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Pope to meet members of the Muslim community and visit the Koudoukou mosque as part of his visit to Africa

Prime minister vows to overcome challenges posed by climate change

Central Africans have inflicted unspeakable suffering on other Central Africans, the leader says

Few migrants have entered Slovakia on their voyage to western Europe and even fewer asylum seekers have chosen to stay

Ground fighting and air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition killed 12 rebels and 4 loyalists in Daleh province

In an interview, shooter also mentioned Obama, so it was unclear whether he targeted the clinic because of abortions

Climate protesters of all ages lined the wind-blown streets of Paris to link up in a two-kilometre human chain

Several areas of the town were hit and rescue operations are under way with several critically wounded

Liu Yiqian's winning bid of Amedeo Modigliani's painting means he can fly free forever on his American Express...

Says military tanks, artillery and helicopters are being deployed against the Kurdish civilian population

Germany has not taken part in air strikes against IS, which have been mainly flown by US and French aircraft

Iran denies seeking to develop atomic weapons capability, insisting its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes

The proposed construction of a third runway at Hong Kong's busy airport could be the nail in the coffin

Female Iranian musicians have repeatedly complained of having been stopped from performing

Aboobacker Musliyar says women could never equal men

Bijaan Lalani raps to get his message across that all Muslims are not terrorists

It was apparently an error by the pilot who was flying near the Golan, says Israeli defence minister

Protests at border over Nepal's new constitution have led to crippling fuel shortages in landlocked Himalayan nation

Khamenei has accused Bahrain's "tyrant minority" of "desecrating" things sacred to the Shia majority

'A driverless series is not at all what I would consider a sport' said Formula One boss Toto Wolff

Turkish PM says the body is being treated in accordance with the Orthodox tradition

Turkmenistan boasts large gas reserves, but high prices and no technological progress mean exports remain low

Colorado Springs centre has been repeatedly targeted for protests by anti-abortion activists

Paris attackers used an anonymous prepaid card to rent hotel rooms outside Paris the night before the attacks

OPEC is to hold crucial meeting on December 4 to study prices, which have fallen around 60 per cent since mid-2014

Earlier he invited scrutiny for saying Arab and Muslim Americans had celebrated the September 11, 2001 attacks

Belgium has come under fire for failing to crack down on the radicalisation of its youth

Around 900 women are standing in the December 12 municipal elections

In addition, Turkish airlines will have to undergo increased controls in Russia "for security reasons"

Gaza media says Mahmud al-Salfiti had escaped prison and fled Gaza Strip in June to join the radical group in Iraq

The spokesperson called Turkish evidence purporting to show the Russian jet had violated Turkish air space...

Oil Minister Zanganeh opened a two-day conference in the capital attended by BP, Shell, Total, ENI, Repsol and OMV

Swiss secretary of state says a procedure for a pardon is now under way before the head of state, that is King Salman

The bombing follows deadly fighting between Iraqi Shia and Kurdish forces that began as a dispute on November 12

The words "Allah Akbar" were scrawled on the fuel tank hatch of an Easyjet plane at Charles de Gaulle airport

Iceland has relied on fishing and whaling as a key part of its economy

A petition against involvement in the war has received some 34,000 online signatures to date

In his most conciliatory comments yet after Tuesday's incident, Erdogan said, 'We wish it had never happened'

Walid Abulkhair is renowned for his defence of Saudi rights blogger Raif Badawi

The shooter in Colorado Springs who killed three people and wounded nine had used a military-style assault rifle

Abdelli, a 26-year-old, was formally named this week by investigators as the man who killed 12 guards on Wednesday

Some 150 leaders will attend start of Paris conference tasked with reaching first truly universal climate pact

More than 40 Christians were executed in Namugongo in the 19th century for refusing to recant their faith

The transition is a long-awaited victory for privacy advocates and tech companies wary of government surveillance

Army captured two villages of Kaskis and Akula and wide areas of agricultural land, seizing tunnels and fortifications

At least 21 people were initially reported killed but the toll rose after one more person was confirmed dead

The attack came days after a siege at a luxury hotel in the capital, in which 20 people died including 14 foreigners

Tuesday's incident sparked a crisis in relations between the two countries

Militants have killed scores of policemen and soldiers since the army overthrew president Mohamed Morsi in 2013

51-year-old tourist was produced before a sessions court under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act