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Saudi attorney general describes the crackdown as ‘phase one’

He also tried to hire someone to kill judge in his case

Crisis could re-aggravate tensions between Sunni-Shia Muslims

Officials from government bodies and the central bank will carry out and monitor investigation

Provocative magazine suffered deadly attack in 2015 after publishing cartoons of Holy Prophet (pbuh)

Saudi Royal Court has not cited the cause of death

Development comes during a meeting between UK High Commissioner Thomas Drew and NSA Lt-Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua

Political representation of Muslims weak in western Indian state

A 14-year old is in custody as a suspect

Amitabh Bachan and film star Sanjay Dutt's wife also linked to Paradise Papers

Finnair says information will help it calculate weight, fuel and safety on its planes more accurately

Officials say no 'preferential treatment' will be given

Cathay shares dropped around 4.4 per cent in early trade but pared losses mid-morning

'I think that mental health is your problem here'

China has not said if Xi plans to meet Soong

Asylum seekers living in Thailand hail from 50 countries with Pakistani Christians making biggest block

13 photos from events around the world

Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran backs Hezbollah

Australia's High Court last week ruled that five of seven politicians were in breach of the constitution

Both leaders also discussed continuing threat of Iranian-backed Houthi militias in Yemen

In 2015, he slammed Trump on Twitter for his rhetoric during the US presidential campaign

Danang was mostly spared from the storm's destruction, with reports of heavy rain and high winds but no major flooding

Culture, media and sports have turned into battlegrounds for global recognition

Says its military campaign in Syria makes country prime target for militants

Accuses Iran of supplying missiles, other weapons to Houthis

The reason for the crash has still not been revealed

Shooter walked into the church shortly before noon and opened fire.

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business ties to a shipping firm linked to Vladimir Putin's inner circle

International consortium tweets that it will unravel its "new leak"

Soccer fans in Hong Kong have been known to boo China’s national anthem at games

Puigdemont ignored a summons to appear before judge in Madrid

Right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha party also calls for boycott of the actor's films

Mazen Al-Sersawi claims as illegitimate daughter doesn't carry her father's name, she's not his daughter as per...

Omar Ahmed Sattar is eldest son of Ahmed Abdel Sattar, who is serving 24-year prison term in a federal penitentiary

At least three Kashmiri youth have been killed since start of November

The official said an explosives-rigged car driven by an Al-Qaeda operative blew up, killing five security forces

Transport company initiates inquiry into the matter and assures disciplinary action against perpetrators

Four current ministers and tens of former ministers have been detained

One of the girls says the teacher also threatened to bring a Tantrik to find the money

Death comes weeks after Trump ordered a boost in the number of US troops assisting Afghan forces

Besides Japan, he will visit South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claim they fired the missile

Spokesperson for Afghan commandos disputes claims, says that the strikes killed 25 Taliban insurgents

Dutch series aims to explore ‘grey area’ between rape and ‘innocent sexual encounter’

Not all of the allegations have been verified and some are in preliminary assessment phase, UN spokespersons ays

Scientists had claimed the void was the first major structure found inside the Great Pyramid in 4,500 years

Saad Hariri accuses Iran and its powerful ally Hezbollah of seeking hegemony in the region

Dr Ezekiel Mutua is convinced that the lions have either spotted gay men having sex or are possessed by demons

Ron Goldspink, 87, hears "God Save the Queen" around 1,700 times every week

ICC report has highlighted cases of torture committed by US forces in Afghanistan