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Many French cities have banned the burkini for being ‘incompatible’ with French values

Merkel’s party condemned the incident as a step too far

Fossil remains of 'microleo attenboroughi' were found in Riversleigh World Heritage Area

Police say all attackers have been gunned down and restaurant is now under full command of Somali government soldiers

Airline says one of the 18 passengers on board flight was also injured in incident

A razor-wire fence built along Hungary's southern border with Serbia and Croatia has sharply reduced flows of migrants

Formerly owned by Leopold II, king of Belgium, the most valuable aspect of the property is its botanical park

Residents say the region feels more like a prison than the 'paradise' that Prime Minister Modi evoked recently

Cizre is located in Sirnak, a province that borders both Syria and Iraq and has a largely Kurdish population

US military aid to Pakistan, once the third-largest recipient, is expected to total less than $1 billion in 2016

Apple has issued an urgent iPhone and iPad update (iOS 9.3.5) that fixes the security vulnerability

16 people were rescued from the partially submerged wreckage of the bus, says official

Trump is trying to broaden his appeal by hinting at softening his hardline position on immigration

The ruling, due at 1300 GMT is likely to set a precedent for around 30 French towns which have banned the burkini

Obama has made conservation and climate change a central pillar of his presidency

Women now make up about 20 percent of total extremist travellers from Canada

The Chinese envoy was given a detailed briefing regarding the operational methodology of NAB

The PVV says it will reverse the "Islamisation" of the country with a range of measures including closing the...

Afghan officials urge early reopening of the Chaman border

It was not immediately clear how many casualties there were

Support for Clinton falls below 50 percent if third-party candidates are thrown into the equation

Protestors carried placards with slogans such as "Burkini ban is racist" and "Islamophobia is not freedom"

In a veiled reference, Afghanistan says attack on American University in Kabul was planned in Pakistan

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the assault, but it occurred as Taliban ramp up nationwide offensive

The State Council has 48 hours to issue its ruling, which is expected to set a precedent for other towns

NuTonomy hopes to have 100 taxis working commercially in the Southeast Asian citystate by 2018

The earthquake has completely destroyed many parts of the mountain villages

Drones or smartphones could not substitute for the basic infrastructure some countries have lacked for decades, expert

Yadav won the money through Al-Ansari Exchange’s Summer Rewards promotion

She later told police she was struck by a train as she walked on the tracks

"I don't think anyone should tell women what they can and can't wear. Full stop" Sadiq Khan

The sharp rise in Islamophobia coincides with the anti-Muslim rhetoric Trump mainstreamed during his election campaign

The conflict began with the founding of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1964

Coe was convicted of a similar offence in May 2013 for confronting a group about their 'inappropriate language'

Elzir says he wanted to spur healthy debate on burkini bans

He was being investigated for defiling a place of worship, with the intention of insulting religion

Her comments came after she presented an award to a Jet Airways official

The NHC announced on its website that Gaston had become the third hurricane of the Atlantic Season

The Metropolitan Police introduced the hijab as an optional part of the force’s official uniform in 2001

Local council has provisionally approved plans for a mosque 400 metres from the Tower

Trudeau said Canadians should rise above the controversy

The MT Vier Harmoni was initially feared to have been hijacked after setting sail from Malaysia

The man found the 34-kilogramme pearl inside a giant clam that was snagged by his anchor as he waited out a storm

Australian police claims, saying 'Allahu Akbar' while stabbing someone has no sign of radicalisation

How could the relatively junior banker he knew in Moscow a decade ago be qualified to brief a presidential candidate?

Asked if the data could be a game-changer in the election, the Australian told Fox News 'I think it’s significant'

The toll had stood at 159 overnight after the quake struck before dawn on Wednesday

This was not the first maritime scare between the United States and Iran

The findings prompted immediate calls for the perpetrators to face justice

The 28,000 pages offer new insights into the context of Nixon's historic visits to China and the Soviet Union