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Police have identified a suspect in an explosion at the front gate of a kindergarten in eastern China that killed eight and struck as relatives gathered to pick up their children at the end of the day, local authorities said Friday.

Christians in a Philippines town are disguising themselves by borrowing hijabs to escape the Islamic State (IS) terrorists group that has been holding 1,500 people hostage.

A suspected North Korean drone had photographed a US missile defense shield in South Korea before it crashed near the border where it was found last week, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who fled India last year owing more than Rs 9,000-crore to 13 banks, will face an extradition hearing at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court where the Crown Prosecution Service will argue the case for India.

The decision by Israel's security cabinet is expected to shorten by 45 minutes the daily average of four hours of power that Gaza's 2 million residents receive from an electricity grid dependent on Israeli supplies.

Ameet Jogia, an Indian-origin Tory candidate, was allegedly subjected to racial abuse after a racist graffiti was drawn on a wall of a voting booth in his own constituency during the UK polls, according to a media report.

A China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai was forced to turn back to Sydney due to a mid-air emergency, a spokeswoman for the airline said on Monday, with pictures showing a gaping hole in the casing of one of the plane’s engines.

An EasyJet flight to London has made an unscheduled stop in Germany after the pilot became concerned about a suspicious conversation on board.

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain welcomed on Saturday US President Donald Trump's demand for Qatar to stop supporting terrorism, but did not respond to a U.S. Department of State call for them to ease pressure on the Gulf state.

President Donald Trump surprisingly refrained from tweeting during James Comey's testimony. Donald Trump Jr, not surprisingly, did not.

PM Theresa May-led Conservative Party has crossed the 300-mark, extending the lead over the Labour Party. It, however, will fall short of majority in the 650-seat House of Commons. May has gone into a huddle with senior Conservatives.

North Korea's latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of "ground-to-sea cruise rocket", Pyongyang's state media said on Friday.

The incident took place at the Sears store in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a city man videotaped the woman making bigoted comments.

Alexander’s removal came just as the company announced that it had fired 20 employees over the last few months for harassment, discrimination and inappropriate, sexual behaviour

Fired FBI director James Comey said Wednesday that Donald Trump urged him to drop a probe into former national security advisor Michael Flynn, prompting fresh allegations that the US president tried to obstruct justice.

The secretary-general said the United Nations is ready to engage in preventive diplomacy to keep the competition for water from sparking conflicts.