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Pregnancy changes a woman's brain: study

Some alterations lasted at least two years, they reported but did not appear to erode memory or other mental processes

Etihad Airways, citing competition, announces layoffs

Statement described the layoffs as a measured reduction of headcount in some parts of the business

Plane carrying Russian soldiers crashes, 16 injured

It was not immediately clear whether the plane was owned by the military

Ireland claims European Union breaching sovereignty in Apple tax ruling

Ireland immediately said it would appeal the ruling, which was formally lodged in November

South Korea to begin trial of impeached president Park's confidante

Park's representatives have questioned the legality of her impeachment and said no serious crime was committed

Russia ready to veto UN measure on Aleppo observers

Russia has vetoed six resolutions on Syria since the conflict began in March 2011

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, no casualties reported

Quake hit 100 kilometers southeast of the town of Esperanza at a depth of 550 kilometers

Blast kills at least 52 outside Yemen military camp

The Islamic State group's Yemen-based affiliate claimed responsibility

Aleppo evacuations again suspended after deadly attack

It was postponed until further notice after gunmen attacked buses for a similar operation from two rebel-besieged villages

UN to vote today on sending observers to Aleppo

Russia had threatened to veto a first draft presented by France calling for observers to monitor evacuations from Aleppo

AgustaWestland scam: Italian court suspends Finmeccanica ex-chief Guiseppe Orsi's sentence

In April, Orsi was sentenced to four-a-half-years years in jail for false accounting and corruption

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte threatens to terminate aid pact with US

Duterte unleashed a barrage of expletives-laden tiradeafter being criticised by Washington over bloody crackdown on drugs

Trump taps conservative South Carolina Republican Mick Mulvaney as budget chief

Mulvaney met with Trump in New York last week. His nomination would require Senate confirmation

Uber to keep self-driving cars in San Francisco

State lawyers insist that Uber's cars are "autonomous vehicles" which need the permit to ply public roads

Bashar al-Assad, Russia and Iran have blood on hands: Barack Obama

Obama also admitted to reporters that he had asked himself whether the United States did enough to halt the conflict

Volkswagen, regulators make substantial progress, get more time to seek emissions deal

Volkswagen attorney said the company believes it can recall and fix the 3-litre vehicles without affecting their performance

FBI backs CIA conclusion on Russian hacking motive

Russia interfered in the presidential election with the goal of supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump

Cash shortage will end by mid-Jan 2017: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Kant heads the committee set up by the government to identify all possible modes of digital payment across sectors

US presidential elections: Vladimir Putin himself involved in the hack, claims report

Leading US lawmakers have called for a formal congressional investigation into the hacking

Chinese yuan at 8-year low after US Fed raises key interest rate

Federal Reserve yesterday raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points