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Women will be prosecuted "without mercy" if they are seen in public without a veil, Iran's judiciary chief has warned.

Pope Francis joked "I'm still alive" as he left hospital following treatment for a respiratory infection.

We're racing across town in battle-torn eastern Ukraine, trying to keep up with a battered BMW driven by an 18-year-old with his 21-year-old mate urging him on; but they aren't joyriding youngsters. They're soldiers in the military and part of a special unit, and they're taking us to their headquarters.

Vladimir Putin's decision to forward deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus has made headlines around the world - but forward-basing of nuclear weapons has limited military benefit.

One person has died and 28 were injured after the roof at a heavy metal concert in Illinois collapsed during a storm.

At least seven people have been killed after tornadoes ploughed through areas of the US south and Midwest.

Japan has officially reopened part of a town evacuated 12 years ago in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother have been released from jail in Romania and placed under house arrest for 30 days instead, according to court documents.

Donald Trump has claimed he has raised more than $4m in the 24 hours after the news of his indictment. 

Oscar Pistorius's bid for parole has failed because he applied for it too early in his 13 year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.