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Afghanistan's forgotten gypsies seek legal recognition
Jogi women, lightly veiled, beg and read palms openly in streets, where most Afghan women are kept behind walls
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Iran woman gets two years in prison for removing veil
Chief prosecutor complains that the woman "encourgaed moral corruption"
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US Holocaust Museum strips rights award from Myanmar's Suu Kyi
De facto leader is under heavy criticism for her refusal to stand up for the Rohingya
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Macron heads to India, seeking to avoid Trudeau errors
Visit is expected to be much more welcoming after a warm meeting between the two leaders in Paris last year
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Three family members stabbed in Vienna street
Hunt for unidentified attacker continues, while exact motive remains unknown says Vienna police
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Florida legislature passes law allowing teachers to be armed
Legislation pass by state senate will allow teachers to hold weapons at schools
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US wary of North Korea weapons advances while talks take place
Washington and Seoul officials worry that Pyonyang will ultimately lay down impossible demands in talks
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Netanyahu accuses police of pressuring witnesses in graft cases
Premier slams use of state witnesses in video published on his Facebook page
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Chinese, American scientists 'light up' lung cancer mutations
Scientists use a radio-labelled chemical tracer to mark certain cancer mutations, study finds
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Brazil fears crackdown on tainted meats to disrupt exports
Some 20 countries to suspend their imports of Brazilian meats
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Two sentenced in Nigeria over 2010 deadly bomb blasts
Nigeria was left in shock when 2010 national independence celebrations was hit by two car explosions
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Third woman accuses scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape
French woman who wants to remain anonymous claims to have suffered multiple rapes
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'Explosive' eruptions at Japan volcano
The volcano, which featured in the 1967 James Bond film 'You Only Live Twice', has been grumbling since Thursday
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After health scare, world's last male northern white rhino on the mend
Poachers can sell northern white rhino horns for $50,000 per kilo, making them more valuable than gold or cocaine
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No husband, no home: Kenyan women face eviction when marriage ends
Thousands of women are at risk of homelessness and poverty in the African nation
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Doing ‘me, me, me’ all the time sign of depression, reveals study
People who can’t stop talking about themselves may not indicate narcissism
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Saudi prince says Turkey part of 'triangle of evil'
Air India plans to operate flights three days a week
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Suicide bomber kills religious official in Afghan city
Official says the bomber approached Abdul Zaher Haqqani and detonated his explosive vest
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Moroccan PhD student wins Miss Arab Veil award
'Purpose for participating in the Miss Arab Veil competition was to start an organisation that defends women’s rights'
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Afghan female powerlifters flex their muscles
Lifting weights heavier than themselves, women are flexing muscles in a deeply conservative and patriarchal country
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Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Says students using the full veil would be offered counseling sessions and ultimately asked to take off the veil
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Dubai transit travellers could tour city
Nearly 4.5 million passengers transit through Dubai International Airport per month
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German 'terror' group faces verdicts for attacks targeting refugees
Prosecutors say accused launched five explosive attacks targeting refugees and anti-fascist activists in 2015
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Rakhine leader faces Myanmar court after deadly riots
Case has aggravated ethnic tensions in a region also roiled by the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
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Indian man 'comes back to life' on autopsy table
Crowds gathered in front of the district hospital to condemn the negligence exhibited by attendants
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Qatar won't be barred from Arab summit: Saudi crown prince
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in June
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Air India to operate all-women flights on Women's Day
The all-women crew flights will be to several international destinations
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US sues California over pro-immigrant laws
Battle hardens against sanctuary cities
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Einstein's handwritten missive fetches $100,000 at Jerusalem auction
The letter was written during one of the 'most exciting, feverish periods of Einstein's scientific career'
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Sands of time: world's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach
rectangular bottle was discovered half-buried in sand dunes near Wedge Island
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Rioters clash with Police in curfew-bound Central Sri Lanka
At least three police were wounded in the overnight clashes at Menikhinna
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'The Wolf of Wall Street' producers to pay $60 million to US in lawsuit settlement
US prosecutors claimed the films were financed by Red Granite using money misappropriated from a Malaysian state fund
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UK vows to air 'deep concerns' over Yemen with visiting Saudi crown prince
Salman will lunch Wednesday with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, while Prince Charles will host dinner
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Termites sacrifice their elderly in ant wars: study
old soldiers went to the front line and blocked the nest opening against approaching predatory ants
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Porn star sues Trump over 'hush' deal
Michael Avenatti tweeted a copy of a suit filed by the porn star who goes by the name Stormy Daniels.
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Islamabad has had some success in reducing violence: US Defence Intelligence Agency
Report says skirmishes along LoC poses a risk of inadvertent or gradual escalation in hostilities
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Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after tariffs dispute
Cohn's departure indicates Trump would proceed with the tariffs
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More boys suffer online sex abuse than thought: study
Report says, 64.8 percent of the unidentified victims were girls and 31.1 percent were boys
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At least 18 killed as second earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
6.7 quake that strikes Papua New Guinea's mountainous Southern Highland
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Belgium distributes iodine pills in case of nuclear accident
Government launches website in country's official languages to inform people about emergency guidelines
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Strikes hit Syria's battered Ghouta as death toll hits 800
Human Rights observatory says, 805 civilians including 178 children have been killed
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Italy's Five Star leader celebrates poll triumph in hometown
Hundreds cheer as beaming 31-year-old steps on the stage under the rain
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North Korea 'sincere' on possible nuclear talks as sanctions hurt: Trump
Official says, Trump administration is open-minded about potential talks with Pyongyang
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Trump vows to 'counteract' any Russia election meddling
Says the Russian interference did not affect the result of the 2016 race
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Chicago sues US drug distributors over opioids
180 people die each day from opioid drug overdose in the United States
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Man chops off son's hand for watching porn on smartphone
Indian police booked an attempt to murder case against the father and remanded him in judicial custody
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Man makes son run a mile to school after he was banned from bus for bullying
Bryan Thornill advises other parents to follow such techniques to improve their child's behaviour
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France to set 15 as minimum age for sexual consent
The issue was brought when two men were allowed to escape rape charges as they were accused of sex with underage girls
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In a first, Saudi Arabia to host WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
For the first time ever, match will feature 50 WWE Superstars like John Cena, Triple H, AJ Styles and others
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Bezos tops Forbes world's rich list as Trump wealth drops
US President Donald Trump's ranking on the list fell to 766th place from 544th in the last edition
















































