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Since 2012, 483 people out of 1,118 have died from MERS infection in Saudi Arabia

The move came as military tensions on the divided Korean peninsula soared

MEA spokesperson says have conveyed to Pakistan meeting between Aziz and Hurriyat leaders would not be 'appropriate'

Thai police chief says bomb was an attempt to discredit the government and create a climate of fear to deter tourists

Dianordia blames fall in tourists from Greece, Spain and Portugal for the downfall in fortunes

With highest ever recorded temperature for any month, experts believe 2015 will go on to be hottest year on record

British Foreign Secretary will travel to Iran for the reopening embassy as Tehran would reopen its embassy in London

Sirisena was Mahinda Rajapakse's ally before splitting from his mentor and running against him for the presidency

Officials say idea of calling snap polls as early as mid-September had become more likely

UNICEF condemned what it called 'senseless bloodshed' in Amran province

Direct exchanges of fire across the inter-Korean land border are extremely rare

About 50 people armed with steel rods began throwing stones at the officers, leaving 10 including three police injured

In his affidavit, Bhatt said Modi ordered police to allow rioters to vent their anger against the Muslim community

Amna Farooqi, a senior at University of Maryland, says she fell in love with Zionism after taking a course in college

WhatsApp claims web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device

Coelho says for centuries Christians tried to impose their religion by the force of the sword

Each Muslim community is divided on ethnic lines as well as sectarian lines in the app

String of such incidents has led to wide-spread outcry as well as police and racial equality initiatives

The petition is being filed after an appeals court ordered Samsung to pay about $930 million in damages to its rival

A man parked his vehicle outside a shop which exploded when he stepped away from it

Local county sheriff says fire-fighters had been in car accident before flames probably overtook the vehicle

Interior ministry spokesperson denies move is discriminatory and says it is aimed at ensuring community cohesion

Hundreds of locals and rescuers were involved in taking the bodies about 15 kilometres to Oksibil

Australian PM says seven young Australians were planning to travel to Middle East to join terror groups

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has no precedent in Bangkok

Accused admitted killing her three young sons because her husband paid more attention to the boys than a daughter

Those working between 49 to 54 hours, had a 27 per cent higher risk of stroke

Smith was convicted twice in Virginia, in 2001 and 2006, for making threats of death or bodily injury

Around 30 fire trucks and 120 firefighters were sent to the scene

They became the first women to complete one of the most physically and mentally challenging training programs

The paper's editorial board stresses the need for restraint in the wake of escalating cross-border tensions

UN sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Reuters that the accused troops were from DRC

A Bangkok court issued an arrest warrant for the man, describing him as a tall foreigner with white skin

Europe's biggest economy has become the top destination for those fleeing war and persecution

The agreement, signed in Rawalpindi, is believed to have been finalised during Gen Raheel's visit to Russia in June

Microsoft Office users from all over the world compete to exhibit their mastery of MS Office products

Lodges protest on cross-border violations from the Afghan side on August 16, 17

Indian troops yet again resorted to unprovoked firing in Nikial Sector in district Kotli on Wednesday

HONY during his short trip to the country helped raise around $1.3 million for female activist fighting bonded labour

Pakistan lodges protest with India over ceasefire violations, again

62 per cent of all US adults are on Facebook

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says blast in Qamishli killed 10 members of Kurdish forces and six civilians

About a hundred people in India, the US and France have benefited from robotic kidney transplants

Instead, if a man is sued for Mehrieh, and he cannot afford it, the court will order him to pay in instalments

There were no reports of casualties

Rajendra Pachauri was barred from leaving the country after a female researcher accused him of sexual harassment

An inside look at Microsoft's global tech competition for young programmers and developers

A roundup of the best images from around the globe today

According to reports, brothers dragged her head through their village and left her body on the street

Queen Elizabeth next month becomes Britain's longest-ruling monarch but there is little prospect of her stepping down