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Top Chinese army general to visit India, Pakistan
The purpose of the visit is to implement the consensus reached between the political leadership of the two countries and enhance friendship and mutual cooperation between China and the two countries.
Two dead in Saudi mosque suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State
The IS jihadist group claimed responsibility for the attack on what it said was an Ismaili Shiite mosque, said SITE Intelligence Group, a US monitoring organisation.
Islamic State blows up columns in Syria's Palmyra to execute 3
Khaled al-Homsi, an activist from Palmyra, said IS had yet to inform local residents who the executed individuals were or why they had been killed.
Titanic biscuit sells for 15,000 pounds at UK auction
The biscuit was sold to a collector in Greece, far exceeding its presale estimate of between 8,000 pounds and 10,000 pounds.
Islamic State terrorist's mother jailed in Malaysia for supporting terror
Azizah Md Yusof was sentenced on two counts after she pleaded guilty to the charges on Friday.
Suicide bombing at Shiite procession kill 20 in Pakistan
The bomber targeted a Shiite procession being taken out as part of Muharram festival in Jacobabad.
UN chief urges Israelis, Palestinians to act quickly
"My visit reflects the sense of global alarm at the dangerous escalation in violence between Israelis and Palestinians," he told journalists after meeting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
Bomb planted on Pakistani bus kills 11
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Syrian army and Russian jets target rebel towns north of Homs
The offensive that began before dawn builds on over a week of ground attacks launched with Russian air support in areas of western Syria that are crucial to Assad's survival and held by rebel groups other than Islamic State.
Pakistan rattled by expose showing it sheltered Osama bin Laden, says the ex-defence minister is lying
Pakistan has maintained that it did not know that Osama bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad and the US operation was undertaken without its knowledge.
China reopens border with Nepal for goods movement
Nepal, a land-locked country bordered by India on the south, east and west, and China on the north, is dependent on its neighbours for transit and supplies.
Witchcraft, exorcism cases linked to child abuse on rise in UK
"You'll get the actual physical abuse and injuries taking place, and in the worst case scenario we've had some homicides as well.
At least 20 killed in twin blasts in Turkish capital Ankara
According to a leading broadcaster, the blasts occurred ahead of a planned "peace" march to protest against the conflict between the state and Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey.
Domestic workers face significant challenges: US
The US State Department, however, did not make any direct comment on the inhuman treatment meted out to the Indian domestic worker in Saudi Arabia.
Russian air force hits 60 Islamic State targets, kills 300 terrorists in Syria
The ministry, citing intercepted radio communications, said the raid killed two senior Islamic State field commanders and some 200 militants there.
