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Kalburgi, 77, regularly spoke out against superstitions and had questioned the worth of idol worship by Hindus

He has proven to be a talented organiser and rabble-rousing orator, creating a mass movement in a matter of weeks

Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman were shot dead in a horrifying attack while doing a live interview on August 26

The animals have been deployed at an air force base involved in the parade

A Taliban statement admits for the first time that the leader died on April 23, 2013

Thousands of Jains protested across India last week after a court ruled that Santhara was a form of suicide

It normally takes between 250 and 700 cocoons to make one sari

Ronaldo's second wax figure will be on display at a number of sites across Europe before it will end up at his home

Police believe the suspect was part of a crime group who helped illegal migrants obtain counterfeit documents

More than 122,000 people have joined Amnesty's online petition to protest the rape order by the "khap panchayat"

Kuwait parliament's Hamad al-Harashani said 'Iran is seeking to spread chaos and undermine the ruling regimes'

Boeing is slowing acquisitions by using power to approve transfer of its supply contracts from one owner to another

The toll has raised questions about safety measures surrounding the summer 'fiestas' in thousands of Spanish villages

Queen will not indulge in fanfare or celebrations, marking the occasion with just another public engagement

Earlier this month, in another first, women started to register as voters at centres run by all-female staff

Aide to former German chancellor says Bush administration had played through all possibilities

Mohammed Sharif was arrested while attempting to smuggle heroin into the country hidden in his stomach

Protest leader vowed Sunday to spread agitation over caste preferences nationwide

The ruling came four years after the Japanese small car maker attempted to end an alliance with the German auto giant

Sisters fled their village after handing down of punishment

British Ambassador John Casson was shocked and concerned after court's decision to jail three Al Jazeera journalists

The corpses of 36 workers were recovered after an air strike hit a bottling plant this morning, residents said

The call came after Germany's Thomas de Maiziere, Britain's Theresa May and France's Bernard Cazeneuve spoke Saturday

Republican front runner implies Huma Abedin shared sensitive information with her husband

Two-day protest rally has been incident-free even though police declared it illegal and blocked organisers' website

Modi said on Sunday the government was ready to amend the proposed law and criticized the spreading of false rumor

Data lists down ten countries that will receive the greatest increase in population by 2050

National oil company Saudi Aramco says the fire broke out in a basement of the Radium residential compound

Marine ministry says incident occurred off Symi when yacht carrying 70 migrants tried to illegally enter Greek waters

Case becomes embarrassment for Egyptian president who said he wished reporters were deported rather than put on trial

The group of ministers meeting in Paris also called for increased checks on passengers and baggage at major stations

James O'Brien will focus on using diplomacy to secure the safe return of Americans held hostage overseas

Nine died near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province, and more than 40 were wounded on Friday

The operation followed a technical agreement with the United States on Aug 24 about Turkey's role in the campaign

Although they are under the legal marriageable age in Iran, couple’s families were granted permission by authorities

Police are questioning the demining team because it had not warned authorities in advance of their activity

Accused were arrested in December 2013, months after the military overthrew president Muhammad Morsi

Team will assess damages and losses incurred from unprovoked firing by Indian forces

Congress is due to vote next month on whether to endorse the deal reached in July between Iran and six world powers

Over the past two years, the Turkish government has lifted bans on women and girls wearing headscarves

It is the first arrest in connection with the 17 August bombing at the Erawan shrine

Sources say a sum of money was handed over by Moroccan official and accepted by the journalists

US state of Florida declared a state of emergency and Cuba issued an alert as well, as the storm, rolled towards them

Ceasefire in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two villages has broken down after renewed shelling

Police says it appears that the aircraft had experienced a structural failure

Organisers have increased safety measures in a bid to avoid a repeat of deadly stampede at the same venue 12 years ago

How will climate change affect your livelihood depends on your profession, your age, and where you live

Those arrested were likely low-ranking members of a Bulgarian-Hungarian human-trafficking gang

US Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit said there were not sufficient grounds for preliminary injunction

The line-up of the new cabinet is yet to be revealed