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'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"

The competition has been particularly bitter between Purnama's camp and that of Yudhoyono

One officer has been charged with rape and the three others with assault

Police are trying to piece together how the Cold War-style killing happened at a Malaysian airport

Spicer said Trump hoped to make the new appointment by the end of the week

A new round of U.N.-backed peace talks is due to begin in Geneva next week

Flynn's discussions with the Russian diplomat could potentially have been in violation of a law known as the Logan Act

US government sources also said they believed that North Korean assassins killed Kim Jong Nam

Last June, India set a national record after it successfully launched a rocket carrying 20 satellites

Russia now has two battalions of the cruise missile

Musa was a commander of a faction of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militant group

Flynn's resignation amid allegations discussed US sanctions strategy with Russia's ambassador Sergey Kislyak

The soldiers died during a gunfight with militants that broke out at Hajin in Bandipora district

The cloud computing unit of Amazon is among the fastest growing segments for the US tech giant

The event is organised in the Red Sea city of Jeddah by Saudi firm Time Entertainment

Islamic State claimed the nightclub attack and said it was revenge for Turkish intervention in Syria

India's notoriously poor air quality causes nearly 1.1 million premature deaths every year

Kim Jong-Un was poisoned by two unidentified female agents using poisoned needles

The demand for flowers significantly increases during Valentine's Day celebrations

The country's security forces has launched a deadly crackdown against militants following last year's cafe attack

Canada's premier says he will continue pursuing policies of openness towards refugees without compromising security

An Ecuadorian and a Russian have been arrested for attempting to smuggle 2.3 kilogrammes of cocaine into Thailand

Relations have grown tense as Germany questioned Netanyahu's commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians

Ivanka Trump has significant business interests that have become the focus for government ethics watchdogs

Choose a destination on the map, and the drone taxi will take you to the spot

Edith Steiner, a 20-year-old Hungarian Jew, was to face imminent death in Auschwitz

The two teams discovered up to 114 new planets

The rocket is set to blast off from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota

Some missionary groups in the South are voluntarily recalling workers as Chinese authorities continue their crackdown

Evacuation orders for some 188,000 residents remained in effect

The European In India collection illustrates the extravagant lifestyle led by the Englishmen

Saudi Press Agency carries photographs of funerals for ‘martyrs’ it said had died ‘defending southern borders’

We wanted to try and sneak some useful facts into his media diet, Oliver said

Competitive activities such as football, volleyball, basketball and tennis are still banned

The latest victim died on Tuesday morning after suffering multiple injuries and internal bleeding

Indonesia's highest Islamic clerical council declared Valentine's Day forbidden by Islamic law in 2012

The otherwise classified conversation was captured on camera from a close range

Jane Park, 21, think her life would have been better if she had not won the money at that young an age

Army spokesperson says another five soldiers were injured during cross fire while broke out in Bandipora district

Bribery charges settlement, depreciating pound dent British aero engine maker’s profits

A report from the UN accused Myranmar's security forces carrying out a campaign of rape, torture and mass killings

Video of an Australian police officer frying an egg on the bonnet of his patrol vehicle has gone viral on social media

Pakistan’s Ambassador to UN Maleeha Lodhi says Pakistan suffering from region based and state-sponsored terror

MP suggests Trump had been backed into a corner or that his administration had been "infected" by anti-Russian feeling

Sasikala was briefly expelled from the AIADMK over allegations that her family was misusing the Jayalalithaa name

The UN humanitarian coordinator for Syria warns of dire conditions in Zabadani, Madaya, Fua and Kafraya

A federal judge on Monday rejected a Justice Department request to suspend Seattle courtroom trials over Trump's ban