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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

According to reports, parrot was trained for two years by its owner, Suresh, to abuse his 85-year-old stepmother

Project aims to find a solution for feeding humans for months in a spacecraft

The airport’s solar power plant is capable of producing 50,000 to 60,000 units of electricity per day

Sketch shows fair-skinned man with thick, medium-length black hair, wispy beard and black glasses

10 of the dead were members of the Kurdish security forces and one was a civilian

FDA says the pink pill, to be sold under the brand name Addyi will only be available through certified professionals

The H-IIB rocket is set to lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima at 8:50 pm (1150 GMT)

Newspaper says Deutsche Bank is considering to sell its retail activities in India, where it currently has 17 branches

The blast triggered a giant fireball and killed at least 114 people

The group involved in the clashes had their faces masked and were carrying Molotov cocktails and bomb-making equipment

Chung said in a statement he had been donating money to causes at home and abroad since the 1990s

Once recovered, the bodies will be flown to Jayapura, Papua's capital

Cooperation between the turbulent neighbours battling fierce militant insurgencies is key to peace in Afghanistan

A transgender woman will serve as outreach, recruitment director in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel

Not a single passenger has passed through gates of airport big enough to handle more than 300,000 travellers a year

They were arrested for providing 10.8 million taka ($135,000) to a new militant group called Shaheed Hamza Brigade

Hackers released millions of payment transactions, email addresses and phone numbers of members of the dating site

IS accused him of representing Syria in conferences abroad with "infidels" and of being director of Palmyra's "idols"

The attack left 11 foreigners dead, with visitors from Britain, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia

The router comes with in-built antennas that will scan the airwaves to spot the fastest connection

Armed men guarded store after alleged threats were received following refusal to sell to Muslims

Critics say "Modiplomacy" has yielded little and accuse him of taking his eye off domestic affairs

Some of Bales' superiors held him in such low regard that they bypassed him to direclty give tasks to his subordinates