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At least 30 people have been killed and 70 wounded in an attack on a busy market in Peshawar.

US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid threatens to veto amended Republican bill to avert shutdown.

Israeli prime minister likely to give Obama update on Iran's nuclear programme as Iran-US relations show signs of thawing

Hacker took naked photos of model on hijacked webcam and demanded 'performance'.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani is met with eggs, shoes - and a few cheers - when he lands in Tehran.

UN Inspectors will begin checks of weapons on 1 October following UN resolution.

Thousands of people took to streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum to demand resignation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

Comments come amid protests by Saudi women seeking to end ban on driving.

Up to 80 asylum-seekers from Lebanon and Yemen feared dead after boat goes down en route to Australia.

The United States and Iran pick up the phone and talk for the first time in 30 years.

Apart from giving free access to chemical weapons experts, resolution okays Syria transition government plan.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) fighters believed to have abducted Jesuit priest Paolo Dall'Oglio.

Sinking of Concordia was unmitigated disaster - but the subsequent saga has actually raised Italian spirits, argues Charles de Chassiron.

Remains found near shipwreck may be animal and not those of missing victims Russel Rebello and Maria Grazia Trecarichi.

Government orders closure of five-star Cordillera jail which housed 10 military officials convicted of crimes against humanity.

Madrid discussing switch to Western European time zone to enhance work productivity - a change which could finally end the siesta.

Scourge of tik or crystal meth addiction among the young in poor areas is being fought by music, drama and education, says Cath Everett.

Anti-gay lawmaker Vitaly Milonov says Fry is a 'bringer of evil' for expressing his views about Russia's anti-gay laws.

Al-Shabaad insurgents' atrocities against hostages come to light.

Experts from across the globe agree it is 'extremely likely' climate change caused by humanity.

Iran and P5+1 group - US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany – agree new round of talks in Geneva to resolve issue within one year.

Arizona poison control centre reports two cases of Russian drug use in the US.

At least one dead after five-storey building in India's commercial capital collapses.

US and Russia agree on draft resolution on Syria's chemical weapons, ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock.

More than 40 workers died in one month on World Cup 2022 projects, says International Trade Union Confederation.

Barilla chairman said there is no place for homosexuals in his 'happy family' ads.

Event accused of promoting binge-drinking for Guinness anniversary 'alcoholiday'.

Austin-based photographer says he won't date fat or black girls and he won't have children.

Human bones discovered near salvaged cruise liner's fourth deck by scuba divers off Giglio island.