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Argentina is leading an air-and-sea search with help from several countries

About 40 million people were living as modern slaves last year, either trapped in forced labour or forced marriages

The tornado, with wind speeds of 70 km per hour, carved a path of destruction in the Sidoarjo area

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According to Canada's public health agency, more than 2,800 people died of opioid overdoses in 2016

In South Korea's ultra-competitive society, the entrance test plays a large part in defining students' adult lives

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed delegates at the session on human trafficking

In 2006, eBay sold 405-foot pleasure boat known as the "Gigayacht" for $168 million

Most of those in the camp are from Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Syria

Boy kept hurting victim allegedly because there was no one around to stop him or hear her

Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation deal in October in Cairo

Cuban and North Korean foreign ministers "expressed concern about the escalation of tensions" on the Korean peninsula

The Committee to Protect Journalists says 41 reporters have been killed in India since the early 1990s

Drinking more than three cups a day was not linked to harm, but the beneficial effects were less pronounced

Claims the process of withdrawing FIRs against the offenders has started

The army appears to have engineered a trouble-free path to power for Mnangagwa

No provocation can justify the horrendous atrocities that have ensued, says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Yemen has become a central arena of the proxy battle

Last time a North Korean soldier had defected across the JSA was in 2007

Regional and global security situation also discussed during the third round of Pakistan-EU dialogue on nuclear energy

Black goat has been barred since 1950 from forests, woodlands under a law that says they cause environmental damage

A total blockade of Yemen's ports and airports was imposed after Huthi rebels fired a missile at Riyadh 2 weeks ago

Francis has repeatedly spoken out over persecution of religious minority by Myanmar authorities

Opposition HNC leader quit two days before meeting, government has recaptured all major cities

She dismembered the body into pieces to hide it, police say she killed her husband over her extramarital affair

Iran has sent thousands of fighters to Iraq and Syria to battle IS

Artists say they would remove the memorial if Hoecke would kneel in front of it and ask sincerely for forgiveness

More than 2,000 people have died of cholera in Yemen this year

Putin opened a summit with leaders of Turkey, Iran in effort to reboot peace process in the war-ravaged country

Human rights monitors have accused Myanmar’s military of atrocities, including rape, against the stateless Rohingya

China has pressed for dialogue, saying this week that "more should be done" to hold talks to resolve crisis

Sayasaya accused of molesting two boys in the state of North Dakota where he worked for the Catholic Church

The pair, believed to be Russians, were captured in September or early October in eastern Syria.

Of all weapons in the US nuclear arsenal, the ICBM is the one most likely to cause accidental nuclear war

Reports of Monday's attack came a day after at least 50 worshipers were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque

Nicknamed "The Beast" because of his cruelty, Salvatore "Toto" Riina succumbed to cancer last week aged 87

Three chicks were caught on film by residents who believed they had come across extraterrestrials

Mladic was found guilty of 1995 massacre where troops under his command slaughtered almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys

Project aims on training election officials and educating voters

He said all Lebanese parties must commit to keeping Lebanon out of regional conflicts

The government says it is currently tied by European Union rules

Aoun's warning followed an Arab League meeting on Sunday

The Syrian president's fate remains a stumbling block, preventing global players from reaching a peace settlement

Study team stresses the link is merely 'observational'

Despite tensions flaring, analysts are not convinced that an all-out war will take place yet

FCC says new rules retain consumer protection requiring internet providers to disclose actions on blocking material

Former vice president Mnangagwa is a long-time party loyalist who has close ties with the military

India remains deeply reluctant to share data and open up sensitive military communications systems

Spokesperson also said China was ready to work with those in power in Zimbabwe

She reiterated Pakistan's stance that military solution would not work in Afghanistan