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Missiles fired at US warships in Red Sea: US official

USS Mason destroyer, which was sailing in international waters off Yemen's coast, used unspecified counter-measures against the incoming missiles

Modi, Putin ink multi-billion dollar defence agreements

PM says 'an old friend is better than two new friends'

Samsung sees further $3 billion profit hit from Note 7 crisis

When replacement phones also started to combust, the company eventually decided to kill off the Note 7 for good

Boko Haram frees 21 Chibok girls, raising hope for others

In September, the Nigerian government had admitted it had come close to a swap last year, but that talks broke down

Two trillion galaxies in 'observable' Universe: NASA

A galaxy is a system of millions or billions or stars, held together by gravity, with planetary systems within them

Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls: Nigerian official

Chibok girls were released as part of a prisoner swap deal struck between Boko Haram

World powers to try again for Syria ceasefire

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Putin to push for a ceasefire, despite repeated setbacks

Russia rejects allegations of meddling in US elections

In response to a question about the US threat to respond in a proportional way, Lavrov said it wasn't worth speculating about

Nicolas Maduro bypasses Venezuelan legislature on budget

Stymied in the legislature, the president's opponents are now seeking to remove him in a recall referendum

Germany bomb plot suspect found dead in cell: Authorities

Jaber Albakr, 22, was discovered hanged in his jail cell in the eastern city of Leipzig

Parrikar denies Congress claims of earlier surgical strikes

On the decision of conducting surgical strikes, Parrikar gave credit to 1.27 billion citizens and Indian armed forces

Dipa Karmakar to return BMW

Lack of service centres & bad roads in Tripura make gift an unviable option

Russia to drive non-OPEC output rise in 2017

This means production outside the cartel is expected to jump by 240,000 barrels per day next year compared to this year

Toyota recalls 340,000 Prius hybrid cars for faulty brakes

Toyota said 17,000 Prius vehicles were recalled in Europe, and the rest in Australia and other regions

Suicide bomber attacks UN patrol near Timbuktu in Mali

According to the Swedish command, soldiers on patrol with the UN peacekeeping force were targeted last night by the bomber

Samsung halts production, global sales of Note 7

Company has asked customers to stop using the device; the news slammed Samsung's share price, which closed down 8.0%

China raps US interventions in Asia at regional forum

Washington has conducted freedom of navigation operations close to artificial islands Beijing has built in the South China Sea

Vladimir Putin meets Erdogan to revive ties after crisis

Turkey had shot down a Russian war plane on the Syrian border last November

Israel receives first group of Ethiopian migrants

Their arrival follows the resolution of a political crisis that threatened PM Benjamin Netanyahu's govt

House Speaker Paul Ryan tells lawmakers he won't 'defend' Trump

Ryan had effectively conceded the election to Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, who is leading in national polls