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At 'Hello Kitty' airline EVA, investors fret after chief ousted in family feud
EVA has risen to become a major player in the growing trans-Pacific market in recent years
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Defiant North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
he North's Rodong missile has an estimated maximum range of 1,300 km
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US troubled' by Turkish authorities' shutting down of free press
Recently, the Turkish government has taken a series of government steps against the press
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Domino's to trial robots for pizza delivery
Customers are given a code when they order, which they enter onto a keypad to unlock the compartment containing pizza
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Presidential candidate Cruz appoints Islam critics as advisers
The list of advisers drew more attention for its inclusion of several critics of Muslims
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North Korea fired two ballistic missiles
The United States remains steadfast in its commitments to the defense of its allies
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Dog lost at sea off California surfaces alive one month on
Luna, a German shepherd with piercing blue eyes, went overboard in early February
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Saudi-led strikes on Yemen market killed 119: UN
Among those killed in Mastaba district on Tuesday were 22 children, while another 47 people were wounded
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Kazakhstan bars smartphones at government offices to prevent leaks
The new rule aims to curb the spread of confidential information through WhatsApp
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Kazakhstan to chemically castrate paedophiles
The bill has been sent to the office of President Nursultan Nazarbayev for approval
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Islamic State in 'genocide' against Christians, Shias: US
Secretary of State John Kerry John Kerry says Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology and by actions
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Protesters mark one year since mob killing of Afghan woman
The mob killing of the 27-year-old woman known as Farkhunda in broad daylight last March triggered nationwide protests
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Erdogan wants to broaden definition of terrorists to include journalists
The statement came after an incident of suicide car bombing at a bus stop in central Ankara on Sunday
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India's Bharti Airtel to buy mobile spectrum from Videocon for $664 million
With smartphone sales booming telecom operators are ramping up infrastructure spending to expand 3G and 4G services
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Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut's tomb
There is huge international interest in Nefertiti, who died in the 14th century BC
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Muslim nursing staff in Bradford stopped elderly residents from having bacon: report
Staff members refused to help residents buy or cook pork, saying it was against their cultural beliefs
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Russia says to complete withdrawing most of Syria force in two-three days
Russian Air Force Commander Viktor Bondarev made the announcement in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda
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Four Kashmiri students arrested in India over false claims of cooking beef
Police later confirmed that the meat was not beef
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US made dengue vaccine 100 percent effective in small study
Dengue infects nearly 400 million people in more than 120 countries annually
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Half of US women have 'very unfavorable' view of Trump
Poll results are up from the 40 percent women who felt that way in October
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A tragic tale of two friends killed in separate attacks in Turkey
Both died a few months apart in terrorist attacks
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Modi, Trump on TIME's list of 30 most influential people on the Internet
Candidates are chosen based on factors like social-media followings, site traffic, and overall news ability
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Kurdish TAK militant group says it was behind Ankara bombing that killed 37: website
TAK previously claimed responsibility for a separate car bombing in Ankara last month that killed 29 people
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Security fears haunt Turkey's biggest cities after Ankara blast
There have been several security scares in Ankara and Istanbul amid fears of repeat bombings
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Trump victory a major global risk: EIU
EIU highlighted the tycoon's alienation towards China as well as his comments on extremism
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Worst airports in the world, according to pilots
On a recent AskReddit thread, pilots and flight attendants debated which the worst airports in the world are
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Faulty printer implicated in $81 mn Bangladesh bank heist
Another transfer of $20 million was halted by a bank in Sri Lanka at Bangladesh Bank's request
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Video apparently of Japanese hostage surfaces with message to family
Yasuda, a freelance journalist since 2003, was held in Baghdad in 2004
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US-Cuba thaw has yet to reach Guantanamo
As Obama prepares to jet in to Cuba next week, the American base stands as testament to bad old days in US-Cuban ties
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Japan highway tunnel pile-up kills two, sends dozens to hospital
Local media says about 70 other people were sent to hospitals for treatment and observation
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Apple signs up for Google's cloud services: Re/code
The iPhone maker is spending between $400 million and $600 million on Google's cloud services
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Nike fitness app, new products get more personal
Nike+ users also will have exclusive access to new products such as HyperAdapt 1.0
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Air India flight evacuated after false bomb scare: Bangkok airport
Authorities say passengers were evacuated on emergency slide, with 42 sustaining minor injuries
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Iraq offensive uproots 35,000: US military
A military spokesperson said Iraqi forces have detained 149 IS fighters trying to blend in with the civilians
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Ohio man pleads guilty to trying to support Islamic State
Al-Ghazi is one of more than 80 individuals whom the US has charged with Islamic State-related crimes since 2013.
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Islamic State flag found with dead Brussels gunman
Belgian investigators named the fatality in the Brussels operation as Mohamed Belkaid, 35, an Algerian national
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Australian minister says Trump phenomenon 'terrifying'
Australian government ministers rarely make critical comments about elections in other countries
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Scientists may have made huge breakthrough in explaining mystery of Bermuda Triangle
Historians found that 300 ships and many other planes were lost in the area throughout the 20th century
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Modi's wax statue to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds
The wax figures in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok will be dressed in Indian PM's 'signature kurta'
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Four arrested for planning attack in Paris
Three men and one women were arrested at dawn in Paris and the nearby northern suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis
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Obama nominates moderate, veteran judge for US Supreme Court
Merick Garland, 63, has won the respect of Republicans and Democrats, says US president
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Obama to pick judge Merrick Garland for Supreme Court: White House
Obama would formally announce his intent at the White House's Rose Garden at 1500 GMT
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Iran fire festival celebrations kill three, injure 2,500
Among the dead on Tuesday night was a 45-year-old man who suffered a heart attack brought about by an explosion
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Iraqi army plane crashes, 3 crew missing
In a statement on Twitter, Islamic State said it had shot down a military plane with anti-aircraft artillery
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Indian mother kills herself after caste discrimination
She hanged herself after a council punished her family for her suspected extra-marital romance with a lower-caste man
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Germany tightens rape law in wake of Cologne assaults
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet signed off on the measure which still requires parliamentary approval
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Obama to announce Supreme Court pick at 1500 GMT: White House
Obama's choice for the US high court vacancy is seen as one of the most consequential actions of his presidency
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Trump predicts riots if denied Republican presidential nomination
"I think you'd have riots. I'm representing many, many millions of people" Donald Trump
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UN suspends Sharapova as goodwill ambassador
Sharapova had been a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Programme for the past nine years
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Instagram to ditch chronological user feed for 'interest' based one
Sequence of posts to be based on interest in content, the user's relationship with the person or timeliness of post