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The remains were to be taken in a motorcade to a crematorium in Saint Petersburg for identification

The Egyptian branch of the Islamic State group says it downed the plane

Justice and Development Party won over 49 percent of the vote to secure 315 seats out of 550

Kusum Mehdele of Madhya Pradesh was sweeping the road as part of a cleanliness drive when a boy approached her

The proposed law comes as intelligence agencies and police grapple with monitoring terrorist activity online

Russian transport regulator had reportedly ordered stoppage of A321 aircraft until the causes of the crash were known

Sunday's incident is the latest in a series of recent shootings on US campuses

Emaar, best known for the Burj Khalifa said it had recorded net profit of $230 million between July and September 2015

The revised law has also repealed sex with underage prostitutes as the crime and reclassified it as rape

Source says clashes broke out between regime forces and extremists around Sadad and lasted two hours

Khamenei calls for an end to military and financial aid to the opposition of Syrian government

New sinking adds to string of migrant boat tragedies since Monday off Greek islands of Lesbos, Kalymnos and Rhodes

Embassy of Georgia based in Kuwait that has jurisdiction over the UAE says the accusation is baseless

The new bill would not require communication service providers in Britain to store third party data

Operation led to arrest of two women who were charged with allegedly planning to build a bomb

New base is part of deal between two countries to increase cooperation in tackling security threats in Middle East

Flags were at half mast on the parliament building, in the Kremlin

Police say they have no reason to believe the assault was racially motivated

He has raised eyebrows with a series of bizarre comments, declaring Muslims discovered the Americas before Columbus

Ashton Carter says United States is committed to six-party talks process that seeks denuclearisation of peninsula

Sahafi hotel is popular with government employees and businessmen

Fears of extremist violence have been rising in Bangladesh after four atheist bloggers were murdered this year

Experts say a surface-to-air missile strike could have taken place but a technical or human error is more likely

The district government informed Sumte’s mayor by email that his village of 102 would take in 1,000 asylum seekers

The 89-year-old paid around six million kronor in taxes

IS-affiliated group claims responsibility; Russia says untrue

Witnesses describe nightmarish scenes when fireworks let off as promotion for the band's new album sparked the fire

People from around the world celebrated Halloween on October 30, with children being most passionate about it

A meeting in Vienna on Syria went on longer than expected and had an outcome that was as unexpected as it was welcome

The bombardments came as air raids by Syrian government forces and Russian warplanes intensified across the country

Party's youth wing chief terms the attack a ‘disgraceful act’

Earlier investigations suggested the plane crashed due to a technical fault; Russian minister denies IS claims

Astronomers initially thought the object was an asteroid when they spotted it in early October

The decision is strictly focused on fighting Islamic State insurgents, says US Secretary of State

Another member of the prestigious organisation was sacked for transporting marijuana using UN vehicle

17 of the 27 dead are yet to be identified

The attack in Achin, southeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, occurred during evening prayers on Friday

Since this morning, the Israeli Defence Forces have been assisting in the efforts to locate the Russian airplane

Two secular writers and the publisher of an atheist blogger killed earlier this year were also attack today

Air Traffic Controller observed unidentified flying objects three times in and around airport on Friday and Tuesday

While many working Hindu women working take the day off, Muslim women rise to the occasion instead

The case comes days after Amazon Prime Now drivers filed a similar lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc in California

Seventeen children were among the passengers on the plane that crashed in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula

Much of the classified material in Clinton's emails is information provided in confidence by foreign governments

Preparing for pregnancy, they feel legalisation is a way for the baby and them to not end up abandoned and penniless

Overall Russian planes made 1,391 sorties, destroying 1,623 terrorist targets

Concerns grow in the region as the US operation in Afghanistan draws towards a close

Officials indicated the new mission would echo existing operations in Iraq

Pakistani assistance for earthquake victims reaches Kabul

Working for the force for 20 years, Samri says she is a proud Arab with Palestinian roots