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ISIS, a radical Sunni Muslim group, considers Shiites to be heretics.

It's not clear if "other relevant parties" in the Chinese response meant included Pakistan.

Pakistan claimed India is trying to politicize the UNSC vote on the release of 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman, which China had blocked.

There were no immediate details on any casualties and the type of plane involved. The crash appeared to have ruptured a gas line and started a large fire, The Arizona Republic reported.

Nepal's appreciation for Prime Minister Modi was conveyed by President Ram Baran Yadav to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj when she called on him in Kathmandu.

Jaitley said his government's lack of majority in the upper house of parliament does not lead to indefinite delays in legislation like that for reforming the indirect tax regime.

Chief Justice of Australia's Federal Circuit Court has called for a police investigation into the surrogacy case of a baby boy who was left abandoned in India.

A teenager taking selfies with a toy gun was shot dead by police personnel who suspected him to be a robber in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Tariq al-Harzi wanted in the Benghazi attack case has been killed in US airstrikes.

The Al-Jazeera journalist who was detained in Berlin on an Egyptian arrest warrant has been released from custody, a spokesman for the Berlin prosecutors' office said on Monday.

The rare heatwave that gripped the province since the advent of Ramzan on Friday has hit mostly the elderly and the homeless, with the temperature soaring to 45 degree Celsius.

Oil prices in Asia have fallen due to a possible Greek default on its IMF loan and return of Iran as global oil supplier if a deal is between global powers is struck this week.

Obama plans to be in Palm Springs on Saturday and Sunday, where he typically favors two private courses — the Sunnylands estate and Porcupine Creek, owned by software billionaire Larry Ellison.

India has emerged second after Pakistan in terms of countries of origin where British nationals are forced into marriage, a crime in the UK.

The gold-plated sarnie is essentially a cheese toastie, but in typical New York style and can be pre-ordered two days in advance.

At least 12 children among 34 people died and 190 were wounded as Aleppo came under heavy rocket fire at the hands of the Syrian rebels in one of the bloodiest days of the civil war.