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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

People say annual revenues for government IT business are now between $4.5 billion and $5 billion

The spike includes assaults on hijab-wearing students; arsons and vandalism at mosques

The corpse was so decomposed, dental records were required to confirm the identity of the man

This is the third time in 10 days that Obama addresses counter-terrorism efforts after mass shooting in California

The executions bring to 14 the total number of death sentences carried out since PM Shinzo Abe took power in late 2012

US travelers still must meet at least one of 12 criteria to visit Cuba

Authorities say he will be locked up for maximum period of six months, awaiting final ruling by juvenile court

Mufid Elfgeeh, 31, faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and lifetime supervised release

Sometimes a crisis opens a window of opportunity and we believe that this is one such chance, Ferid Belhaj said

Since 9/11 we've taken extraordinary steps to strengthen our homeland security, Obama says

The technique known as CRISPR named breakthrough of the year due to its potential to revolutionise health and medicine

The youth had wanted to fight the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad

Diplomats say Russia has moved further than Iran on question of abandoning Assad if a transition plan can be agreed

Miracle clears the path for the beloved nun to be elevated to sainthood next year

In 2012 Australia became the first country to mandate plain packaging for cigarettes, in a bid to reduce smoking rates

Marquez posted a cryptic message on Facebook that said, "I'm. Very sorry guys. It was a pleasure"

US law continues to prohibit travel to Cuba for tourist activities, the State Department said in a statement

Marquez had several connections to the radicalised shooters who left 14 people dead and 21 injured

Arrested militants announced the formation of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in September 2014

Sending bullets by post is a way that Italy's organised crime groups have traditionally threatened their enemies

Palestinian security sources say Israeli authorities had taken the body of the attacker

His arrest comes amid growing outrage over soaring prices of prescription drugs

Overall spending fell to $81.6 billion in 2015 from $86.7 billion last year

A former govt employee had accused Lee of criminally misappropriating money from a multibillion-dollar pension system

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has pledged to pursue "comprehensive campaign" until southeast area is "cleansed" of PKK

Russian president says his country had won its right to host the World Cup fairly

World powers urge the country's warring factions to break political deadlock that has allowed terrorists to flourish

The long-delayed review into the organisation was first commissioned in April 2014 by Prime Minister David Cameron

The unprecedented blockage served to implement a court order requesting WhatsApp cooperate in a criminal investigation

Russian president says will not agree to outside force deciding who rules Syria

The carrier will purchase 30 Next-Generation 737 and 50 737 MAX planes valued at $7.24 billion at list prices

Diana Foley says we are offended that awful image of our son's brutal murder be used publicly

Filmmaker launches 'We are all Muslim' campaign in response to Trump's repeated hate speech against Muslims

Rarely spoken as a mother tongue in India, Sanskrit is often dismissed as a dead language

What makes Kheir different is that she is an Arab woman, perhaps the only one from the area taking the reins

Recognising Joshua Van Alstine's popularity in Saudi Arabia, Saudi rulers invited him to move to Riyadh

Tehran is racing to keep its side of the deal reached with world powers in July, including limiting nuclear programme

A police spokesperson says a statement would be issued later

Not one woman is seated at the table in a position of power

Pentagon press secretary says Carter used personal email account mainly to correspond with friends and family

Female physician is sentenced to jail for torturing her household worker who became partially blind as a result

Human rights groups criticised Britain for weapon transfers to KSA, claiming that trade regulations would be violated

Victim says robber called him a terrorist because of his Indian descent

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur with a semi-circular structure protruding from its back that roamed Spain

A man repeatedly stabbed himself in the head on Wednesday at London's Heathrow airport Terminal 5

Mallya is deep in a financial fight following the travails of his Kingfisher Airlines, which is in a $1 billion debt