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It was one of a series of cases to highlight miscarriages of justice in China

Muhterem Aras, 50, says her victory sends a message of 'openness, tolerance and successful integration'

"There is going to be a fierce debate, I think.. the Church is split down the middle" German cardinal Walter Kasper

George Zimmerman advertises gun as "firearm that was used to defend my life and end brutal attack from Trayvon Martin"

In April 2015, he posted that Obama "needs to be hung for treason"

Kahlo was the first Latin-American artist to cross the million-dollar threshold when Diego y Yo went for $1.4m in 1990

Jones, who was born in the US state of Alabama in 1899, was the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves

Yazidi campaigners are pushing for international justice for crimes committed against them by Islamic State

Obama administration to tell schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity

Hezbollah, along with Iran, is battling on side of regime in Damascus — making trio de facto allies on ground

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop declined to provide any details on the cause

Flight ends latest stage of its record-breaking quest to circle globe without consuming a drop of fuel

The world's second-largest economy is also Apple's second-biggest market

Apple stock has slid sharply since mid-April, hit in part by the company's disappointing first quarter earnings

She called the impeachment process "fraudulent" and "a coup"

Turkey has been hit by a series of bombings this year, claimed by Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups

The experimental solar-powered plane was piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard

Starting the bid at $5000, some proceeds of the auction will go to anti-gun control campaigns

When loyal customer Kirk Alexander stopped ordering food from Domino’s, employees at the eatery raised an alarm

Cloud seeding technology created a Middle Eastern monsoon, generating a years worth of rainfall in less than 24 hours

The new city, discovered in a Mexican jungle, is thought to be the fourth biggest Mayan city

A nearly 22-hour debate in the Senate closed with an overwhelming 55-22 vote against Brazil's first female president

Motiur Rahman Nizami, was hanged at a Dhaka jail for the massacre of intellectuals during the 1971 independence war

Brogan BamBrogan, a former SpaceX engineer who co-founded Hyperloop One, called the test a major milestone

Next time someone says a Muslim-majority country would never elect a Christian leader, direct them to this article

Celebrities including JDaniel Craig and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have warned against cuts at the broadcaster

The EU minister says it was unacceptable for Turkey if the deal was postponed unfairly

Iran's culture minister says arrangements have not been put together and it's now too late

Nizami was the fifth and most senior opposition figure executed since Hasina's war crimes tribunal in 2010

Trump's ban on Muslims in America and his policies on how to tackle terrorism groups has made him popular in India

WHO experts acknowledge India faces a "huge challenge"

A handful of pro-Trump House Republicans met with Ryan Wednesday to urge him to back the billionaire

Queen's comments came as British PM said Nigeria, Afghanistan possibly two most corrupt countries in the world

He is listed as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up by Mossack Fonseca in the 1990s

The shallow quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), the US Geological Survey says

Urban residents in poor countries are by far the worst affected, WHO says

Da’esh claimed the suicide bombings which left around 150 people injured

The girl "sent a text to one of her friends several minutes before her death to make them aware of her intentions"

The veteran cricket journalist was admitted to a hospital in Barbados on May 3

"I'm not a Muslim leader or Muslims' spokesperson, I'm the mayor of London. I speak for all Londoners"

The woman, who has not been named, was in her 20s and had gone through sexual abuse starting from age 5 to 15

Video shot on mobile phone shows around two dozen women dressed in saris dancing away to loud music in hospital

Sapin acknowledged "making a comment" while placing his hand on the woman's back at a conference early last year

Police are investigating why the 5.5-tonne elephant suddenly became violent

Historians might have much to complain considering the video depicts gross exaggerations

Police fire rubber bullets at 500 Jamaat activists as they become violent while protesting the execution

For some time in 2006, there was a complete ban on bringing liquids inside aircraft

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not want an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron

The SUV packed with explosives went off near a beauty salon in a bustling market at rush hour in Sadr City

Jamaat calls a nationwide strike for Thursday in protest over Nizami's execution