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US-based app Uber and other operators will be able to legally pick up passengers from October 30 in Canberra

Vote does not mean Russian ground forces would be engaged in conflict, it refers to the use of the air force only

Statement says vessel was intercepted on Saturday and 14 Iranians and weapons were found on board

Vatican's chief spokesperson, said he would neither confirm nor deny the report

President Francois Hollande said that six French warplanes hit an Islamic State training camp near Deir Ezzor city

Ghani's first year in office has been clouded by political infighting and escalating violence around the country

Despite investment of $90b in counter-terror efforts, Obama has found few reliable allies to carry load on battlefield

Sources say four training camps for Hamas's armed wing, Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, were hit in raids

Western-backed security forces have crumbled in face of sudden assaults from smaller contingent

Archaeologists say the lengthy period is needed to properly and safely clean particles from the four minarets and dome

Parents of three babies argue that they have constitutional right to breathe clean air

Another seven found guilty of involvement in the attacks were sentenced to life imprisonment

Mystery still shrouds the motive for the unprecedented attack, which killed many ethnic Chinese tourists

Taliban's occupation of Kunduz — now in its third day — raises troubling questions about capabilities of Afghan...

The UN is struggling to help some 60 million people displaced by conflict, the highest number since World War II

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Abbas will preside over the 15-minute ceremony

Employer of workers says they are expected to return to Turkey on Wednesday or Thursday after debriefing

At least 500,000 people died in the killings across the archipelago that started after General Suharto put down a coup

US Judge says Saudi Arabia has sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of people killed in 9/11 attacks

Study says proportion and cause of civilian deaths differed in government-held and rebel areas

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges five permanent members of UN to unite and seek opportunity to politically solve crisis

It is our responsibility to act against the impunity of the assassins, said French Foreign Minister

She was sentenced to death after being convicted of malice murder for her role in plotting the killing of her husband

Police say six people have been arrested for beating up 50-year-old Muslim man to death

Berlin added Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro to a list of so-called safe countries

Obama welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the White House and both men promised closer cooperation

Obama says ready to work with Russia, Iran to find a political mechanism to begin a transition process

Im not the pink elephant in the room anymore, says Brown

Taliban have laid landmines around Kunduz, slowing movement of Afghan convoys driving to the city

Pilot project is slated to begin next year, with three "drone-port" buildings due for completion by 2020

Doctors have also expressed alarm over the number of patients having ingested toxic substances

Modi claimed 1.5 million rupees could be given to every citizen if illegal funds were brought back from overseas

Devices will feature the new Android operating system Marshmallow, which allows for fingerprint sensors for unlocking

Snowden pulls in more than 171,000 followers in about an hour but follows only one

Gates held onto the number-one spot in the annual list for the 22nd straight year with net worth of $76 billion

Bashar al-Assad's fate is key bone of contention between Washington and Syrian leader's Russian and Iranian allies

'We now have great opportunities to fully investigate existence of life on Mars, says NASA official

Meanwhile, a game in which players have to conduct drone strikes is freely available

Akhter Mansoor praises Taliban 'victory'; asks fighters to offer special 'thanksgiving prayers'

NATO had planned to withdraw all forces by the end of next year

Afghan troops backed by US air support have launched counter-offensive to retake the city

The reforms apply to the 4.5 million foreign workers registered with the labour ministry

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says we have only heard about IS in Bangladesh but we have not found any of them

Nadiya Jamir Hussain says the response to the programme has shown how tolerant and accepting British society is

The handshake would be the first known between a US president and a top Iran official since Islamic revolution in 1979

Judicial source says judge Mohammad al-Duaij ordered four to pay bail of $1,650 each

The coalition called for an independent investigation into the incident

More than 40 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters representing ethnic minorities

UberBOAT has teamed with Turkish boat company Navette and lets people order the boats the way that they do Uber cars

Germany has re-imposed border controls and curbed rail traffic from Austria in an effort to slow an influx of migrants