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India's Reliance Defence signs a manufacturing and maintenance deal potentially worth $6 billion with Russian company

The man was arrested earlier this week but prosecutors kept it quiet in order not to alert potential accomplices

The oil export pipeline through Saudi Arabia was shut in 1990

NATO headquarters in Kabul confirm that the air strikes had taken place but give no details

Militants break through the frontlines of Sangin on Sunday after days of pitched clashes with besieged Afghan forces

The boy and his parents died when their home in the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank was set ablaze in July

Astronomers note that a single centaur contains more mass than the entire population of Earth-crossing asteroids

Proposed power plant in Gujarat will make India world's second-biggest nuclear energy market

Decision paves way to restart two reactors at Ohi plant nearly five years after Fukushima crisis

Around 18,000 children drown each year in Bangladesh making it leading cause of death among children aged one to 17

Ten vessels and two aircraft are scouring seas for any sign of those missing while families wait anxiously for news

Spokesperson says customers should review payment-card account statements closely and report any unauthorized charges

Family of 11 British Muslims were refused permission to board a flight from London to Los Angeles to visit Disneyland

The cartoon sparked a debate over the role of children in US presidential campaigns

According to prosecutors, Jalil had a 'kill list' of 100 individuals, their addresses and personal information

People at high risk include those with a history of heart or artery disease, stroke, diabetes or heart failure

His prayers went out to Christians in IS controlled areas that are unable celebrate Christimas this year

The blaze broke out at the intensive care unit and the maternity department of the Jazan General Hospital

Seven per cent of the words used by Trump can be understood by children as young as nine or 10

The World Internet Conference ensured that there will be no reprieve from censorship for the Chinese

Officials also say that Christmas celebrations may attract attacks from the militants al Shabaab

Mother runs through checkpoint dividing Ukrainian-held zone from separatist-controlled territory to collect homework

Afghan chief recognises Pakistan’s legit concerns; says Islamabad should also consider Afghanistan’s concerns

Oil income accounts for more than 90 per cent of public revenues in Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Akhlaq was dragged from his house in Bisada village in UP state and beaten to death by around 100 people

We have succeeded in getting the death sentence overturned, says Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva

British MP urges David Cameron to intervene as family of 11 was stopped from boarding their flight to Los Angeles

Zarif called the new US legislation discriminatory and asked Europeans to oppose the law

Lawmakers passed a bill allowing minors aged 16-18 to be sentenced to at least seven years for "heinous crimes"

Animal rights organisation, PETA, releases video showing Michael Hackenberger hitting a tiger during training session

Social media giant takes out billboards, full-page newspaper ads, sends SMSs to defend its Free Basics service

In January the 2,000 page, two-volume work will go on sale after about three years of labour by scholars

Valls defended the measure saying that it would be strictly limited to people convicted on terrorism charges

The couple, dressed in a thobe and hijab, were escorted from the mall by five policemen for making videos

King Salman officially inaugurated a new session for the consultative body earlier on Wednesday

Four men started shooting randomly inside court room number 73 in Karkardooma court complex

As many as 1,700 Muslim soldiers are currently fighting for Israel in an 'unbreakable blood pact'

At 12, Todd is one of the youngest whites to be initiated into the practise of traditional medicine

Support came after a viral post about an eight-year-old's fear of being rounded up after Trump's anti-Muslim...

Salhi caught the attention of intelligence authorities in 2005 and 2006

Dozens of other terrorists were also killed in strikes

18-year-old Malala and Muzoon, 17, pledged to campaign together for access to education for Syrian refugee children

Chiranuch Premchaiporn was initially charged over 10 reader comments posted on website in 2008

It warns teenagers of dangers of sustained cannabis use by depicting those who smoke it as grumbling stoner sloths

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has exploited the turmoil to tighten its grip on parts of southeast Yemen

Pegasus Airline said the blast occurred at 2:05 am when no passengers were in the area

Discrepancies in the application raise questions about whether the two could have met in Makkah

Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas

The law was supported by 193 lawmakers out of 249 present

'We shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency, because that is not who we are as Americans' Clinton