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Millions gather in Karbala for celebrations
Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims are flocking to the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH).

Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims are flocking to the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH).

Russia is reportedly preparing to start test-firing a highly powerful nuclear missile.

US Secretary of State John Kerry warns that the US would “hate” for Britain to leave the European Union.

Police forces have clashed with hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the government's proposed labor reforms across France.

An off-duty officer fatally shot a man who stabbed six people, killing two of them in Massachusetts.

An analyst says the US court ruling on frozen funds is actually an attempt to derail the Iran nuclear deal.

Bahrain's main opposition bloc says 2015 was the worst year for the activists amid human rights abuses by the Al Khalifah regime.

A new report says Tehran has cut its crude price amid Riyadh’s push to oversupply a saturated market.

Brazil’s Senate is to vote shortly on whether to put President Dilma Rousseff on impeachment trial.

Amnesty International says some 150 detainees, including babies, have died at a Nigerian military detention center this year.

At least 50 people are killed in floods and landslide in Ethiopia.

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders captured the West Virginia primary on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia is set to pump even more crude into an already saturated oil market.

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders aims to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the US by 2025 if elected president.

New satellite images show the scale of devastation wildfires have had in Canada.

British Prime Minister David Cameron calls Afghanistan and Nigeria "fantastically corrupt" countries.

There were over 40 million internally displaced people around the world in 2015, an aid group says.

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, win West Virginia primaries, media projections say.