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The plane was shot out of the sky on July 17, 2014, over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine as it was flying from Amsterdam to the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Everyone on board was killed.

The council will aim at setting policies and strategies for development and provide guidelines for regional cooperation. It will also provide measures for local coordination and provincial chief ministers will also be invited to the council's meetings.

Unprecedented mass rallies against the bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China have rocked the Hong Kong government, plunging the city into its biggest political crisis in decades.

Keith Raniere, who started a secret society in which female "slaves" were branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him, is on trial facing charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and child pornography.

The woman, Andrea Joseph, migrated from Haiti 15 years ago and became a permanent resident.

The Trump administration had already delayed its presentation of the plan until after Israel's April 9 elections, which were further pushed back to September 17.

Ali Larijani backed his claim by saying there had been a precedent 'during World War II, when Americans targeted their own ships near Japan to create an excuse for hostility.'

The last World Population report revealed an estimated 50.4 percent of the world’s population was male and 49.6 percent female — highlighting the fact that there were more males than females.

India initially issued an order in June last year to raise import taxes as high as 120% on a slew of US items, incensed by Washington's refusal to exempt it from higher steel and aluminium tariffs.

Private PolsatNews.pl says the experienced German acrobatic pilot was taking part in the VII Air Picnic in Plock, which features some 40 pilots. Polish media reported he was flying a Jak-52 two-seater.

The May 12 attacks targeted two Saudi tankers, an Emirati vessel and a Norwegian tanker, causing no casualties but fueling tensions between the United States and Iran during weeks of escalating rhetoric.

Tech Nation, a UK Home Office designated body for tech visas, found that applications from India covered a wide range of sectors as the Tech Nation Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa for Digital Technology experienced a 45% increase in applications in 2018-19...

While the host country for World Blood Donor Day 2019 is Rwanda, people all around the world should come forward to take the initiative of donating blood to the needy.

The mystery incident, the second involving shipping in the strategic sea lane in only a few weeks, came amid spiralling tensions between Tehran and Washington, which has pointed the finger at Iran over earlier tanker attacks in May.

Xi Jinping, along with other leaders of the group including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is in the Kyrgyz capital to attend the two-day Summit beginning Thursday.

In a March 15 attack that was broadcast live on Facebook, lone gunman Brenton Tarrant, armed with semi-automatic weapons, targeted Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch, killing 51 worshippers.