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Europe's new emissions standard makes hybrids more attractive as it increases cost of running cars powered by diesel

To date, only three percent of Nobels have been awarded to women in the 115 year history of the prize

Politicians sound alarm over risk of bloodthirsty radicals making their way to Europe undetected in flood of migrants

The veteran leader read the 25-minute speech through to the end

Police arrest 43-year-old man in connection with Zakariyya Islam's murder

Kidnapping group says Turkey must order rebel forces to stop besieging four Shia villages in northern Syria

Australia carried out its first strike against a IS target in Eastern Syria, destroying an armoured personnel carrier

Aleppo was Syria's most populated city and commercial hub before the conflict erupted in 2011

Police spokesperson says Mohammed Allan was arrested this morning at the hospital in Ashkelon

An Uber representative in India said on Wednesday the company has not received any notification from the government

Satellite imagery shows archaeological sites in Syria are dotted by hundreds of illegal excavations

Pyongyang should focus on fulfilling its international obligations and commitments, says White House spokesperson

Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels "most likely" committed war crimes, says UN

Pressure is building for special EU summit to come up with solutions to the crisis

Castro and Barack Obama along with leaders of Russia and China and Iran's president to speak at the gathering

The combined wealth of Asia Pacific's super rich will surpass its 2014 total of $15.8 trillion

DeLuca helped found the first Subway restaurant in 1965 at age 17 in Bridgeport

The quake struck at a depth of 52 kilometres under the Molucca Sea at about 3:40 pm

People holding placards saying "No war" and "Don't ram through legislation" face line of police outside in Yokohama

Mostly Syrian or Afghan men, women and children crossed the border - which was marked by nothing more than a stone

Move comes in attempt to improve relations with minority people who live there

Ardalan’s husband wants her to be at home for their seven-year-old son's first day at school

The price of its products is one obstacle Apple faces as it tries to move deeper into the enterprise market

France has so far confirmed it has carried out two surveillance flights over Syrian territory

Vast majority of those marching in Kuala Lumpur young ethnic Malay men wear UMNO red, shouting 'Long Live Malays'

An uncommon debate has raged over whether the US central bank should go ahead with a quarter-point increase

Zuckerburg says Facebook is working on a 'dislike' button and are very close to shipping a test of it

More than 40 people have died in fierce clashes between police and protesters in Nepal's southern plains

Says there would also be significant fines for minors who commit such offences, as well as for their parents

Court also throws out policy that required new citizens to have their faces uncovered as they recite citizenship oath

Police said Lamb, 45, shot and killed Amy Prentiss, 41, at the home they shared in Gautier, Mississippi

An investigative commission has concluded that the company "was in part responsible" for Friday's tragedy

Government spokesperson says his country is examining legal and diplomatic means to protect the religious sites

Son and brother of Mullah Omar had earlier refused to accept leadership of Afghan Taliban's new chief

Outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease dengue has exposed inadequate public health measures

Almost nine minutes after being released, the balloon was 22,967 feet above the earth

UNHCR says it's in touch with different countries regarding contingencies and is ready to assist them the best it can

Authorities say they had ordered a ship to divert to the area where unidentified object was spotted

Routers are attractive to hackers because they operate outside the perimeter of firewalls & other security tools

Hungarian prime minister says he is acting to save Europe's 'Christian values'

Myanmar goes to polls next month in what many hope will be its freest vote in generations after decades of army rule

Kenya is struggling to stem poaching to protect its remaining elephant population currently estimated at 30,000

EU urges all parties to demonstrate restraint and full respect for the status quo of the holy sites

The man was said to be a 39-year-old baker living in Benghazi

The fair is split into different areas; the Security Zone incorporating the highest number of first time exhibitors

Earlier, BMW warned that the situation in China could pose a 'risk' to its financial targets for this year

Shoaib Sultan is former secretary of Norway's Islamic Council and now belongs to Norway's Green Party

Syrian refugee count in Turkey has jumped by more than 200,000 since June

Several ex-Communist central European states still rejecting mandatory quotas of asylum seekers

The spouse who is mainly responsible for a broken marriage cannot file for divorce, the court said