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The referendum was condemned by neighboring Turkey and Iran

Europe’s death toll from weather disasters could increase 50-fold

There has been a decade-long split between Gaza and the occupied West Bank since Hamas took control

Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford says exiting Iran nuclear pact will make future deals tough

First responders arrived on scene to care for the wounded in the center

Currently, CTE can only be diagnosed in dead person’s brain tissue

Here are some key facts about Ashura

Visit comes weeks after Donald Trump's pledge to send more troops to the war-torn country

President Donald Trump is due to make his first official visit to China in November

The dispute has plunged Spain into one of its biggest political crises

Royal decree orders the formation of a ministerial body to give advice within 30 days and implement the order

Barzani says vote is not binding, but meant to provide a mandate for negotiations with Baghdad

All property and interest of the designated companies and individuals in the US are blocked by the sanctions

Over 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis recorded across US

Faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty, is linked to some of Germany's most high profile terrorist attacks

A woman convicted of having an illegal termination in Ireland faces 14 years imprisonment

Police found eight frozen body parts and flayed skin at the couple’s home along with 19 remains of human skin

Sentenced would hold parties with drugs and alcohol and where women were sexually harassed, chief prosecutor says

Typically a quarter of Marines who take part fail to make the grade

Post comes as reaction to a decision by Skovgaard Museum in Denmark of not including the drawing in a new exhibition

The stone, named "Lesedi La Rona," or "Our Light" is said to be 2.5 to 3 billion years old

Russian internet providers last year blocked the LinkedIn professional networking site

The law bans discrimination based on workers’ sex, race, religion and other traits

Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum

Bus was pulled off the road by a fake police car, and at least one robber was wearing a police uniform

About 30 million ethnic Kurds are scattered across the region but have no country of their own

Yingluck pulled her vanishing act shortly before a Supreme Court verdict scheduled for August 25

Barzani and Kurdish Regional Government will be known for dragging region into ethnic and sectarian war, says Erdogan

Saudi Arabia scrambled last week to withdraw the textbook

Trump goes on to pass crude remarks about Beyonce, Britney Spears too

If Barzani, Kurdish regional government do not go back on this mistake they will go down in history with the shame

Danny Burch was seized as he was walking back to his home after dropping off his children at a swimming pool

Australia agreed to resettle several dozen Central American refugees

Ulyanov said, the US approach was a dead end and the tool of sanctions against the North had almost been exhausted

He also stated it was unfair of Washington to blame Islamabad for not defeating Taliban

Villages further afield could also be exposed to ash falls and acid rain

Rights groups have said they have found evidence of abuses by the insurgents on villagers

Tensions have escalated since North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept 3

'Washington welcomes Indian efforts to help stabilize the situation in Afghanistan'

Russian bombing in Idlib had killed civilians and moderate rebels, criticised Turkish Foreign Minister

Indian air force also asked for 90 Avenger Predator drones that experts say deploy to conduct cross-border strikes

Kurdy forgave attacker, saying he does not represent what UK stands for

For now, life was going along largely as normal on the island famous for its beaches, temples and gentle culture

It is another response to the decline in visits to brick-and-mortar stores across the retail industry

'Saudi officials immediately condemned these attacks'

General Bipin Rawat says his troops are ready to send infiltrators to their graves

North Korea has detonated its sixth nuclear bomb saying it needs to defend itself against the threat of a US invasion

The incident occurred at an elite security force camp within the sprawling presidential grounds

Russia denies any such efforts and Trump has dismissed any talk of collusion

The companies were also ordered to immediately remove illegal content as well as increase platform management measures