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The station will sit along a railway network that will link the cities of Beijing and Zhangjiakou

A senior Saudi prince reportedly threatened to pull billions of dollars out of US assets if it were to become law

Obama said he would like to see more Americans sign up for military service

Around 400,000 people trekked through Hungary toward western Europe in 2015

PAC chief directs finance division to consolidate all claims

Earlier US military concluded that a rocket fired this month at the Qayyarah air base contained no mustard agent

The incident was latest in a series of shootings at US schools that have fueled debate about access to guns in America

The producing group will agree concrete levels of production by each country at its next formal meeting

The rare act of bipartisanship is a severe blow to Obama, who lobbied hard against the bill

The two biggest hospitals in rebel-controlled parts of Aleppo have been bombed in alleged attacks by the Syrian regime

'The conclusions of Dutch prosecutors confirm that the investigation is biased and politically motivated'

Suspect's father said his wife, Najiba, and another of his sons were in Dubai when they were pulled from a flight

Attack happened as local residents gathered to welcome tribal elder who had recently returned from the hajj pilgrimage

Chinese deputy minister, Liu Zhenmin, also told the envoys that China values Pakistan's position on Kashmir

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

The man, who was pacing back and forth, refused officers' orders to take his hand out of his pocket, police said

A surface-to-air missile hit Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014

Flight EY450 was forced to return to the UAE capital on Tuesday following a malfunction with one of the engines

Staff at the King Fahad Quran Printing Complex in Medina received termination notices on Tuesday

The lower house of parliament voted to require women to work up to the age of 65 before receiving a full retirement

Hani Mulki, 64, was appointed by the king on Sunday to replace Abdullah Ensour

One warplane targeted both hospitals directly

Trees were torn down, roofs ripped out, thousands of homes and business were without power

The suspects included one Moroccan national and four Spaniards

Police were called to the shelter after the Pakistani man allegedly sexually abused an eight-year-old girl

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hailed Peres's efforts to restore peace in Israel and the Middle East

The death comes less than two weeks after black men in Charlotte, North Carolina and Oklahoma were shot dead by police

Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal said several Islamic State leaders had been killed

Airspace around the world's busiest airport for international flights was closed between 8:08 and 8:35 am

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told NTV television that 70,000 people had been investigated after the coup

Saarc summit cannot take place even if only one of the eight members withdraws

Most patients suffering from the rare medical condition die young

And you won't believe why!

Hikers have been told to keep at least 3 kilometres from the smouldering volcano

Two Amnesty International staff were scheduled to speak at the launch of a report detailing 74 cases of torture

The coins were discovered first time in Japan and thousands of kilometres from where they were likely minted

India's security forces have reinforced their already large presence in Kashmir

'We see so far no indication of a larger cell or the threat of related attacks' FBI Director James Comey says

America and NATO allies insist retaining the right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike is a vital tactical option

American journalist Noor Tagouri appears in the magazine's October "Renegades" edition

Peres won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994

Before vaccination became widespread around the globe, measles killed about 2.6 million people per year

His reign was sensationally brought to a close as he paid price for talking with undercover Daily Telegraph reporters

The detectives were investigating reports of a marijuana "grow home" in the area before the explosion

He was hospitalised following a major stroke two weeks ago but his condition was stable before Tuesday

Regional cooperation and terror don’t go together, says India’s Ministry of External Affairs

Protest is latest incident over feared rising numbers of strays in Kerala after dogs mauled a woman last month

The vote comes as countries across Europe confront tough debates over the role of individual religious liberties

Gas explosion rips through colliery in northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Hashtags like #Sniffles and #TrumpSniffles proliferated after Republican sniffled repeatedly at start of the match-up