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Media reports last week said the priest was killed by Islamic State militants on Good Friday

Four al Qaeda gunmen shot students dead in their dormitories and executed scores more in a hall of residence

Queensland state govt says Aus$21.7 billion project to build one of the world's biggest mines was awarded three...

Company chiefs had sent staff a memo informing that female staff would be required to wear trousers during the flight

Trump vowed in the interview to wipe out the more than $19 trillion national debt 'over a period of eight years'

Clinton, as the Democratic front-runner, is more and more taking aim at both Trump and US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas

Australia said that more than 95,000 square kilometers of a 120,000 square kilometer target zone had been searched

At least 19 people were murdered in and around Marseilles last year, compared to 18 in 2014 and 17 in 2014

Amnesty International accused Turkey of illegally forcing groups of some one hundred Syrians a day to return home

The key travel hub has been closed since two men blew themselves up in the departure hall on March 22

At least 250,000 Syrian children are living under siege across Syria, with many forced to eat animal feed

Islamabad commits to N-security; makes case for inclusion in export regimes

One can only hope that the new & improved Myanmar will also provide justice & equal rights for its minorities as well

US official said additional troops would be used to bolster US special forces sent to Syria several months ago

Azerbaijan 12 of its soldiers were killed and a helicopter downed by Armenian forces

Pictures circulated on social media showing plumes of black smoke billowing from the construction site

When contacted by AFP on the topic, Amazon declined to comment

The Republican presidential frontrunner earlier said women who have illegal abortions should be punished

India is keen to take advantage of low crude prices by signing overseas deals to meet its growing demand

A male stork flies thousands of miles every year to join his handicapped mate from his winter home in South Africa

Research finds those with larger waist circumferences are more likely to have problems with the heart's left ventricle

Buoyed by the high court order, a group of 30 women activists tried to enter the shrine of Shani Shingnapur temple

Arrested employees are expected to appear in court where public prosecutor will outline initial charges against them

South Africa's top court ruled the president acted dishonestly over improper state spending at his private home

The development is part of a joint investigation by France and Belgium, says prosecutor

The military on Friday said 24 of the victims were civilians, including three children

Family was asked to leave plane after they requested an additional strap for their youngest daughter's booster seat

Bishop told reporters in Washington that "a strong UK as part of the European Union would be in Australia's interests"

The high court said government should ensure that women are not prevented from entering any Hindu place of worship

Captain Simratpal Singh received the accommodation in a memorandum from Assistant Army Secretary Debra Wada

Bahrain's foreign minister says ties between Bahrain and Washington remain strong

The quake struck at 0550 GMT Saturday

Obama said he had expressed these sentiments to Erdogan "directly"

The banner, which also featured the insignia of far right group United Patriots Front, was eventually taken down

If I wanted, there would have been more victims, Salah Abdeslam tells his brother from prison

No flights were announced as police unions held up the planned reopening

US president says there is no doubt that civilians were killed that should not have been

Announcement comes shortly before President Obama offered detailed remarks about America's controversial drone program

Kashmir-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad group has already been blacklisted by 15-nation Security Council

US military spokesperson declined to say how many Syrians had been trained, saying only that it was "dozens"

The US Justice Department had offered a bounty of up to $7 million for information leading to Qaduli

The global nuclear security summit comes in the wake of attacks in Paris and Brussels

Safraz Ahmed, 34, imprisoned and beat his wife after an arranged marriage in Pakistan

The 35-year-old also won a series of consolation prizes worth INR90,000 in the lots drawn on Wednesday

The party's military wing says its English and Arabic-language accounts were closed for the third time in two weeks

The blast near the Jardin du Luxembourg was accidental and was traced to a fire that caused a gas stove to blow up

The Nobel laureate has vowed to rule the country despite a constitutional block on her becoming president

Woman says she suffered harassment when she worked at New Delhi-based Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Among those detained were people who fought for Islamic State in neighboring Syria

Don't believe rumours, don't create rumours and don't spread rumours, says China's official news agency