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Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi gave the order after a week of violence that gripped Iraq left more than 100 dead and thousands wounded.

FATF said that Pakistan must 'identify, assess and understand its money laundering, terror financing risks, including transnational risks and risks associated with terrorist groups' operating from its soil.

Although the deceased were all Hispanic, police have ruled out that the reason for the shooting was racially motivated.

This year's theme is 'Young Teachers: The future of the Profession'. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the profession of teaching, to acknowledge the achievements.

Trump was responding to reports that it was the Iranian side that balked at the presidential conversation while at the UN.

The 87-year-old accused the BBC of 'prejudice and intolerance' in the way it handled a script referring to Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom for fear of 'Islamophobia'.

Gurbhej Singh confessed hitting the cyclist in December 2017 while turning from Flinders Street onto Exhibition Street.

France Info and BFM TV said Friday the attacker's wife told police that her husband, who was deaf, had visions and made incoherent statements during the night before the attack.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad opposed the proposed legislation saying Pakistan is an Islamic Republic where only a Muslim can become the President and Prime Minister.

Scientists are using Wolbachia, a bacteria common among insects except the dengue-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito, to dent the spread of the debilitating virus and other illnesses including Zika and chikungunya.

Samuel Sheppard, a six-year veteran of the force, was dismissed for fabricating a sexual assault by the unnamed woman, and lying to internal affairs investigators about the nature of the couple's relationship.

A Defense Security Cooperation Agency notice says the USD 39.2 million sale includes 10 launch units for the Javelin missiles and related equipment.

The California Highway Patrol says the collision happened about 12.30 am on Thursday, just minutes after people started calling authorities to report a Volkswagen sedan driving south in the northbound lanes of Highway 101.

Army has been taking keen interest in the revival of the economy after apparent failure of the Imran Khan government to deliver on the economic front even after one year in power.

At least one metro station in the vicinity of the building, close to Notre-Dame cathedral and other tourist attractions, was closed.

The tension has been exacerbated by a near-total internet shutdown, the closure of government offices and at least one overnight explosion that hit the Green Zone, where some ministries and embassies are located.