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Chinese Special Envoy for Afghanistan Deng Xijun met President Ghani in Kabul

Source says West deleted tweets about Trump because he was unhappy about his actions since taking office

May has promised EU leaders she will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty

John Bercow is one of the key figures whose approval would be needed for any parliamentary address

The 45-year-old founder of the secret-spilling website has been at the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012

'Don't try to fix what is not broken', says Russian deputy foreign minister

Three others, including the mothers of the betrothed, were also detained during the raid

The court heard how the suspect was suffering from an episode of paranoid schizophrenia at the time

Mistry was axed as chairman of the holding company Tata Sons in October

British PM May will speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about continued settlement activity

BBC survey finds employers are less likely to consider applicants with Muslim names

New Delhi accused Islamabad of being involved in the attack on its army base in Uri on September 18

US tech firms have been among the more vocal sectors speaking out against the policy

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

The controversial order, which set off an uproar and caused travel chaos, was temporarily suspended by a federal judge

Draining a glacial lake normally is done during the summer, when the drained water can be stored

Trump's executive order slapped a blanket ban on entry for nationals of the seven countries for 90 days

Our theme of the week gives followers a chance to connect with other users through their photographs

After substantial territorial gains, IS is now on the back foot

China will add more than 110 gigawatts of capacity in the 2016-2020 period

Last month heavy snowfall and freezing weather killed 27 children

She became the longest-reigning living monarch in the world in October last year

Trump's own lawyers have stated in legal filings that there was no evidence of fraud in the November 8 election

Armyworm, known as "fall armyworm" in the United States due to its tendency to migrate there in autumn, or fall

Scotland, one of the United Kingdom's four nations, voted to keep EU membership while the UK as a whole voted to leave

There are over 37,000 street children in Mumbai, according to a 2013 study

Trump caused an uproar last weekend when he issued a memorandum that reorganised the NSC to elevate Bannon

The Super Bowl is the most watched US television event

The disaster followed three days of heavy snow across Afghanistan which has killed 54 people

Tamil Nadu leader Jayalalithaa Jayaram died at the age of 68, plunging the state into political uncertainty

The fire broke out late afternoon in the foot massage parlour in Tiantai

The largest demonstration in London was attended by some 10,000 people

Relations between the two sides have deteriorated sharply since Trump took office last month

Temperatures have been relatively low for past several days in the Gulf state

Book and Bed Tokyo, variation of Japan's capsule hotels, offers guests closet-sized bunk embedded in bookshelves rows

Reports said people from 5 countries, including Pakistan, wouldn’t be allowed to enter Gulf State during blanket ban

Trump administration lodged the request against a lower court order temporarily suspending the travel ban

Qatar Airways flight will take 16 hours and 20 minutes to cover 9,032 mile journey to reach Auckland

Heavy snow also blanketed the Afghan capital of Kabul, where the government closed its offices

An off-duty policeman was shot dead outside the capital late last month

The US envoy raised peacekeeping as a priority for cuts, zeroing in on the UN's flagship enterprise

Move comes in a bid to help students who are too shy to talk in front of the opposite sex

US intelligence official said that people "are seeing openings that aren't there" in Pompeo's testimony

Iran had blocked visas for US citizens in response to Trump's travel ban

Humanitarian groups have urged PNG to show compassion for Sawari amid fears for his mental health

Around 1,000 protesters took part, many carrying banners in Hebrew and Arabic, reading "Jews and Arabs together"

The sudden reversal of the ban catapulted would-be immigrants back to airports

Le Pen hopes to capitalise on the same rejection of mainstream politics that helped Donald Trump to the US presidency

Robart declined to comment on Trump's tweets

United World College is one of 17 UWC schools worldwide that aim to bring together students from conflict zones