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The South Korean giant is being investigated for providing favors to President Park in return for funding initiatives

The parents were charged with murder after police found burn marks on the toddler's body

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

15 people were inside the minivan while 12 passengers were packed into the pickup truck

Tens of thousands of people from the persecuted ethnic group have fled a state launched military operation

Company claims Method-2 is the world's first manned bipedal robot

The ministry has said a short-circuit in the engine room may have caused the fire

Saudi pilgrims minister Mohammed Bentin had opened discussions with Iran to work out the details of the 2017 hajj

The expulsion of diplomats were part of a package of sanctions ordered by President Obama

Police say 61 people were also wounded in the incident

Netanyahu also came under scrutiny over an alleged conflict of interest in the purchase of submarines

Facebook CEO says 'religion is very important'

A heroic soldier of the caliphate struck one of the most famous nightclubs in Istanbul

Meanwhile, some people continue to remain in denial

Mayhill Convenience Store even sells toilet paper with Obama's face on it

Israel’s current status leads friends to overlook one of Herzl’s failures and foes to exaggerate another one

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters that the assailant left the gun and went away from the scene of incident

Two crocodiles had made their home on that particular section of the park for years with warning signs laid out.

France is the second contributor to the US-led coalition that has carried out thousands of air strikes against IS

Newly-appointed Indian army chief says force aims to maintain peace and stability along the border

Message reading 'Pakistan Zindabad’ placed on the home screen

Israeli officials have previously signaled they are willing to repeat past amnesties of jailed Palestinians

The safe recommended level of PM2.5 is 10 micrograms per cubic meter, according to the World Health Organisation

A US official said that Chinese actions had been more provocative in the past month, since Trump won the US election

President Vladimir Putin has ruled out sending home US diplomats in retaliation

Nepal - a country of 28 million people has seven medical professionals for every 10,000 people according to WHO

The tiny but strategic Gulf state has been rocked by unrest since its Sunni authorities crushed Shia-led protests

Decision followed video release by the Palestinian group showing a mock birthday party for Israeli soldier Oron Shaul

The move comes weeks before the crucial Uttar Pradesh state elections

About 10 Saudi citizens were also injured in the incident, says official

Sheikh Mohammed al-Jirani, a judge, was abducted mid-December

Local media reported that a total of 15 people had been shot and several remain in critical condition

A massive mound of earth caved in at the open cast mine

The girl approached a crowd at a food outlet and detonated her explosives

A rescue team has been deployed to search for the missing passengers

Erdogan vowed that Turkey would continue its fight against terrorism

Around 700,000 migrants entered Austria last year

Iqbal who has been a taxi driver for a decade said he was sickened by the crowd that just stood there and watched

Trump proposed economic sanctions to dissuade ‘fragile countries’ from developing weapons

At least 35 were killed and 40 hurt when gunmen reportedly wearing Santa outfits stormed a popular Istanbul nightclub

China is deeply suspicious of Tsai, who it thinks wants to push for the formal independence of Taiwan

The meteorologists did not provide an explanation for the unusually dry and warm weather

The authorities said the pilot had more than three times the authorised amount of alcohol

I'm not meeting with anybody until after January 20th because it's a little bit inappropriate

The attack sparked mass panic, with some diving into the Bosphorus Strait

Around 500 to 600 people are thought to be inside when the gunman opened fire at around 1:15 am

Russian president voices hope that the next year brings peace and prosperity to the country

Trump upended Democrat Hillary Clinton in a shock election upset last month

Egyptian investigators earlier said traces of explosives had been found on the remains of victims

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world