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Gogjali, this week became the most advanced post of the massive Iraqi offensive launched last month

A local Hindu community leader said at least 15 temples were vandalised and numerous Hindu idols were smashed

The hashtag "20 mobiles for a house" has been used 13 million times on social media

Since October last year, the violence has claimed the lives of 237 Palestinians, 36 Israelis

Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker, said the group agreed to the settlement because of Hogan's backing from Thiel

Across 18 countries, 47 per cent "would snub both Clinton and Trump, if given chance to vote"

The recording released by the Islamic State-affiliated Al-Furqan media group was a rare sign of life from Baghdadi

For centuries the church has been shared by six old Christian congregations

Meanwhile, Trump has raised eyebrows by campaigning in Wisconsin and Michigan, both traditionally Democratic states

Of the 24 reports of ill-treatment Amnesty gathered, 16 involved beatings

Gunshots had been reported from a building on the base at Sasebo

RAW, IB agents were working under diplomatic cover at Indian High Commission in Islamabad

Details of the shootings and the circumstances of Greene's arrest were not made public

The incident is being probed as a hate crime committed one week before the US presidential election

'We're excited to announce an easier experience to shop the products you love on Instagram'

The 36-foot high model of Trump decorated with images of Mexicans will be packed with fireworks and set alight

Bollywood producer Subhas Dudhani arrested in Mumbai after the recovered

Proposal failed to get required 50 percent plus one support among the council's 150 members, who include 30 women

Unsurprisingly, most deaths -- 59 per cent over the last two years of the 2006-2015 report -- happen in conflict zones

According to local media, the An'Nur mosque is suspected of links to Islamic State

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Bill will require ISPs to supply a free-of-charge filter against offensive websites and content

British companies are starting to do business with Iran again with increasing enthusiasm

Only two miners survived the explosion at the Jinshangou coal mine

Government figures show around 85 percent of Qatar's 2.1 million workforce are now paid electronically

This is the closest the Moon will get to Earth until November 25, 2034

Turkish military sources said Tuesday that it had deployed tanks and artillery near the Iraqi border

The school and an adjacent middle school were locked down as a precaution

Several of the most meat-hungry countries are also among the most obese

Bethany Thompson sustained nerve damage during her fight with brain tumor giving her smile a slant

Francis was referring to a 1994 document by Pope John Paul that closed the door on a female priesthood

The pair had disagreed on US relations and the domestic crime war, which has claimed more than 4,000 lives

The prince from Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah

US State Dept warns citizens to maintain high-level of vigilance while visiting markets, religious sites

Authorities on the Indian-administered side say nearly 300 schools had been ordered to shut from Wednesday morning

The US military will review recruitment practices to better reflect the changing face of America

Noor Salman knew her husband had been watching extremist videos but was unaware he planned to commit mass murder

An average of earlier Florida polls by tracker RealClearPolitics gives Trump a narrow one point lead there

The move was part of a planned reshuffle of senior civil servants

Will FBI be posting docs on Trump's housing discrimination in '70s ?

Ukraine has suffered deep economic decline after two years of war, with its GDP contracting 9.9 per cent last year

The man had recently started taking four to five daily servings of "a common energy drink"

The plane's final satellite communications were consistent with the aircraft being in a increasing rate of descent

Comey's letter has plunged the FBI and the Justice Department directly into the election

Survey shows a seven point decline for ex-secretary of state

The interior ministry says another 43 wounded in the clashes which are not are not unusual in drought-hit country

Two police officers were being treated after they were injured trying to put out the blaze

The Indian journalist may set up his own news venture, sources say

We finished clearing Gogjali and took control of Mosul television station building, says Iraqi commander

Cross-strait ties have deteriorated under Taiwan's first female president Tsai Ing-wen