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28 global specialists from public health and psychiatry collated the Lancet Commission

Iraq's Najaf produces a literary culture where theology and poetry intermingle

Prison reform and gang violence prevention to be discussed, says White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders

Ivanka Trump on Tuesday tamped down the suggestion her father could be poised to tap her as UN envoy

Myanmar dismisses allegations of genocide, slamming UN body as biased

Trump and Kim held a historic first summit in Singapore on June 12, where Kim pledged to work towards denuclearisation

Religious freedom is enshrined in North Korea's constitution, but all religious activity is subject to restrictions

Polls in Catalonia show relatively even split between those who favour remaining in Spain and those wanting to secede

Ivanov sentenced to 40 months in jail by Czech court over threats

Haley was serving as senior Trump cabinet member

Michael is forecast to uproot trees, block roads and knock out power for days by the time it hits Florida Wednesday

European Commission urges Bulgaria to conduct rapid investigation into TV journalist Viktoria Marinova killing

First Justice party blamed Maduro's government for the death of Alban

The Taliban has ramped up attacks in strategic provinces ahead of the parliamentary polls set for October 20

Search will take place as part of the official investigation

Security forces launched a large-scale operation in February to crush militants

Since May, Bangladesh has carried out a drug crackdown in which police have shot dead more than 200 people

Thirty-four Indian schoolgirls were taken to the hospital after being beaten with sticks by a group of boys

A Singaporean activist and an opposition politician were Tuesday found guilty of contempt of court

Iraq's PM designate launched a website on Tuesday to allow candidates to apply for a ministerial position online

M J Akbar, a minister in the BJP government and a veteran editor, was accused of sexual harassment by journalists

Indonesia on Tuesday told foreign aid workers their help was not needed

Wing Loong II can carry 480kgs of ordinance and has a flight endurance of 20 hours

A couple detained in Mexico while transporting human body parts in a baby carriage has admitted killing 20 people

The weapons pullback is the first major test of a truce deal brokered by Russia and Turkey

Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia was transferred to a hospital last weekend

Investigative group Bellingcat on Monday identified the second suspect in the poisoning of former Russian spy

Former al Qaeda branch, Hayat-al-Sham reportedly withdraws weapons in Idlib

Beijing conducted a secretive investigation into the former Chinese head of Interpol

Study shows men with the said gene variant are more at risk

Armed police at Indian airports have been told to cut down on smiling

Volunteers are cheering up children with songs and games, across disaster-stricken Palu

No casualties reported so far

Washington believes Tehran should be disqualified from being heard at the ICJ

Last-ditch efforts needed to hold climate change to the most ambitious target set by governments

Prashant Jha's accuser has shared their conversation on social media

Israeli-staffed Psy-Group outlined a plan to use social media to reinforce divisions among rivals

Alban's First Justice party, a member of the opposition, called his death a murder

State Department senior officials have spoken with Saudi Arabia through diplomatic channels on the matter, Pompeo says

IMF predicted that Iran's economy will sink deep in the red due to renewed US sanctions

The new conservative Supreme Court justice was sworn in after a contentious confirmation processes

The hurricane is forecast to crash ashore midweek as a major Category 3 storm

A white tiger attacked and killed a zookeeper in its enclosure in southern Japan

Turkey sought permission from Saudi authorities to search the consulate premises in Istanbul, Crown Prince affirmed

Foreign minister says dialogue only way forward in Afghan peace process

Authorities claim he leaked data about nuclear capable missile system

'Their findings have significantly broadened the scope of economic analysis'

Bollywood figures, a comedian, a best-selling author and top journalists have all been accused of sexual misconduct

A Turkish government source has said police believe the journalist was murdered in the Saudi consulate

Many buildings turn to rubble after the 7.5 magnitude quake