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The soldiers were hit as they patrolled a glacier at an altitude of 5,800 metres

Ibtihaj Muhammad, 30, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio last weekend

Twitter spat began between the two as veteran actor Anupam Kher said he is scared to openly call himself a Hindu

'I don't see why these air strikes should stop' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Some cite the reported sightings of UFOs in the world and claim that humans are not alone in this universe

Law that took effect in 2015 allows adults to possess small amounts of marijuana, grow, and consume it at home

The launch could advance North Korea's long-range missile technology

The airplane, with around 60 passengers, landed safely but two passengers were slightly injured

Business is booming because there are not enough mosques and Muslim seminaries in the West to meet demand

Boeing was willing to back the project with billions of dollars in investment to India

'I will always defend the right of Palestinians to have a state of their own'

Airlines and hotel chains say it is too early to tell if the Zika epidemic is affecting bookings

The Afghan government declared Wasil Ahmad a hero for leading a militia’s defense against a Taliban siege last year

Women reportedly barred entry after gender-separation wall ordered by authorities collapsed

The incidents follow similar hoaxes in Britain, France, the Netherlands and Japan in recent months

More than 80 vehicle launches were expected at the Auto Expo 2016, the biggest edition in the show's 30-year-history

There are now more women, children crossing the border from Greece to Macedonia than adult males

It is illegal for Australian citizens to support any armed group in Syria and fighters face life in prison upon return

Disneyland Paris said the guns were picked up by routine scanning of the man's bags at the hotel entrance

Hammond says Putin is worsening Syrian civil war by bombing opponents of Islamic State

the US aerospace giant chosen to convert a pair of its 747-8 jumbo jets into state-of-the-art, luxury command centres

Health authorities confirm the virus can be transmitted by sexual contact and not just tropical mosquitoes

By visiting the mosque, Obama will affirm the important role that Muslim Americans play in the US

With 100 per cent of precincts reporting, she took 49.8 per cent against 49.6 per cent of Bernie Sanders

Ashraf Fayad has been sentenced to 800 lashes, in sessions of 50 lashes, according to his lawyer

The quake hit at 22:19 local time, USGS said, at a depth of 190 kilometres

Hammond had said Putin was strengthening IS militants on the ground by bombing President Assad's opponents

Additionally, the US will spend $7.5 billion - a 50 per cent increase from last year - to fund the fight against IS

The accused opened several accounts calling for protests and spreading chaos, according to a special court

Eight people face charges but no one has been taken into custody

A total of 23 prosecution witnesses had testified against the pair since charges were laid against them last year

The zebra - actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit - supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo

Tata Motors has in recent weeks been heavily promoting the small Zica

Two people were rescued swimming to the shore, says Turkish coast guard

Paramedic said that she had been waiting for an ambulance with a patient when Beckham walked past

The results of the poll carried out by Ipsos paint a picture of prejudice, distrust and division

"It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem," spokesman Dennis Janus of the country's national police said

Russian Foreign Minister says it does not mean they are legitimate and not terrorist groups

If it succeeds, the coalition will have struck a crippling blow against Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate

Several people have died due to starvation and insufficient medical care, says local media

'Extreme rainfall is more likely to occur in a changing climate' scientist at Oxford University

The decision offered a ray of hope to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community

Rights group claims 70% of more than 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living well below local poverty line

King Abdullah said if Jordan was not helped, the refugee crisis would worsen

The airport in the region popular with tourists was put on the second-highest "orange" alert

The city of Aleppo is divided into areas held separately by the government and the opposition

An Instagram account posts pictures of Islamic scholars in everyday situations

TripAdvisor has highlighted 12 hotel that guarantee a unique experience

Google offered Sammy Ved $6,000.13 reward but doubled the amount when he revealed he wanted to donate it to charity

It was the second such scare in days after thousands of students were released from schools