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A Security Council diplomat said Wednesday that the U.N.’s most powerful body is working on a resolution that imposes tougher sanctions on North Korea to reflect the claim that it tested a more powerful hydrogen bomb, which is “a step change” from its three...

Tehran announced early Wednesday that it was releasing the group of USA sailors who had crossed into its “territorial waters” Tuesday evening.

In 2002, South Korea used loudspeakers to relay the news of their national soccer team’s storybook run to the semifinals of the World Cup soccer tournament, which was co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.

Once in custody, the assailant told police that he had attacked the teacher in support of the Islamic State, and was “ashamed” that he was not able to kill his victim.

Sonia’s meeting with Mehbooba is seen as politically significant as the BJP, an ally of PDP, has yet not officially extended support to Mehbooba for the chief ministership after her father’s demise.

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“We will collaborate with UNHCR and its NGO partners to identify persons in need of refugee protection: people targeted by criminal gangs, human rights defenders who have been targeted, and others”, it said in a fact sheet issued after Kerry had spoken.

The Islamic State suicide bomber who killed ten foreign tourists in the centre of Istanbul yesterday was a Syrian national born in Saudi Arabia, authorities in the Gulf state have confirmed. “Right now unfortunately there is such a barrier”, Davutoglu said.

A fresh rout in oil prices (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-under-fresh-pressure-as-china-continues-to-spook-the-market-2016-01-11)pulled energy-related stocks lower, with the energy sector leading the S&P losses, down 2% on the day and 8.8% since the beginning...

“It is important that no preconditions are attached to the reconciliation process, as it will create difficulties in bringing Taliban to the negotiating table”, said Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

North Korea claimed it had tested a device on January 6, marking the country’s fourth nuclear test and first hydrogen bomb test, although some experts have cast doubt on whether it was indeed a true hydrogen bomb, claiming the explosion’s yield was too small for such...

Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren feels his side and opponents Manchester United answered their recent critics in the thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw at St James’ Park.

Turkish media reports said police had raided a home in an affluent neighbourhood of Istanbul, detaining one woman suspected of having links to the Islamic State group, although it was not clear if she was one of the suspects Mr Ala was referring to. The Turkish government quickly...

Pakistan on Wednesday said it wanted to send a special investigation team in India, to get additional information about the terrorist attack at Pathankot air base.

According to DPS, the district will issue school closure alerts no later than 6 a.m. on Monday as they learn more information. Roughly 46,300 students are enrolled in district schools.