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Abdullah Kurdi collapsed in tears after emerging from a morgue in the city of Mugla near Bodrum in Turkey

Movie opens in theatres in the United States from October 2 before it is released in Britain later in the month

So-called encounters between troops and militants have increased recently in the troubled region

Daily routines, like which appliances should do what in the morning or in the evening, can be programmed in an app

According to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, it is the first attack helicopter to land in Forward Bases at Siachen

Father says boat started to take in water shortly after it set off in the dead of the night, and he lost his grip

Fed has held its benchmark federal funds rate at zero level since 2008 to pull economy back from the economic crisis

New vice president, Alejandro Maldonado, is now due to assume power until Perez's successor is sworn in on January 14

Social media divided over whether performing ‘tawaf’ on such a device is Islamic or not

The four, all Syrian nationals, are accused of 'causing the death of more than one person' and 'trafficking...

The three, along with their driver, were detained late on August 27 by police acting on a tip-off

Former Baywatch star met Sergei Donskoi in Vladivostok as it hosted an international economic forum

Houston police spokeswoman says witness told police he was taking selfie with gun and it accidentally discharged

India is under pressure to commit to cutting its carbon emissions

Prosecutors have launched criminal investigation into the 26-year-old air force sergeant, who has not been identified

Italy, France & Germany sign document calling for review of current EU rules on asylum & fair distribution of migrants

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, 83, head of Tamil National Alliance, is first ethnic minority opposition leader since 1983

Al-Shammari was found guilty of killing fellow tribesman in a frenzied attack, interior minister said

Official of Mopti civil protection department says 19 people were killed, four are missing and 70 survived

Prosecutor Khandakar Abdul Mannan says court charged 13 including Delwar and his wife with causing death by negligence

Politician says if condom ads are shown on Indian television and in newspapers, then rape incidents will rise

Britain has taken in 216 people under a UN-backed relocation scheme for vulnerable Syrians

The EU is riven by frictions between transit nations where the migrants arrive by sea or land

The sisters were told they would be stripped naked and raped because their brother eloped with a higher caste woman

The act has exploded in popularity in recent years from Britain's Queen Elizabeth to US President Obama joining in

The blast is the latest in a succession of frequent attacks against security forces by Kurdistan Workers' Party

Trump supports rapper's decision; is of the opinion he inspired Kanye to run for presidency

The calculation also revealed that tree cover had nearly halved since the start of human civilisation

A search ensued for the missing Australian but he wasn't found until Wednesday morning

Head of Tehran's traffic police says women will need to obtain a court order before getting their seized cars back

IS said a man identified as Qusai al Sanaani blew himself up after sunset prayers inside the al Muayad mosque

If the queen lives as long as her mother, who died at 101, Charles would be about 80 when he finally takes the throne

Beijing marks the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan

The corpses of 12 migrants, among them five children and a woman, were found and 15 others were rescued

Judges ruled that there was "not sufficient evidence of an intervention by a third party who could have" killed him

This is the first case of polio in Europe since 2010 and in Ukraine since 1996

Ban will be imposed on the days when people bathe in the sacred Godavari River

Iran's most expensive movie depicts the prophet (pbuh) on screen, an act that is prohibited in Sunni Islam

Doctors at the hospital blame the deaths on overstretched facilities, not negligence

The animal's voluminous fleece could rival New Zealand's most famous sheep, Shrek

Rebels entrenched in the hilly terrain around Latakia regularly fire rockets and other missiles into the city

US president’s Alaska trip is aimed at making the world pay heed to the damage already caused by rising seas

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka has been charged for murdering his girlfriend in 1983

Uber's CEO had called the incident "horrific" and pledged to help "bring this perpetrator to justice"

A total of eight people are now wanted in connection with the unprecedented attack

Survey features cities in Russia, US and France prominently in the top 10 unfriendliest cities in the world

Scientists say, to avoid worst-case scenario global warming, greenhouse gas emissions would have to drop

Kidnapped Turks were working on the construction of a stadium and included 14 workers, 3 engineers and an accountant

Clashes between troops and militants have become daily occurrence since two-year-old ceasefire fell apart last month