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General Kim Yong Chol is the right-hand man to the North Korean President Kim Jong Un

The last ministerial-level talks between Tokyo and Pyongyang were held in 2015

It is the premier's second visit to Saudi Arabia since his surprise resignation after an earlier trip in February

Latest reforms by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are initiated in a bid to modernize the deeply conservative kingdom

Bill envisaged legalization for medically-assisted death based on requests patients suffering from serious ailments

At least 81 people have been killed and 868 wounded since April 18

Kim Yong Chol will be most senior North Korean official to meet top officials for talks in United States

Former soldier in Chechen war, Babchenko became one of Russia’s best-known war correspondents

Four health facilities were hit this year after their GPS coordinates were shared with Russia and the United States

After shooting the two police officers, the gunman fled to a school, where he briefly took a hostage

Storms, lightning strikes toppled walls and power pylons electrocuting victims

Country upholds boycott of Israeli products, of contact with its nationals

Only 50 of them, or 18%, resulted in the perpetrators being punished under the law

Institution also representative of just how deep the North-South divide runs

Together, they constitute a trillion-dollar market

Police said ten more alleged traffickers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday

Eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs after Beijing-led probes uncover violations

The statement comes after outrage over 1500 'lost' immigrant children triggered a social media storm

The extent to which the kingdom's economy can pick up over the next two years remains to be seen

Civilian casualties remain high in Afghanistan's grinding conflict with more than 10,000 killed or wounded in 2017

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a "barrage of projectiles" at southern Israel on Tuesday

Forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition are closing in on Yemen's Houthi-held port city Hodeidah

The main focus of the meeting will be on trying to agree a political road map

Erdogan and AKP are seeking another mandate ahead of snap parliamentary and presidential polls on June 24

"We don't have electricity or mobile phones to know the exact time" when the sun rises and the daily fast starts

Peru, Colombia and Bolivia are the top producers of cocaine by-products while the US is the world's biggest market

Merkel hopes there will be no need for the EU to implement retaliatory measures in its trade dispute with the US

Abe's government under fire after a senior MP suggested only women should raise children under three

The White House said a 'pre-advance' team was also traveling to Singapore to meet with the North Koreans

Washington wants North Korea to quickly give up all its nuclear weapons

Hodeida is main conduit for humanitarian aid on which millions depend as Yemen teeters on brink of famine

Parliament is due to confirm Cartes's resignation and proclaim Pucheta as interim president

At least 13 Palestinians were lightly or moderately injured during the raid as clashes broke out

World record remains with Dr ML Saha from West Bengal, who removed 11,950 gallstones in 2015

Returnees entered Myanmar in different stages over the last four months

Stash worth $18 million was shipped in container from Myanmar

The United States accuses South Sudanese officials of obstructing peace

Maduro alluded the group's arrest in an earlier announcement, though he didn't reveal much about them

South Korea President Moon says Kim is still committed to the 'complete' denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula

Film of the rescue shows 22-year-old Gassama, pulling himself up from balcony to balcony with bare hands

The library-on-wheels offers pupils and street kids free access to children's books

Foreign ministry expresses 'resolute opposition' to the US sail by in the disputed Paracel Island

Iran is currently an observer member of the SCO, though it has long sought full membership

Rescue boats intercept 115 migrants travelling in five small boats in Strait of Gibraltar

The researchers used night lights to gather data and study 387 out of 640 Indian districts from 12 states

Beautician claims the boxer cheated on his wife in a hotel room with her only 17 days after his daughter was born

Mexico has arrested the wife of Nemesio Oseguera, one of the country's most wanted drug lords, officials said Sunday

The women were kidnapped a day earlier by armed men from inside a food company, in Tamaulipas state

A group of Iraqi university students in Mosul are salvaging its heritage and distributing aid

McCarthy has no idea how far his feet have taken him in the last two years