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Millions of shoelaces surely come unfurled every day, yet the mechanics of that process had never been examined

Russia denies the allegations, which Trump also dismisses

Turkish voters are to decide on Sunday whether to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expanded powers in a referendum

'I want you to know that we take full responsibility and we will work to make it right'

Tension has escalated sharply on Korean peninsula amid concerns that Pyongyang may soon conduct sixth nuclear test

Prosecutors accuse Naimah Almatrod of offences including destabilising security, inciting sectarian sedition

Mattis suggested the United States did not have firm evidence that Russia had foreknowledge about the chemical attack

The business leaders are part of Trump's "Strategy and Policy Forum" that last met with him in February

Stronger sanctions are the most likely US course to press North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme

Sean Spicer defended the statement by saying it had been written in part by a Jewish staff member

Champions League quarter-final first-leg match against Monaco has been called off after the blasts

Muslim comic will poke fun at president at correspondents' dinner, which trump and his staff are skipping

Russia increasingly isolated over Syria, says Sean Spicer

In Busia County, in western Kenya, as many as 1,500 households have turned to solar cooking

FM Muallem also said on Friday that Syria’s armed forces 'did not and will not' use chemical weapons

Nasser Khan Janjua says Pakistan and India should engage with each other to resolve disputes

Both the presidents met on Friday for a more detailed discussions about trade and foreign policy issues

Decision taken in light of the April 19 election for governorship

Washington believes government jets launched a chemical attack that killed at least 87 civilians

Both Merkel and Schulz are hoping to form new governments with smaller parties

The West is also pushing for Russia to rein in the Syrian regime, with the war now in its seventh year

Sumiko Iwamuro runs a Chinese restaurant, where she makes gyoza dumplings

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Since 2013, the San Francisco-based giant was running without the proper registration to operate as a taxi service

Some of the White House tensions are by Trump's own design

She was speaking at a reception hosted by Pakistan’s Mission to the UN honouring Malala Yousafzai

Abdul Latif Pedram told reporters earlier that his party recognises Durand Line as international border

Some parents, advocacy groups think allowing Muslim children to pray in school violates separation of church and state

France now has 1.1 million registered self-contracting workers

The water fight that has become tradition to mark the country's New Year festivities

Trump has said he wants to clear the way for US arms sales abroad

The incident occurred in the wake of IS attacks on two Christian Coptic churches that killed at least 44 people

Police say at least one policeman has also been confirmed dead in the fight

Rescue official says there are 20 people injured aside from the dead; some are still trapped under the rubble

A notice from the government accused the official of 'being afraid to smoke before religious figures'

At least four people were killed when a truck drove into a crowd on a shopping street

At least four people were injured, medics said

A US Navy strike group is en route to the western Pacific with talk of military action

The 23-year-old was given life in prison in exchange for the guilty plea

Iran and North Korea have slammed Washington's retaliation and put it on a diplomatic collision course with Moscow

Trump last week ordered missile strikes against an air field in Syria

The central bank marked the nation's 150th anniversary with a bit of whimsy

G7 efforts to build a united front against Assad comes just ahead of Tillerson's trip to Moscow

Last month, Malaysia briefly prevented a North Korean ship carrying coal from China from entering its port

Farooq Abdullah says whether India likes it or not, they will have to talk to Pakistan

Turkey is due to hold both presidential and parliamentary elections in 2019

Ten soldiers were slightly injured in the exchanges

Sudanese authorities made it mandatory for adult Egyptian men to obtain visas before entering the country

McClatchy and Miami Herald and ICIJ won the explanatory award for Panama Papers investigation

Somali security forces rescued a hijacked Indian cargo dhow on Monday