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They said their position on Israeli settlement policy is clear, remains unchanged

There are around 123,530 sex workers in Thailand, according to a 2014 UNAIDS report

Staff were preparing for New Year celebrations comprising traditional firework displays

Plants would take China's total coal power plant capacity to 1174.7 gigawatts

Saving fuel has become a major challenge for aviation

His nationalist views have at times infuriated neighbours still scarred by Japan's wartime military aggression

Morales accused the Bolivian security forces of engaging in "genocide" against his indigenous supporters

37-year-old technocrat is buoyed by an unruffled campaign demeanor and pragmatic reform proposals

Adam Schiff probed further, asking if Pompeo denied a connection. "Not that I can recall," Sondland replied

Sondland told lawmakers he followed Trump's orders in seeking a "quid pro quo" deal for Ukraine

Some protesters have surrendered while others were held during escape attempts

The devices are already banned in Brazil, Singapore, Thailand and the US state of Massachusetts

She was unable to accept her award in person, says she is grateful for the prize

Israeli army says they had targeted about a dozen military sites, including warehouses and military command centres

The brothers are credited with brutally crushing the Tamil Tigers a decade ago to end the country's civil war

A wave of demonstrations erupt in the sanctions-hit country on Friday after a hike in petrol prices

A video, which spreads online, shows a woman mocking Zamzam water

Authorities have removed 24 mayors of the Peoples' Democratic Party, mainly due to alleged links to terrorism

Duo’s detention comes following their asylum bid in Australia after being threatened at home over their relationship

The quaint town, which does not see many tourists from Pakistan, should be in your next travel itinerary

Two transported to hospital for medical care, 23 transported to police location

Referendum is designed to draw a line under a brutal 10-year civil war that killed 20,000 people

It has failed to cover the grievances expressed by thousands of people at peaceful demonstrators

Young Iraqi woman received a wave of similar messages after hackers infiltrated her social media accounts

They thanked the Australian, US and Afghanistan governments for their efforts in securing their freedom

The pair will appear before magistrates in the port city of Rotterdam on Friday

The report says Iran has developed a series of missiles capable of reaching Israel, Saudi Arabia

The police have launched an investigation into manslaughter by a dog attack

China summons top US diplomat, warns of 'strong' countermeasures against US if legislation signed into law

No correctional officer checked on Epstein for over eight hours

Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible

China has repeatedly condemned protesters as violent criminals and rejected any foreign criticism

He adopted the leading role and touted his close ties to the president

Taliban claim they shot it down, reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire

Bear has found dozens of koalas in need so far this year but is yet to find any since starting his bushfire deployment

50 fires sprung up in South Australia state, where officials lifted the fire danger warning to 'catastrophic'

For the first time since 2003, Iraq was not the country worst-hit by terrorism

Festival presents demonstrations of origami, bonsai, karate, judo

The 48 year-old Australian citizen has repeatedly denied the allegation against him, made in 2010

They pray for eternal peace of the departed soul and for courage and strength of the Al Nahyan family

It is most likely to be Rajapaksa's first official visit abroad after a landslide win in Saturday's polls

Protests broke out in 21 cities over fuel price hike last week

Cultivating food from the ocean generally has a lower impact on the climate than land-based agriculture

Army chief meets Iranian president, Supreme National Security Council Secretary

Iran has been offline since the restrictions were imposed after the nationwide demonstrations against petrol hike

PM Imran says Pakistan facilitated prisoner swap, hopes the step encourages all parties to resume peace process

BJP leader tries to stop NA deputy speaker Qasim Suri from highlighting Kashmir issue at Asia Pacific Summit

James DeHart said Washington had "cut short" the meeting to give Seoul "some time to reconsider"

National People's Congress spokesperson indicated that the legislature might take some form of action

Operation has seen the Turkish army occupy a strip spanning some 120 kilometres (75 miles) of the border