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The ministry says 100,000 police have been deployed to secure Hajj

Sapper James Martin, Private Robert Poate and Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic were killed in Afghanistan in 2012

VW CEO Martin Winterkorn issued an apology and said the group had ordered an external investigation into the matter

Mullah Mansoor made the demand in his first message marking the festival of Eidul Azha

Army spokesperson says Palestinian man was killed by explosive device he intended to toss at military vehicle.

Carson says he will not advocate that a Muslim is made in charge of US

Modi denies any involvement in the 2002 unrest, one of the worst outbreaks of religious violence in independent India

News comes weeks after Pakistan first reported using an indigenous armed drone in combat

Muslims say tensions could become uglier during presidential race that is already tapping a vein of anger and bigotry

Coalition jet fires two missiles into police headquarters in a district northwest of Sanaa

Poll by Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research found 51% of Palestinians oppose the two-state solution

The man had gone to a village fair and was heading home after visiting a liquor shop

Women in Afghanistan's conservative society are increasingly entering areas such as education, sports

Four Yemeni pilgrims sustained minor injuries following the pre-dawn fire in a 15-storey hotel

Social media focuses on description of bizarre initiation ritual involving a dead pig that Cameron was part of

Costing INR9,800 a month, the degrees will take between six and nine months to complete

Iran desperately wants to upgrade its ageing fleet, which has been hamstrung by nuclear-related and other sanctions

The arena was evacuated and thousands of fans were held outside for several hours after the show was called off

Yongki, a tame creature who worked with teams of elephant keepers with his tusks hacked off

Beginning on Monday night, traffic will be restricted around the Old City and checkpoints will be set up

The scandal could lead to financial fines of up to $18 billion for VW, threatening the brand's image

Refuses to drop a case against the company for refusing to clean up information from its search engine results

A Western diplomat in the kingdom said authorities were "embarrassed" by the accident

Many defectors argue that fighting other Sunni groups is wrong, counterproductive and religiously illegitimate

An Industrial court ordered the guilty French rail operator SNCF, to pay damages 150 million euros

According to a report, women in poorer countries are particularly disadvantaged

North and South Korea to hold reunion for separated families with 100 people to be selected by each side to take part

Affected users are unable to change their status, but they can use instant messaging and Skype for Web services

Nearly 2,750 people, including children and babies, have perished in the Mediterranean since the start of the year

Apps infected by malware can transmit info about user's device and mount phishing attacks to steal passwords

China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties

Court records state American soldiers were instructed not to intervene in practice of bacha bazi

Turkey has taken in over two million Syrians since 2011, of whom around 260,000 live in refugee camps

The pre-dawn air strikes on Sanaa targeted Saleh's supporters as well as the Shia Huthi rebels

France's main business lobby group, the Medef, is sending a delegation comprising more than 100 firms to Iran

The six men were flown to the Omani capital Muscat with a rebel delegation attending talks

French President says no EU country should be exempt from taking in people with the right to asylum

Trump says he has Muslim friends but religion’s extreme elements are responsible for terrorist attacks

Vatican spokesperson says the pope had a "very informal and friendly" conversation with Fidel

IAEA's inquiry into allegations about Iran's nuclear programme needs to be finished by December 15

Today, the operation is responsible for delivering aid to 40,000 quake victims

Say their 'flag' symbolises the unhealthily close link they believe the head of state has with China and Russia

75-year-old president of BCCI died in a hospital in his hometown of Kolkata

Critics remark the appointment is “scandalous” observing it meant 'oil trumps human rights'

Carson says he thought US president's faith should be "consistent with the Constitution"

Police arrived at the scene following reports of a suspicious male carrying a large rucksack up to the building

Manoel Izo carries his 20-month-old daughter around on his crutches

Firecrackers went off in celebration in Kathmandu as President Ram Baran Yadav announced adoption of the constitution

The six were expected to leave the country on board an Omani plane carrying Huthi rebel officials to Muscat

The blast in Zurmat district in the troubled province bordering Pakistan hit a police vehicle and killed five officers