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The three men and five women -- who included several college students -- were found guilty of violating religious law by either showing affection in public or for offering sexual services online, officials said.

The legislation was co-authored by Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham and Democrats Chris Coons and Cory Booker. The bill would make it harder for President Donald Trump to fire Mueller, or for any president to fire any special counsel, by...

Speaking at the 'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath' programme in London on Wednesday, Modi had said India waited to inform Pakistan about the operation before disclosing it to the media and the people.

Facebook seems keen to reduce its exposure the EU's European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which allows European regulators to fine companies for collecting or using personal data without users' consent.

The festivities surrounded the April 15 "The Day of the Sun", the anniversary of the birth of the founder of North Korea and the Kim dynasty, Kim Il Sung, in 1912.

Identified only as "Mike, who was visiting from Seattle," Boka restaurant announced on Monday that the delighted customer left a $2,000 tip on a $759 bill.

The Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of the state capital of Columbia, was secured at 2:55 am, the state Corrections Department said on Twitter. The violence began at around 7:15 pm on Sunday ni...

Video of Thursday's incident, which was taken by an onlooker and shared widely online, showed other patrons telling officers that the pair were doing nothing wrong and appeared to be targeted merely for their race.

In an interview, Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem told al-Joumhouria that conditions do not point to a total war between US and Russia unless President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completely lose their mi...

The militants regularly took youngsters to spread fear and show power, the agency said on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, a case that triggered global outrage.

The naval exercise comes after President Xi Jinping last month delivered a strongly nationalistic speech in which he vowed to protect "every inch" of China's territory.

The marathon 10 hours of questioning was one of the biggest spectacles in Congress in recent memory, followed blow by blow on social media under the hashtags #ZuckerBowl and #ZuckUnderOath.

Haub set off at a height of 3,800 metres (12,470 feet) on the Klein Matterhorn, a glacier-shrouded peak that is the highest in Europe reachable by cable car.

Michael Avenatti said early on Monday that he would release the sketch on Tuesday, along with details of a reward for help identifying the person.

Aramco and French oil major Total plan to sign an agreement to expand their joint venture refinery in Saudi Arabia, sources familiar with the matter said.

The request from the association of criminal lawyers was filed to Justice Marco Aurelio Mello and asked that he free anyone who is in jail, but has not yet had their case heard by Brazil's top appeals court, which is the situation with Lula.