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India's Supreme Court asked the government to enact a new law and stem what it called 'horrendous acts' of lynching

High temperatures hampered the recovery in flood-hit areas where more than 200 people died last week

More than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries are to compete at the second-biggest multi-sport event behind the Olympics

Charred remains of flatbread baked 14,500 years ago in northeastern Jordan found

US president remarks that Russia's decision to continue the nuclear deal is a matter of bilateral convergence

Three planned Parenthood organisations along with the National Family Planning Association filed lawsuits

Chinese authorities swiftly punish those who deface leaders' images and other Communist symbols

Allegations of massive corruption were a major factor behind the defeat of Najib's long-ruling coalition

Google and UNEP will produce geospatial maps and data for a publicly available platform

'It’s really about trying to silence and cover up what’s been going on in the occupied territories for 51 years'

Rights groups say many victims are shot by police in cold blood, onslaught being used as a cover to settle scores.

Brutal killing of the 20-year-old medical student has sparked public outrage, people demand an end to the practice

The Taliban rejected talks with the President Ashraf Ghani

May has vows to stick to her plan to negotiate the closest possible trade ties with the EU

Afghan officials say their country needs extra dams because of low levels of water capacity

China's predominantly Muslim ethnic minority groups are believed to make up the majority of the camps' populations

A little-known hillside neighbourhood resides in the heart of Athens

Inspections ordered to rectify illegal adoption scams

The insurgent group has long maintained it wants to talk only with the US

Former US President will deliver a speech to 15,000 people in South Africa

The Aama Surakshya programme has helped more than two million Nepali women access medical services

Coastal hubs and the populations beyond them will be affected by further expansion of the dead zone

US intelligence officials, senior Republicans denounced president as "shameful", "disgraceful"

16 North Korean players are taking part in the ITTF Korea Open tournament in Daejeon.

Instrument used to calibrate nuclear material stolen from federal experts in 2017

BJP district chief says the tent collapsed because people tried to climb up the bamboo poles holding the tent

Trump rejects chance to condemn Moscow's alleged manipulation of US elections

UN health agency says heat stress linked to climate change is likely to cause 38,000 extra deaths a year

Missile is an all-weather weapon systems, officials claim

France is often in the spotlight for its Islamophobic social policies

'This is the first time India is acknowledging in legislation trafficking as a crime'

Washington's refusal comes as Trump calls Europe a foe in trade

Outnumbered police and conservation officials said they were unable to stop the grisly attack

The attack wounded 15 people, officials said

Earlier Khamenei stressed building stronger ties with eastern powers

The Indian state has been rocked by several high profile rape cases in recent months

These days, children are not allowed to believe in religion: only in Communism and the party

'People saw him and dealt with him as a statesman and a famous icon, but very few acknowledge him as a human being'

The mission was "absolutely life and death", recounts coach Craig Challen

The country's meteorological agency has warned that the heat is "more severe" than normal.

The Helsinki summit is the capstone to a nearly week-long trip for Trump

Syrian state media had accused Israel of bombing a military position in Aleppo

Along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates cut all ties with Qatar in June 2017

Local newspaper publishes details of his chats with the two women

No immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion

Despite advances in predicting where hurricanes are heading, forecasters are struggling to determine their intensity

Despite persistent attacks, President Buhari maintains that Nigeria is in a "post-conflict stabilisation phase"

Wild Boars soccer team mourned the death of an ex-Navy SEAL who died while taking part in the mission

More than 20 people have been lynched in India after being accused of child abduction in the last two months

Syrian government forces have been intensively shelling the southern province of Quneitra