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Austrian officials denied claims that the new controls were in violation of the Schengen agreement and said that they were trying to prevent more migrant deaths.

A Saudi official said that anyone violating the Sharia law or disrupting Hajj rituals would be strictly dealt with.

A Russian lawmaker suggested that the U.N. Headquarters should be moved from the United States to a neutral country.

In a statement released Monday, the militant group said that Omar, last seen in public in 2001, died on April 23, 2013.

The line, under construction since 2010, will run 127 miles from Shenyang to the border city of Dandong and will shorten the train journey to just over one hour, Xinhua said.

The ministry has asked for a 2.2 percent increase in military spending to 5.09 trillion yen ($42.38 billion) for the year starting in April.

The rally by the Iglesia ni Cristo, which has about 2 million members, attracted nearly 20,000 people at one of the intersections in Manila.

The journalists' arrest was condemned by international watchdogs, who accused the government of cracking down on legitimate reporting.

TV reports showed a journalist 'confessing' to causing stock market volatility. A regulatory official was accused of taking bribes and insider trading.

Saudi Arabia is going to have its first election in December, in which women will take part as voters and candidates for the first time.

News of the latest attack came the same day as an announcement by Nigeria's security agency about the arrest of 20 prominent members of the Islamic extremist group.

The Iranian president alleges that Israel continues to indulge in terrorism.

Hundreds of residents had protested demanding compensation in the wake of the blasts that killed at least 150 people at a hazardous chemicals warehouse earlier in August.

Parts of the 2,000-year-old temple were reportedly blown up by ISIS Sunday afternoon -- just days after the destruction of the ancient Baalshamin temple.

Julian Assange said in an interview that he had asked the former NSA agent to take asylum in Russia even though there would be “negative PR.”

The security bill, which would allow Japanese forces to fight alongside their allies overseas, has been deeply controversial among the Japanese public.

Dominica's prime minister said the destruction due to Tropical Storm Erika could set back the country’s development by two decades.

Despite massive protests over the weekend calling for his ouster, the Malaysian prime minister has refused to step down, rejecting all allegations against him.

Earlier on Monday, police announced they had found bomb-making materials in an apartment near where the main suspect of the Aug. 17 bombing was arrested.

The U.S. Federal Reserve may not let volatility in Chinese markets put off a rate hike, the Wall Street Journal reported.

San Quentin State Prison has limited water use and halted inmate visits until risk from the water-borne bacteria passes.

"We must learn to speak directly to anger," the WDBJ-TV station manager said, as a community mourned the loss of Alison Parker and Adam Ward.

Passengers have yet to receive a clear communication about the situation.

The tallest mountain in North America, long known as Mount McKinley, was renamed Sunday, at the urging of Alaskans.

The Sunday tragedy follows another that occurred Thursday, in which 200 people may have perished.

"At any point where the rhetoric ramps up to the point where calculated cold-blooded assassination ... this rhetoric has gotten out of control," the official said.

Christie said Saturday that if he wins the November 2016 presidential election, he would use a FedEx-like system to make sure visitors who enter the United States legally on visas depart the country when their time is up.

Police officers and a 12-year-old boy are among the latest casualties in a conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives.

The children, joined by their families, were being treated for severe dehydration at an Austrian hospital.