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Analysis: Which India, Mr Modi?
It is tempting to agree with Modi’s offer of a useful yardstick to measure the health of Asian democracies
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Iran denies supporting US bank hacking
US announced computer hacking charges against seven Iranians who worked for firms linked to the Iranian government
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Belgium's Muslims vow to fight radicalisation after attacks
"These criminals committed barbaric crimes, what they did has nothing to do with Islam" Imam Mouhameth Galaye
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Snoop Dogg launches nature show
Over 60,000 people signed a petition to 'get Snoop Dogg to narrate whole season of planet earth'
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Sanders presses Clinton as 3 western states vote Saturday
The trio of western caucuses marks a chance for Vermont Senator Sanders
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British-Pakistani murdered by fellow Muslim for posting Easter message
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for involvement in the Glasgow shopkeeper's murder
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Belgian police shoot suspect in Europe-wide terror raids
The raids came as under-fire Belgian investigators uncovered alarming new evidence of a European militant cell
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US approves $3.2 billion sale of Boeing P-8A patrol planes to UK
Lawmakers now have 15 days to block the sale although such action is unlikely
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Don't rock the boat, Gibraltar pleads as Brexit breeds fear
At stakes is a thriving services-based economy that relies in large part on access to the EU's single market
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Pro-life Poles seek virtual abortion ban under new conservative govt
Pro-life activists in Poland want to tighten an abortion law that is already one of the most restrictive in Europe
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On Good Friday, pope says 'Islamist militants' profane God's name
Pope Francis condemned "unprecedented violence" by Muslim militants
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North Korea video depicts imagined submarine attack on Washington
Message in video says "if US imperialists budge an inch toward us, we will immediately hit them with nuclear...
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Brussels attacker had been on US watch list before Paris attacks: source
Belgian prosecutors have identified Brahim El Bakraoui as one of two suicide bombers who attacked Zaventem Airport
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Is Italy ready for the next wave of migrants?
Italian Interior Ministry has so far registered 13,829 arrivals this year, compared with 10,075 in 2015
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Unique Saudi course puts women in vanguard of film study
It is the only programme of its kind in the kingdom which lacks a film industry and has no similar course for men
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Pentagon to propose boosting US military presence in Iraq
Officially, there are 3,870 US troops deployed in Iraq
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UN chief says 'time to stop violence' in Middle East
Ban spoke with two Syrian refugee families living in squalid conditions in a poor neighbourhood of the city of Tripoli
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Suicide bomber kills 30 south of Baghdad
The mayor of the town was among those killed in the explosion
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Anti-Muslim spat: Myanmar's leader Suu Kyi loses cool with BBC’s Mishal Husain
No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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Suspect wounded, held, in Brussels attacks probe
The suspect was linked to bomb attacks in Brussels and to a foiled plot this week near Paris, says mayor
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Pupils as young as 7 caught sexting by British teachers
A small amount of teachers said seven-, eight-, and nine-year-olds were engaged in such behaviour
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Taiwan tycoon jailed over tainted cooking oil scandal
Wei Ying falsely labelled the products and sold adulterated food to defraud and obtain profits, says court statement
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American photographer moved by Malala’s smile
Annie Leibovitz shoots Malala Yousufzai for her exhibition, Women: New Portraits
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What’s next for the Muslims of Belgium?
Belgium imposed a ban on Islamic veils in public spaces in 2012, further isolating the Muslim community
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'Pharaoh', the king of Cairo strongmen
Karim Hussein seemed destined to be a strongman from a young age
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Two Indian students held for posting pro-Pakistan slogans
It was found that there was no malafide intention in posting, police says
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France foils terror strike by man linked to Paris attackers
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says the arrest foiled a planned attack in France, which was at an advanced stage
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UN slams 'gruesome' killing of Palestinian assailant
The Israeli army arrested a soldier caught shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground
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Police arrest second Brussels metro suspect
De Standaard newspaper said the man was arrested after a policeman recognised him from the security footage
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Investigators have new Syrian suspect in Brussels bombing: paper
Belgian newspaper De Morgen named the suspect as 28-year-old Syrian Naim al-Hamed
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Terror suspect held in Paris was convicted with attacks ringleader Abaaoud in July: police sources
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says he was suspected of "being involved in the plan at a high level"
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Turkish reporters go on trial in landmark press freedom case
The pair were sent to jail for story that accuses government of seeking to illicitly deliver arms to rebels in Syria
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Australia slams Japan Antarctic whale hunt
Tokyo claims it is trying to prove whale population is large enough to sustain a return to commercial hunting
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Microsoft's AI Twitter bot goes dark after racist, sexist tweets
It was shut down by Microsoft after it made a series of inappropriate tweets
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Six people arrested in Brussels after attacks
The arrests come as Belgian ministers are under fire for intelligence failings over Tuesday's suicide attacks
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Twelve killed as minibus collides with truck in France: official
The minibus was travelling from Switzerland to Portugal when the accident happened just before midnight
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Playboy eyes possible sale of assets
Playboy said it had hired an investment adviser to look at a possible sale of the company
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Brazil to launch anti-Zika app for Olympics
The app will provide the virtual diagnosis as well as information on preventing Zika
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Saudi film fans revel on 'green carpet' as fest begins
About 400 enthusiastic film fans filled a hall for the opening ceremony at a culture and arts centre in Dammam
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Boko Haram chief reappears looking dejected in new video
Shekau rejects rumours of his death but signals his time in charge of the Nigerian terrorist group is coming to an end
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London holds vigil for Brussels terror attack victims
The gathered crowds shared beers, chanted "everybody together" and sang the Belgian national anthem
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Brussels suicide bomber Laachraoui 'nice, clever,' brother says
A veteran fighter in Syria, Laachraoui is also suspected of making explosive belts for last November's Paris attacks
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Starbucks to donate unsold meals to hungry
Starbucks says it aims to donate leftover ready-to-eat meals from all of its 7,600 outlets in US within five years
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Number of US drones will nearly triple by 2020: FAA
How the civilian drone market evolves will depend on future security, regulatory measures put in place by US
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Netflix admits to downgrading video quality on AT&T, Verizon phones: WSJ
In the blog, it said it had limited its video quality for mobile viewers globally
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Pope washes feet of Muslim migrants, says ‘we are brothers’
The refugees came from Mali, Nigeria, Eritrea, India, Syria and Pakistan
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Man arrested after tweet 'confronting Muslim woman' on Brussels attacks
The message went viral, prompting angry reactions as well as mocking messages parodying his tweet
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Comic Garry Shandling, 66, dead from apparent heart attack in LA
He was best known for his work on cable television comedy series, “The Larry Sanders Show"
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US indicts seven Iranians with hacking American banks
Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of several entities within Iranian government responsible for Iranian intelligence
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Karadzic found guilty of genocide, jailed for 40 years
UN war crimes judges found former Bosnian Serb leader guilty of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II