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UAE says fighter jet missing in Yemen combat mission
It is first known case of an Emirati jet from coalition going missing since campaign began in March last year
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Maryland police officer slain in ambush, two suspects arrested
Police chief says he could offer no explanation for what might have precipitated attack on District 3 police station
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Australia's foreign minister to raise missile tests with Iranian counterpart
Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired two ballistic missiles last Wednesday
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White House hopefuls hustle for votes as race turns 'toxic'
The latest major date in the run-up will be in the states of Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina
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Al Qaeda affiliate claims Ivory Coast attack
Al qaeda's North African affiliate claimed an attack on an Ivory Coast resort on Sunday that killed at least 16...
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Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
Hezbollah has close ties to Iran, Saudi Arabia's bitter rival for power in the region
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Texas festival apologises after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab
A volunteer told her she must take off her hijab before her photograph could be taken
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Trump says accepts no responsibility for campaign protesters
Protesters dogged his rallies and forced him to cancel one in Chicago last week
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What would US foreign policy look like under Trump?
He wants to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, ban Muslims from entering US and suggested wiping out ISIS
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Erdogan says attacks like Ankara blast will not weaken Turkey's resolve
A car bombing killed 34 people in the capital city on Sunday
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Egypt sacks justice minister after prophet remark
Zind is the second justice minister to be dismissed in less than a year for controversial comments
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Palestinian wins global teachers' award for valuing play
She accepted the prize "as a win for all teachers in general and Palestinian teachers in particular"
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Valencia pro bullfighting march draws thousands
Participants held aloft banners proclaiming the practice as a key element of cultural expression
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Refugee misery reaches peak at crowded Greek camp: UN
Greek authorities say there are some 12,000 people in the camp
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Ankara bombing toll rises to 34 dead, 125 injured
Attack comes just weeks after the city was hit by a suicide car bombing on February 17 that killed 29 people
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Sri Lanka suffers worst blackout in 20 years
It was the second major power failure in less than a month, following a three-hour disruption late February
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Seven dead in attack on Ivory Coast resort town
"I saw seven dead that I filmed. There were four attackers," witness says
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Trump accuses Sanders of inciting protests
His accusation came after a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday was called off amid scenes of violence
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Hizb-e-Islami to join Afghan peace talks
Announcement comes days after Taliban refused to take part in the Afghan reconciliation process
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Saudi forces fatally shoot woman during raid to capture wanted man
The suspect was involved in attacks on Shia Muslims in the kingdom, according to state news agency
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Outrage in Egypt over justice minister's prophet remark
Egypt's justice minister said he would arrest even "a prophet," although he later admitted it was a "slip of tongue"
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French embassy employee fired for being Muslim wins lawsuit
Saima Ashraf-Hassan says she was repeatedly singled out at work & called a "terrorist" by co-workers in Washington...
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The case of a remote tiny island attacking Pakistani nukes
The Republic of Marshall Islands has turned to the ICJ against all the nine nuclear weapon states of the world
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Saudi Arabia puts murderer to death in 72nd execution of 2016
In 2015, Saudi Arabia executed 153 people, most of them for drug trafficking or murder
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India can deliver two-thirds of worldwide growth in next four years: IMF chief
Christine Lagarde appreciates continuing reform process in India
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Obama due in Britain in April to make pro-EU case
The visit will take place around two months before the June 23 referendum in Britain
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India's hardline Hindus abandon trademark shorts
The RSS has been banned three times since its inception in 1925
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Analysis:Trump without the hair? EU's migration policy gets rough
If the pact with Turkey goes through as conceived, the EU will be retreating into a 'fortress Europe' policy
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Doctor urged psychiatric hospital for Germanwings pilot before crash
Prosecutors believe Lubitz, barricaded himself into the cockpit deliberately propelling the jet into a mountainside
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Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's a toilet bowl
The charity Birdman Rally involved participants flying homemade gliders without mechanical assistance
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North Korea denies cyber attacks on South Korea officials
The North denied South Korea's previous accusation of conducting cyber attacks against the South's nuclear operator
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MH370 family sue Malaysia Airlines in Australia
Under international agreements, families have up to two years to sue over air accidents
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10 most literate nations in the world
Finland ranked world's most literate nation
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Marital rape 'cannot be applied in the Indian context', says minister for women
Maneka Gandhi gave poverty, religious beliefs and social customs as reasons for not criminalising marital rape
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Islamic State using birth control to keep supply of sex slaves
Most of the Yazidi population, numbering around half a million, remains displaced in camps in Kurdistan
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Amid sea disputes, China to set up maritime ‘judicial centre’
China disputes group of uninhabited islets with Japan in East China Sea, and also claims most of South China Sea
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Defiant Trump stares down protesters after rally violence
Donald Trump trained his fire Saturday on the protesters disrupting his rallies, branding them 'thugs' and extremists
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How Saudi Arabia turned its greatest weapon on itself
The 1973-74 oil embargo was the first demonstration that the House of Saud was willing to weaponize the oil markets
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French investigators to publish Germanwings co-pilot crash report
The Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed a year ago, leaving 50 dead
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Wounded in bombing, Iraq girl now rising table tennis star
Imad journeys to Baghdad twice a week to practise with the national under-16 Paralympic team
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Japan region seeks full-time 'ninjas' for tourism
Newly hired ninjas will receive a one-year contract with monthly pay of 180,000 yen ($1,580) plus bonus
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Syria's opposition says Assad must go, dead or alive
The United Nations is pushing for a transitional government and a new constitution to be put in place in six months
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Obama calls on candidates to reject 'insults', 'violence'
Chicago rally organized by Republican frontrunner had to be cancelled at the last minute in the face of mass protests
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Anguish as Kabul family buries 10 drowned migrants
Between January and mid-February alone, 320 people have died crossing the Aegean Sea
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Iraq PM vows retaliation after IS chemical attack
Intelligence experts are still analysing samples, but local officials believe mustard agent was used in attack on Taza
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Iran's Rouhani criticises 'revolutionary' opponents as rift widens
Says his opponents seek their own interests, not those of the people
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Most French also want vote on EU membership: UK study
However, 44 per cent say they will vote to stay in if one is held
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Have more Sikhs in my cabinet than Modi, says Canadian PM
Justin Trudeau has three Sikh ministers in his, while there are only two Sikh minister in Indian cabinet
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Tunisia calls for day's wages to fight terrorism
Statement came after President Beji Caid Essebsi donated month's salary to the fund at a post office in central Tunis
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Game over! Computer wins series against Go champion
programme, AlphaGo, took a little over four hours to secure its third consecutive win over Lee Se-Dol