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A government lawyer defending President Donald Trump's temporary entry ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries came under intense scrutiny on Tuesday from a U.S. federal appeals court that questioned whether it unfairly targeted people over the...

"It threatens American Muslims' ability to practise their professions in the United States; it threatens American Muslims who live, work, travel and have families abroad; and it subjects Muslims to a damaging stigma," said the collective legal filing.

As many as 16 US Attorney Generals have joined the bandwagon opposing President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim- majority nations, saying the "discriminatory" order is "unconstitutional and un-American".

More than a 100 people have been killed in a series of avalanches triggered by days of heavy snowfall around Afghanistan.

Turkey's anti-terrorism police have detained over 440 people for alleged links to the Islamic State group, the state-run agency reported on Saturday.

Kuwait has denied a media report which said it had imposed a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, a story which US President Donald Trump praised on Facebook.

India has been asked to send the name of its nominee for inclusion in a global team to assist a United Nations committee which decides on banning terror outfits and their leaders.

Indian student Sunny Nair has always dreamt of working for a technology giant in the United States but fears that President Donald Trump will crush his life ambition.

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted early on Friday that "Iran is playing with fire" and "they don't appreciate how kind President Obama was to them. Not me!"

A day after the Trump administration put Iran "on notice" for its "destabilising behaviour" in the region, multiple media reports said the US is planning to impose sanctions against Tehran.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the stream rule "an attack against coal miners and their families" and said it would have threatened coal jobs and caused major damage to communities in Kentucky and other coal-producing states.

Wednesday evening's votes came after two days of impassioned speeches in parliament, which have underlined the lingering sense of shock among the largely pro-European political establishment that 52 percent of their constituents voted to leave the EU in t...

Iran confirmed on Wednesday that it had tested a ballistic missile, but denied that was a breach of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

US President Donald Trump and NATO both agree on the need for dialogue with Russia from a position of strength, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

Pakistan on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump's visa policy for travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying it will harm the international unity against terrorism.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says President Donald Trump has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing at Australia's expense in Pacific island camps.