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A US-led coalition is seeking to oust Islamic State from Raqqa

An operation to exchange wounded Islamic State fighters with the bodies of other soldiers is underway

It is one of the biggest asteroids in the Earth's vicinity

Chinese FM Hua Chunying said China opposed all forms of illegal internet activities

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'The fake news industry has reached a record level'

It is not the first time Pyongyang has declared a death sentence on South Korean citizens

Britain and Japan have signed a defence logistics treaty that allows both country's forces to share equipment

Victims were from same family and most of the dead were women and children

Images showed the shattered windows of a broken shuttle bus and other damaged cars close to the explosion site

Harvey made landfall for a third time early on Wednesday

Scientists from Takahashi's laboratory tested ways to avoid rejection of implanted neuron cells

Gerald Ridsdale is now known to have abused 65 people

Migrants were travelling on 'rickety inland fishing boats'

UNSC has already imposed seven sets of sanctions on Pyongyang

Iranian pilgrims stayed away from the 2016 Hajj following stampede that killed 769

Eight survivors have been pulled from rubble

Hold Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan Convention in Karachi, present letter of condemnation to US consulate

Treatment uses patient's own immune cells to fight leukemia

Move comes days after the oil-rich country introduced a visa-free entry scheme for 80 nationalities

Iran is busy turning Syria into a base of military entrenchment, says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

The country is already the most populous in the Arab world with 93 million citizens

Russia and Qatar are two of the world's top four gas producing countries

Inayat succumbed to his injuries later at the hospital

17-year-old was visibly depressed over past few days, according to family members

The switch could have knock-on ecological effects

Trump's much touted Afghan strategy is going in the opposite direction, destined to cross failure line

Priorities of Trump administration will focus on reducing funding for diplomacy, increasing military funding

Friends from showbiz and the business world paid tribute to him on social media

It is expected that it will gradually weaken to a tropical depression by Wednesday night

Crossing was opened after "securing the road from attacks and criminal gangs"

DBRS' ratings are used by the European Central Bank for its monetary operations

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The Syria army operation in the area, backed by air support from ally Russia

Ensure highest level of cleanliness, hygiene

An Aligarh-based group of Muslim intellectuals constituted the scholarship in May 2016

Supplies such as diapers, water and food have also been arranged for victims

Dr Natrajan is known for restoring sight to 180 persons who suffered vision loss due to pellet injuries in Kashmir

Letters addressed 'Dear Islamic Friends' threatened to attack women in burqas with acid

Police in the coastal province of western Flanders said they have averaged about a hundred migrant arrests per week

Trump Jr. also agreed to provide documents requested by the committee

Britain is on high alert after a series of militant attacks in London and Manchester

Most experts agree Putin prioritizes his personal survival above all else

Displaced include ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority

India is suspicious of China's close relationship with Pakistan, and of military activities around the Indian Ocean

Says K2 provided steepest challenges

China urged all parties to stick to peaceful and diplomatic means to find resolution to tensions on Korean peninsula

Reports of the launch by North Korean media were lacking the usual boasts of technical advances

Says existing policy on currently serving transgender troops would not change

Indian Navy helicopters have been kept on standby with flood rescue teams, divers