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Norway advertises stricter asylum rules in Afghan newspapers
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration has tweeted about new rules in Pashto, Dari and English
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London to New York in five hours: Airbus reveals new supersonic jet
The company just signed its first order for 20 of the $120 million jets with Flexjet
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Saudi Arabia imposes sanctions on at least 12 Hezbollah figures
Hezbollah has criticised Saudi Arabia over both its military operations in Yemen and its support for rebels in Syria
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Obama Thanksgiving message likens refugees to pilgrims
Thanksgiving was first celebrated by the group who fled religious persecution in England
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China journalist, 71, to serve five years in jail: lawyer
Gao Yu is sentenced for leaking state secrets
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PetroChina sells pipeline stake amid reforms push
The project has pipelines connecting China with countries including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
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Islamic State makes $500m a year from its oil business
Obama administration commits colossal miscalculation of terrorist group's oil revenues
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No nudity please, we're Singaporeans
Long ridiculed as a nanny state, Singapore has cut an archaic list of prohibited books
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Operation in Syria kills person involved Beirut attacks - TV
Syrian state TV says the man was an IS operative who coordinated the transport of bombers from Syria to Lebanon
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Kremlin says still waiting for 'realistic' response from Turkey on downing jet
Says it is not considering sanctions against Turkey or imposing a food imports embargo
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South African judge lifts domestic ban on rhino horn trade
South Africa's rhino poaching epidemic saw a record 1,215 rhino killed last year for their horn
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Britain's Cameron says time to start bombing militants in Syria
Cameron needs to persuade lawmakers, who did not back him in 2013 to now join air strikes in Syria
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Families ask Indian govt to declare Mumbai attacks fishermen dead
Relatives have still not been able to claim compensation of one million rupees for loss of their loved-ones
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Heat grows on US for independent probe into MSF hospital strike
The MSF slammed American forces after the US commander in Afghanistan termed the attack on the hospital human error
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Thai summit to spotlight Myanmar, Bangladesh over migrant crisis
Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled western Myanmar in recent years
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Russia tightens control over Turkish food imports: minister
Agriculture minister says some 15 per cent of Turkish agricultural produce does not meet Russian standards
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Turkey and Russia do not have 'luxury' of unfriendly ties - Turkish minister
Turkish minister, Volkan Bozkir said he expected ties with Moscow to be maintained following the incident
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California rock band in interview describes horror of Paris attack
It was the largest loss of life in attacks that night across the French capital that killed 130 people
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Bangladesh police kill Shia shrine blast chief suspect
Police also around up five militants from banned local extremist outfit JMB during raids in Dhaka
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'Unprecedented' rise in anti-Muslim backlash in US post Paris attacks
Since November 13, CAIR has documented dozens of anti-Muslim incidents
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Fifteen killed in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia
Authorities say contact with helicopter was lost some 15 minutes after takeoff from Igarka airport
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Turkish army releases audio of warnings to downed Russian plane
Earlier Rescued Russian pilot claimed that no warning was issued before jet downed
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Palestinian killed by Israel army fire in West Bank: ministry
The death brings to 95 the number of Palestinians killed in violence since October 1
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Letter from Saudi Arabia
Young Saudis are using Twitter to talk back to the government and to converse with one another
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Australia firefighters battle deadly inferno
South Australia state Premier Jay Weatherill says two people died around town of Pinery
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UK-made cruise missile used in deadly airstrike on Yemeni factory
Britain granted nearly 4 billion pounds of export licences for arms to Saudi Arabia in the five prior years
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Pope in Africa says dialogue vital to avert violence in God's name
Bridging divisions between Muslims and Christians is a main theme of Pope Francis' first tour of the continent
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Tunisia closing border with Libya after deadly bus bombing
Interior ministry said explosive used in the attack was also used to make suicide belts illegally brought from Libya
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North, South Korea meet in fresh bid to improve ties after standoff
Talks are fresh attempt at dialogue between rivals which have all-but cut off ties since 2010
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Polar tourists see an icy world melt
Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest contributors to world sea-level rise, is melting irreversibly
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Paragliding extremist leaves family in Israel fearing his fate
Nidal Salah stares across fence towards his new life in Syria with Islamic State movement
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Islam, beyond the stereotypes
Photographer Wasif exhibits Islam and the way one creates divides between people and puts people in boxes
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US using sex, money to infiltrate Iran: supreme leader
Khamenei says the main targets of this infiltration are the elites, influential people and decision-makers
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Shiv Sena offers INR0.1 million ‘reward’ to anyone who slaps Aamir Khan
Shiv Sena workers protest outside hotel in Ludhiana where Aamir is staying for shooting of his upcoming film
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Obama 'pardons' turkey in Thanksgiving tradition
Some say the origin of the pardoning tradition started from John F. Kennedy in November 1963.
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MSF hospital strike was 'human error': US general
The October 3 air raid on the French charity's hospital during a Taliban offensive in Kunduz killed at least 30 people
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Texas toddler dies after siblings put her in oven
Their mother told police she had gone out with her boyfriend to collect a pizza and a prescription at the drug store
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US 'concerns' over Russian missile system
Moscow to send S-400 anti-aircraft missiles with a 400 kilometers range to Syria, being a threat to US-led planes
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US 'Facebook killer' guilty of murdering wife
The case attracted widespread attention after the man splashed a photo of her bloodied body on Facebook
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US Republicans move to dump Trump
Republican experts are warning that Trump could do lasting damage to the party
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China pledges to work with Africa in fighting militancy after Mali attack
Three Chinese citizens killed in the hotel attack were executives from the state-owned China Railway Construction Corp
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Massive Philippine blaze leaves thousands homeless
Despite the devastation, no one was killed in the disaster and only four people were injured
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Google gets 348,085 'forget' requests in Europe
Google complied with less than half of the demands, intending to balance privacy with the public's right to know
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TTP commander Sajna reported killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
At least 12 other militants were killed along with Sajna, who led a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban
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Afghan president invites senior Pashtun leaders for talks
Delegation including Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Aftab Sherpao & ANP chief Asfandyar Wali will travel to Kabul on Thursday
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Iran to back Palestinians "in any way we can": Khamenei
Supreme leader supported Palestinians saying they are people protesting occupation of their land
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IS claims deadly Tunisia bus bombing
Bombing of a presidential guard bus in the Tunisian capital that killed at least 12 people
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Paris hotel bookings inching back
In noted that occupancy rates remained down by 16 percent on average on Sunday and Monday
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Iraq political dispute leads to gunfire at TV station
Iraq's 328-member parliament is riven by divisions within its Shia majority, Sunni Arab and Kurdish lawmakers
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Flooding brings Qatar to near standstill
Overnight rain makes many roads near impassable for commuters amid reports that even Doha's airport was affected

















































