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Videos of the burning police headquarters in Egyptian city of Ismailia show thick smoke and flames rising from the building. At least 38 people have been injured.

Some 200 million under-18s use the internet in China, and at least 24 million of them are considered addicts. In the coming months, Beijing will block their internet access from 10pm to 6am. The amount of time they can spend online each day will also be limited, according to their age.

Opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz won the presidential run-off in the Maldives. His victory could push the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China.

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali claim to have seized another Malian army base, the fourth since August. The escalation of violence coincides with the ongoing withdrawal of the UN stabilization force from the country.

With gridlock persisting in Washington on passing a spending bill for the fiscal year starting October 1st, a US government shutdown looms. The economic impact of a stoppage could be far-reaching depending on its duration. Several million federal workers would go without pay, subsidies for public housing could be at risk, while the publishing of economic data would be suspended.

The White House warned that Belgrade had deployed tanks and artillery near the border after deadly clashes in northern Kosovo last week. Meanwhile, NATO said it was reinforcing its peacekeeping force in Kosovo.

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has launched its biggest attack on Israel in years with a surprise offensive. But what exactly is Hamas and what are the group's aims?

European leaders meeting in Spain this week have urgent matters to discuss, though no concrete decisions will be made. Here is what to expect from the two European summits in Granada.

The 16-year-old girl was commuting on Iran's underground when she was assaulted by the morality police, a rights group said. Many drew parallels to the case of Jina Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody last year.

A court in Cambodia has denied three environmental activists permission to make the trip to receive the "Alternative Nobel Prize."

Egypt's upcoming presidential elections bear no expectations for a new president. Nonetheless, campaigns have kicked off, as well as a crackdown on the political opposition.

Flooding like what was seen in India's mountainous Himachal Pradesh region is expected to be exacerbated by climate change. Environmentalists say infrastructure must be better adapted to extreme weather.