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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), runs through PoK and India has raised objection to the project.

The United States and Russia, Syria's ally, have put forward rival draft resolutions on renewing the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), tasked with investigating Syria's toxic gas attacks.

Some of the houses which collapsed in an earthquake that killed at least 530 people and injured thousands of others were built under an affordable housing scheme initiated in 2011 by Rouhani's predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Minister of Education Kim Sang-kon said the hugely competitive exam, scheduled for Thursday, would be postponed for the first time ever because of a natural disaster. It was the country's second-biggest earthquake on record.

Petitioner Hanif Abbasi of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) alleged that Imran Khan, who is chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and the party secretary-general Tareen had not disclosed their assets they acquired through illegal...

US President Donald Trump has revelled in his ability to shock establishment America, and enjoys a reputation for straight talking. His Philippine counterpart built his electoral success on crowd-pleasing pledges to rid the country of drugs and crime by k...

"Why would Kim Jong-Un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and fat?' Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!" Trump tweeted from Hanoi, the latest leg on his marathon tour of Asia.

The government made thousands of files related to the JFK assassination public on Thursday, the latest installment in the collection's delayed release.

Some royal watchers said tensions were laid bare during family meetings over the summer. One insider said it was widely known to Prince Mohammed that some of the powerful royals, including Miteb, were resentful about his elevation.

France became the first Western country to indicate that Saudi Arabia was holding Saad al-Hariri against his will, saying it wished for him to have "all his freedom of movement and be fully able to play the essential role that is his in Lebanon".

Trump and Putin are attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the Vietnamese city of Danang.

Syria's army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday, saying its capture of the jihadists' last town in the country marked the collapse of their project in the region.

Trump is expected to raise with the Chinese president the issue of North Korea's nuclear ambition.

As his father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has handed the 32-year-old Prince Mohammed more and more power over the past three years, the ambitious young leader has taken on everything from economic reforms to waging war in neighbouring Yemen. Here is what...

Asked whether Priti Patel should be dismissed, the new defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, told reporters in Brussels: "The prime minister makes her own decision on actually who is serving in her cabinet, and they're only the prime minister's decisions."

The front side of the sheet features a total of 11 drawings, two of which appear to be forward-facing self- portraits.