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New Zealand uses hundreds of millions of single-use plastic bags each year many of which end up harming marine life

Nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr's alliance won Iraq's legislative election in May according to manual recount

The hybrid of a blue whale and a fin whale was harpooned and slaughtered by the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf

Sweden was not equipped to deal with this natural catastrophe & asked for help from the international community

Space Force would be responsible for range of crucial space-based US military capabilities

Saudi-led coalition to conduct thorough and transparent investigation into Yemen attack

Israel and Hamas agrees on a truce that would end an escalation in fighting that has drawn mutual threats of war

Celeb 'counselled' to change religion

Three of the objects carry Sumerian inscriptions which identify their origin as the Eninnu temple from city of Girsu

UN to make preparations for a battle and would ask Turkey to keep its borders open to allow civilians

Conservative campaign headquarters decline immediate comment on the report

Kingdom's top court asks citizens to register testimony at nearest court

For many Nigerians, it is a standard procedure and a gateway to beauty and success

Malaysian government came under fire for ordering the removal of two LGBT activists' portraits from an exhibition

European countries and the US have expelled 100 Russian diplomats after the attack

Tennessee is set to hold its first execution in nearly a decade on Thursday

A joint command center in Gaza had been “responding to crimes” by Israel, says Palestinian official

A friend of the victim alerted police after hearing her scream

50 killed and 77 others injured, authorities say

Activists say it has not yet made a serious dent in the trade in Britain

Family of toddler have complained to pertinent union minister

A recap of the shock intervention that reined in the Soviet satellite state

Strong aftershock caused panic among evacuees already traumatised by devastating earthquake that killed more than 160

A former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle was sentenced to 114 years in prison

Agreement would open prestigious Russian military school to Pakistan Army officers

Five people have been stripped of their Australian citizenship for fighting alongside the Islamic State group

Migrant workers squeezed into battered taxis pull into the Four Seasons of Freedom hotel in western Afghanistan

Senate voted 38 to 31 against it, which would have legalised abortion in the 14th week of pregnancy

Tensions have been high between both countries since Riyadh expelled Canada's ambassador

The ballistic missile was fired from the northern Yemeni province of Amran

A court in New Delhi has struck down a law that made begging in the Indian capital a crime

Most of the rockets fired by Palestinian militants landed in open areas, at least two hit Israeli town of Sderot

The cave ordeal highlights the plight of people living in Thailand who are denied citizenship

Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by the UN General Assembly and at least 136 countries

Sanctions imposed on Tehran have already led banks and companies around the world to scale back dealings with Iran

Treasury meeting comes a week after US imposes sanctions on Erdogan’s justice minister and interior minister

Haley says Washington would not weaken or ease sanctions on Pyongyang

US President Donald Trump imposes economic sanctions on Maduro after accusing them of undermining democracy

Israel says one Israeli is hurt by the rockets and Palestinians officials say five civilians are wounded

Saudi Arabia freezes ties and bans new trade deals with Canada after Canada urged release of jailed rights activists

Senior US State Department official says sanctions will cover sensitive national security goods

Despite being one of the world's top executioners, putting bodies on display is still rare in the kingdom

Asma is starting first stage of treatment for malignant tumour, govt says

The establishment of Jewish communities is in the national interest, law states

Find was not announced publicly until now to give archaeologists time to study the find and publish an academic paper

Delays in relocating the base have been an irritant in US-Japan relations

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says human rights should be promoted with respect national customs & traditions

Six people wounded in the early morning blast in Sholgara district in Balkh province

Rashida Tlaib is of Palestinian descent and former Michigan legislator

State government denies permission for politician to be buried at Marina beach, which has hiked tension in the city