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Firefighters who reached the scene in the early hours said they rescued six people who would otherwise have died

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Prematurely aged mice lived 30 per cent longer after scientists genetically reprogrammed their cells

The study submits that access to sanitation facilities will ensure a safer environment for women

US officials said that Putin had supervised his intelligence agencies' hacking of the US presidential election

London-based doctor discredits article

Vikas Swarup says Pakistan, India can resolve such issues with the help of professional experts

Humans could drink the groundwater almost dry in parts of India, southern Europe and the United States

The suspect put down a backpack containing a self-made nail bomb

Iraq is OPEC's second-biggest producer behind Saudi Arabia ranking third among crude suppliers to China

Official figures show 2,199 rapes were reported in Delhi in 2015, up from 706 in 2012

Donald Trump announced two appointments to the National Security Council on Thursday

Nicholas Young, 37, of Fairfax, Virginia, was arrested in August in a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation

According to the ruling, sporting a beard is not an integral part of Islam

Oxfam said 130,701 Syrian refugees have been relocated since 2013

The fingers, the ribs, the vertebrae have been reduced to dust

Vladimir Putin is the official responsible for the actions of the Russian government

Many were in tears hesitating to board, afraid they would end up in the hands of regime forces

The evacuation plan was the culmination of two weeks of rapid advances by the Syrian army and its allies

The document said the accusations were based on witness testimony and corroborating evidence

Trump's potential Cabinet is filling with nominees from top fossil fuel-producing states

Presidential candidates have in the past promised to move the US embassy to Jerusalem and then reneged

US intelligence agencies have publicly accused Russia of staging cyberattacks against US political organisations

Some 116 scientists from 18 countries contributed to the analysis

A federal nepotism law prohibits any president from hiring a relative

Uber and Ola's fight for dominance in India's $12 billion taxi market has resulted in a legal battle

Another source said a formal decision would be "adopted in the next few days"

Yahoo had disclosed the data breach in September

The photo-sharing app added 100 million users since June, when it last announced its 500 million user milestone

Ajay Munot donates 90 houses to his area's poor instead of hosting a lavish ceremony

Here's why

'If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House waited so long to act?'

The Kit Kat shape can for now be used freely after the court annulled the initial trade mark registration

2,500 websites were prosecuted or shut down and more than 3 million 'harmful' posts deleted, statement says

World's largest democracy has another feather in its cap

US Ambassador to India Richard Verma addresses a news conference in Kolkata

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Failure to ensure safety of a military computer containing secret material could constitute felony

Putin's goals in the alleged hacking began as revenge against Clinton

I don’t think anyone else has tracked down so many strangers and recreated photos in this way before, says Porsz

According to scientists, the new spider looks 'uncannily' like the sorting hat in Harry Potter

Spokesperson says the extension of Iran Sanctions Act is becoming law without the president's signature

Iraqi pharmacist says decision 'an insult to Saudi Arabia'

Court directs authorities to stop granting licenses to highway liquor shops with immediate effect

Yasmin Seweid admits she lied that three drunk, white men shouted Trump's name while attempting to remove her hijab

No record of the events described by Schmitt-Matzen was found at hospitals near his home

An estimated 10 million landmines have been planted in Afghanistan

Russian defence ministry says evacuation of 5,000 rebels and their family members has begun

More than a million migrants from the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere have arrived in Germany

An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attacks on Saturday night