Night

Police declined to estimate the number of protesters but media put it at 15-20,000

Trudeau may break the record for biggest gain in seats in an election which was previously held by Conservative

An October 3 air strike on the MSF hospital killed at least 22 staff and patients

Prosecutor issued a warrant for nine suspects accused of playing a part in October 10 attack that killed 102 people

Karnataka and Gujarat lifted ban on Nestle product after Bombay High Court's ruling

Russian foreign ministry summons French ambassador in Moscow to protest over incident

The billionaire presidential candidate says he could have made use of his immigration policy to prevent the attacks

The United Nations is yet to announce the date and location for the proposed talks

A long period without its familiar hourly chimes would be the first since 1976

Brussels has offered Turkey financial help and an acceleration of its drive for EU membership among other sweeteners

Human rights group calls policy "flagrant violation of human rights"; says it strengthens racial discrimination

Bijan Zanganeh's comments coincide with ramped up efforts to attract international oil majors back to Tehran

Polling shows Justin Trudeau's Liberals with a strong lead on the eve of the vote after a gruelling 11-week campaign

Critics say right-wing Hindu extremists have been emboldened by BJP's victory in India's general election last year

Masoom Stanekzai says Taliban insurgents and possibly Pakistani operatives used MSF facility in Kunduz as 'safe place'

Britain's Counter-Extremism Strategy is designed primarily to counter ideology promoted by IS militants and al Qaeda

Koppu is second strongest storm to hit disaster-plagued Southeast Asian archipelago this year

BJP members had earlier beaten up lawmaker Engineer Rashid for hosting a beef party

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef was reassured of the progress of the ongoing investigation, Saudi Press Agency says

WHO recommends that maximum speed in urban areas should be set no higher than 50 kilometres per hour

Anti-Islam movement, PEGIDA is scheduled to hold a rally in Dresden on Monday night

Report says increasing number of Muslims in the prison is 'affecting the social nature of the jail'

Coronal holes aren't an alien phenomenon

The offenders also drew swastikas and wrote racist slogans at a Muslim burial ground in the nearby municipality

Attack on agricultural worker Mila Abtum underscores mounting sense of panic and anger over Palestinian attacks

Shortly afterwards security forces narrowly escaped a second attack, when police were called away to another location

Growth to drop to single digits in 2016 from between 10 per cent and 15 per cent over the past decade, a report said

A newspaper said that the motormouths had been ordered to stop making controversial remarks

According to media, she was distressed after missing a connecting flight and having no money to buy a new ticket

US plans a meeting in coming days with Russian, Saudi and Turkish leaders to seek an end to Syrian conflict

Officials say $100 million jet sustained significant damage which forced it to jettison its fuel tanks and munitions

This exercise is a message to China and rest of South Asia, as it says we're not backing off, says Indian analyst

Previously taboo display comes as rebels revive Soviet customs to cement their Moscow-backed rule

Wan Junaidi says Unless there is rain, there is no way human intervention can put out fires