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Presidential contender and former army general Prabowo Subianto refuses to concede defeat.

China Vice Premier Wang Yang said moving too fast on reforms could be fatal to Beijing.

Security forces find men bound and killed in Hilla.

Kremlin chief of staff sharpens rhetoric with no end in sight to long-running gas dispute.

A missing US 17-year-old from Camas in Washington is feared to have been victim of sex trafficking.

Russian minister says bank's HQ to be decided at Fortaleza summit on July 15-16.

Israeli Defence Forces step up attack on Gaza targets as barrage of Hamas rockets land in Israel.

United Nations' 2014 World Drug Report finds Australia world's druggiest nation

Hamas claism teenage boys among the dead as Israel bombards Gaza

Police warn motorists as 15 children die of heatstroke in cars in US since start of 2014

President unharmed but several militants believed dead in latest attack on Somali Presidential palace

Israeli Defence Forces says Hamas have fired more than 130 rockets towards Israel since last night.

Critics say the shoot-to-kill order is a way to discourage public debate on future leadership.

Sisi had pledged to focus on helping the poorest in Egyptian society during his election campaign.

A United Nations report reveals thousands of Syrian refugee women are caught in a 'spiral of hardship, isolation and anxiety'.

Mother arrested over allegations she pushed pram onto subway platform and left without young daughter.

An Independence Day speed-eating contest in Custer, South Dakota ends in tragedy.

Nottingham man in serious condition after taking part in bull run through city of Pamplona.

Fighters attacked church compound where thousands of civilians had taken refuge

Troops to be mobilised as bombardment of occupied territory in retaliation for Hamas fire continues.

Mother of missing Madeleine McCann tells libel trial her son repeated claims made by Goncalo Amaral.

Chamonix police say a body found by mountaineers near the Couvercle mountain shelter on Europe's highest mountain belongs to a climber who disappeared in 1982.

The KRG is hopeful oil output could spike in the next few years to one million barrels of oil per day.

Singer Madonna was excused jury service after turning up half an hour late to New York court.

Orthodox Christian priest claims World Cup players' brightly coloured football boots promoted 'gay rainbow'

Farmers in villages perform animal weddings in dire hope for monsoon rains.

Hundreds of flights cancelled and nuclear power plants closed as Neoguri approaches Japan.

The Israeli military has launched what may be a long-term offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Cath Everett visits San culture and education centre and is inspired to volunteer to teach English to some disadvantaged township children.