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"We have never seen such violent injuries before," said Dr. Shaheen Abdur Rahman Choudhury, the head of the hospital.

American historian Nancy Hatch Dupree, who dedicated most of her life to preserving Afghanistan's heritage, died in a Kabul hospital on Sunday aged 89.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said North Korea crisis is the most serious that we have had to face in years, admitting he was "very worried".

The experts monitoring sanctions said in a report released on Saturday that Kim Jong Un's government continues to flout sanctions on commodities as well as an arms embargo and restrictions on shipping and financial activities.

With the storm barreling toward the United States, officials in Florida ordered an unprecedented evacuation, racing to overcome clogged highways, gasoline shortages and move elderly residents to safety.

Prosecutors told Amazonia Real that federal police and the Public Prosecutor's office were investigating the killings of an unspecified number of indigenous people reportedly killed in August in the Sao Paulo municipality of Olivenca, on the border with P...

Saudi Arabia led the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain in cutting ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of bankrolling Islamist extremist groups and of being too close to regional rival Iran. Doha denies the accusations.

Pakistan's Supreme Court had tasked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to register corruption cases against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his children, son-in-law Muhammad Safdar and finance minister Ishaq Dar within six weeks.

"The government and people of Pakistan have made huge sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and such efforts and sacrifices are there for everyone to see," Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said.

Habib Bank, Pakistan's largest private bank, neglected to watch for compliance problems and red flags on transactions that potentially could have promoted terrorism, New York banking officials said.

"We will respond to the barbaric plotting around sanctions and pressure by the United States with powerful counter measures of our own," the statement read.

Donald Trump said his tax plan will give these companies a chance to bring back the funds from abroad, and spend it in cities and towns all across the country.

San Suu Kyi's government has faced growing international condemnation for Myanmar army's response with refugees bringing with them renewed stories of murder, rape and burned villages at the hands of soldiers.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA), an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children.

The leaders met on the sidelines of an economic summit in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok as international concerns grow over Pyongyang's powerful nuclear test at the weekend.

Antonio Guterres appeared to be taking a swipe at North Korea's leadership and at US President Donald Trump who has warned that Pyongyang would face "fire and fury" if it keeps threatening the United States.