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Agent candidates are carefully screened for their intelligence, physical attributes and family background

"My name is Chloe and when I am bigger I would like a job with Google"

Says ban is against the terrorists that will infiltrate some of the immigrants to the West

Casualties were transported to hospitals in Sanaa

Rohingya Muslims have faced discrimination in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for generations

Founded by Rachel Taber and Doug Hewitt, 1951 Coffee Shop is entirely staffed by refugees from various countries

The latest round of discussions will focus mostly on bolstering a faltering six-week truce

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed Pyongyang had made the request when questioned by journalists

Trump broke with international consensus insisting on a future that included a Palestinian state alongside Israel

Montreal ends Paris's five-year run as it is crowned the world's best student city

In the last 30 years the Dhammakaya temple has grown exponentially, raising tens of millions of dollars

The nonprofit civil rights organisation found that anti-Muslim groups nearly tripled to 101 in 2016 from 34 in 2015

The country witnessed more blasts last year than war-torn Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria

State-run news agency reports that she has been remanded in custody for seven days

Puzder's decision to withdraw is yet another setback this week for the White House

In 2012 Tsang apologised for separate allegations that he accepted inappropriate gifts from business friends

Dozens of Rome politicians and business figures are currently on trial in a case known as Mafia Capitale

Haunted by his own time behind bars, Palestinian director recreates a notorious Israeli interrogation centre

'One of the worst deals I've ever seen is the Iran deal'

Kuwaiti foreign minister visited Tehran last month, calling for a normalisation of ties

Unidentified attackers burst into the radio station and shot presenter reading the news on air

The envoy was leading a delegation to the governor's office when the bomber struck, killing 12 people instantly

About 90% of the construction of the building has been outsourced to a factory

In January, US intelligence officials said in a report that Russia intervened in the US electoral process

Poisoning has become a byword for backroom scheming by treacherous political rivals

On the agenda are some of the region's most volatile issues

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

The authorities have banned the Shia opposition and handed long jail terms to many of its leaders

Malaysian police were not immediately available for comment

"Crimea is territory belonging to the Russian Federation"

"The suspects are suspected of having collected information about members of the so-called Gulen movement"

PLO official reaction comes on eve of White House talks between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Says launch was a sovereign right and a self-defence measure

"Jana Gana Mana" anthem was sung by 509,261 people in Gujarat

Fillon was due to have a lunch meeting later on Wednesday with Sarkozy

"We will see this vile aggression dispelled"

The champion was crowned after an extensive judging finale

Malaysian authorities are investigating

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announces Mars 2117 Project

Only 2 percent of respondents voted to leave the EU and 57.6 percent voted to remain in the Brexit referendum

Air pollution caused 4.2 million early deaths worldwide in 2015, with about 2.2 million deaths in China and India

Girls escape persecution and violence to be sold into marriage to Rohingya men in Malaysia

Jong-Nam is the latest member of the elite to have been murdered

Operations were launched because police believed PKK leadership had instructed militants to organise armed rebellions

Ten other people were injured in the attack on Tuesday evening in Pishan County

"I want to be a 'voice for the voiceless' and I cannot do that by going on this kind of trip to Israel"

'They are welcome to return to Sri Lanka and we won't prosecute them'

According to the World Health Organisation, nearly 300,000 pedestrians lose their lives on the road every year

China has confirmed five bird flu outbreaks among poultry this winter, culling of more than 175,000 birds

“A two-state solution that doesn’t bring peace is not a goal that anybody wants to achieve"