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An overnight ambush, kills the governor of Kohistan district in Faryab along with eight others

Renshaw also pleads guilty to making threat to kill female police officer

Ringleaders hire mostly impoverished or indebted Czech nationals as couriers, authorities say

France on high alert after series of terrorist attacks in past three years

Entire Chilean delegation of bishops called to meet Pope Francis in Vatican last month has resigned

Signed statement mostly rehashes broken promises made by Pyongyang to US administrations, experts say

Trump, Kim hail historic summit despite doubts over agreement

Previous American presidents have also reached out to long-term foes, holding legacy-defining meetings

Amid cynicism, supporters of talks process argue that Kim's acceptance on world stage has positive aspects

Day-long standoff with police ends

Overturning ban on female drivers is the most striking reform yet launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Landslides have so far killed at least 12 people this week

France has been sending its ships into the South China Sea three to five times a year

We hope the summit will be a success and bring us a complete denuclearisation, peace and a new era, Moon said

According to United Nations nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled military crackdown in Myanmar

Trump blew apart G7 summit in Canada over weekend blasting Trudeau as very dishonest and weak

It was the first-ever meeting between sitting leaders of the two countries and was closely watched around the world

Scientists expect 7.2 Fahrenheit (4 Celsius) increase in temperature by 2100 if global warming continues

At least 139 people have been killed in clashes with security forces

Trump is optimistic about prospects for first-ever meeting of sitting US and North Korean leaders

Russia and Ukraine had again formally committed to key tenets of 2015 Minsk agreement

More than 7,800 asylum applications filed in March alone

Qatari foreign ministry denounces 'human rights violations arising from the UAE's discrimination against Qatar'

Islamic State group claims responsibility for the deadly attack in the Afghan capital

Young leader staying under heavy guard at city centre hotel

Passenger plane was severely damaged by the flames that it has been grounded

It brings the number of people internally displaced in the war-ravaged country to 6.2 million

26-year-old butcher killed four-year-old child as family slept

Star jeweller at heart of over $2 billion fraud case claims political asylum

The march emerged out of a sit-in protest and hunger strike in the Helmand provincial capital Lashkar Gah

Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia have vowed to stay in the accord

Trump and Kim will hold a one-on-one meeting on Tuesday that could last up to two hours

Aiza was asked to supervise river protection as unofficial “river chief”

Clashes as UN tries to negotiate a ceasefire to avert a possible assault on the Yemen's main port city, Hodeidah

Vienna could be a possible venue for such a summit, says Russian president

Assad slammed the United States and British military actions in Syria as 'colonial' while praising supporter Russia

Security during the course of the summit is expected to be ultra-tight

President Rouhani appreciates Russian and Chinese efforts to preserve nuclear deal

Khalifa has withdrawn from day-to-day decisions allowing Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to assume greater power

Indian police have arrested 15 men after lynchings incited by rumours on WhatsApp of strangers abducting children,

Firearm bursts rang out on Saturday in the city where riots that started midday grew increasingly violent

Tuesday's Singapore meeting is the climax of the astonishing flurry of diplomacy on and around the Korean peninsula

Washington gave up official diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979 to recognise Beijing

Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a 'projectile' at the Saudi province of Jazan killing three civilians Saturday

Christian Wright, 33, was bitten on his foot by a brown snake in a remote part of Karijini National Park

Relations between Ankara and Vienna have been strained since a failed coup against Erdogan in 2016

Children wake neighbourhood for Sehri in Jakarta, Indonesia

The summit venue, roads and hotels in Singapore will be secured by the Gurkha Contingent of the Singaporean police

The outburst is only the latest incident in which Trump has clashed with America's closest allies

The G7's closing statement also included a general pledge against ocean pollution by cutting down on plastic