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Bollen joins an esteemed list of previous winners of the prize, including literary titans such as Norman Mailer

Rivers of rubbish flooding populated areas across the country, including in central Beirut

Sales process will take longer than expected, says Saudi banker

Locals have long protested presence of US military bases imposes a heavy burden on Okinawa

Trump has threatened several times to withdraw from the Paris accord saying it is crippling US business

Pro-independence supporters have organised rallies, worn yellow ribbons in solidarity with separatist leaders

Soldier may find work for military agency

Maelys was wearing a white party dress when she disappeared from the wedding

There were violent protests across the country

Brazil is the world's largest exporter of poultry

There are over 20 cases pending against India, among the highest against any single nation

The vials contained atropine, an antidote for poisons such as VX and insecticides

Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven in neighbouring Sri Lanka

Crown Prince Naruhito, 57, to ascend throne

The latest tremors come just over two weeks after a 7.3 quake killed more than 500 people in Kermanshah province

Not the first time Trump has tagged the wrong person

Outgoing secretary of state has had a strained relationship with his boss over North Korea and other issues

The brown bear is said to be in possession of a shotgun and assault rifle

Trump's retweets of a group known for its aggressively anti-Muslim stance have drawn condemnation in US and UK

Unrest has swelled since security forces shot dead popular commander Burhan Wani in July 2016

Praises Bangladesh for taking in the refugees who have flooded across the border from Myanmar

'All 107 passengers have been safely evacuated,' said civil aviation authority spokesperson

Study examined the anticipated needs of 18 countries in 2018 and found little to cheer

Commanders and experts have focused on defending networks and blocking attempts at malicious manipulation of data

May has been clear that where Islamist extremism does exist it should be tackled head on

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also flatly rejected a US call to cut ties with Pyongyang

Report also takes look at noticeable split between public narratives, private sentiments on CPEC

The two factions have not presented a plan for how they will resolve remaining issues before new deadline

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt have cut all ties with Qatar over accusations Doha supported extremism

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Move against Prime Minister Najib Razak's most dangerous political rivals comes ahead of national polls

US President Trump personally appealed to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to turn off the oil tap after N Korea missile test

US officials said in March that Russia had deployed special forces in Egypt near the border with Libya

Parly urged the international community to 'pursue the path of sanctions' against North Korea

Arrangement dates to the time of Saladin, the Muslim conqueror who seized holy city from Christian crusaders in 1187

Successor to the 2012 Curiosity rover will be equipped with seven new instruments and re-designed wheels

Yao was given a suspended death penalty with a two-year period

It has fought in Syria and Iraq, trained other groups and inspired other forces such Houthis in Yemen

May met both King Salman and powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a brief visit to Riyadh

Previous work had showed that it was possible to expand the genetic alphabet of natural DNA

Sales included $32.02 billion funded by partner nations through the Foreign Military Sales system

Democrats in Congress and at least one Republican lawmaker were also critical of Trump

Trump hits back at Theresa May for condemning anti-Islamic tweet re-tweeted by him

Menendez asked US immigration judge to let her go back rather than bear detention conditions

It is unlawful under US law to publish ads if they indicate a preference based on race, religion, or sex

US President Donald Trump threatened "major" new sanctions after Pyongyang tested its third ICBM

Despair and stigma for people living with HIV make them easy targets for a range of supposed miracle workers

Case has provoked the ire of Turkish President Erdogan, straining ties between Washington and Ankara

Harry's brother Prince William is slightly better known but mostly because of his wife Kate

Fifty years ago a surgeon in Cape Town successfully transplanted the heart of a woman into the chest of a dying man