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The force is treating the incident in north London as a racially motivated assault on the victim in her 20s, who was described as "shocked and distressed" by the incident.

Authorities said the dead were believed be members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), blamed for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners.

China on Saturday defended its second technical hold to prevent a UN ban on Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar saying there were "different views" on India's application and that Beijing's move will allow more time for the "relevant parties" to have co...

President Barack Obama on Friday lifted U.S. economic sanctions on the former pariah state of Myanmar, the culmination of years of rapprochement that Obama has worked to facilitate.

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution authorising the European Union and individual countries to seize migrant-smuggling vessels on the high seas off Libya for another year.

The eye of the typhoon was currently above the South China Sea some 530 km to the southeast of Hong Kong.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took credit for the widely praised debate performance of his running mate Mike Pence, saying it demonstrated his leadership skills and reflected well on his own judgment and decision making.

"Bernie Sanders is trying to throw Hillary Clinton a lifeline in Wisconsin, but many of his supporters see her for who she is — scandal ridden and out of touch with everyday people," said state party spokesman Pat Garrett.

Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party was thrown into turmoil as its leader Diane James quit, citing "personal and professional reasons" for stepping down just 18 days after her election.

The United States has not given up the "pursuit of peace" in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said today after the White House abandoned talks with Russia on reviving a ceasefire deal.

Assange also promised to release documents on war, oil, Google, and mass surveillance.

The White House on Tuesday stopped accepting signatures for a petition that sought to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, saying the target has been archived.

Dozens of people were crushed to death Sunday in a stampede after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an anti-government protest that grew out of a massive religious festival, witnesses said. The Oromia regional government confirmed the d...

India, the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, ratified the landmark Paris climate deal, giving a significant push for the deal to enter into force by the end of this year.

Singapore has topped the list of destinations for expats as they feel the island nation offers better career opportunities and quality of life, says the 'Expats Explorer' survey by HSBC. India ranked 26, four places above the United States.

Spain's Socialists have voted against party leader Pedro Sanchez in a move that seeks to end the party's internal divisions and possibly resolve the country's nine months of political deadlock.