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Obama says he is dismayed about violence and divisiveness on the US presidential campaign trail

The number of US troops is due to drop to 5,500 starting in January 2017, down from 9,800 currently

'In the building where I grew up, Hindus and Muslims lived side by side'

Virtual reality represents a new frontier for gaming, one that will forever change the way users interact with games

Maharashtra in 2005 suspended licences of hundreds of bars, hotels that featured skimpily dressed dancing women

The army said the plane was carrying soldiers for a parachuting master class when it crashed

Mothers with high blood sugar or diabetes, even within a healthy range, also tend to have bigger babies

A health official in Hajja said the casualties were civilians and included children, adding that "the toll could...

Several strike fighters landed at an airbase in Moscow as part of the withdrawal of armed forces from Syria

Ayanle Hassan Ali stabbed two Canadian soldiers at a military recruiting office in Toronto on Monday

According to state commissioner, both start-ups were operating without approval

The 69-year-old Republican says US needs smart and educated people in the country

Poor rains induced by the El Nino weather phenomenon have hampered food production

The cuts will occur for seven and a half hours, five and a half hours during the day and two hours at night

Changes will allow Cubans to open US bank accounts and authorise those living in the US to earn salary or compensation

We do not forget, we do not forgive, the group says

The woman's father and uncle were among five people arrested over the assault

Two emirati nationals and five foreigners are alleged of forming a cell linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah

Disenfranchised citizens have increasingly turned to the Internet to highlight alleged state abuses and demand reforms

Thailand is facing its worst water shortage in two decades, with 14 out of 76 provinces hit

Police say investigators believe it was an explosive device that caused the vehicle to explode

No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday's car bomb that tore through a crowded transport hub in Ankara

This is the first time troops from Russia's Central Military District have been involved in exercises in Tajikistan

Pope Francis made the announcement at a meeting of cardinals

After Lee managed to pull one back for humanity in game four, AlphaGo returned to its best destructive form

"I expect not only words, but acts " French PM Manuel Valls

The 27 year-old male suspect made some comments before the police arrived "which has caused some concern"

Italy, Switzerland and Bulgaria rounded out the top five

New Delhi aims an alternative to US-based Global Positioning System that the country currently relies on

Alcohol use among young teens in the 42 countries canvassed also went down over the same period

At all of 19 years of age, Sadaf seeks 'to prove that men and women can be equal'

The militant right winger is appearing in public for the first time since his 2012 trial

Myanmar is in grip of stunning transformation from a repressed pariah state to rapidly opening aspiring democracy

Quitting smoking abruptly has best long-term results

Finance minister says Atiur Rahman was asked to resign and he has resigned today

Designed in 1936, the shield displays three sheaves of wheat taken from the Royalls family coat of arms

'Opposing you is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.'

People who are born with genetically high cholesterol may be about twice as common in the United States

Palin, who hasn't held elected office since 2009, has remained in the public eye as a conservative commentator

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo has been awarded the highest Go grandmaster rank

Pressed by the prosecution and the court president on whether he had leaked documents, Vallejo said "yes"

US Justice Department last week suggested that it would be willing to demand that Apple turn over the 'source code'

Abramov was arrested in April 2014 following a joint investigation by US and Russian authorities

The product is a fixed dose combination of paracetamol, phenylephrine and caffeine

Iran says missiles were for self-defense and that recent tests condemned by the US did not violate nuclear deal

Until now, researchers have had little evidence of how the iconic predator became one of the largest carnivores

The computers are to be distributed by resettlement organisations through an existing Computers for Schools programme

Former Gawker editor acknowledges that it was not news to show his genitalia

Kim Jong-Un says test provided a "sure guarantee for the reliability of ICBM warhead re-entry'

Could be an indication that the group's leaders are "struggling with their ability to recruit and retain manpower"