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The President elect refused to be drawn on proposals to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin

Afghan presidential spokesman says it’s for his govt to decide whether or not to lift sanctions on anyone

Trump accused the outgoing President of derailing a smooth transition with 'inflammatory' remarks

China saw a million extra births this year

Moscow and Tehran insist their contact with insurgents is aimed at promoting regional security

The 84-year-old suffered a stroke at here son's home

The Israeli leader said Kerry "obsessively dealt with settlements", which the United States strongly opposes

Authority puts two leaders of al Muhammadia Students to the US list of ‘specially designated global terrorists’

Four 'rioters' detonated an explosive device, killing one person and injuring three others

'Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state, living side-by-side in peace and security with its neighbours'

Tietmeyer ran the mighty Bundesbank from 1993 to 1999, a period that straddled the aftermath of German reunification

There is considerable misinformation circulating in Turkish media, says US embassy in Ankara

Government officials said an increasingly long wait to adopt was closely linked to rise in human trafficking in India

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Analysts say relations between the two states becoming less predictable

The Libyan Red Crescent said on its Facebook page that the bodies were recovered at the Hay Al Andalus beach

The giant sculpture of a chicken looks like US president-elect Donald Trump

the warnings were given to US Navy planes and drones that had approached the annual air drills

The second onboard recorder from the Tu-154 plane has been found and raised from the seabed

Trump, during his campaign, accused Japan of not paying its fair share in supporting the military alliance

The incident happened in a Christian neighbourhood in the town of Toba Tek Singh, 338 km south of Islamabad

The move comes amid global pressure mounting on Israel to halt settlement expansion

The ceasefire plan will come into force this evening at midnight

The provision is designed to strengthen women's rights as Myanmar opens up after half a century of military rule

If there’s one thing 2016 was good for, it was headline-grabbing celebrity scandals

The dish is a specialty of the region, rarely found outside of a few popular restaurants in Beijing

Little condemnation and lower cost and body count make proxy wars an irresistible alternative to conventional combat

Zakharova said Russia, China and Pakistan had "noted the deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan

Turmeric lattes are now being sold at cafes from Sydney to San Francisco

The feature alerted that a blast in the capital had been confirmed by multiple sources

It estimated up to 7,500 of the creatures could have been killed

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The police official said there had been some casualties but he gave no details

Clinton used a private email server housed at her New York home to handle State Department emails

Castro always said he did not want a cult of personality

Japan hopes to present a strong alliance with the US amid concerns about China's expanding military capability

Local government officials at the accident site said some coaches had crashed into each other

Right-wing group invokes Shivaji, saying he never exchanged pleasantries with enemies

Tripartite meeting in Moscow voices support for Afghan-led peace process

'It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away'

Excavated potato patch on is 'the first evidence' of gardening by local hunter-gatherers of the era

According to the Modi government, they were involved in misusing overseas donations to the harm country's growth

Islamabad, Beijing and Moscow agree to invite Afghan government to such talks in future, says Russian foreign ministry

UN resolution infuriated PM Benjamin Netanyahu who lashed out at President Barack Obama and vowed not to abide by it

Sevil Shhaideh could have been the EU's country first female and Muslim premier

The man has also been fined 30,000 riyals ($8,000) by a court in eastern city of Dammam

Accused are charged with seeking to overthrow government and allegedly being members of group led by Fethullah Gulen

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The Sahaj Alternate Learning Centre in the southern state of Kerala will initially house 10 transgender students

The video was posted on social media sites Youtube and Facebook on Monday but it is not clear when it was shot