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India gets 'first' gay marriage bureau
Benhur Samson says he founded the agency in response to interest from clients
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Man blows himself up in Belgrade bakery
The man went into the bakery, forced everyone out of it, lay down on the bomb and blew himself up, says report
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Up to third of flights cancelled in French aviation strike
The striking union representing around a fifth of air traffic controllers is campaigning against job cuts
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Russia tries to decipher crash plane pilots' final conversations
The Flydubai plane crashed at an airport in southern Russia, killing all 62 people onboard
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Novak Djokovic questions equal prize money in tennis
Indian Wells CEO says women 'ride on the coattails' of men
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Indonesian taxi drivers to rally for ban on online taxi apps
Transportation Ministry has asked that taxi-hailing apps be banned since they are not registered as public transport
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39 pictures bound to make you fall in love with nature
Our theme of the week gives followers a chance to connect with other users through their photographs
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Turkey suffering 'one of biggest terrorism waves in its history': Erdogan
Erdogan questions EU's sincerity in its support for Turkey's fight against outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party
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Trudeau sends heartwarming message on Nowruz
Canada’s cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and a source of pride, the Canadian primer minister...
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Israel 'rescues' 19 Jews from war-torn Yemen in covert operation
Around 50 Jews have chosen to stay in Yemen, home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world
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Rampaging elephants kill five villagers in India
Victims were trampled after angering the elephants by throwing stones to try to scare them off, says forest minister
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10 best airports in the world
Singapore Changi Airport was named the best airport in the world for the fourth year running
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Swiss billionaire businesswoman has twins at 53
Louis-Dreyfus inherited Louis-Dreyfus Commodities in 2009, a 160-year-old giant in the world commodities business
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Russia's Rostov-on-Don airport reopens after deadly crash
The Boeing 737 exploded into a fireball after missing the runway on a second landing attempt in heavy wind and rain
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Apple expected to launch smaller, cheaper iPhone today
The launch of such a phone would represent Apple's second bid for the crowded mid-tier market
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11 heartwarming pictures of Nowruz celebrations
While many celebrate the festival in their homes, many families are marking the new year in refugee camps
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Obama to meet Castro face-to-face on historic Cuba trip
A US presidential visit would have been unthinkable before Obama and Raul Castro's rapprochement 15 months ago
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Belgium says captured Paris suspect may have planned more attacks
Belgium and France have so far found around 30 people involved in the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people
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North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea amid tension over nuclear ambitions
South Korea claims unidentified projectiles were launched from south of Hamhung and landed in waters east of N Korea
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Biden says 'watching Iran like a hawk' on nuclear deal
If Iran violates the deal, the United States will act, Biden pledges
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Woman mysteriously disappears on live TV
Watch the video to decide whether it is merely a trick of the eye or a supernatural element is involved
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Curfew lifted in area of southeast Turkey, security tight for festival
Nato-member Turkey is on heightened alert after a series of bombings which have killed more than 80 people
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Debris reaches Australia for MH370 analysis
MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew onboard
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Five cheetah cubs fight for survival after rare C-section birth
The cubs, born earlier this month, have weak immune systems and are unable to actively ward off infections
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4-year-old dies after stepmom puts legs in hot water as 'punishment'
The boy was sent to bed early and was found dead the next morning
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Bear bone discovery re-writes human history in Ireland
The new date means there was human activity in Ireland in the Stone Age or Palaeolithic period
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Trump 'needs all the help he can get,' donors say
Donald Trump often tells crowds at his campaign rallies that he doesn't need outside financial support
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Michelin-starred French chef rises to gluten-free challenge
Despite the change, L'Auberge de la Feniere had no problem holding on to its old customers
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Searching for the last lions in Nigeria
In five, 10 years, lions can disappear completely from Nigeria, says Kiki
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Belgian lawyer vows fight over Paris attacks suspect
Suspect told interrogators he had planned to blow himself up in Paris but had backed out at the last minute
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Obama arrives in Cuba for historic visit
Obama landed at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport aboard Air Force One
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Imran Khan meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
Both the leaders discuss corruption and graft issues in the political realm, reports say
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12 dead in Indonesian military chopper crash
Bell helicopter went down in Kasiguncu village where radical Islamic group is waging a guerilla war against government
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Hong Kong student leader Wong to set up political party
Joshua Wong, 19, was at forefront of mass rallies which brought parts of semi-autonomous Chinese city to a standstill
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UNESCO adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves
Spain is the country with largest number of registered reserves
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Turkey blames IS for Istanbul suicide blast
Interior minister says attacker has been formally identified and is linked to terrorist organisation Daesh
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14 killed as bus carrying foreign students crashes in Spain
Of the 43 injured, 30 have been rushed to hospital
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Investigators probe south Russia flydubai crash that killed 62
Based at Dubai airport, the low-cost airline FlyDubai has a strong safety record
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Flight recorders badly damaged in Russia plane crash
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, crashed on its second attempt to land at Russia's Rostov-on-Don airport
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Swedish newspaper websites shut down in hacker attack
The attack was "extremely dangerous and serious," Head of Swedish Media Publishers' Association
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Women outlive men but suffer long years of disability
After age 65, women consistently spend an estimated 30 per cent of their remaining years with a disability
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How the world's currencies got their names
Have you ever wondered why a rupee is called a 'rupee'?
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Transparency in the drone wars
The Pentagon and the CIA have launched hundreds of strikes in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya
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Obama offers Iranian holiday greetings, heralds new 'future'
"Now, for the first time in decades, there's a chance for a different future" Obama
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Iran's leaders offer different economic visions for coming year
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for self-reliance and President Rouhani urges cooperation with the world
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Europe's worst air crashes in past 10 years
The deadliest aircraft disaster in history remains the collision in March 1977 between two Boeing 747s
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Bangladesh heist exposes Philippine dirty money secrets
The $81 million was stolen from the Bangladesh central bank's American accounts last month
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Hope fades to fear for Chinese refugees in junta-run Thailand
Bangkok's refugees currently hail from nearly 50 countries with Pakistanis making up the biggest block
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Fourth person dies of Ebola in latest flare up in Guinea
The epidemic has killed more than 11,300 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since 2013
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¿Qué bolá? Obama jokes with Cuban humorist in video
Obama tried out his comedic chops with some Spanish in a video he made with Cuban humorist Pánfilo

















































