Rights groups have long condemned 'inhumane' punishments, including amputations, in Iran.
Christine Calvert and Matt Vattimo face being banned from keeping pets following shocking discovery.
Mattis said Putin had decided to be "strategic competitor" rather than a close ally to the US.
Every member of the cabinet lavished praise onto the president.
"Those people put the SICK in sycophant," one Twitter user wrote.
NGO reveals 62 blocked websites include AlJazeera, Tor Project, Medium and Qatar TV.
Army has been fighting against Maute group since May, amid reports US special forces joined offensive.
How much progress is the Philippines military making in its fight to reclaim Marawi from Isis-linked Maute jihadists? The answer depends on who you choose to believe.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Kabul to coordinate talks focusing on regional stability.
Discovery was only made during a routine blood test in 2015.
Three hilly districts of Rangamati, Chittagong and Bandarban are the worst affected.
More than 750,000 people have been displaced from the city of Mosul since October.
Israeli intelligence officials were reportedly infuriated and alarmed over the alleged disclosure.
The planes were halted at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix after pilots experienced oxygen deprivation in the cockpit.
The incident came after a series of Isis-inspired terror attacks in Australia.
The powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Greek island of Lesbos killed one person and injured at least 10.
Violence in Cape Town occurred just weeks after President Zuma urged people not to vandalise trains.
The suspect, now in police custody, took a police officer's pistol and shot her and injured others.
Seoul says the unmanned aircraft clicked at least 10 images of the Thaad zone in Seongju, more than 250kms from the border.
The government says face-covering clothing hinders communication between students and teachers.
Mike Quigley had previously introduced the Mar-A-Lago Act to publicise visitor logs for locations where the president conducted official business.
Ex-Chicago Bulls player refused to reveal if he was carrying any message from Donald Trump to Pyongyang.
A group claiming to be part of the hacktivist outfit Anonymous later claimed responsibility for the hoax.
"America's claim of fighting against Islamic State is a lie," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
Number of countries having direct diplomatic ties with Taiwan falls to 20.
Zhou Hai had an abdomen that looked like 'it could explode at any time'.
James Mattis' remarks came after North Korea said that it is "not too far away" from firing an ICBM capable of striking the US.
The new message comes amid media reports of the death of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Tiffany Johnson is now being fitted for a prosthetic arm after the shocking ordeal.
The ban's only hope now lies with the Supreme Court.