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For the protesters, the mining operation risked ruining their farms

UN envoy estimated that as of Thursday around 40,000 civilians and as many as 5,000 opposition fighters remained

The plane was en route on May 19 when it crashed into the Mediterranean, killing all 66 on board

Duterte on Monday revealed that he used to take fentanyl, often prescribed for cancer pain and other chronic ailments

Official says horrific massacres perpetrated in Aleppo have amounted to war crimes against humanity

Beijing agreed to give back an underwater US drone it seized this week

Official says some 50 others were wounded in the attack

The incident comes amid escalating tensions between China and the United States

Shocking video of Cee Lo Green’s phone exploding in his face goes viral

Lt General Bipin Rawat will take over as the new chief of army staff from General Dalbir Singh Suhag

The Hercules C130 plane had taken off from the city of Timika before crashing near its destination of Wamena

This is welcome news for Pakistani travellers considering the high frequency of travel to the US from Pakistan

It is the British who have always been the source of threats, corruption and misery, says Iranian Supreme Leader

The men were ambushed on the outskirts of Srinagar

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Agreement reached to allow more evacuations from the city, says rebel representative

Omar, 34, Osama bin Laden's fourth-eldest son, was travelling with his British wife Zaina al Sabah from Doha

More than 2,000 people were killed in India on suspicion of witchcraft between 2000 and 2012

Police say three of the wounded are in critical condition

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Police probing incident as hate crime

Defence minister says Turkey would redouble its efforts to fight militancy

India experience leaves father of children pleasantly surprised

Obama all-but accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering an audacious cyber hack

The letter was sent on Friday to National Intelligence Director James Clapper

The Security Council could vote as early as this weekend on a French-drafted proposal to allow observers in Aleppo

"Trump Grill Could Be The Worst Restaurant in America" Reporter Tina Nguyen wote

Russia intervened in the US presidential election aiming to help Donald Trump win

President has vowed to retaliate against Moscow over the cyber-meddling

The vessel's seizure comes amid continued tensions in the South China Sea

The Democratic former secretary of state won the popular vote but lost the crucial Electoral College

Trudeau's rating has dropped 10 percentage points in last three months amid rising dissatisfaction with the economy

Duterte reveals he killed 3 men during hostage-taking incident in Davao City where he was mayor for more than 20 years

Ralph Clarke, a retired truck driver, was convicted of abusing and raping two young sisters in the 1970s and early 80s

Messenger Camera allows users to share filter-enhanced photos and videos with text, doodles and stickers

Firefighters who reached the scene in the early hours said they rescued six people who would otherwise have died

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Prematurely aged mice lived 30 per cent longer after scientists genetically reprogrammed their cells

The study submits that access to sanitation facilities will ensure a safer environment for women

US officials said that Putin had supervised his intelligence agencies' hacking of the US presidential election

London-based doctor discredits article

Vikas Swarup says Pakistan, India can resolve such issues with the help of professional experts

Humans could drink the groundwater almost dry in parts of India, southern Europe and the United States

The suspect put down a backpack containing a self-made nail bomb

Iraq is OPEC's second-biggest producer behind Saudi Arabia ranking third among crude suppliers to China

Official figures show 2,199 rapes were reported in Delhi in 2015, up from 706 in 2012

Donald Trump announced two appointments to the National Security Council on Thursday

Nicholas Young, 37, of Fairfax, Virginia, was arrested in August in a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation

According to the ruling, sporting a beard is not an integral part of Islam

Oxfam said 130,701 Syrian refugees have been relocated since 2013