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Over 70 people went missing when a waste heap overflowed and engulfed 33 buildings in an industrial park last week

The airline is reeling from the loss of two planes, including flight MH370 which disappeared in March last year

Pakistan's overall cotton imports are seen climbing to at least 4 million bales in the year that started on August 1

Pockets of militants may remain in parts of the city but the army said it had faced no resistance

Sri Lankan president had earlier said organisers of Iglesias concert should be “whipped with toxic stingray tails”

It was the third raid on a suspected militant hideout in four days

The vote by editorial staff put Putin as number two on a list of people who most influenced world affairs

The $10-billion pipeline will supply gas to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

At least 17 people have been killed in storm-related incidents 10 in Mississippi, six in Tennessee and one in Arkansas

The young people were riding home from a party when the police stopped them allegedly for not wearing their helmets

Pacheco was banned by Salvadoran soccer federation in 2013 when it was found he had been involved in match fixing

Biographer says Bauer became the most hated lawyer in Germany after World War II

Earlier, two people were detained over days of rioting on the French Mediterranean island

Trump assailed a leading committee chairman in Congress for backing his rival Marco Rubio

The government has dispatched hundreds of soldiers to help deal with flooding in the county of Yorkshire

Turkish media reports the activist had been producing a documentary on massacres carried out by IS militants

Family members held a press conference following Saturday's police shootings of Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier

The bombing left at least one civilian dead and 13 others wounded, says Kabul police spokesperson

Conference to offer both premiers another opportunity to discuss bilateral ties

Fatima Hadfi says she was sure people would wonder how she could not have noticed any changes in her son's behaviour

Severe air pollution earlier this week forced authorities to close schools for three days in and around the capital

Turkish president blasts Russia & Iran as well as IS & Syrian Kurdish fighters for "massacring people" in Syria

The 24-minute recording was Baghdadi’s first in 7 months, during which IS has had several blows in Iraq and Syria

Haroon says this is the most satisfying thing he has ever done on Christmas

Turkey denies it is forcing any refugees back to Syria and says it is only rounding up Syrians affiliated with crime

Sirisena says they should be "whipped with toxic stingray tails"

Police have advised up to 400 people to evacuate their homes and move possessions to upper floors near rivers in York

Backed by Saudi Arabia, Jaish al Islam was one of the most influential armed groups invited to opposition talks

The 28-year-old was buried on Thursday in Seine-Saint-Denis suburb of Paris

Malik's lawyer says he referred to his luggage as 'bomb', slang for cool, to impress the female concierge

The soldiers are within 300 meters (330 yards) of the provincial government compound

Commander of local battalion says six guerillas were killed and eight wounded in fighting which lasted three days

Former ambassador to Pakistan says Pakistan will never give up its assets, which is most of the Taliban

Yemen's Iran-backed rebels have intensified their rocket attacks across Saudi border during past week

Bangladesh has suffered wave of extremist violence in recent months

Terror outfit says it does not require any aid from Daesh and it never contacted anyone about this issue

Policy led to sex-selective abortions or infanticide targeting girls, because of social preference for boys

Baghdadi calls on Saudi citizens to rise up against "apostate tyrants and avenge your people in Syria, Iraq, Yemen"

Officials say extensive damage has been reported to vehicles, homes, and apartments in Garland, Texas

Zinsou, an economist and former investment banker, confirmed this month that he will stand for president

Flight 197 to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, had 228 passengers and seven crew members

The Tishrin dam connects the militants' strongholds in northern Aleppo and Raqqa city

The UN refugee agency says more than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year, most of them by sea

The attack comes just days before Nigerian President's self-imposed deadline to stamp out the group

Protesters in Corsica took to the streets a day after demonstrators vandalised a Muslim prayer hall

The police department of Chicago is under a federal civil rights investigation for its use of deadly force

The plan is the result of nearly two months of strenuous efforts among top diplomats from 17 countries

Staff at Anneessens-Funck college in Brussels were seriously concerned about Hadfi's extremist views

Hassan Rouhani is hoping his supporters can take control of Iran's assembly and end years of conservatives' dominance

Deal fell through after a top rebel commander, Zahran Alloush, was killed in an air strike on Friday