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The Netherlands' biggest city is almost synonymous with the sexshops, brothels and prostitutes huddled in the narrow streets close to the main train station.

Galileo detected Jupiter's four largest moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto in 1610. The latest count of 79 known planets includes eight that have not been seen for several years.

Government spokesman Haroon Chakansuri confirmed on Saturday that Dostum would return home on a chartered aircraft on Sunday and would be given an official reception.

Hillbroom was found at his girlfriend's house after fleeing arrest when he failed a mandatory drugs test imposed as part of a trafficking sentence.

The Belfort job had all the hallmarks of a "Pink Panther" operation, the modus operandi used by an international jewel thief network of Serbs and Montenegrins responsible for some of the most audacious robberies of the past two decades.

"We have repeatedly expressed our concerns to the Pakistani government about LeT, including the participation of LeT-affiliated individuals in the elections," the statement said.

With the boys returning home, attention has turned to how the media are handling the post-rescue story. There has been criticism of several news outlets, mostly foreign, that are considered to have ignored official advice to leave the boys alone for at le...

Zuckerberg said that while Facebook was dedicated to stopping the spread of fake news, certain beliefs that were sincerely held would not be taken down.

Christopher Young, who was a member of a gang, had shot at Hasmukh 'Hash' Patel while attempting robbery at his mini-mart and dry cleaner store in San Antonio, Texas 14 years ago.

China's environment ministry warned on Tuesday that it expected ozone pollution to be particularly high in the region surrounding Beijing over the next 10 days.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he had hoped for Donald Trump's victory in 2016 US presidential election because of his pledges to improve ties.

The Washington-Moscow rivalry has a long history and there are there many points of friction that could yet spoil Trump's hoped-for beautiful friendship.

The joint team in 1991 shocked the world by defeating defending champion China to win gold in the women's team event. This year's joint team won bronze in the women's team event in Sweden.

Lafontant told Haiti's Chamber of Deputies that he sent President Jovenel Moise his resignation letter. Moise confirmed via Twitter that he had accepted Lafontant's resignation along with those of other Cabinet members.

Born as Nancy Barbato on March 25, 1917 in Jersey City, she met her future husband in the summer of 1934, while they were holidaying with their families on the Jersey Shore.

Boeing and SpaceX were engaged by NASA to develop rockets that could transport astronauts to the International Space Station in 2019. But neither company is expected to be ready by then.