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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said the civil war has "dropped off the international radar".

"Pakistan sincerely wants to see a peaceful, stable and united Afghanistan,"

Judges spent seven hours reading out the verdict, which cannot be appealed.

The decision must now be endorsed in a vote at an AK Party congress next Wednesday, but he is unlikely to be opposed.

State Department spokesperson reiterates that US is not involved in the process or discussions between any parties.

Malaysia said 30 of its citizens on board MH17 had so far been identified. Further remains will return in coming days.

US Embassy said Washington was in no way involved in the negotiations or discussions between the parties.

ICRC has informed the family of the nine detained men that they have been handed over to Pakistani authorities.

Added troops will increase the number of American military personnel in Iraq to around 1,150

Clashes have erupted periodically between the villagers straddling the two states over land grabbing along the border

13 members of Harkat ul Jihad al Islami (HuJI) will be hanged if proven guilty

Coup leader General Prayut Chan-ocha elected as Thailand's new Prime Minister

Seven still missing following landslide in Western Japan

Separately, an Israeli air strike killed four Palestinians at a graveyard in Gaza

Suspect is believed to have had some of the money deposited into his bank account through an online transfer

Meetings with Kashmiri leaders is a longstanding practice, says Abdul Basit.

US says it had sent troops in to Syria to recover American hostages, but they were not present at the targeted locatio

US has doubled the reward for Haqqani network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani to $10 million.

Asks entrepreneurs to invest in Pakistan’s energy sector.

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa was scheduled to visit Pakistan from August 22.

Another attack kills seven members of another Gaza family, officials say

Erdogan won the vote to be Turkey's first elected head of state on August 10, replacing Gul.

Video shows images of another US journalist whose life militants said depended on how United States acts in Iraq

Thirteen people also missing after month's worth of rain falls overnight

Syed Geelani calls New Delhi’s decision to call off talks undemocratic

Urges Islamabad against harming the country

Indian line falls in entirely with nightmare scenarios that had been painted regarding Modi’s position on Pakistan.

The father-son duo was collecting donations for the education of underprivileged children.

Convict is in solitary confinement in Hyderabad jail.

Britain supports continuation of democracy in Pakistan, urges ongoing political crisis to be resolved democratically.

Hurriyet leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says the Indian government has overreacted.

Prime Minister Netanyahu orders military to strike back as Egyptian mediators struggled to reach a truce

Israel denies violations in its conduct of the war and resisting a UN probe.

One 40-year-old man did die and his children, aged nine and 12, were in the container with him.

Political uncertainly in Pakistan might also be one of the reasons that prompted India to cancel scheduled talks.

Obama repeated his support for new Iraqi premier Haidar al-Abadi's attempts to form a more inclusive government.

Indian defence minister accuses Pakistan of LoC violations.

The current five-day ceasefire was set to expire at midnight local time (2100 GMT).

Ambassador Eberhard Pohl was asked to provide a "formal and satisfactory explanation" over the reports

Parliament will vote on proposal to amend the constitution after getting an approval by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council are in discussions to secure a more permanent accord

Bombing continued on Monday, with at least 14 raids against militant positions

Among the dead were 541 children, 250 women and 95 elderly men – which make around 44% of the total number of victims

A pale and bearded Assange told a press conference: "I can confirm I will be leaving the embassy soon."

Ferguson has been engulfed in unrest since a white policeman shot dead Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old

HRW reported "at least 10 cases of killings, 10 cases of enforced disappearances, and 11 cases of mistreatment"

The men also stole documents said to be "sensitive"

The recapture of the dam marks the biggest major prize won back from the militants

The Nepal government deployed more than 3,400 workers, 4 helicopters to rescue people and deliver emergency supplies

Some of the group rescued had to swim hours to the closest island even though a volcano erupting on it at the time