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Delegates favour streamlining visa process for travellers, see scope for religious tourism.

The dead militants include senior TTP commanders Mullah Dadaullah and Mullah Abdul Rehman Ghalib.

"Not cool. Parties are not this shady and not that big a deal and our country is not as screwed up as depicted...

Police says there is no apparent link to terrorism.

President Thein Sein says ethnic Rakhine could not accept Muslim Rohingya as fellow citizens.

Court finds Breivik responsible for acts of terror, sentences him to 21 years in prison.

Twitter users, legal experts and analysts criticise the government's approach..

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warns shutting all of Syria's air space would mean 'going to war'.

The United States on Thursday called on South Korea and Japan to resolve differences through dialogue.

Ryan Crocker is facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges in Washington State.

Iran hopes to earn diplomatic kudos over the coming week.

An American freelance journalist has been missing in Syria for more than a week.

Turkish and US officials held their first meeting aimed at bringing about the end of Syrian President's regime.

US First Lady Michelle Obama met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the shooting at a Sikh temple.

Author failed to clear Bin Laden book with the Defence Department before publication.

In Israel talk of military action on Iran has reached a cacophony this month.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed second, Brazilian president ranked third.

Says the book hasn’t been vetted to ensure that no secrets were revealed.

Taliban, Hizb-e-Islami delegation visit Saudi Arabia to hold talks with kingdom officials.

The bomb killed six civilians, mostly women and children. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Blog had exposed social media campaign using doctored photos to show Muslims in Burma were being targeted.

Cameron and Obama also agree that the use or threat of chemical weapons use by Syria completely unacceptable.

Protesters pelted police with petrol bombs and stones in clashes that broke out in Bahrain.

The number of West Nile virus infections in the US has jumped more than 60 percent in the past week.

Obama is following Napoleon Bonaparte’s age-old advice: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The Syrian army shelled southern Damascus on Wednesday and helicopters fired rockets and machine-guns.

Asian shares rose and the euro hit a seven-week high on Thursday.

China relocated 1.3 million people during the 17 years it took to complete the Three Gorges dam.

The US government was surprised by the news that a Navy SEAL has written a book about the Bin Laden raid.

UN leader Ban Ki-moon to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran.

The resources boom has fuelled what has been dubbed a two-speed economy.

President Hamid Karzai holds meeting of the country’s National Security Council to discuss the matter.

Govt accused "foreign spies" of instigating attacks on NATO personnel.

Indian media report says Pakistan Rangers had fired on the Narayanpur, Pindi and Stop-2 posts.

'Speed Sisters' have battled sceptical parents, disapproving public to become local stars, subject of documentary.

Singh was implicated in a report suggesting the government lost out on revenue by gifting away coal mining rights.

The preliminary hearings had already been pushed back so accused could observe the Muslim holy month of Ramazan.

A guide to sports that feature in this year's Paralympics.

Apple, Samsung going toe-to-toe in patents dispute that mirrors struggle for industry supremacy between the two.

British authorities won their case to extradite Assange to Sweden to face sex assault allegations.

Calls rocket attack at Bagram a 'lucky shot' by Taliban.

Obama has been subject of threats since becoming a presidential candidate in 2007.

"Most Urdu speakers...would be of concern" says commanding officer of the NYPD Intelligence Division.

Scott jumped nearly 200 feet to his death on Sunday from a suspension bridge over Los Angeles Harbor.

"France calls on the Pakistani authorities to free this young girl."

Blocks 245 web pages, temporarily bans bulk text messaging.

The country remains home to a large wealthy and Westernised elite that, in private, lives very differently.

The InSight mission will send a device to Earth's next-door neighbour to measure seismic activity.

The attack posed no threat to the safety of Dempsey or his staff.

Journalists no longer have to submit reports to state censors before publication.