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The move follows a similar ban on full-face veils in public spaces implemented by France in 2011.

For March, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.22 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 12.7 degrees Celsius.

Chinese economy logged 6.9% in 2015 the lowest in over two-and-a-half decades.

The aircraft was flying in the rugged west of the Pacific nation on Wednesday afternoon when its engine failed mid-air, sending it into a nose-dive, the PNG Broadcasting Corporation said.

Mossack Fonseca, which specializes in setting up offshore companies, did not respond to requests for comment on raids.

"In the attack, 12 army recruits were killed and 38 others were wounded," said Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for Nangarhar province.

There is keen anticipation on what the 260-page document "Amoris Laetitia," (The Joy of Love), will say about the full re-integration into the Church of Catholics who divorce and remarry in civil ceremonies.

The two countries will begin accepting applications for bilateral Advanced Pricing Agreements which will benefit industries participating in cross-border business

Researchers have found that babies raised in bilingual households show brain activity linked to executive functioning as early as when they are 11 months old.

An investigation into the Panama Paper leaks by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the hidden offshore dealings in the assets of around 140 political figures.

In an emotional ceremony at the airport, tearful employees and government officials marked the departure with a minute's silence and a round of applause.

For the past six months, Dar's Dairy Queen restaurant posted signs bashing Hinduism as a force of racism. Some of the messages, displayed on tall panels, mentioned Hinduism specifically and accused it of being based on racism.

Referring to the recent terror attacks in Brussels, Modi said they show how real and immediate is the threat to nuclear security from terrorism as he pointed out that all countries must completely adhere to their international obligations in this regard.

The quake hit at 11.39 am off the coast of Japan's main Honshu island, at a location about 350 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

Kulbhushan Yadav, the alleged chief operative of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was arrested by Pakistani security agencies last week from Chaman near Quetta.