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The 57-year-old "Purple Rain" star was found dead at his Paisley Park estate outside Minneapolis on April 21

Trump is fighting a lawsuit against the venture that accuses the school of misleading thousands of people

A large crowd had gathered to receive the equivalent of around $30 per person handed out by a businessman

The dam is one of two large projects carried out under India's development partnership with Afghanistan

Alexandria Vera, 24, faces sex abuse charges for having physical affair with 13-year-old

Al-Khamis Al-Bosaifi said aid workers were still recovering the bodies

The letter comes with three weeks to go until the June 23 referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union

Six-month trial of ground level traffic lights will cost New South Wales state government A$250,000

Musk challenges anyone to find fault with his reasoning

We look at 13 images from events around the world

The court has also sentenced 11 other members of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan to 14-28 years in prison

A lack of access to employment opportunities has meant many transgender people end up forced into sex work

Locating the black boxes is crucial to understanding why the Airbus A320 plummeted into the Mediterranean

Stuck under the rule of jihadists and with no safe exits, the civilian population is struggling to survive.

The businessman-turned-explorer is travelling the world capturing stunning scenes

Riots have long dogged Narendra Modi who as Gujarat chief minister was accused of turning a blind eye to the violence

Study co-author says American culture has become more individualistic and more focused on self and on equality

A medical student says, "If extremists aren't stopped, we'll become another Pakistan"

Ride-hailing app says about 80 per cent of its more than 130,000 riders in Saudi Arabia are women

US officials say that hardline Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has little incentive to negotiate

Richard Huckle, 30, took pictures and video footage of himself abusing the children which he uploaded to the dark web

The airstrike carried out on May 27 targeted top Shabaab military commander Abdullahi Haji Da'ud, says Pentagon

Action follows recent UNSC resolution that calls on all UN members to cut off banking relations with Pyongyang

The new deep-sea port on Iran coastline will help New Delhi to meet its energy needs, says Foreign Policy magazine

Al-Riyadh says the 14 were among 24 "accused of killing security personnel and robbing passers-by in Awamiya"

Police called in zoo and wildlife officials who tracked the animal as it clambered over rooftops

LEGO statuette met its end in Ningbo, China

It is the Republican's first trip to the UK since a spat with David Cameron over comments he made about Muslims

We look at 13 images from events around the world

The boy planned to come to Dubai after hearing about the lifestyle, and he was looking to make money

It said in a statement the search for the black boxes was intensifying

Then CM Gujarat Narendra Modi was accused of turning a blind eye to the pogrom in which more than 1,000 people died

Malaysia has an estimated drinking population of 3.5 million people, out of a population of around 30 million

Local tourism chief Guntur Sakti said he had sent a warning to Singapore over the map

The judges ruled 12-3 in the case, overruling an earlier three-judge panel in the same circuit

Trump has also said he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

Access to safe blood is limited, especially in rural areas, because of a lack of proper screening devices

The statement says the ability to speak good English and skills-testing would be required for prospective immigrants

Animals rights groups have accused the temple of complicity in the hugely lucrative black-market wildlife trade

Embraer's Kyoto Airship interior concept features large vertical windows and skylights

The Pentagon has deployed more than 200 special forces troops alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

The World In Faces project started when a globetrotting photographer spent eight years on the road

Residents who have managed to flee the Fallujah area speak of severe shortages of food and drinking water

The list of partners already working with Microsoft included HTC, Lenovo, Asus, and HP

The motion was filed on May 10 and recently cleared for release

'We need to be part of a larger group of nations, both for our security and our trade' he says

Ejectable or "deployable" recorders would separate from the tail during a crash and float, emitting a distress signal

China expects the J-20 to help narrow the military gap with the United States

They are believed to be the offspring of fire-breathing dragons

There have been a spate of attacks, mostly off Australia's east coast