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Air quality in Iran's capital was the worst in at least nine months this week

Obama commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency

After proceedings of 20 minutes, the bail was granted on a personal bond of INR 50,000 each, says lawyer

Boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Iraq and Syria capsized about 3.5 km off the coast

The president and his wife spent nearly three hours offering their condolences to the family members of victims

The scrooges - mostly single men - said they are against capitalism and the commercialisation of Christmas

Iran will also 'support inter-Syrian dialogue' aimed at ending the conflict

China insists it has sovereignty over virtually all of the resource-rich sea

Reports suggest that Google is interested in producing self-driving cars to compete with Uber

The big African cat was spotted crossing a highway near Creston, British Columbia on Thursday

The design is part of Northrop’s proposal for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s(DARPA) Tern...

It was one of the strongest appeals for peace by the council, divided for years on the issue of Syria's war

Even as police praised him for his honesty, the 10-year employee of the restaurant has sought to remain anonymous

A pig that escaped from a Swedish slaughterhouse to avoid slaughter won a stay on execution from its owner

The red alert, the highest tier of a four-colour warning system, will last until Tuesday

It is very difficult for us to detect lone wolf plots, Obama said

The UAE has secretly sent around 300 Colombian highly paid and highly experienced mercenaries to fight for it in Yemen

Neither side portrayed the art delivery as having anything to do with any possible broader reconciliation

IMF reforms are part of a $1.1 trillion spending package approved by Congress and signed by US President Barack Obama

Obama warned there can be no peace there without a legitimate government

During his speech, Carter vowed to root out IS in both the Middle East and elsewhere

The US president tasted salmon that had been chewed on by a bear, but passed on drinking his own pee

The bureaucratic move lets state allocate funds to county health department until normal staffing level resumes

I want to make sure that we continue on with the training mission, says Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan

The shutdown of the mine in Yorkshire in northern England closes a 200-year chapter of Britain's industrial history

The move failed after lower house of parliament, where BJP holds a majority, voted 71-24 against it

With crackdown in fourth day, a Turkish soldier was killed, the first fatality suffered by the army in the operation

Sireen Hashem says she was wrongfully fired after administrators at school banned her from mentioning Islam

The mosque inside Isha Khan naval base in south eastern city was packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers

Young Muslims say they often feel the need to prove how American they are to distance themselves from radicals

EU leaders vowed on Friday to step up the fight against terrorism

The Delhi high court judges said they could not halt the man's release because his sentence complied with existing law

All 16 US campuses are projected to stay open until September 2017

It coincides with deliberations by US officials about how to respond to an Iranian ballistic missile launch on Oct. 10

Senior international envoys gather to seek UN backing for US and Russian plan to bring end to Syrian civil war

The beautiful white bird had made wetlands in northern Taiwan its home for almost a year since last December

While the older generation of British royals did not attend nursery, George will follow the footsteps of his father

German foreign intelligence BND agents had been traveling regularly to Damascus for some time

We have sufficient evidence that proves that the Russian aircraft did not violate Turkish airspace, Dronov said

But mostly I worry about my kind of Muslims, those who are expected to explain to the world what real Islam is like.

Skeletons of more than 185 wooden steamships are remnants of an ill-fated fleet, commissioned in 1917

Afghanistan has until June 30 to ratify the agreement before becoming a full member of the organisation

Renewable energy sources may be playing an increasing role in global demand while coal capacity ages and shrinks

Swiss voters last year narrowly approved a referendum on mass immigration which requires quotas

A South African chef declared too obese to live in New Zealand has given up the immigration conflict to return home

Carter's visit comes as Afghanistan faces serious security setbacks

The Moskva is the largest warship the Kremlin has sent to support its bombing campaign in the war-torn nation

Female students were also invited to wear Islamic clothing

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin suggested there were significant disagreements among the five powers

The estimated figure includes 20.2 million refugees fleeing wars and persecution, the most since 1992