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The OECD runs the Pisa tests, which compare standards in secondary schools in more than 70 countries

About 2.65 million are on Visa and MasterCard platforms, while 600,000 are on RuPay

Omran was pulled from the rubble of a house after an airstrike in Aleppo

A survey had ranked Islamabad airport on number nine on a list of the world’s 10 worst airports in 2015

Desai has faced conspiracy and corruption allegations since he was first selected in 2009 as future president of WMA

Some 1,500 well-heeled invitees each paid at least $3,000 to attend the gala, raising approximately $6 million

Over the years, the work of "dhobi wallahs" has modernised to a degree

Russia had upstaged the summit by announcing that it would halt hostilities over Aleppo on the same day

'Master' Muhammad Ayub's day job includes defusing bombs and putting out fires

The nearly month-long Russian and Syrian bombing campaign in Aleppo has had "horrific" results with nearly 500 dead

EU leaders also agreed to consider all available options if Russian military continued to commit atrocities in Syria

The Jubilee underground line was partially closed for more than four hours

The changes do not apply to the European Union or United States

Japanese videogame giant did not reveal the technical specifications of the new console, nor the expected pricetag

The Republican presidential nominee insists that Clinton's campaign team, media are attempting to rig the vote

The Libyan leader was killed by rebel fighters in his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011

Hezbollah continues to plan, coordinate and execute terrorist attacks around the world, says US Treasurt Dept official

Hunters and locals villagers jointly conducted the 44-day long operation to locate the tiger

Video, displaying figures of women with circle-shaped breasts, aimed to explain how to check for suspicious lumps

The company says the fall was led by lower refining margins in its key oil business

UN minority rights expert Rita Izsak-Ndiaye urged government to press ahead with healing the wounds of the conflict

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Channel 4 News presenter Fatima Manji alleges Independent Press Standards Organisation of discrimination

Local authority says militants will be treated similarly to criminals and neo-Nazis

The court in the western state of Gujarat upheld the convictions of another 17

Another 15 people were wounded in the blast in Tamil Nadu state

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government aspires to seal its western border by 2018

Homosexuals to be pardoned under the "Turing Law", named after World War II hero Alan Turing

Victim worked with Rashad in the construction business and the pair had set up a mosque together

Pakistan urges America to play its due role in resolving bilateral issues between Pakistan, India, says Nafees Zakaria

Her brother had also sought to join the extremist group in Syria but was arrested and jailed

The bill would give non-British EU citizens living in Scotland the right to vote on independence

Duterte made the comment at a business forum at Beijing's Great Hall of the People

The comic superhero will be officially appointed UN's new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls

The man was charged with the August 2014 murder after his date plunged 14 floors to death

The eight-minute song is entitled 'Campaign Speech'

Unemployment and the economy are taking a backseat to security fears that underpin populist appeals to voters

The Clinton campaign dismissed accusations

In September, the militant's recruit was also sentenced to 30 years in prison

Source says Saudi has divided the total into three tranches with maturities of five, 10 and 30 years, respectively

Authorities blamed radical and violent ideologies as the motives for several terrorist attacks

The proposed law prohibits anyone giving or receiving government services from wearing face-covering garments

90 locations were damaged or destroyed in an area roughly the size of Manhattan in just one week

The SKA project will be used to explore exploding stars, black holes, dark energy and traces of the universe's origins

Nujeen recounts in detail the terrifying trip to Greece

Clinton cited reports from US intelligence agencies that Russian cyber attacks had targeted her party and campaign

Girls in developing countries are less likely than boys to complete schooling because of forced marriage

The Republican mogul doubled down on claims that his Democratic rival's supporters plan to rig the vote

Republican candidate vowing to appoint anti-abortion justices who would also protect gun rights

Zakaria claimed that Pakistan has “never violated the ceasefire agreement”