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In next update of the icons, faces will be available in six different skin tones

Britain-based monitor says abductions took place on Tuesday after IS seized two Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces

82-year-old Abdul Jabbar was tried in absentia, as he is thought to have fled to the United States

New unit hopes to inherit 'proud traditions of Sikh regiments' from British Army’s past

Official says kidnappers took only the men and released the women and children travelling with them

It is currently estimated that a total of 60 women are in Syria living with the IS

Afghan peace talks, recent violations along LoC and working boundary also came under discussion during the meeting

Scholar says divorce rates in Saudi Arabia reached their highest levels with 4 divorces every 10 marriages in 2014

Volunteers in green go out into the streets of Karachi to distribute food to the poor and homeless

Defense lawyers warned that speeding up tribunal proceedings risked sacrificing justice

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah's office issued a statement saying both defendants would appeal

The 2 were found guilty in federal court in September of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists

Kerry and Zarif held a second day of discussions on Monday as the clock ticks down to a March 31

The MP; however, denied she was shopping and shot back saying "they have to establish where I went and shopped"

The system is so delicate that it must operate in a cold environment, at around -180 Celsius

At midday Monday nearly 400 people had indicated they would attend the rally

Mohamed Nasheed was denied bail and access to lawyers

Earnings after taxation or net profits sank 15 per cent to $13.7 billion (12.0 billion euros) last year

The boys, both aged two, have been isolated after developing fever & severe weakness in their limbs earlier this month

Foreign Secretary says Pakistan has no desire to become part of the international coalition against IS

Abdullah Abdullah the opportunity should not be missed

Maria Golovnina had been working with Reuters as the news agency's bureau chief for the past year-and-a-half

Former member of working group on anti-Muslim hatred accuses Warsi of making dubious appointments

Emergency workers continue recovering more bodies from wreckage of boat that sank after colliding with cargo vessel

Mihaela Noroc quit her job, picked up her camera, packed her backpack and began travelling

The talks also will examine how to counter the IS group across the region.

"We will use your leaning tower of pizza to throw off homosexual," says an IS supporter

The video shows 21 captives presented as 16 peshmerga fighters, two Iraqi army officers & three policemen from Kirkuk

A small delegation of Taliban leaders to visit Pakistan in coming days for further consultations

Time-lapse video shows Iranian-American model go through make-overs summing up each decade's trends

A number of Android users were able to get the feature activated by receiving a call from a user who had the service

The United Kingdom is a major funder of Pakistan’s anti-narcotics force, which has a 92 per cent conviction rate

For the first time, Afghanistan will be using its public funds to support its students to get higher education abroad

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Posting of non-career diplomat to Canada cited as latest example

Sanctions make it impossible to pay Iranian electricity company

Taliban spokesman says no contact with US, Afghan officials in Doha

Families say they are "completely distressed", and are "extremely worried" about them

Norway's chief rabbi appeared visibly moved when he said it was the first time the ceremony had taken place outdoors

Australia captain will now play his first match of World Cup next week.

Should calm citizens who feared imposition of capital controls

A Hadi aide said earlier the president's resignation last month was tendered under pressure

Apart from troops numbers, the US and its allies would need to make long-term commitments in resources, equipment

Six-member delegation from Gujarat will travel to Pakistan to finalise the process

Indian gvernment receives heavy criticism for its failure in distribution of medicine

investigators believe the group has escaped to Pakistan

Obama issues statement in response to online petition urging him to raise issue of Sikh genocide

The girls were last seen on the morning of February 17 at their East London homes

Modi visited Arunachal Pradesh on Friday to inaugurate the opening of a train line and power station

The two countries, both with majority Sunni Muslim populations, are bound together by shared Islamic religious ties