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Artists were briefed by Iran’s House of Cartoon to focus on the crimes committed by IS

Human rights activists say the ban is an assault on freedom of worship

The defendant was arrested in October 2014 and allegedly had contact with supporters of the Islamic State and al Qaeda

India's Meteorological Department issues a "Red Box" warning for the state Tuesday and Wednesday

This has to be viewed as a terrorist act, perpetrators are the enemies of peace, says security source

Modi says a lot has changed in one year, production is up and inflation is down

Oxfam's Yemen director says this is equivalent to the populations of Berlin, London, Paris and Rome combined

When Australia introduced GST in 2000, health products such as condoms and sunscreen were exempt from the 10% charge

The cause of the fire, which also injured another six people, is unclear, Xinhua news agency says

Police say initial investigations showed involvement of the Ansarullah Bangla Team in murder of 3 bloggers

In separate incident 6 people were killed when their pickup truck struck a roadside bomb in Shahwalikot district

NYT editorial referred to attacks by Erdogan on the Dogan Media Group

Mr Karzai cannot be dismissed as an irrelevance but it is the govt of Mr Ghani that Pakistan now has to deal with

Report highlights how the brave souls stormed an office building to rescue 39 people held hostage by Taliban militants

Flight AF022 landed at JFK airport without incident and on schedule

Thailand deploys helicopter carrier to serve as a temporary medical and processing centre

The ceremony will take place on May 29, marking the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers

This is the second attack in as many days to target telecommunication businesses in the disputed region

Modi promised that his government is working to improve the quality of soil and seeds

Lifting of sanctions could help Iran's oil and gas sectors attract billions of dollars in foreign investment

Group backing the legislation says Muslim communities will eventually overrun the predominately Buddhist country

Friday's suicide bombing was the second mass killing of Shias in the kingdom since late last year

Dhaka police spokesperson says both men were members of banned militant outfit Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh

Officials say interior ministry has written a letter to FBI seeking help in probing degree scam

Senior Muslim police chief calls for 'a move into the private space' of Muslims

Singh lauds Indian Muslims for not allowing fundamentalist groups like Islamic State to influence them

Provincial police chief says around 1,000 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack

Toll is almost certain to rise, officials confirmed

The guidelines also made allowances for facial hair, body art and other expressions of religious belief

Albino is not expected to survive long with its snowy white plumage making it stand out to birds of prey

The MoU with Pakistan will only be legalised after passing through five phases, says Afghan spy agency

Streets of the ancient city are littered with of ‘bodies of govt loyalists’

Michael Kugelman discusses if the scam will taint image of Pakistan’s IT sector

Qatar reused to let Nepalese working on World Cup 2020 to return to attend the funeral of loved ones

Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia were both killed after their taxi crashed

A total of 137 rounds were fired at the car, including 49 by Brelo

PM Sheikh Hasina calls them "mentally sick" and accusing them of hurting the country's image

These were spotted near detention camps run by people-traffickers

Tanishq is the youngest person to graduate from American River College this year

The interior ministry said the suicide bomber belonged to a cell of which 26 members have been arrested

The government is considering introducing a 'jihadi watch' programme in schools, which would keep tabs on pupils

Taliban attack on police checkpoints in southern Afghanistan

The southwest province of Guizhou is among the worst affected with 11 people dead and eight missing as of Friday

"We have asked villagers along river side in districts to move to safer places,” interior ministry official says

The bomber was a Saudi national and had used RDX to carry out the bombing

Ballots in 40 out of 43 constituencies counted, the 'Yes' vote is ahead with 62.3 per cent

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says Indian counterpart's statement was the worst kind of declaration

The fighting killed at least 28 people, including 17 Huthis and 11 tribesmen

Made inside a Catholic church, the project served as Iceland's national pavilion for the 56th Venice Biennale

Mother to 13 and grandmother to seven, becomes the world's oldest mother of quadruplets