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Chinese spy cases in Taiwan usually involve retired Taiwanese military officers

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

The 2,300-kilometre reef suffered its most severe bleaching on record last year due to warming sea temperatures

More than 9,000 women were surveyed to determine which countries are the best for women to live in

Beijing has been facing a determined campaign by the East Turkestan Independence Movement

He offers expertise to hotels and restaurants all across Asia

UN investigators documented numerous killings, disappearances and torture, as well as other human rights violations

The ethics office had called for Conway to be disciplined after she endorsed Ivanka's brand on national television

A helicopter carrying high-level business executives crashed onto a Turkish highway

It believes unjust laws should be challenged

Celebrating the charm and diversity of Muslim New Yorkers following Trump's executive order

The fifth-generation stealth fighter made its public debut at the Zhuhai Air Show in southern China in November

Park was impeached over a graft scandal involving South Korea's conglomerates

Renowned Indian lobbyist Ted Poe says Washington should immediately set limits of its indulgence with Islamabad

Swiss People's Party has launched a petition to take the issue of the burqa ban to a referendum

The man from the former Yugoslavia jumped out of a train and started hacking randomly at people

Smoking kills some 130,000 people in Japan annually

The Pentagon on Monday blasted the "unprofessional" behaviour of the Iranian navy

Nearly 700 British service personnel were killed in the conflicts from 1990-2015

Human Rights Watch said the gym licences were a "leap forward"

Diplomatic sources say a UN rights council session later this month poses a key test for Sri Lanka

The gunman fled but was eventually cornered

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated his opposition to a US proposal for an import tax

General Joseph Votel did not give details on the number of troops that would be required

Starbucks executives pinned much of the blame for its traffic setback on a pileup of mobile orders

The case was described by doctors as 'extraordinary' and 'unexplained'

The new travel order replaced a more sweeping ban issued on January 27 that caused chaos and protests at airports

Londoners managed a meagre rating of 6.44 out of 10 for friendliness

Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq to destroy the minority religious community

Anti-government activists celebrated as South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country's top court

Authorities had been hunting for suspect after they were alerted by people who had viewed the clip on the 'darknet'

According to the officials, there were around 50 passengers on the bus

He asked if the Afghan government cannot stop insurgent attacks, can they at least focus on fighting crime

The most important feature of Telegram message is that it is ‘self-destructible'

And it’s going to be a girl!

The massive rock arch landmark is a staple image for Maltese tourist brochures

Says he has more information about the Central Intelligence Agency's hacking operation

Smoke started billowing out of the pocket of the lawyer of an arson's suspect during his trial in Miami

Women in Britain, Australia, Brazil, and Canada also ranked the gender pay gap as their biggest workplace worry

Archaeologists says tunnels underneath Prophet Jonah's tomb could collapse following Islamic State raid

South African man and his Ukranian fiancée were detained after doctors informed authorities about her pregnancy

This is not the only scandal that has engulfed the controversial mayor

'Technology has advanced at such a pace that aggression may destroy us by nuclear or biological war' says Hawking

The Munich-based group, which also owns Mini and Rolls-Royce, sold a total of almost 2.4 million vehicles in 2016

Rights groups in November voiced concern about 'convictions based on tainted confessions' in Morocco

The attempt to further boost Erdogan's powers with the referendum has meanwhile alarmed his critics at home and abroad

Says analysis is ongoing and will implement any further necessary protections

Migrants are sheltering on a former hospital ship in a Dutch canal

The impoverished refugees living hand to mouth in the city took in the former NSA contractor in 2013

The state argues that the new travel ban violates the US Constitution