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News followed a series of bold hacking attacks for which credit was claimed by someone with the screen name Cracka

In Japan, the menfolk do sweet nothing on Feb 14 while the women do battle in heaving aisles

Goa's chief minister appears to rule out including peacocks in a list of "nuisance animals" to cull

Brazil is at the center of the Zika outbreak that has spread to more than 30 countries

The 78-year-old actor and comedian is accused by dozens of women of sexual assault dating back decades

Adel al Jubeir also says Russia's military interventions will not help the incumbent president stay in power

Party leaders say the BJP is determined to keep its base intact with a message of Hindutva

'Iran and Saudi Arabia cannot exclude each other from the region' Mohammed Javad Zarif

Local residents and a govt official say the strong earthquake knocked out telephone, radio communications and roads

While Bush and Rubio begin their town halls with the oath of allegiance, Trump supporters shopped for snacks and sodas

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the "massive and complex" attack on the MINUSMA base

Dr Nergis Mavalvala was in the team that detected gravitational waves

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it had notified lawmakers about the possible sale

In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality

The school was placed on lockdown immediately after the shooting that took place in an outdoor area of the school

"When it comes to women's driving, this is not a religious issue, it's a societal issue," says Adel al-Jubeir

One of the buildings shook before collapsing, giving those inside a chance to run outside, says police official

Children’s Museum of Manhattan lets kids explore A-to-Z of Muslim cultures

Press Attaché in Washington says Pakistan should not be blamed for the deteriorating security situation in...

Some religious leaders question theology and necessity of a women-only mosque

The Indonesian disaster mitigation agency said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties

The new 0.22-calibre revolver, Nidar, weighs just 250 grammes

Philae's initial landing was bumpy -- lab bounced several times on surface before ending up at an angle in deep shade

Mall of the World will have climate-controlled interior, over 20,000 hotel rooms, buildings and its own transit system

Sprawling neo-Renaissance building, a dominant feature of many a picture postcard from Prague, was built in 1885-1891

Conservative and patriarchal attitudes in India mean victims of sexual assault are often shunned by their families

Court says Netanyahu's alleged abusive behaviour towards employees was credible

Thirty-six jobs related to the Google X car project were listed including engineers working on motion control

For former child soldiers, promises of Maoist leadership have been a mere rhetoric

Peter Liang now faces up to 15 years in prison for the death of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old father

They are charged of smuggling migrants and causing the deaths of five people

The Israelis say they need a big increase in US defense aid to offset the windfall their arch-enemy, Iran

The devices mimic cell towers and intercept signals from nearby phones to gather information

The two countries have increased military ties in recent years, holding naval exercises in the Indian Ocean

Investigators found numerous Facebook postings in which the defendant had expressed hatred for Muslims

'Hedi' is the debut feature-length film of Tunisian filmmaker Mohamed Ben Attia

They also agreed to immediately "accelerate and expand" humanitarian aid to the war-torn country

CIA believes that the IS group has the ability to make small amounts of mustard or chlorine gas for weapons

Russian prime minister says US and Russia must exert pressure on all sides in conflict in order to secure a ceasefire

It took scientists months to verify their data and put it through a process of peer-review before announcing it today

Governor Rodriguez says clash erupted at Topo Chico prison in industrial city of Monterrey

Attacker opens fire at local education department offices in Jizan region, says interior ministry

Ahmed Ali, 39, was interrogated for a number of hours by police officers and was taken off a Thomson flight

Delhi government first introduced the experiment for two weeks in January as dangerous levels of haze choked the city

Republican Senator Bob Corker alleges Islamabad of backing militants involved in targeting US troops in Afghanistan

The attacker was later shot dead by police from a nearby checkpoint who approached after hearing the firing

After 18 months of conversion, I went to my first mosque and met other Muslims, writes Alan Rooney

The US giant faces challenges from activists over alleged depletion of groundwater

China lays claim to most of South China Sea, while Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam have rival claims

Construction cost estimates have ranged from £300 million to £400 million