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Ouissem Medouni kept 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet as a "prisoner" and violently abused her

Abbas says, if the attack had succeeded it would have opened the way for a bloody civil war

Facebook shares slides 6.8 per cent amid concerns about pressure for new regulations that could hurt its business

We're clearly dealing with what we expect to be a serial bomber at this point, says Austin police chief Brian Manley

Allegations of inappropriate data harvest by several media outlets leads to swift plunge in Facebook's shares

51-year-old declared her candidacy with a two-minute campaign video posted on Twitter

The cause of the explosion is not clear yet

Facebook rebranding as 'social media' is the most successful deception, says Edward Snowden

Drug-related murder is already a capital offense in the United States, but no one has ever been executed

Isaac's candidacy has been complicated by reports where he tweeted or re-tweeted material offensive to Muslims

Steve Siebold's new book gives us 14 lessons the rich teach their kids

Putin is set for another six years in power after winning a record victory on Sunday

Islamabad says life returning to troubled area, as Washington asks country to 'do more' against terrorists

Only 503 applications were selected this year for Urs of Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin

All six men accused of abusing the child have been arrested, say police officials

72-year-old BNP leader was jailed for five years last month on charges of embezzling money intended for an orphanage

The celebrity jeweller is said to have fled the country and was reportedly last seen in New York

Capture of the key city was a major win for Ankara and consolidates its control along its border in northern Syria

Since end of Vietnam War, where 58,000 Americans were killed, several times that number have taken their own lives

'We have extremists who forbid mixing between the two sexes'

More than 500 federal agents have joined Austin police in the homicide investigation

Gaetan Antony Varenne, has been under the spotlight since Thursday after the video tape uploaded on social media

Museum, with the ceiling decorated with Chinese red lanterns, introduces the history of China

2.4 million Americans are addicted to opiates, as well as heroin

Trend highlights the difficulties Beijing faces in applying regulations uniformly across the country

Protests by the Maasai halts construction of Kenya’s Olkaria V plant on ancestral land sacred to community rituals

Records best ever election performance with more than 76 per cent of the vote

By working on separate secret talks with rebels, government’s 'divide and rule' tactics are beginning to bear fruit

Ankara argues that the men were involved in the coup

State censors demand five scenes be omitted from the play

Andria Zafirakou receives award during a star-studded Oscar-style ceremony in Dubai

Technical safety and civil defence courses will now be offered to both men and women in colleges

Robert has climbed over 150 skyscrapers across the world

Responders sent a helicopter to rescue people trapped on the roof while crews battled to evacuate from lower floors

Scientists, trustee of Stephen Hawking Foundation categorically dismiss Indian science minister’s assertion

India must recognise problems in contested valley and sort them out, ex-premier tells audience at Congress plenary

Head of Egypt's Supreme Media Council, a state media regulator, voiced concerns about media standards

Facebook on Friday said it was suspending Cambridge Analytica after finding data privacy policies had been violated

It's jaw-dropping how many policy changes the Saudis have pursued at home

White House statement reiterates that country should work in close partnership with the United States

Historic alliance is founded largely on the exchange of Saudi oil for American security

40,000 hectares have been damaged, and hundreds of beef and dairy cattle will be lost

Nearly 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar's Rakhine after authorities launched crackdown that UN terms 'ethnic cleansing'

Sunday also marks exactly four years since Putin signed a treaty declaring Crimea part of Russia

Upon assessing the public safety situation, I instructed to
revoke the State of Emergency from midnight yesterday

Presidential decree names Ali al-Humeiri as head of Yemen's army reserve

Syria's civil war this week entered its eighth year with a complex conflict that has killed more than 350,000 people

Shelling comes shortly after a roadside bomb was detonated at the borders between eastern Gaza city and Israel

Putin sought to use election run-up to emphasise Russia's role as a major world power

Epicentre initially determined to be at 18.77 degrees south latitude and 69.07 degrees west longitude