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UNICEF estimates 12 million girls a year are married globally, says more is needed to end the practice by 2030

Progress on health warnings and bans on indoor smoking has saved an estimated 35 million lives in the last decade

Under Saudi crown prince bans on cinemas & women driving lifted; he promises to promote moderate form of Islam

The USS Lexington was carrying 35 aircraft when it went down

Wells however states US has not seen a 'decisive and sustained' change in Pakistan's behaviour

Skripal was sentenced to 13 years in jail in Russia in 2006

Detente being watched with suspicion by Washington and New Delhi, as cold war foes negotiate deals worth $10b

Truck plunged off bridge killing mostly women and children

Leaders agreed to enhance cooperation in all areas of mutual importance

Workers removed the Trump logo from the entrance to the luxury complex

Since ancient times, poisoning has been a favoured method of bumping off political adversaries

Lifting 70-year-old airspace ban reflects thawing ties between Israel and the kingdom

Netanyahu hails Trump's bold decision to move US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Nine minute video includes an image of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

UN Human Rights Council orders investigators to examine latest wave of violence against civilians in Eastern Ghouta

Suicide attack injures eighteen people in Muna Dalti area of Maiduguri city

Afghan President plans to open talks with Taliban, recognizing them as political party

Under the terms of Paris agreement, US can formally give notice that it plans to withdraw in 2019

Hundreds of activists and Dreamers descend on Washington to press lawmakers into action

Trump criticizes EU for trade barriers on US companies, threatens to slap tariffs on European car imports

Groping, harassment, unwanted touching, coercion, sexual assault and rape cases reported in UK universities

The local government awarded Chen 90,000 yuan (around 14,100 US dollars) for her courageous act

The far right Alternative for Germany also hit out on Twitter, saying: 'We will not yield our fatherland!'

Police said 'the curfew was imposed to control the situation in the area'

The only name put forward so far by Puigdemont himself is Jordi Sanchez

The sport will put their remote village on the map and provide the funds needed to rebuild homes

Former warlord promoting peace deal with Taliban that would grant insurgent group local autonomy in certain regions

Premier received by Nepalese minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada at the Tribhuvan International Airport

K2 remains only peak in the world above 8,000 metres never climbed in winter

60 per cent of deaths caused by cyclones around the world in the last two decades occurred in Bangladesh

Aid for tens of thousands of people on its way to Eastern Ghouta

Chinese system requires strong leaders, Xi needs time to find and train right successors: political commentator

Egypt and Saudi Arabia have strengthened ties since Sisi took power in 2013

The worst snowstorms in nearly 30 years had frozen water in pipes last week, water suppliers said

Officials believe violations increasingly linked to political factors, both sides lack incentive to resolve issues

Netanyahu awaits a decision by Israel’s attorney general on whether to indict him

Tehran denies seeking nuclear arms and says its missiles are purely defensive and not up for discussion

Group sets preconditions, seeks employment on TAPI project

Physicist believes time shrinks infinitely as universe contracts, but never reaches a definable starting point

The ferocious battle between the jungle giants was captured on film by a tour guide in Maharashtra

Mexico has suffered a wave of violence linked to drug trafficking that has intensified in recent years

Four armed men entered a school at midnight and set it on fire

In recent months, Chinese authorities have cracked down hard on Xinjiang's 10 million Uighurs

Resolution passed by G-B assembly demands release of more than 50 women detained while visiting relatives in Xinjiang

Beijing will splash out 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion) on its military this year, reports suggest

The prime minister’s visit would provide an opportunity to further expand and strengthen bilateral relations

Embassy advised US citizens in Turkey to avoid large crowds

South Korean President Moon Jae-in uses the Pyeongchang Games to open dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang

Ruling centre-left Democratic Party is trailing in third place, according to the exit polls

Senegalese authorities say the massacre was carried out by villagers with the support of the rebels