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Any tentative move towards re-militarisation would trigger alarm bells in China and the Koreas

108 people were killed and 238 others injured when crane fell on wall of Grand Mosque in September 2015

The girl, who escaped with minor cuts and bruises, said the ordeal was "everything you picture in the Jaws movie"

Iran nuclear deal uncertainty complicates investment, Revolutionary Guards could step in instead

Four men wearing explosive belts ran out of the car and towards the base, and were all shot dead

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Professor Tariq Ramadan in a statement released through his lawyer said he 'rejects all these false allegations'

Women account for just 4.9 per cent of 205-strong membership of Communist party's central committee

Typhoon claimed its first victims on Sunday as a male passer-by died when scaffolding collapsed on him

Several people were wounded in the initial attack before the assailant "escaped with a stolen car"

Declaration made during regional defence moot

Low is also accused of using 1MDB-linked funds to buy Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio a US$3.2M Picasso painting

On Saturday, armed forces commander General Gatot Nurmantyo was stopped from boarding an Emirates flight to US

Trump's statement comes hours after Tillerson warned Europe against Iran investments

As an 'ambassador' of Islam he thinks a religion as beautiful as Islam should not be limited to history

Bowe Bergdahl, who faces trial for desertion, spent five years in Taliban captivity

Attacker arrested after video went viral

Local media report that roads leading to complex had been closed off

The tourism and trade hub in the Gulf has strict laws against homosexuality and public indecency

Woman goes overboard and was later found by divers at a depth of six metres

General refused entry by the US Customs and Border Protection agency

Iraq is seeking economic benefits from closer ties with Riyadh as both countries suffer from a protracted oil slump

The problem is particularly acute in geographical areas whose residents face poverty, discrimination or epidemics

41-year-old lawyer who has declared his intention to stand for president in 2018, said he was "ready to work"

Fire officials earlier identified the victims as foreign workers from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan

Rare movie night this week in Riyadh was precursor to an expected formal lifting of the kingdom's ban on cinemas

A wave of brutal panic has swept IoK after more than 100 women say they were victims of 'chopped-hair' attacks

Taliban have already threatened more attacks

'Super-majority' would allow Abe to propose changes to Japan's US-imposed constitution

Protest in the centre of Catalan capital had initially been called to push for release of leaders

The declaration comes four days after US-backed Kurdish-led forces recaptured the Syrian city

Tamil-language film 'Mersal' shows a character delivering a fiery monologue in which he attacks the government

Analysts say people turning to populist parties to vent their economic woes

In letter to interior ministry, Chinese embassy says East Turkestan Independence Movement militant has entered country

Tillerson will also meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir

Thousands of books, articles, TV shows, movies and documentaries produced about the assassination

Cases of bubonic plague occur in Madagascar nearly every year

Officials from 35 nations paid their respects

Many migrant workers are employed in low-paying, physically-demanding industries in Malaysia

Murder comes month after another journalist was beaten to death during violent clashes

It was the second suicide attack in the Afghan capital in 24 hours

The two countries began taking steps towards detente in 2015 after 25 years of troubled relations

It was one of two deadly mosque attacks in the country on Friday

Many are expected to stay for months - or years - and some forever, in a largely reluctant wave of migration

Syrian defence ministry said rebels had deliberately fired into Israeli-held territory to provoke response

104 cases of illegal detention and torture in Rwandan military detention centres between 2010 and 2016 were reported

French warplanes flew overhead and armed helicopters evacuated the US wounded following attack near the Mali border

"We have arrested a person who very strongly resembles the description by witnesses" - police

Spokesperson Mashood Tajwar says the refueling vehicle brushed past the plane’s engine

emergency services took more than an hour to arrive at the scene complained the eye witnesses