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Terrified families emerge from ruins of liberated Ramadi
The city is the first retaken by Iraq's army since it collapsed in the path of the militants' advance 18 months ago.
Six dead as gunmen attack Indian air base near Pakistan border
The attack is an apparent challenge to attempts to revive a dialogue between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Prominent Shi'ite cleric among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia on terrorism charges
The punishments are an apparent message that the conservative Islamic kingdom will brook no violent dissent.
Bill Cosby could be ruined by civil lawsuits even if trial jury finds him innocent, lawyers say
Cosby was charged in suburban Philadelphia on Wednesday in the only criminal case he has faced.
Cameron pledges to address roots of UK Islamist extremism in 2016
He signalled the commitment as part of a wider plan of social reform to be built on the country's recovering economic foundations.
Firefighters labour through the night to tackle Dubai hotel blaze
Plumes of white smoke still emanated from the charred, 63-storey Address Downtown hotel at daybreak.
Pope Francis: World must overcome 'torrent of misery' to live in peace
About 10,000 people went through airport-style screening to get into St Peter's Basilica for the New Year mass.
Angela Merkel: Influx of refugees in Germany offer an 'opportunity'
German society and the economy stand to benefit from the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, repeating her optimistic mantra "we can do this".
Two sentenced to death over Bangladeshi blogger killing
A fast-track court in Bangladesh sentenced two former students to death on Thursday for the 2013 murder of an online critic of religious militancy, lawyers said.
Leaked UN draft document asks the question - who is a terrorist in Syria?
A UN plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of the toughest issues vexing diplomats trying to end the conflict.
Belgium cancels New Year celebration amid security threat
Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday called off the city's traditional New Year's Eve fireworks display, citing fears of a militant attack.
Police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teenager last year
The Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return to the city to deal with the fallout from two more fatal police shootings over the weekend.
British couple convicted of planning London terror attacks
A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a stockpile of chemicals at their home.
Iraq's Abadi visits Ramadi to celebrate ISIS defeat
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday visited Ramadi a day after the army retook the city center from Islamic State.
Pakistan: At least 21 dead in blast at government office
A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.
ISIS ruling dictates how to treat female slaves
Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females.