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Aceh is the only province in the Muslim-dominated country to adhere to sharia

The centre said on its website that Patricia was “the strongest hurricane on record

Police cordoned off the area for investigation, said blasts were caused by improvised explosive devices

Sahitya Akademi had been criticised by India's literati for its silence over the murders of writers

Zuckerberg's wife works as a pediatrician and has also been a teacher

Anti-racist magazine Expo said his profile was similar to that of other racist attackers

Britain's biggest steelmaker may cut about 1,200 jobs as part of plans to restructure there

The cyberattacks have been blamed on a shadowy group that has targeted the White House and NATO in the past

Abdollah Bagheri Niaraki was killed while defending a religious site near Aleppo

Lufthansa is teaming up with Postbus to sell tickets for bus routes to Munich airport as part of the flight booking

Of the total killed since then, 151 are civilians and include 38 children and 35 women

Some marine mammals can control whether they have both or just one half of theri brains shut down when sleeping

Some children appear to be engaging in 'survivor sex' to pay smugglers to continue their journey

We look at how Muharram is being observed across the world

A fifth of the snow leopard population has vanished in the past 16 years

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is based on a new story part-written by Rowling

Palestinians are also angry at what they see as excessive use of force by Israeli police and soldiers

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Police says girl confessed to her crime explaining she did it because boy's father raped her

Hearing to be delayed because of a shortage of police in Delhi, Shiv Kumar Yadav's lawyer said

Council on American-Islamic Relations confirms dept store has stopped selling the baseball caps

Five passengers - who managed to escape from the coach, which had caught fire - sustained light injuries

Police shot the attacker at the school and he died of his injuries in hospital several hours later

Many worry that things could get worse as security deteriorates around the country

The restrictions on male worshippers have been imposed on Fridays since mid-September after repeated clashes

On September 30 Russia launched air strikes in Syria allowing Assad's battle-weary forces to go on the offensive

Businessman Hassan Malek was detained at his home in a suburb of Cairo, police sources said

I'd rather have a smaller part of something big than a bigger part of something small, he said

Move came as technology stars prefer online venues for tapping into the latest happenings

Protest was part of Sikh Lives Matter movement taht has sought to raise awareness of alleged police brutality in India

Authorities decide not to pursue charges of forced oral copulation against the prince because of lack of evidence

Russian air strikes have carried out 934 operations that have destroyed 819 terrorist targets, claims Kartopolov

In recent weeks, prevailing winds from Indonesia have brought smog further north towards Thailand's tourist spots

Saudi media says the 'terrorist cell' was based in the Shia community of Awamiya

Pope Francis has been a prominent backer of the nuclear accord as a significant step towards stability in the region

Hassan Rouhani says his government will fully implement agreement while observing leader's guidance and considerations

Human rights violations appear to be an integral part of a policy by Czech Govt to deter migrants, statement says

Hundreds of thousands of locals and dignitaries attend elaborate ceremony to kick-start building of Amaravati

With wedding season fast approaching, here's a look at some of the most unique wedding traditions around the world

Opposition parties lash out at VK Singh, who is also union minister, demanding his immediate removal from ministry

Mugabe joins an eclectic roster of past winners, which includes Vladimir Putin and Fidel Castro

The assailant, a man in his 20s who was shot by police at the scene, was also in critical condition, says hospital

Ministry says custody of husband and wife will be given to Chinese side and they will undergo legal process in China

It is illegal under Turkish law to insult the president and those found guilty face up to four years in jail

Delhi CM started initiative by cycling, flanked by a couple of hundred bureaucrats and bicycle enthusiasts

Meeting comes as another Israeli has been wounded in a new knife attack west of Jerusalem

Shots were fired into the truck which led to the girl's death

More than 100,000 asylum seekers have already arrived in Sweden this year

Ruling party's political bureau adopts new rules on clean governance and discipline

New labour laws introduced this week outlined that employers must specify a dress code for their female employees