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Although the idea of female bishops was rejected in 2012, senior church figures are hopeful it will pass this time.

The helicopter was one of 12 choppers Cambodia bought from China last year.

Two women managed to escape in 2013 but still live in hiding in 2-room house in slum, fearing revenge attacks.

Convicts Faizullah Khan for travelling without documents.

SoundCloud is offering a three per cent to five per cent stake to companies as well as a percentage of future revenue.

The civilian toll is one of the highest recorded over a two-day span in a three-month conflict.

Pakistan emphasises the importance of peaceful resolution of all issues through dialogue, says FO spokesperson

Rival candidates ready for wide audit of votes.

Company shifts focus on ramping up its offerings for live event viewing.

In the long run, it will inevitably prompt Pakistan to raise its own military budget to keep up.

All eight million of the votes cast in the run off elections will be audited.

An officer and two soldiers were killed in Saturday's attack.

Kerry could not broker any deal on Friday thereby forcing him to extend his stay in Kabul for the election crisis.

Interior ministry statement says victims belonged to one family.

For every soldier's life, militants will pay with scores and hundreds of their own, Ukrainian president says.

Because of the restrictions and ongoing insecurity, 10.8 million Syrians need help.

Moon urges urgent action needed to provide young people the resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty.

Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s refusal to accept run-off results creates political chaos.

Opposition is so busy fighting one another, they are unable to build a platform, even in Parliament, to challenge govt

NSA activities are proving to be as damaging to international relations as they are useful in providing intelligence.

Pakistan, Afghanistan officials meet in Quetta to increase cross-border cooperation in controlling spread of polio.

The unmanned aircraft is said to had targeted a building and car in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency.

Modi responds positively to US advances despite being denied a US visa in 2005.

24 others wounded in the clashes.

'They beat me with their fists, a chair. They stubbed out cigarettes on my leg and electrocuted me,' says 19-year-old.

Kerry to meet poll rivals, Abdullah and Ghani, who are locked in a bitter row over who won run-off election.

The is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016.

Finance minister announces $38.35b for defence sector.

Tasnim says as long as the Kashmir dispute is not resolved, the UNSC mandate remains.

Asks Islamabad to import gas from Qatar that may prove costly.

US Treasury sanctioned Beirut-based Stars Group Holding, which it said purchased electronics and other technology

WHO says 15 countries have reported MERS cases, with the virus widely circulating in the Arabian peninsula.

Stopping the show may be viewed as a sad ending, but we would like to see new generation go out, express themselves.

56 per cent population in Africa and 64 in Asia is expected to be living the urban areas by the year 2050

Ukraine rejects calls for a ceasefire.

Lodges complaint with UN against 'The Interview', which is based on a plot to kill its supreme leader Kim Jong-un.

German police also searched the home and office of is a German military employee accused of passing secrets to US.

The editorial emphasis in Dabiq, analysts say, is more on state-building than on incitement or operational issues.

A fifth child, a 15-year-old girl, was also shot and is now in critical condition.

India's new govt promises a new era of fiscal discipline, higher growth, greater opportunities for foreign investors.

De Mistura is set to replace Lakhdar Brahimi, who resigned in May after peace talks yielded no concrete results.

China has vowed a year long crackdown on terrorism and last month executed 13 people.

Beijing ready to ease rules for Pakistan, FM Wang says.

US judge sentences 75-year-old for murdering his wife in New York after she refused to cook him goat supper.

Project drags on as top financial institutions reluctant to offer loans.

What was the former US president’s ticket out of the White House will make its US debut.

Says UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan's role has outlived mandate, overtaken by Simla Agreement.

UNAMA attributed 74% of all civilian casualties to Anti-Government Elements and 9% to Pro-Government Forces.

Modi appoints his most trusted aide, Amit Shah, as president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

French, German heads expected to push Ukrainian presidentr on a ceasefire.