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We will hand this process (of reform) on to a new government, says Myanmar's President Thein Sein after Aung San Suu Kyi's landslide victory.

US Defense Secretary, Ashton Carter hopes to talk with his French counterpart, Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian, this weekend.

Aung San Suu Kyi has requested meetings with Myanmar's military chief, the president and the chairman of parliament next week to discuss the formation of the new government.

Striking a conversational tone, Obama's first post was a video message on climate change that depicted the president walking around the South Lawn of the White House and marvelling at the beauty of nature.

The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday interdicted Phumlani Mfeka, a member of the radical Mazibuye African Forum, from discriminating against or advocating violence against the Indian community or any community in KwaZulu-Natal.

Three Indian-origin men and one woman are part of the new cabinet that has 15 women and 15 men ministers.

All 224 people on board the flight bound for Saint Petersburg, mainly Russian tourists, were killed.

In his speech, the US Secretary of State John Kerry mentioned ISIS or Daesh, which he said has successfully recruited Central Asians both in their home countries and those living abroad.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's remarks came after the airline said that the Kogalymavia Airbus A-321 crashed over the Sinai peninsula on Saturday due to "external" factors and not technical failure.

Britain has been enjoying an unusually mild autumn, with temperatures hitting 22 degrees celsius (71 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, a November record.

Clashes erupted between the security forces and Joint Democratic Madhesi Front (JDMF) cadres, who pelted stones at the vehicles in Dhalkebar in Dhanusa district before dawn.

According to officials, Pakistan only targeted terrorist groups that attacked the Pakistani State. Obama met Sharif at the Oval Office on Thursday for about 90 minutes.

Attacks on the Shia minority have been rare in Sunni majority Bangladesh, but Sunni terrorist groups have become more active.

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz submitted to the American side three separate dossiers alleging Indian involvement in subversive activities in Karachi, Baluchistan and FATA

Terming the Kashmir issue as the bone of contention between India and Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said New Delhi's response to Islamabad's desire for better bilateral ties has been discouraging.