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Reports say an estimated 78 percent of the more than five million eligible voters turned out to cast their ballot.

Foreign minister criticises boycotting Gulf neighbours, while saying there is greater desire by US to resolve crisis.

The Trump administration announced Monday that it would offer at least $200 million in grant funding annually for programs that offer science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and particularly computer science education.   With 6 million job openings in the United States, administration officials said it was making the pledge to extend computer science education because of a skills gap.   Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump and an adviser to the administration, said less than half of kindergarten through 12th grade schools in the U.S. offer a single computer course. She plans to head to Detroit on Tuesday with tech leaders from Microsoft, Code.org and others.   “As a country we want to embrace innovation, but we need to plan for it,” she said.   The grant program is not new. President Trump was expected to sign a presidential memorandum on the program Monday at the White House, directing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to prioritize STEM education, with a focus on computer science, in existing competitive grant programs.  STEM education involves specific disciplines taught together in an interdisciplinary and applied approach.   The announcement is expected to be followed Tuesday with pledges from businesses, such as Google and Facebook. Ivanka Trump noted that women make up 22 percent of the technology work force, down from 35 percent in 1990. While designing their programs, grant seekers should keep “gender and racial diversity in mind,” she said.   The program’s goal is to offer every student in the country access to technology education, said a senior administration official.   “We want it to reach across the country,” said the official. “Certainly that includes areas that are under-represented…We can't allow our students to be left behind.”

Critics say that the vote could create a "political vacuum" in the face of recent threats from North Korea

Frauke Petry says she will not take her parliamentary seat citing 'disagreement over content' within far-right party.

Officer's killing by ISIL blamed on 'two-faced policy' while report on Russian air strike on US-backed force is denied.

With warnings over school funding shortages, figures show more than 9,000 in England are in deficit.

Saying that the Turkish military stands ready, president threatens to cut the Kurds' oil exports through his country.

Medical students discovered half the questions were on a 2015 paper that was circulated online.

US university grappling with budget cuts and layoffs spends sum on security for far-right speaker's 15-minute rally.

Ri Yong-ho, foreign minister, says 'declaration of war' means all options will be on the table for country's leadership.

When you mix US sports, capitalism, white supremacy and black protest together, you are headed for nuclear social reset.

Uber's chief executive apologized for "mistakes we have made," but says he still plans to appeal London's decision to revoke the ride-hailing app's license to operate in the city. "While Uber had revolutionized the way people move in cities around the world, it is equally true that we have got things wrong along the way," Uber chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, wrote in an open letter released Monday. But he assured customers that he would fight the ruling by regulatory body Transport of London (TfL). London transport officials said Friday that they will not renew Uber's license due to "a lack of corporate responsibility" in dealing with the ride hailing app's safety issues. The officials cited Uber's approach to reporting serious criminal offenses and its use of "greyball" technology, which can be used to block regulators from fully accessing the app. Khosrowshahi wrote, "We will appeal this decision on behalf of millions of Londoners, but we do so with the knowledge that we must also change." 

Mongolian herders shift their entire lives across frozen rivers and through 2,000 metre-high mountain passes.

Akef’s death could play its role in reviving the Muslim Brotherhood and inspiring sympathisers across the world.

Trained nurses have come to aid of 24,000 pregnant and lactating Rohingya women staying in Bangladesh's refugee camps.

Academic James Caspian says he was told by Bath Spa University "it's better not to offend people".

An air, sea and land blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt is now in its fourth month.

Why are women trading a life in the tropics for a treeless, windswept country on the edge of the Arctic circle?

Rights group says India uses 'security threat' to justify plans for mass deportation of approximately 40,000 Rohingya.