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Authorities are expected to brief Haris' family about rescue efforts.

Majority of 298 people killed were Dutch, but there were also 28 Australian nationals, 9 permanent residents onboard.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says fate of around 200 other soldiers remains unknown.

Defendants admit to being part of Nigerian extremist group at hearing.

Both sides remain at odds over the shape of a final deal to end the fighting.

It took the militants an hour to rig the shrine with explosives.

Pakistan raises the issue of Samjhauta Express investigations during Indian deputy high commissioners visit to FO.

A US official with Kerry said Israel had unilaterally agreed to a 12-hour pause, but a 7-day ceasefire was rejected.

Investment by Beijing may boost Afghan economy and bring stability to the region.

The brother and sister duo climbed to the summit of Mt Elbrus on the morning of July 24.

Intolerance has become the hallmark of this new civilisation that has emerged after 9/11 and is still taking shape.

Will continue fighting until a single foreign soldier stays in Afghanistan, says Omar.

UN must ensure Egypt open its border with Gaza to allow medical assistance and essential supplies to go into Gaza.

'Sadly, there are no survivors,' says President Francois Hollande, day after flight AH017 went down.

Here are the major air crashes around the world over the last 15 years.

Only one man escaped after the gunmen held up two vehicles on a road in Ghor province.

More than 10.8 million Syrians are in need of aid, according to UN officials.

The Dyczynskis have been clinging to hope that Fatima, the only child, somehow survived the disaster.

The daily said it was unclear who detained them or why.

The development follows lawyers acting for about one-third of those on board.

Fresh Israeli fire early Friday pushed the overall Palestinian death toll in Gaza to over 800.

This year’s group includes 52 students from Punjab, 28 from Sindh, 26 from K-P, 6 from Balochistan.

'We have seen change in political poles of power of country and we can sense evolution of political systems.'

Foreign Secretary says Pakistan is carrying out the military operation effectively.

The Israeli precision strike hit a UN school sheltering some of the 100,000 Palestinians.

The agreement was signed by representatives of the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition and Christian vigilante forces

UNHCR says 75,000 refugees, migrants arrived in Italy, Greece, Spain and Malta in first half of 2014, a 25% increase.

The number of bugs, slugs, worms and crustaceans has declined by 45 per cent, researchers said.

52 per cent of Pakistan’s population lives in poverty. Pakistan slips 4 spots on the gender inequality index.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk announces resignation after several parties withdrew from majority European Choice coalition.

Information minster says Pakistan is also using diplomatic channels for the release of Faizullah Khan.

Spokesperson for the main UN agency in Gaza confirms the strike and criticises Israel.

Locals suspect the seven-year-old was raped.

Parliament speaker announces Masum had won most votes.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killings.

The ban was lifted hours after US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up talks in Jerusalem and Ramallah.

The passenger list of the missing flight includes 50 French citizens, says airline representative in Burkina Faso.

Indian tennis player and wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik says she is an Indian and will remain so.

Karzai’s comments come at a time when his security officials are involved in harsh criticism of Pakistan.

Official at interior ministry says the dead include prisoners and policemen.

The train hit the bus at an unmanned railway crossing in the village of Masaipet.

Nightclub owner Eric Ding Si Yang was jailed on corruption charges.

Flight GE222 was carrying 54 passengers and four crew members on a domestic flight when it crashed on Wednesday.

The EU agreed to speed up the imposition of wider sanctions after the Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down.

Family killed in lastest Israeli air strike in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Surgeons in Mumbai remove 232 teeth from mouth of Indian teenager in what they believe may be world-record operation.

Suspect castrates mentally disabled man aged 60, removes one testicle each from two bedridden patients aged 53 and 80.

PPP Secretary General Senator Jahangir Badar also claimed that he was unaware of Zardari’s schedule in the US.

Foreign secretaries of Pakistan, India will meet on August 25 in Islamabad to kick-start stalled talks.

The plane crashed just two minutes after they took off from Pago Pago on their way to Honolulu, Hawaii.