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A UN Security Council resolution passed Friday demands Israel halt settlements in Palestinian territory

India's minister for women and children unveiled a draft of the country's first anti-human trafficking law

The United Nations maintains that settlements are illegal

'We care about you, I am with you,' says one of the world's most iconic sports figures

Treasury Department also imposes sanctions on Syrian airline Cham Wings

The baby girl was born via caesarian section after 7.5-month pregnancy, weighing 1.2 kilograms

The arrest comes when JKLF chief was leading a protest against India to issue nativity certificates to Hindu refugees

'Sand is literally worth its weight in gold in India because of the construction boom'

Troops have killed more than 80 people throughout the crackdown, according to official figures

Police did not give a motive for the killing of the 41-year-old man, whose body was found floating in a river

People's Daily said Trump's decision over Navarro was "by no means a positive signal"

Despite faster than expected economic growth, the country's current account deficit rose back towards record levels

All passengers have been released from the hijacked plane

The war has killed more than 7,000 people and wounded nearly 37,000, the United Nations says

The disbarred lawyer has been involved in high-profile cases of dissidents who have angered authorities

Pasteur Street in central Tehran is highly secured as key government institutions are located there

2016 surely turned out to be a year like no other

He said it was the bloodiest attack by Turkish forces that his monitoring group had recorded

Turkey issued arrest warrants for 41 people in Istanbul for being members of an armed terrorist organisation

The man wishes to remain anonymous

Trump had never linked the resolution of the Syrian crisis to the removal of President Bashar al-Assad

The Italian interior minister will hold a news conference at 10:45 a.m. (0945 GMT), the ministry said

Politicians, athletes and actors among most-searched people

Trump called Sisi, after issuing a statement demanding Washington to exercise a veto

Bourdain also attacks chef David Burke for agreeing to run a steakhouse at Trump's hotel

Virus spreads as neighbours South Korea and Japan try to curb their own outbreaks of the virus

The details of his death are ugly and painful--but it’s an honourable death, Raghad says about father's execution

Trump made the comments following the Berlin Christmas market attack

The president symbolically let a deadline slide to ink his name on the legislation

It was not clear if there was any connection with Monday's
attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people

Those killed included 90,000 civilians, of which 16,000 were children

Airbus said almost half the jets would be for short to medium routes

Spicer is a familiar face in Washington, as the longtime chief spokesman of the Republican National Committee

He lived like all young people - he drank, he didn't go to prayers or anything

The announcement came as Facebook, Twitter and Apple said they will not help Trump build a Muslim registry

The Middle East peace process has been comatose since a US initiative to re-launch peace talks collapsed in April 2014

Iranian media have reported several cases of so-called "honour crimes"

The transplant to the wrist was performed on December 15 in an operation that lasted 13 hours

At least 38 Turkish soldiers have been killed in operation, which the Turkish government has dubbed Euphrates Shield

Of the more than 6,000 people injected with the Ebola vaccine only two showed serious adverse effects

The target was near the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan will take place

America must massively boost its nuclear capability until the world comes to its senses

The Koh-i-Noor, now part of the British Crown Jewels, has witnessed the birth and the fall of empires

Officials say Delhi is looking to build large reservoirs and canals to store more water

‘Jouya 8’, an Iran-flagged general cargo ship, was reportedly targeted off the Hodeidah coast

Airline personnel escorted the man off the plane after he railed at US President-elect Donald Trump's daughter

The garment workers have vowed to continue the strike until their demands are met

A cabinet statement on budget says defence spending would reach 191 billion riyals ($51 billion) in 2017

Appeal from US Department of Justice comes after arrest of Umair Hamid, a former executive at software firm Axact

The draft was issued by the public security bureau on December 1 for public commentary