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'Almost 60-70 percent of the smoke came from the firecrackers'

The Caribou plane lost contact with air traffic control during what was supposed to be a flight of around half an hour

The inmates staged the breakout in the early hours after attacking the unarmed guard with sharpened steel plates

Khan said it is corruption, not protests, that threatens democracy

South Africa's 1996 constitution was the first in the world to protect homosexuals' rights

Due to run until November 25, the trial focuses on a comment made at a March 2014 local government election rally

It is calling for more robust measures to reduce pollution, increase children's access to healthcare

History will remember Barack Obama as America's first black president

'Opium is money. Why should we waste time growing wheat?'

Riyadh says the suspects were plotting killings and a car bombing

Opposition parties described the move as a coup in itself

The senior police officer is suffering from pneumonia, lung failure

No arrests had been made in the case, says police

72 others were also injured in flood-related incidents

Two Pakistanis reportedly among four suspects arrested in connection with the planned attack

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More than 30 people were also wounded in the attack, police say

Troops were killed during operations around el Arish, close to border with Gaza Strip, says army spokesperson

In an exclusive interview, Ebtekar said Iran had already seen temperatures rise by 1.5 degrees over the past 20 years

We look at how Hindu devotees celebrate the festival; which marks the triumph of good over evil

Among those killed over the two-day period were 14 children

The shooting occurred while the security men were on patrol

The quake which was felt from Rome to Venice struck at 0640 GMT

Olexander Turin is now officially known as iPhone Sim (Seven)

More than 17,500 people have fled their homes toward government-held areas since the Mosul operation began

Dubai Airports reminded drone operators that that it is forbidden to fly them within five kilometres of any airport

The former Portuguese colony is transforming from a quiet paradise to a heavily-developed entertainment destination

Hooper is wrapping up no less than three years of preparation for an immense journey

There is war in my country, but we've been living for seven months in Greece like prisoners

Jennifer Lopez headlined a free concert as part of a star-studded effort to get out the vote and energize volunteers

Foreign policy headaches will pile up on the desk of Obama's successor, but none are as big as the crisis in Syria

The Canadian agreement is seen as a springboard to a larger EU deal with the United States viz. TTIP

Hysteria sweeping the United States after a series of 'creepy clown' sightings in recent weeks

The White House frontrunner has acquired an impressive list of political friends and enemies

Canberra currently sends all boatpeople to offshore processing camps on the Pacific islands of Nauru

A number of rebels inside the building were also killed in the attack, the source added

While also wounding at least 14, security and medical officials says

Most of those killed were women, reports say

The attack, which left seven dead, was part of a wave of violence after the army removed elected president Morsi

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

'Emma Morano has never wanted to go to hospital, she's never received any particular (health) care'

Rooftops and terrace floors are reportedly spattered with waste

'The immediate shortfall is 200. That would be the minimum we would be looking at'

Clinton says she is confident

Bhumibol, who died at 88 two weeks ago, was adored by many of his subjects and seen as an anchor of stability

Tests show population of wild Aedes aegypti insects dropped by 90 per cent after the mutant mosquitoes were released

Here is a primer on the US election system

'Public schools should grant access to toilets and locker rooms based on the gender with which a student identifies'

'We don't know the facts, which is why we are calling on the FBI to release all the information that it has'

On American Airlines Flight 383 161 passengers and nine crew were on board