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As the diplomatic fallout from Tuesday's incident raged on, Moscow said Russian and Syrian special forces had rescued one of the pilots who ejected from the burning Russian plane but confirmed the second airman was dead.

The competition, involving 601 babies, was logged as a new Guinness World Record, replacing the previous record of 451 infants at a similar race in China in 2014.

A UN General Assembly committee on Thursday adopted by a record majority a resolution condemning "systematic, widespread and gross" human rights violations in the Stalinist state.

When he tore open the man's t-shirt, David quickly realised that what he initially thought was a gas explosion at the cafe close to the Bataclan music hall where gunmen killed 89, was actually something far worse.

The FBI said through a spokeswoman it was aware of news reports about the video and "ongoing terrorist threats to NYC," and would fully investigate.

US feels strongly about the need to go after groups like the Haqqani Network that threaten the United States, says Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook (L)

There was an exchange of gunfire during the operation in Saint-Denis, according to a source close to the investigation, who could not confirm who was targeted in the operation.

On November 19, McKean will travel to Burma for meetings with foreign affairs experts and civil society representatives to discuss the outcome of the elections and Burma's reform process.

Turkish military has put in place an around-the-clock air defence system to prevent any possible missile or drone attacks.

The 26-year-old British terrorist Emwazi, was believed to be hit as he left a building in Raqqa, Syria, and entered a vehicle.

Poisoning politics with religious hatred is bound to squander the country's economic potential: NYT

The National League for Democracy's hopes of a decisive victory surged on Monday afternoon after poll authorities handed it 15 of the first 16 seats to be counted in Yangon.

There is now a consensus among analysts that there are only a few bright spots in the global economy, and India is one of them.

India has been maintaining that the supply was obstructed due to protests on the Nepalese side and has appealed to Nepal to address all challenges in a spirit of dialogue and reconciliation.

Sharif said his government desired friendly ties with India, all its neighbours and the world at large for sustainable development.