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The two bombers blew themselves up in rapid succession near the defence ministry in the Afghan capital

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

The incident occurred at a construction site where an underground car park collapsed

The outgoing central bank chief says low interest rates should not be alternative to reforms needed to boost growth

Da'ish claims responsibility for the string of attacks which claim nearly 50 lives

Modi and May met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou

This month's Hajj will be the first time in almost three decades that Iranian pilgrims have not participated

Kadae can be held in military custody for up to seven days before he is allowed access to a lawyer

The Dining Club will open its doors on September 10 and run till September 25

Commission, whose aim is to stop human rights abuses in state of Rakhine, was chaired by former UN chief Annan

Dozens have been wounded in bombings which occurred mostly in government-controlled areas of country

Incident highlights difficulties Indonesia faces tackling illegal burning of vegetation for palm oil causing pollution

Saudi-led Arab military coalition that backs the Yemeni government has also turned its sights on AQAP

Without Moscow and Tehran's support most experts believe Assad would have been unable to remain in power

All three ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Monday were medium-range Rodong-class

Coca-Cola announced it had returned an estimated 191.9 billion litres of water to nature and communities in 2015

The zoo earned $250,000 last year from ticket sales and other revenues, making it self-sustainable

The missiles were fired from a western region south of the capital Pyongyang

Sleepy Szigetvar with a population of 10,000 has few hotels, but Pap is convinced of the town's long-term potential

'Australia is determined to provide its ally with support in negotiating new deals with other countries' Australia PM

Merkel's decision has left her increasingly isolated in Europe, and exposed her to heavy criticism at home

Efforts to replace Afghanistan's huge foreign aid dependency with self-sufficiency are thwarted by corruption

Spacecom has been hit hard in the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its payload

He had a knife, a 'jihad' flag and a mind corrupted by lunatic clerics

Thousands took to streets to support sacked leader Dilma Rousseff and protest the new government of Michel Temer

'You have to look across the board, you have to look at the whole range of issues' PM May

'We are losing species at a faster pace than we have ever done'

The latest estimates show a population of 1,864 adult giant pandas

Official says Kabul, Washington least interested in holding talks with Taliban

The RCMP did not provide information on the victims' identities nor the helicopter's origin and destination

The fighting complicated efforts by the United States and Russia to reach a ceasefire deal for Syria

Millions of jobs in the United States depend directly upon their trade with Canada and Mexico, Mulroney argues

The Kashmiri leader asks India to acknowledge the disputed status of held valley, and begin demilitarisation

'Donald Trump and I are both going to release our tax returns,' Mike Pence said on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

Britain needs stability following June's referendum vote to pull out of the European Union: British PM

President Maithripala Sirisena pledges to provide state land to those affected by the war

Mir Quasem Ali hanged for 'committing war crimes' during 1971 independence conflict; Bangladesh summons Pakistan...

She thinks revelation will contribute to a future climate in which these matters are respected as entirely personal

A man and his son were also injured in the shelling, says official

China has burgeoning and increasingly prosperous middle class that is travelling abroad in great numbers

Controversy comes in the wake of Mangalore college banning first-year students from wearing the hijab or burqa

Starbucks and Lavazza publicly acknowledge the risks posed by climate change to coffee

The nun, revered for her work with poor of Kolkata, will be elevated to Catholicism's celestial pantheon

'Helicopter-search was suspended after authorities did not get go-ahead for today from families of two climbers'

US president says differences are also on display in discussions with his Chinese counterpart

This is the second time Mr Sheikh has fallen foul of traffic regulations

An estimated 790,000 women aged 15 and over are living with HIV in the east African country

The minister was earlier sacked over a "sex tape"

India is suspicious of China's support for its arch-rival, Pakistan

The Group of 20 (G20) comprises 19 of the world's largest economies and the European Union