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Singapore all set to nominate first female Muslim president
Halimah Yacob will be nominated on Wednesday
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Azaan recited at Spanish palace for the first time in 500 years
Video instantly went viral with over one million views on Facebook and 250,000 shares
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Iraq MPs vote against Kurdish independence referendum
The government requires to take all steps to protect the unity of Iraq
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Oman says secures release of Indian priest abducted in Yemen
Thomas Uzhunnalil has been held captive since March 2016
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African migrant children face highest risk of abuse: report
The global number of refugee and migrant children moving around alone has reached a record high
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North Korea says US will 'suffer the greatest pain'
N Korea responds to the unanimous UN decision to impose even stricter sanctions on the country
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Man imprisoned in China for two years for preaching Islam online
Huang is a member of a Muslim minority community in China called Hui
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Life term sought for suspect in Germany neo-Nazi murders
Beate Zschaepe is co-accused in 10 killings carried out by the other two members of National Socialist Underground
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Iraq condemns to death Russian militant captured in Mosul
Convict admitted to carrying out attacks against the security forces since 2015
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China backs Myanmar government efforts to 'safeguard stability'
Rohingya militants attacked police posts in late August, prompting a military backlash
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Sitting most of the day may lead to an early grave: study
'Lack of activity in our muscles affects our ability to metabolise our sugars efficiently'
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BBC World segment opening goes viral and you can't help but teehee
Video shows anchor trying to figure out which camera to pose for
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Erna Solberg, Norway's 'folksy' Conservative prime minister
Solberg won by promising voters continuity
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13-year-old rape victim's baby in India dies two days after birth
Indian SC had granted her permission to medically terminate her pregnancy earlier in September
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Man beaten up for speaking English in Delhi
A group of five inebriated men confronted him and asked him why he was speaking in English
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Saudi Arabia arrests four over alleged Islamic State bomb plot
They were allegedly preparing to attack two defence ministry headquarters in Riyadh
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Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile systems: Erdogan
The purchase of the missile systems from a non-NATO supplier will raise concerns in the West over their compatibility
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Gambling addict brings landmark Australia poker machine case
Advocates for reform estimate that people lose around $9.6 billion a year
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Trump to weigh more aggressive US strategy on Iran
The White House declined to comment
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'Fluffy' the great white shark heads back to sea
Before being released into the ocean, its health was assessed and it made a good recovery overnight
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Why Irma wasn't as catastrophic in Florida as feared
Just two deaths in Florida were reported by state officials
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UN to discuss Rohingya crisis after 'ethnic cleansing' claim
United Nations rights chief has also said the violence seemed to be a ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
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Australia kicks off postal vote to decide on legalising same-sex marriage
Poll will determine if Australia becomes the 25th country to legalise same-sex marriage
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Philippine police halt drug tests after residents petition court
Human rights groups and Duterte's political opponents have said tests conducted by police amounted to harassment
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3.5 million refugee children don't attend school: UN
We should not ask a child forced to flee her home to also give up her education and her dreams for the future: Malala
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China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
China requires places of worship to be registered with authorities, but many believers shun official settings
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Beach football in landlocked Afghanistan
No sand, no problem
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Bangladesh plans to move reluctant Rohingya to remote island
More than 300,000 Rohingya have poured into Bangladesh
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US Supreme Court keeps tight refugee ban in place
Justices of highest US Court accepted Trump administration's emergency petition
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Saudis ‘apologised for mismanagement’ during Hajj 2017
Religious affairs ministry says 2.98 million riyals refunded over unsatisfactory arrangements
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Afghanistan seeks early completion of Chabahar port
Sushma Swaraj assures Afghanistan that New Delhi would speed up the port’s development
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Pope hopes Trump will reconsider 'Dreamers' order
Trump's move fulfills campaign promise of zero tolerance toward illegal immigrants
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Blockade attempt to force Qatar into 'trusteeship': minister
Qatar has been hit by a land and air embargo imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies
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Situation in Myanmar 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing': UN
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says Myanmar is waging a "systematic attack" on Rohingya Muslims
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Nine Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai blast
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack
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Rare images from 9/11 terror attacks
Today, US marks the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
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Two Swiss trains collide, injuring around 30 people
Accident happened in Andermatt, a mountain town in the canton of Uri
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India complains over 'offensive' Australian lamb commercial
In the TV commercial, a number of religious figures are seen sitting down together to a lamb-based meal
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Huge crowd to rally for Catalan independence before vote
Nearly 400,000 people have signed up to join the demonstration in Barcelona
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India Nobel winner launches march for abused children
More than 9,000 children were trafficked in India in 2016
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Cancer immunotherapy proves itself in earlier-stage disease
Possibility of early intervention also raises questions about screening to spot cancer early on
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China court releases video of Taiwanese activist confessing to subversion
Lee said he accepted the charge of subversion and expressed regret in videos of his comments released on social media
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Tanzanian city gets new sewage scheme to curb disease, ocean pollution
Ocean contamination is a problem in all Tanzania’s coastal cities
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Saudi govt may have funded ‘dry run’ for 9/11
Fresh evidence alleges Saudi embassy in Washington paid for two suspects who participated in conspiracy
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Sixteen years after 9/11, ever-vigilant New Yorkers on edge
September 11 Memorial has become site of meditation and mourning
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'Symbolic' trial of Turkey opposition daily staff to resume
Turkey ranks 155 on the latest RSF world press freedom index
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UN warns of possible 'crimes against humanity' in Venezuela
Venezuela's crisis has caused food and medicine shortages, unrest and calls for President Nicolas Maduro to quit
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Islamic State has approximately 11,100 blank Syrian passports: report
Fake, altered passports mostly used for illegal entry without further motives like carrying out terrorist attack
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Myanmar mob stones Muslim home amid Rohingya crisis
The exodus accounts for nearly a third of Myanmar's Rohingya population
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Maldives suspends lawyers demanding rule of law
The holiday paradise has been in political turmoil since toppling of country's first democratically elected president

















































