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Nawaz Sharif's close aide Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is set to be the interim PM and even a joint candidate would not have defeated him.

Blair's decision to join the US-led coalition that toppled Saddam Hussein has tainted the legacy of his 10 years in office, and his critics in Britain and Iraq have been calling for him to face criminal action for years.

The Saudi hajj ministry said Qatari pilgrims arriving by plane must use airlines in agreement with Riyadh.

Nawaz Sharif, by passing on the baton to his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif, has ensured the continuation of a dynastic political system in a country where government has long been run as a family enterprise.

The gunman was the son-in-law of the owner of the nightclub called "Grey", and was known to police for previous violations including grievous bodily harm. Investigators piecing together the assault said the man had initially left the site after a "fight w...

The US travel bans have stranded more than 100 refugee children who were already matched to waiting American foster families.

The apex court on Friday disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing him to resign from premiership.

In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other's naval forces of provocative manoeuvres in the Gulf that culminated in a US helicopter firing warning flares.

A trove of 11.5 million digital records from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca that revealed how many of the world's wealthy used offshore companies to stash assets.

Wang Yi, on a two-day visit to Manila, made the remarks after President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said a partner had been found to develop oil fields and exploration and exploitation would restart this year.

US and South Korean media reports cited intelligence and military officials as saying transporter vehicles carrying launching equipment had been seen on the move.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said, "I use the right of veto because (the proposals) require changes to ensure they conform with the constitution".

Winston Blackmore and James Marion Oler, who has five wives, face up to five years in prison after being found guilty in the first real test of the country's polygamy law, enacted 127 years ago.

On Friday, Scaramucci accepted his new position at an on-camera briefing, and announced that Sanders will replace Spicer as press secretary.

The project constitutes widening of existing single lane road to NH double lane specifications from Baisaki and then taking off a greenfield alignment of length 12.37 km.

North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. In Asia alone, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and even Japan have huge amounts of unexploded ordnance left to clean up.