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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

Allan Williams, the first manager of The Beatles, has died at the age of 86, his old club announced.

The bomb was detonated remotely when the victims' armored vehicle passed by during a security operation

Comet can be seen using a telescope or strong binoculars

Two people who were wounded were taken to local hospitals in the area with non life-threatening injuries

When investigators arrived, the woman was lying bleeding in the living room

Yazidis were killed and taken captive by the hardline militants, who regard the Yazidis' faith as devil-worship

Rebels say they will end the truce if government did not stop violating the agreement

BHIM uses the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) launched in April to simplify money transfer between bank

China cut off official communications with Tsai's government after it refused to accept Beijing's "One China" concept

The blasts ripped through shops in the Al-Sinek area, a police colonel said. At least 38 people were wounded

Merkel vowed to introduce laws that improve security

Czech authorities detained a Polish man after a bomb scare after a flight from Spain made emergency landing

Ban said it was a privilege to be the head of an organisation which strives towards resolving global conflicts

High unemployment and austerity cuts following an economic crisis have intensified a long-standing separatist movement

The deal calls for negotiations for a political solution to end the conflict that has killed more than 310,000

Ivory carving is an ancient art in China and finely worked pieces

It remains unclear whether Trump will move to roll back the sanctions

After hearing a garbled and slurred announcement from the cockpit, scared passengers reported the pilot

Baghdadi has kept a low profile, despite having declared himself the leader of a renewed Muslim caliphate

Massive mound of earth caved in at the Lalmatia open cast mine in Jharkhand state, burying at least 23 miners