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Mother says husband beat her up as well when she tried to stop him; asked her to bury daughter inside the house

Syrian antiquities director warn of catastrophe unfolding in Palmyra, which extremists have been dismantling since May

Satellites to play an important role in addressing significant barriers that exist in connecting the people of Africa

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has staged protests since Hasina's party won second consecutive term in January 2014

Sarmad Hussain is developing domain names in 21 Indian languages

Right-wing group says cow urine will be sprayed on everyone to ensure no Muslim men enter

No arrests have yet been made over the 45-year-old's death which seems to be a case of revenge

Fast-track approvals process will ensure German firms will have single point of contact in Indian administration

Instead of casual hookups, Halal Speed Dating is about dignified, chaperoned meet-ups with the intention of marriage

Sweden's newspaper says it believes prize committees would be looking to even out the gender gap among laureates

Abdul Ghafoor, Kunduz resident, says city smells so bad with dead bodies still on pavements and in sewage

Authorities say the teen was born in Iran and is of Iraqi and Kurdish background

Hossain went into hiding more than three weeks ago after police sought his arrest for allegedly abusing the girl

British foreign secretary says Russia represents threat to international system upon which Britain's security depends

Profile pictures will now be in the center rather than aligned to the left

Bodies were found during a search for militants 140 kilometres northwest of the main city of Srinagar

The military says that so far this year 16 rockets have been launched at Israel from Gaza

Merkel, flanked by large business delegation, will meet Modi and trade officials on her first trip to India

Western Europe is forecast to reach $1.3 billion in sales by 2024, faces competition from China, Russia and India

The proposed sites will be the first new National Marine Sanctuaries since 2000

This government has set a tone that is threatening, mean-spirited and inimical to freedom, says a political analyst

Australian forces are part of the coalition fighting Islamic State group militants in Iraq and Syria

CEO of Uber says the regulated taxi industry feels threatened by our high quality service and quick response time

Estimated to be 6-12 months old, was found dressed in green trousers and white t-shirt on the beach of a hotel

Up to 180mm of rain fell in just 3 hours overnight, transforming streets of Nice and Antibes into debris-strewn rivers

Trump mentions the countries in comparison to current efforts to drive Syrian President Bashar al-Assad out of power

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said he favoured vote in parliament on nuclear deal

The man reached the speed during a lap around Beijing's 37.5 kms Ring Road in 13 minutes and 43 seconds

Russian defence ministry says over past 24 hours SU-34, SU-24M and SU-25 jets made 20 sorties

Spokesperson Errab Foqaha says toll included 18 wounded from live rounds and 59 from rubber bullets

US national security adviser issued Obama’s invitation to Nawaz to visit the country in August last

It is only medical facility in whole north-eastern region of Afghanistan that can deal with major war injuries

Conservative Catholics say homosexuals can live by Church's rules by being chaste

The museum was originally scheduled to open in 2012 but that target was pushed back until this year

Spanish interior ministry says arrests "in last few hours" were part of joint operation between the two countries

Nimr was convicted of sedition, rioting, protesting and robbery in the Eastern Province district of Qatif

A reward of nearly $200,000 was handed over for their investigation into the deadly Bangkok blast

Sound of bomb explosions is being heard from Kayamla and Dalori along Bama Road since around 7:00 am

Iran has always denied seeking to build an atomic weapon, insisting its programme is for peaceful energy production

UK PM says Britain's fleet of 10 "Reapers" would be replaced by 20 new models as part of country's 2015 Defence Review

Her remarks came a day after 66-year-old Japanese citizen Hoshi Kunio was shot dead in northern Bangladesh

Jewish state temporarily banned Palestinians from entering Jerusalem's Old City following attacks

Some suggest the reason he has been held so long at Guantanamo is because he may have witnessed the torture of others

Experts say it is separate weather system from Hurricane Joaquin, powerful Category Four storm that battered Bahamas

The EU has been critical of a crackdown on media in Turkey, which languishes far down global press freedom rankings

Bombing lasted nearly an hour despite calls to Kabul, Washington

Attacks on foreigners are rare in Bangladesh but it has been convulsed by rising Islamist violence over past year

Police say mosque in western Sydney suburb of Parramatta was raided with consent of religious leaders

The move will affect Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem who do not live inside the Old City

The case comes amid tensions between Brussels and Washington on issues of regulation