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The August 17 blast at the Erawan Shrine — a popular tourist destination — was one of the most deadly acts of violence in Bangkok in decades, and left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured. Of the dead, 14 were tourists.

Yasukuni has been the target of criticism from Japan's neighbors, including China and South Korea, which suffered World War II atrocities and aggression.

Justice Minister Anisul Huq said Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury had been hanged at Dhaka's Central Jail in a move that was celebrated by supporters of the ruling Awami League.

At a town hall meeting at an American-style university, Obama called on the next generation to avoid a mindset in which people divide themselves along ethnic, racial or tribal lines, calling it a precursor to discrimination.

With Chettinad food, Sarvana Bhawan, sarees from Chennai and Tamil movies, Malaysia is truly a home away from home for any Tamilian.

The gem, only second in size to the Cullinan diamond which was unearthered in South Africa in 1905, was mined by Lucara Diamond Corp.

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said telephone surveillance and witness statements had led police to believe that Belgian jihadist Abdelhamid Abaaoud was in an apartment in Saint-Denis in northern Paris.

The incident came just hours after Danish police raised the country's threat level by one notch to the second-highest level, citing the elevated risk of a terrorist attack after last week's Paris attacks.

A debris from a Russian airliner is seen at its crash site at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt on October 31, 2015.

France is still in mourning for its dead after gruesome Paris attacks. The Eiffel Tower was lit up in the colours of the French flag on Monday in tribute to the victims.

Police also carried out raids in Toulouse in southwestern France, where at least three people were arrested, according to the local prosecutor's office.

The two-day Summit, which got underway on Sunday, was to discuss the issue of terror at a working dinner on Monday, but the gruesome attacks in Paris on Friday night led to the issue coming to the centrestage from the very beginning.

China has also asked its nationals in France to remain on alert after the wave of attacks in Paris yesterday killed more than 120 people.

The probe has widened across Europe, with Belgian Police arresting several suspects and German authorities probing a possible link to a man recently found with a car of explosives.

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, China.

Dozens of addresses and phone numbers for apartments were being tweeted on the handle, and it was retweeting offers of accommodation from other individuals.