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Unprecedented roundup has seen more than 200 princes, ministers and businessmen detained

Police officers conducting raids almost daily against IS cells across the country

Issues related to smuggling, border crossing and ceasefire violations discussed in three-day meeting

Follows escalation of purge within ruling Saudi family

Elephants in India, numbering about 30,000 in the wild, are an endangered species

The purge came after an anti-graft commission headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was established recently

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The incident happened due to a gas explosion and over 200 rescuers are been involved in the search for survivors

Despite threats, Naaz says she will continue teaching yoga

North Korean media reiterated that Pyongyang would not put its nuclear weapons up for negotiation

One of the students fined, Amir Malik asked, “since when is cooking indiscipline?”

Brexiteers warn of crisis if Brexit is overturned

Unlikely that corporations would take significant actions to end culture of silence, say experts

Africa home to seven out of ten countries projected to be hit hardest by climate change

Indian external affairs ministry spokesperson says terror free environment has to be created to resume stalled talks

Millions of acres of crops damaged in herbicide fiasco

Questioned lack of focus on the victims of bombings and violence in the Middle East

Despite the difference of faith, Shankar is a staunch follower of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

ISPR says the delegation is also accompanied by representatives from interior ministry and Anti-Narcotics Force

Russia says not aware of accident on its territory

Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri had announced resignation while visiting the kingdom last week

Four women will sit on the 45-strong council responsible for discussing draft laws, government policy and budget

Putin spoke ahead of a trip to Vietnam where he will meet US President Donald Trump

Forgotten prince was found dead on September 2 by a neighbour on the floor of a decrepit 14th-century lodge

Says liberation of Albu Kamal is very important because it signals the general fall of terrorists in the region

Kocak began parachute jumping in the Turkish armed forces and has become the best known exponent in Turkey

Waleed has been a key ally of Murdoch family

Boeing and European rival Airbus are competing heavily in China

"Keeping Hariri with restricted freedom in Riyadh is an attack on Lebanese sovereignty"

"Things are going to get more and more scary and complex"

'Mixed' couples grapple with Israeli residency rules

Mato Grosso farmers are leading a push in Brazil to replace genetically modified soybeans with non-GM seeds

Detainees are mostly Iranian-Europeans

The single vote against the ban was cast by the only woman present during the session

New Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour

Serbia has been performing a delicate balancing act between Russia and the West

The transgender candidates were mostly Democrats

Stateless people are often denied healthcare and education

Across India, where the majority of the world's Zoroastrians reside, their numbers have halved since 1940

Washington can offer Russia a chance to be treated as a world power and on an equal footing with the United States

Trump is pressing China to tighten the screws further on North Korea and its development of nuclear weapons

Seven million people on brink of famine and left nearly 900,000 infected with cholera

UN reported 52 per cent increase in civilian casualties from air strikes in 2017

Anti-drug police have confiscated 362 tons of cocaine this year

'Pakistan expects urgent steps be taken by Afghan govt to apprehend culprits of this heinous crime

Panels give children 'another level of protection in the event of an active shooter', school says

Mirkis notes that Iraq has lost more than half of its Christian population in recent years

Comments came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accuses Iran of delivering missiles to Yemeni rebels

The officers have built up a fan club in the country that hosts an annual competition

16-year-old arrested for 'killing' a seven-year-old pupil in hopes the murder would lead to an exam being postponed