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Dhaka is the 33rd city in South Asia where the smartphone taxi app is now available

Ankara says an unrelenting campaign is needed to root out US-based Muslim preacher Gulen's influence from public life

The women had just left Le Bourget airport on Monday when their Bentley was held up by two masked men

The deposed president remains in jail on separate convictions

Hint: It serves multiple destinations across Pakistan

President-elect Trump's habit of firing off tweets, even at such critical times as when forming a new government

Yildirim said the AKP would seek the opinion of opposition and civil society groups to reformulate the proposal

A new exhibit on recent waves of migrants from China, Puerto Rico and Jewish Holocaust survivors will open in July

Two missiles capable of carrying 500kg to 1000 kg of warheads were successfully test-fired

He said he was not worried about the Trump administration stepping up efforts to arrest him

The travel alert expires on Febuary 20, 2017

The tax on drinks with more than five grams of sugar per 100 millilitres will be introduced in two years

UN Human Rights Council appointed law professor Vitit Muntarbhorn to investigate abuses against LGBT

An earthquake, subsequent tsunami warning in Japan prompted knee-jerk selling of the dollar for yen in early trade

Scrapping the trans-Pacific trade deal could have 'serious' strategic and economic costs

Trump is currently engaged in a Buenos Aires construction project, which has been delayed due to permitting issues

More than 40,000 Nigerians are demanding action from Shell to clean up oil spills

The scandal sparked tax probes in several countries around the world

President Barack Obama, who has warned that fake news threatens the basic principle of freedom of speech

Since the 2011 Japanese nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Cuomo has pushed for shutting down the plant

The Pikachu Illustrator card is considered the most valuable and iconic Pokemon card among collectors

23 students were taken to area hospitals, NBC News reported

A bill to ban late night and early morning azans has been approved by a ministerial committee

The country has produced seven world champions

The earthquake struck in the Pacific off Fukushima

A passerby found the corpse on Friday in a desolate area of the French city

City's district court ruled that the seven accused members of the group did not breach a ban on political uniforms

RBI says cash withdrawals will be allowed out of balance in account as of close of business on November 8

In chaotic aftermath of accident, doctors shared pictures of patients with other hospitals in area via messaging app

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

He said he had to 'restate as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin, since it puts an end to an innocent life'

There was no known connection between the shootings

Mongolia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are observers, while Belarus, like Turkey, is a dialogue partner

The former WCW star defeated The Beast Incarnate in less than 90 seconds at Survivor Series

According to the official, the attacker entered the Baqir ul Olum Imambargah as people were preparing for prayers

On Sunday, a rebel rocket attack killed at least eight primary school children in the Furqan neighbourhood

More than 2,000 people are believed to have been on the train

The Angeles Alvarino, a survey ship operated by Spain's state Oceanographic Institute, entered the disputed waters

China played host to a number of auto manufacturers, bringing together a number of automobile enthusiasts

Harmann Singh says he was confronted b man who called him 'Muslim'

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said it was a "very real possibility" Mattis would get the job

India tops the list with 76 selfie-takers who lost their lives

As was the case in Texas, the St Louis officer was shot before he had time to react

The derailment was India's deadliest train crash since 2010

The November 11-15 survey polled 1,000 permanent residents of Mexico and yielded Pena Nieto's lowest approval rating

Putin also thanked Obama during Sunday's meeting in Lima 'for the years of joint work'

The apps most popular "muser" is a 15-year-old Ariel Martin hails from Florida, has more than 14 million followers.

City workers painted over the graffiti, and the defaced areas had been covered with flowers, hearts, messages of love

APEC has an old tradition of getting leaders to don traditional garments of the host country for the event

Will the same results be seen if the process is repeated with humans?