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Authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people in six months, set to surpass the toll of 2014

Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says there was no (political) visit by Hamas to the kingdom

Report says ISI hired companies to acquire spying toolkits from Western and Chinese firms for domestic surveillance

No one has claimed responsibility for attacks, but they bore hallmarks of extremist group Boko Haram

None of his fellow members reportedly gave him water or treatment until they called an ambulance four hours later

Anti-riot police on motorbikes roam streets and there is a heavy security presence in metro stations

According to FAO and WFP's report, around 9.8 million people in Syria are estimated to be food insecure

Authorities carry out the sentence against the convict in the Qassim region

Commander Resolute Support Mission & US Forces in Afghanistan Gen John Campbell calls on army chief at GHQ

Neighbours say Falah Abu Maria, 50, was shot in chest in village of Beit Omar near southern city of Hebron

The publisher believes the time is right to focus fully on its education strategy and no longer on the media sector

Minister says republic would focus on its oil and gas, metals and car industries with an eye to exporting to Europe

Mayor says he will work to develop new tools for Muslims who can't use mortgage products due to religious beliefs

EU's foreign policy chief to meet Saudi Arabia officials including the country's new foreign minister

Obama's visit is with the hope of showing that the US is a strong partner for the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bold promise of a squeaky clean government is under threat

Claims ongoing chaos would have left the field open to a military coup sponsored by the West

Afghan foreign ministry alleges three civilians were killed in Pakistan's cross-border shelling

legislation covers changes to civil justice system, bank deposit scheme and measures to shore up liquidity of banks

Eleven people have been convicted over the 1993 attacks, the deadliest in India's history

The journalist accused Erdogan of being the main factor behind the rise of Islamic State

Senator Feinstein stresses need for continued cooperation between Pakistan and the US

Samantha Elauf was denied a job at the company's store in Oklahoma for wearing a hijab

Mass sentencing comes after loggers were arrested in January during a crackdown on illegal forestry activities

Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will lead a delegation of officials from July 25-26

His unfavorable rating nearly doubled between 2014 and 2015

Cabinet officials will testify before Senate's committee in their first such public appearance since deal was reached

It's time for patients and their physicians to call for change

Team names itself Motor City Muslims to show pride in its faith and culture

Russian participation in TAPI would allow Moscow to connect the pipeline to others in the former Soviet Union

Swollen by an economic slowdown, India's bad debt pile, dominated by corporate loans, is at its highest in a decade

Indian minister says they have conveyed their concerns to US over military sales worth $952 million to Pakistan

The 33-count indictment by federal grand juty, is in addition to South Carolina state murder, attempted murder charges

The US government will present a proposal to close the prison to Congress

Simon Brodkin aka Jason Bent has been charged with trespassing since he was not supposed to be in the building

An official says we notified Twitter about 107 URL addresses that must be removed in compliance with court order

Second bill covers civil justice reforms, public auctions, and moves to shore up liquidity of nation's banks

Leading oil producer the United Arab Emirates will scrap subsidies on petrol and diesel from August

Polish Air Navigation Services Agency says drone came within 330 feet during plane's flight from Munich to Warsaw

Partially sighted British pensioner has had most of his vision restored thanks to the device

Riyadh and its neighbours believe Iran's nuclear deal will only embolden their Shia regional rival

Fatemi meets Susan Rice and Chairman Senate Armed Services Committee Senator John McCain in Washington

Last year was one of the worst in history for the world's children, with some 15 million in violent conflicts

Radiocarbon dating shows that the parchment folios held by the University of Birmingham were at least 1,370 years old

The deadliest of the attacks was in the Iraqi capital's eastern district of Baghdad al Jadida

Local police commander says the attacker was aged between 20 and 25, which killed women, children, Afghan soldier

Move comes after a shooting rampage in Tennessee that left at least four Marines and a Navy sailor dead last week

Protests erupted in a dozen or so neighbourhoods in Istanbul after Monday's bombing in the Kurdish town of Suruc

Abbas Araqchi says any attempt to re-impose sanctions after they expire would breach accord between Iran, world powers

Men were arrested on suspicion they were plotting attacks in Italy and circulating threatening messages