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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

Staffan de Mistura said that indirect talks between the government and the opposition are now 'starting officially'

According to the latest details of Modi’s assets disclosed by the PM's Office, he has no bank account in New Delhi

The premiers were joined by their interior, justice ministers, military representatives and intelligence services

Development comes during Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah's visit to New Delhi

Brazil has reported some 3,700 suspected cases of microcephaly

Filming of "Beyond the Sun" will start later in 2016 and profits will go to two charities

US officials said the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 budget will call for more than $7 billion to fight Islamic State

Veteran Bollywood actor was denied a visa to visit the country to attend the Karachi Literature Festival

The Catholic Church's Year of Consecrated Life comes to a close on Tuesday

Increased volatility in other assets has benefitted gold and it could see more gains

Russia's Defense Ministry claims to have conducted 468 air strikes last week and hit more than 1,300 'terrorists'

The Oklahoma City Zoo conducted a necropsy on Chai

The change may signal the passing of the technology baton to Alphabet - formerly known as Google

Trump has regularly played her hit "Rolling in the Deep" at his rallies

Hassan Khomeini, a cleric with ties to reformists, said he would appeal being barred from running in the polls

Statement says Russia awaiting explanation from NATO, Pentagon and Turkish armed forces on a village shelling incident

Sibomana was playing in his native Congo when chimpanzees attacked, ripping off his lips and killing younger brother

13-year-old Lisa told her parents she had been attacked by men of Middle Eastern or North African origin

The victims were all aged between 19 and 23, according to local police

Video of protest outside office of Hindu outfit shows police beating placard-waving and chanting students with sticks

US embassy in Delhi and its State Department refuse to comment on the move, terming reports as 'rumours'

Department of Health, Wellington House & property in Whitehall were sold by UK treasury as part of Islamic bond scheme

Sources say unusual move also applied to foreigners, although UN, INGOs and diplomatic staff were being allowed in

Tareena Shakil, 26, was found guilty by a court in Birmingham of IS membership and encouraging terrorism

Airlines said they would share the names of passengers who misbehave and ban them from any of their flights

China is crucial to foreign automakers as the world's largest market and a key source of revenue outside Europe and US

United Nations Secretary-General made the statement in Oman's capital Muscat

Interior ministry says Ahmed al-Harbi was found guilty of stabbing and shooting Fahed al-Balawi in a dispute

Case highlighted risks of foreign firms attempting to profit from rapidly growing demand for meat in China

Paris, Sydney and Venice have been voted as the most romantic cities in the world

Victim, 15, tells the police she was raped on Sunday by a security guard at the hospital

Dr Kathy Niakan says she is planning to modify embryos using a technique known as CRISPR-Cas90

Already reeling from high levels of toxic smog, New Delhi is now grappling with uncollected garbage

Insurgents last week destroyed an electricity pylon in the Dand Shahabuddin district

Scores of people were also wounded in the bombing at the entrance of the base

The farm will start operating by the middle of 2017 and produce 30,000 heads of lettuce a day

A car bomb and two suicide bombers attacked the Sayeda Zeinab district, home to Syria's holiest Shia shrine

The 16-year-old had walked in front of the train waiting for it to get closer to take the photo

Annual traffic rose to 78 million passengers from 70.5 million in 2014, with a jump of 8.5 per cent in December alone

Cuban leader is due to receive grand welcome by Hollande under Arc de Triomphe at top of Champs Elysees avenue

NY businessman's quest to become Republican presidential nominee has attracted massive crowds but trickle of donations

Murtaza idolises Argentine soccer star but jersey of his favourite player is beyond means of his poor family in Ghazni

Chen Man was handed suspended death sentence for killing man on southern island province Hainan in November 1994