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The previous defence minister, Manohar Parrikar, stepped down on Sunday to become Chief Minister of Goa

Mukasey's appointment may raise conflict of interest issues in the Fox News investigation

Interior ministry spokesperson says the explosion appeared to have been caused by a roadside bomb

Malala won in 2014 for her struggle against oppression of children and right of all children to receive an education

The UN Human Rights Council held a two-hour session on abuses in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Hugh Lanning was denied entry on Sunday night at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv

Dutch police used dogs and water cannon on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters waving Turkish flags

An ethnics affairs official believes that ideological work must be strengthened to promote Chinese identity

"Netanyahu resorting to fake history and falsifying Torah. Force of habit," he tweeted

The Dutch foreign ministry said there was a safety risk in travelling to Turkey

About 32 people, including four policemen, imprisoned by Taliban insurgents were freed

The conflict is also fraying ties between China and Myanmar

Reputation Institute considers a number of markers to determine which countries have the best, worst reputation

The govt says it hopes to come to an agreement with the EU over the rights of citizens once Brexit negotiations start

Akie has grabbed headlines by embracing progressive views such LGBT rights and opposition to nuclear power

'So far two civilians have died and two others were injured'

Hidalgo, who took office in 2014, has set ambitious goals for the French capital

The Republicans said an investigative commission will begin to study the city's cleanliness problem in May

The country has been on high alert since armed gunmen linked to the Islamic State launched multiple attacks in Jakarta

Vandals scrawled graffiti claiming the Holocaust was "fake history" on an exterior wall of a Seattle synagogue

Emergency workers transported the injured to the hospital

Participants chase and cover each other in coloured powder to celebrate the colours of spring

Says when clocks in US move forward, it will likely prompt rise in heart attacks, strokes and cause car accidents

The release of budget is facing an intraparty revolt over proposed legislation to replace the Obamacare

Ijaz Khan, 42, was convicted for multiple crimes, including smuggling ancient artefacts into the US from Pakistan

"I am an agent of Russia, and particularly of Vladimir Putin," he declared, speaking in Russian

Xi is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country's armed forces

Says it should face sanctions for barring Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam

The house moving comes in the middle of a severe political crisis for Brazil

Earlier this year, Trump and Putin agreed to develop relations "as equals"

The referendum comes less than a year since a rogue military faction on July 15 tried to oust Erdogan from power

He is credited in the dismantling of violent Bronx street gangs and New York mafia clans

They are expected to discuss reinforcing bilateral relations and review regional issues of mutual interest

China's Ministry of Public Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment

In 2015 militants stormed the Bardo museum and killed 21 foreign tourists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the Netherlands as "Nazi remnants, fascists"

Awamiya has seen repeated security incidents in recent years

Attacks against democratic processes go beyond political parties, says NCSC Head Ciaran Martin

It also calls on the Turkish authorities to avoid excesses and provocations, said Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu

One of the female suicide bombers was pregnant, says NEMA spokesperson

For months, they have been engaged in an uneasy long-distance skirmish over policy and values

His poll numbers have suffered and is now in third place behind Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen

Park was removed from her post after corruption scandal

At the museum, little survived except two massive, dark coffins decorated with inscriptions from the Holy Quran

Investigations were continuing but no further details on the nature of the threat were available

The campaign launched last year, now has over 18, 000 student volunteers

Park Geun-hye says she took responsibility for outcome of events that culminated in her impeachment

He said the Netherlands was within its rights to block Turkish rallies here

Yildirim said that Turkey will respond in kind to this unacceptable behaviour