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The focus should be on giving women more power to control when and how they have children, says UNFPA

Indian court denies opposition leader's plea seeking stay leaving his political future uncertain

He also was charged with armed criminal action, punishable by up to 15 years in prison

Scores injured after provision of charitable donations by merchants in the final days of Ramadan engulfed by tragedy

In 2020, Israel reached accords to normalise ties with Saudi Arabia's Gulf neighbours in the so-called Abraham Accords

Footage captured from International Space Station (ISS) displays Two Holy Mosques illuminated

Such marriages must not violate sharia, other provisions banning holders of certain govt jobs from marrying foreigners

Roughly 200 people have already been killed

There are 290 million child brides in the region, accounting for 45% of the global total, says United Nations

The shooting comes amid a period of deadly attacks and military raids across the occupied West Bank

Both Asian giants constitute over one-third of global population of 8.045b

Tragedy is the deadliest in the Chinese capital since a June 2002 fire at an internet cafe killed 25 students

The fire broke out at around 12:57pm (0457 GMT) and was extinguished at around 13:33pm

Opposition leaders call move communal; ruling party denies charge

"Sound relations between Syria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should be the norm," state agency SANA quoted Assad

Tensions have heightened between Iran, Israel following recent airstrikes in Syria

Earlier, police arrested a soldier in Bathinda following the killing of four colleagues at the base last week

Work is underway to reopen the respective embassies as soon as possible: Qatar's international media office

Official says Indian climber has been missing since Monday

In both calls Qin emphasized China's push for peace talks on the basis of implementing a "two-state solution"

Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen

Israel and Iran enjoyed warmer ties under the US-backed Shah, though they have become enemies since

Earlier, Trump's lawyers urged to grant a four-week "cooling-off" period to at least May 23 to give Trump a fair trial

12 MEPs called on Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convene the meeting

Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began the investigation over a "declaration of interest" on April 13

Liftoff was called off minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of pressurisation issue in the booster stage

Kara-Murza had alleged that Russia was being run by a “regime of murderers”

Technical delegations from both countries are preparing to officially reopen their missions

Attack took place last week at the Bathinda military station in Punjab

At least 28 wounded as motive behind attack remains unclear

India is likely to experience heat waves between March and May

Some 30 people were injured during efforts to douse the flames, but there were no other casualties

Iranian police on Saturday installed cameras in public places to identify and penalise unveiled women

The fighting erupted on Saturday between army units loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary RSF

Scientists believe Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede could have buried oceans that potentially harbor life

7 arrested as part of investigation into incident, police say

Video taken soon after attack shows shocked adults and children walking past piles of dead bodies near a swimming pool

Various nationalities & religions meet at Berlin’s Sufi Centre Rabbaniyya to clear misconceptions about Muslims

Army launches air strikes on a rival paramilitary force bases killing 56 civilians, dozens of fighters

Shooters posing as journalists chant 'Jai Shri Ram' after killing victims under police escort for medical checkup

We are not representing the Taliban. We are the only voice of the oppressed groups in Afghanistan, says Naseer Faiq

There were no injuries, NHK said, citing police

Blaze was the most devastating US barn fire involving cattle since the AWI began tracking such incidents in 2013

Rules would lead to 'unacceptable' levels of violations of rights of women and girls, they say

The plants were to shut forever as Berlin enacts its plan for fully-renewable electricity generation by 2035

For those unlucky enough to stand in solid traffic while fasting, Ehab Ayyad is a welcome sight

It was the North's first use of solid propellants in an intercontinental ballistic missile, analysts say

Officials cited progress and said further discussions were needed to iron out remaining differences

Jeddah talks put war-torn Syria in line for return to Arab League

While China’s formerly steep rate of population increase is starting to plateau, India’s curve still forging upwards