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Sedition charges have been used in the past against supporters of independence for Kashmir

14,000 people are staying in shelters, mostly in the state capital Baton Rouge and surrounding communities

'It breathed its last at around 7am (0100 GMT)' the government's chief wildlife conservator Ashit Ranjan Paul said

Moti Dotan has apologised, claiming the comment was a 'slip of the tongue'

The 30-year-old from New Jersey is the first US Olympian to wear a hijab during competition

They are also expected to discuss the situation facing Christians in the Middle East

El Shehaby refused to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout

Widodo also called for police and judicial reform to boost legal certainty in Southeast Asia's biggest economy

'We need to get really good at this -- to preserve our diversity and pluralism as unique national strengths' Minis

Britain calls China an important global strategic partner

An estimated three million couples are unable to conceive in Iran

Tahar held US citizenship since being naturalised four years ago, but had not surrendered his Indonesian passport

Members of the Muslim community insisted that police investigate the double murder as a hate crime

'What reason would anyone have to gun down two revered, humble men?'

The center also provided assistance and coordination to police forces dealing with bombs and explosives

The 36-year-old unnamed Hispanic man from Brooklyn was in the area eight minutes before the homicide, says police

It expressed outrage at what it described as "the fourth attack against an MSF facility in less than 12 months

Trump "is totally, thoroughly, unqualified to be president of the United States of America," says Vice President

Blasts came days after Thais voted to accept a military-backed constitution, paving the way for an election in 2017

Emergency services said they had rescued some 80 people trapped in their cars and a bus on a flooded street

The bus was carrying villagers from Kathmandu to Kavre, 40km east of the capital

Some 12,000 people die every year in road accidents in Egypt

Nine others wounded after coming under fire during a patrol, including two policemen who are in a critical condition

Case registered against Kapil Shastri under Section 153 of the Indian Penal Code

Earthquakes are fairly common in Peru but this one hit at a shallow depth of eight kilometres

Unlike the festivity in other states of India, the day was not peaceful in Kashmir valley

Video shows blast left building's concrete frame and twisted metal exposed with windows entirely blown out

It is the second time he had been arrested

Major General Nopporn Ruanchan, commander of the army's 4th Infantry Division, was on board the helicopter

Magazine depicts a bearded man and a hijab-wearing woman running naked on the beach

The 29-year-old Jamaican legend, competing in his final Olympics, powered over the line in 9.81 seconds

The burqini issue has sparked huge controversy, with opponents saying that it goes against French secular principles

According to police, one soldier was seriously injured from a bomb buried under the road

Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast has been hit by waves of violence since the collapse last year of a ceasefire

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world

Open defecation has long been a major health and sanitation problem in India

Fighting has escalated in Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgency spreads from its traditional strongholds

Authorities say the motive is unknown and no arrests have been made

10 police paramilitaries injured in Independence Day shooting

Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital

The issue took on fresh urgency last month following the attempted coup in Turkey

Modi is trying to divert world’s attention from Kashmir, claims Aziz

US drone strike that killed IS commander for Afghanistan, Pakistan was latest blow to the militant group's ambitions

According to local media and authorities, there was no confirmation shots were fired and no reports of injuries

The bus was carrying fighters for Syria's civil war, the observatory reports

'We are eating just one meal a day. Children are falling sick, and doctors are miles away'

"I am not running against Crooked Hillary Clinton," the Republican presidential candidate says

The Olympian was not harmed and is safe at the team USA base

Five people were stabbed or burned during an attack by a 27-year-old Swiss man on the train nearing the Salez station

Politicians have raised fears of divided loyalties among Germany's roughly three-million-strong Turkish population