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Satellite imagery shows archaeological sites in Syria are dotted by hundreds of illegal excavations

Pyongyang should focus on fulfilling its international obligations and commitments, says White House spokesperson

Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels "most likely" committed war crimes, says UN

Pressure is building for special EU summit to come up with solutions to the crisis

Castro and Barack Obama along with leaders of Russia and China and Iran's president to speak at the gathering

The combined wealth of Asia Pacific's super rich will surpass its 2014 total of $15.8 trillion

DeLuca helped found the first Subway restaurant in 1965 at age 17 in Bridgeport

The quake struck at a depth of 52 kilometres under the Molucca Sea at about 3:40 pm

People holding placards saying "No war" and "Don't ram through legislation" face line of police outside in Yokohama

Mostly Syrian or Afghan men, women and children crossed the border - which was marked by nothing more than a stone

Move comes in attempt to improve relations with minority people who live there

Ardalan’s husband wants her to be at home for their seven-year-old son's first day at school

The price of its products is one obstacle Apple faces as it tries to move deeper into the enterprise market

France has so far confirmed it has carried out two surveillance flights over Syrian territory

Vast majority of those marching in Kuala Lumpur young ethnic Malay men wear UMNO red, shouting 'Long Live Malays'

An uncommon debate has raged over whether the US central bank should go ahead with a quarter-point increase

Zuckerburg says Facebook is working on a 'dislike' button and are very close to shipping a test of it

More than 40 people have died in fierce clashes between police and protesters in Nepal's southern plains

Says there would also be significant fines for minors who commit such offences, as well as for their parents

Court also throws out policy that required new citizens to have their faces uncovered as they recite citizenship oath

Police said Lamb, 45, shot and killed Amy Prentiss, 41, at the home they shared in Gautier, Mississippi

An investigative commission has concluded that the company "was in part responsible" for Friday's tragedy

Government spokesperson says his country is examining legal and diplomatic means to protect the religious sites

Son and brother of Mullah Omar had earlier refused to accept leadership of Afghan Taliban's new chief

Outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease dengue has exposed inadequate public health measures

Almost nine minutes after being released, the balloon was 22,967 feet above the earth

UNHCR says it's in touch with different countries regarding contingencies and is ready to assist them the best it can

Authorities say they had ordered a ship to divert to the area where unidentified object was spotted

Routers are attractive to hackers because they operate outside the perimeter of firewalls & other security tools

Hungarian prime minister says he is acting to save Europe's 'Christian values'

Myanmar goes to polls next month in what many hope will be its freest vote in generations after decades of army rule

Kenya is struggling to stem poaching to protect its remaining elephant population currently estimated at 30,000

EU urges all parties to demonstrate restraint and full respect for the status quo of the holy sites

The man was said to be a 39-year-old baker living in Benghazi

The fair is split into different areas; the Security Zone incorporating the highest number of first time exhibitors

Earlier, BMW warned that the situation in China could pose a 'risk' to its financial targets for this year

Shoaib Sultan is former secretary of Norway's Islamic Council and now belongs to Norway's Green Party

Syrian refugee count in Turkey has jumped by more than 200,000 since June

Several ex-Communist central European states still rejecting mandatory quotas of asylum seekers

The spouse who is mainly responsible for a broken marriage cannot file for divorce, the court said

Police blame a gang of people smugglers for the attack

Speculation over Obama's birthplace and religion just don't seem to go away

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

North's space agency says it is readying a new satellite for a possible launch next month

Both Iran and the IAEA have said details of the Parchin agreement are confidential

England’s first Muslim Asian MP says he will ask the Queen to refuse Paul Sabapathy’s resignation

Turkish coastguards rescued 205 migrants from the wooden boat in the Greek island of Kos

Among those sentenced were one, convicted of driving the bomber to the mosque and a second described as the leader

The arrivals brought the number of asylum seekers in Germany by train since the start September to 91,823

Police were investigating the murder of a woman in Lamb's home when they got news of the campus shooting