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Kameel Ahmady researched controversial issues such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran

Workers say they had not been paid for up to four months and were being forced to do extra shifts

I'm afraid we're still very far apart on some key things, but where there's life there's hope, says PM Boris Johnson

Pakistan leading the way on climate action by announcing no new coal power projects, says British High Commissioner

Amnesty International and press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also condemned the execution

Local media says that one person was shot and three arrested after clashes between pro and anti-Trump protest groups

Millions of doses vaccine were expected to start rolling out across the United States on Sunday

Baku says clashes had taken place in an area which fell under its control when the fighting ended on Nov. 10

The two countries have signed a series of accords to boost economic and business ties

The number of new asymptomatic cases fell to 14 from 17

New daily infections and deaths have reached records in recent days

Hundreds of farmers will launch a tractor trolley march to New Delhi to voice their grievances against the new laws

Bhutan relied on India for guidance on its foreign and defence policy until a friendship treaty was revised in 2007

France reacted with anger to Iran’s execution of a Paris-based dissident journalist

The authorities urged people travelling for end-of-year holidays to exercise caution

The vaccine will be trucked or flown to facilities close to the 145 US sites earmarked to receive the first doses

India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of Covid vaccines to the most vulnerable

First batch of shots is expected to aim health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities

Approve of initiative to improve regulation on issues such as money laundering

A statement says Vatican is now recycling 65% of its waste and aimed to reach 75% in 2023

Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia, who stole 16th century masterpiece, catapulted Mona Lisa to international stardom

I call on leaders worldwide to declare a state of emergency until carbon neutrality is reached, says Antonio Guterres

It has been found to have an efficacy of 94.1 percent in a clinical trial involving 30,000 people

Adult film star Kendra Sunderland cries foul after social media site ban over violating policy

Farmers' leaders and ministers have held several rounds of talks but they have broken down without agreement

Suresh Kumar replaces Gaurav Ahluwalia amid rising ceasefire violations along LoC by India

France and human rights groups had condemned the Supreme Court’s decision

Archaeologists believe tower was intended as a warning to rivals of the Aztec empire

Sources not clear whether it was a projectile or a planted device

Including whether shops should be closed before the Christmas holiday and the timing of such a move

Another protest is planned for downtown Columbus

Farm incomes have remained largely stagnant and the sector is in sore need of investment and modernisation

PM Chung Sye-kyun says the government will make all-out efforts to halt the third wave

Two vessels will be deployed at sea with two on standby in case EU fishing boats enter the EEZ

Healthcare workers and elderly people in long-term care facilities are expected to be the main recipients

No group has claimed the attack so far

One of the gang members was sentenced to two years in jail, to be followed by deportation

Development could see new and existing drugs help patients survive the illness

Turkish President recited an Azeri-Iranian poem about division of Azerbaijan’s territory between Russia and Iran

World would pay a heavy price if global community does not come forward to resolve Kashmir dispute, says Masood Khan

Britain quit the EU in January but remains an informal member until Dec. 31

Trials will start by end of the year and Russia wants to jointly produce new vaccine if it is proven to be effective

Confronting Turkey with a matter like CAATSA is disrespectful to a very important NATO partner, says Turkish president

Officials from around the world keen to get information about the two reported cases of anaphylaxis

No immediate comment from authorities

More than 40 people arrested in protests demanding prime minister’s resignation

Greece has registered 121,253 cases of the coronavirus and 3,370 deaths in total

WHO, other partners provide technical support to countries in Africa to prepare for successful vaccine rollout

Chinese diplomats and state media have said they believe the market is not the origin but the victim of the disease

Says PM Imran has consistently maintained that conflict in Afghanistan can only end through political settlement