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James Jackson "prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate"

Researchers studied variations in the molar shapes of fossilised mice teeth going back as far as 200,000 years

Since the start of the year, CAIR said it had documented 34 cases of mosques vandalised in at least 12 states

Ahmed Kathrada was one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in South Africa's long struggle against white rule

‘I wanted to show how weak the argument is that Muslims don’t care about terrorism’

The sculpture was seen as a defiant symbol of women's rights under the administration of President Donald Trump

His contacts with Russian officials that are now coming under the microscope

May has failed to convince the SNP which has warned of the negative consequences of leaving the EU

Adityanath's ascent has prompted widespread questions about India's secular status

Kim also has said North Korea is close to an ICBM test-launch

US Attorney General demands "sanctuary cities" do more to turn illegal immigrants over to the federal authorities

The push for a ban was announced in October by 123 UN members who say the threat of atomic disaster is growing

US officials still insist they support the eventual goal of Israel and a future Palestine living side-by-side

US investigators are also looking at the apparent bombing of a school in Mansura near Raqa

President Donald Trump's administration is encouraging lawmakers to back the small Balkan nation's bid

1.8 million died from the bacterial infection in 2015

'His attack method appears to be based on low sophistication, low tech, low cost techniques copied from other attacks'

Mustufa Naqfi was sentenced to four years and three months in prison 'for working for a foreign intelligence'

Funds to go toward projects to combat counter-terrorism, cybercrime and drugs projects

Student enrollment will commence this summer

A three-member bench ordered New Delhi to resolve issue and submit a report within four weeks

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

The annual death toll from Hepatitis C-related liver diseases is around 700,000 according to the WHO website

BJP lawmaker says a cultural centre highlighting Maharashtra's culture and pride should be built in its place

Stresses Yemeni people need parties to commit to political dialogue, or man-made crisis will never end

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Russian investment in Iran’s gas and oil fields

The maid, who is in her 40s, lost almost 20kg during her time working for the couple

The leaf vascular structure was seeded with heart muscle cells

China's construction of artificial islands and military deployments in the area have unnerved its neighbours

Muslim-born photographer started the series in attempts to combat the negative portrayal of Muslims in the media

Demonstrators held up a sign reading 'Kill Erdogan with his own weapons' and pictured a pistol aimed at his head

Surgeons removed some of the bark-like growths the girl had developed from the extremely rare condition

Final status of Jerusalem is supposed to be determined via direct negotiations between the Israelis & the Palestinians

The avalanche occurred on Monday morning near a ski slope in Nasu

On Monday May will appeal to a sense of history and shared values to make her case for a strong union in Scotland

Last session of talks between Pakistan and India over maritime security took place during July 2016 in Islamabad

The countries leading the effort include Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and Sweden

A spokesperson of the Syrian Democratic Forces made the announcement

A survey also finds economists more optimistic about this year's prospects for job growth

The White House Office of Innovation is to be unveiled Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the bureaucracy

Police detain Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny during an unauthorised anti-corruption rally in central Moscow

Hindus and Muslims alike say they hope Adityanath will rule in the name of both their communities

Female circumcision has been practised for generations across Indonesia

The Sweden Democrats have re-drawn Sweden's political map

Trump's order would lower electricity rates for Americans

A dozen people have been arrested since Wednesday's attack

Social media lit up with outrage against the policy

Christian Democrats won 40 percent against 30 percent for the Social Democrats

Appeal filed in Abu Dhabi court to approve reconciliation, payment of blood money

The Islamic State group claimed that one of its "soldiers" carried out the attack