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City police say "no active shooter" at Union Station, but investigation under way

Hajj will go ahead despite the accident which killed 107 pilgrims and injured 238 others in Masjid al Haram

Some Pakistani intelligence officials confirmed Wednesday's strike, adding that it took place near South Waziristan

Heads of India's Border Security Force and the Pakistani Rangers met in New Delhi to find ways to de-escalate tensions

Like Britain and Ireland, Denmark has an opt-out on the EU's asylum policies

Camerawoman gets fired from the right-wing news station after videos of her actions spread in media and on internet

Schrei nach Liebe (Cry for Love) was first released in 1993 by punk band Die Aerzte

Experts hope to attempt the procedure within two years if the preparatory research and tests go according to plan

Dozens of Turks have been kidnapped in Iraq by IS over the past 18 months and later released

Obama and his wife Michelle stand on the White House lawn to observe a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary

Khan, a former human rights lawyer, could be London's first Muslim mayor

A battle for the top job could worsen violence in Afghanistan and make it easier for Islamic State to expand influence

President Barack Obama is set to observe a moment of silence to mark the anniversary at the White House

Increased dependence on food imports will likely mean higher prices for poor consumers

Leopoldo Lopez is behind bars since February 2014; opposition calls for 'peaceful' protests

France begins surveillance flights over Syria to launch strikes on extremists once targets have been identified

Another 14 crewmen were rescued and four are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Yemen

There has been a 20% reduction in the number of people allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj

An investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria was launched by the United Nations last month

Mayor of nearby Mineo town says the centre becomes a town in itself, which doesn't help integration

Sends chemical makeup of a substance to the user's smartphone, where a variety of applications present the results

After sharing cosmetic tips in an online video, Reshma, 18, talks about her far more striking facial features

Defenders of the hunt say it is a tradition and point out that the animals are not endangered

Two-thirds (66 percent) of those responding to a poll say they favour refuge for asylum-seekers stranded in Hungary

Saudi Arabia also signalled its intention to reopen an embassy in Baghdad and has invited Abadi to visit the kingdom

Sikh Coalition says attacker punched Mukker while shouting 'terrorist' and 'go back to your country'

Intelligence service spokesperson says extremists want to take advantage of the insecurity and distress of refugees

There were 119 votes in favor out of 193 UN members

The two satellites were successfully placed in orbit, the space programme's operator Arianespace says

None of the six Gulf Cooperation Council states has signed the UN convention on refugees

The men will be sentenced on Monday, bringing to an end a trial that lasted eight years

More than 15 warplanes struck sites where the PKK are located

Hungarian camerawoman says she honestly regrets what she has done and takes responsibility for it

Women and children were caught in the chaos as hungry people frantically tried to grab bread flying through the air

Seoul Central District Court cites medical reports showing Kim came close to severing carotid artery in Lippert's neck

Unprecedented rain in Japan and heavy floods floods have forced more than 100,000 people to flee from their homes

Two terrorists were killed and we lost two soldiers in the firefight with them, local deputy IG of police said

Boy was hit with a plastic stick for talking in class and failing to recite the Quran properly

Companies plead guilty to making 'fraudulent, deceptive, and misleading claims' about source and nature of products

Its stealth capabilities will "reshape the combat patterns" of the People's Liberation Army

The head was charged with embezzlement amid fraud allegations over disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars

160,000 new arrivals are in need of being divided around the EU bloc

Merkel says they should draw on the lessons of the 60s and make it an absolute priority to integrate the new arrivals

Kashmiri groups call for a shutter-down strike to protest against the ban

A spokesperson for Helvetas confirmed the good news, but added "we still don't know who abducted her and why."

FBI director James Comey said it was closely watching for threats from al Qaeda or Islamic State

The number reflects a "significant scaling up" of the US commitment to accept refugees from the war-torn country

Prosecutors say they will investigate Petra Laszlo for "breach of peace"

Dozens of diplomatic and embassy staff were confined to embassy building after facing harassment, kidnapping attempts

This is the first time in two years of shutdown which had been triggered by the Fukushima crisis.