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India eases foreign investment rules to aid economic growth
Asia's third-largest economy has slowed in each of the past three quarters
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PM Imran reaches out to French, Jordanian leaders on IOK crisis
President Macron, King Abdullah II underline importance of resolving all issues peacefully
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US-Taliban deal 'close'
The two foes have been meeting in Doha in recent days in a bid to put final touches on a historic deal
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Facebook tightens rules for political ads ahead of US elections
The move is the latest by Facebook to crack down on efforts to deceive or manipulate users
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British PM Johnson triggers outrage with move to suspend parliament
The pound slides on the surprise news, which opponents branded a 'coup' and a 'declaration of war'
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Fighting between Yemen government forces, separatists restarts in Aden: residents
Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani says government forces had taken Aden’s airport from the separatists
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Key dates in Britain's Brexit crisis
British PM pledges that Brexit will happen 'do or die' on October 31
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Pictures of the day: August 28, 2019
Events around the world
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500 protests, hundreds injured in Kashmir lockdown: govt source
Protests have broken out, with police using pellet guns and tear gas to disperse the crowds
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Record rain in south Japan brings flood chaos, kills at least two
More than 900,000 people were ordered to evacuate
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At least 23 killed in fire at Mexico bar: NBC
Thirteen others were left seriously injured following the blaze
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Amazon fires a 'tipping point': forestry group chief
Some of the blazes are down to natural causes, some by farmers clearing land for agriculture
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US judge blocks restrictive Missouri abortion law
He didn't block the portion of the law that bans terminations on the basis of fetal sex, race or risk of Down...
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Malaysia ex-PM Najib's biggest 1MDB trial begins
After losing power last year, the former prime minister was arrested and hit with dozens of charges related to 1MDB
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World War II: Key dates
It was the world's deadliest conflict, estimated to have killed 40 to 60 million people
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US news anchor apologises after comparing black colleague to ape
Hackett accepted her apology, but acknowledged that the words "cut deep for me"
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Japan orders 240,000 to evacuate over flood, landslide fears
Nearly a million more people are under a lower-level evacuation advisory over the heavy rains
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'Going to waste': UK shipyard braces for Brexit turmoil
Graves fears that many of these designers and engineers will soon be out of work
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Taliban kill 14 pro-government militia in Afghanistan: officials
At least nine others wounded in the clashes
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Oil gains, led by US crude, as recession worries ease
Oil prices rise with US crude gaining 1%
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US body voices concern on India registry of Muslims
A US body on global religious freedom fears India's drive to register citizens in Assam can disenfranchise Muslims
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Archeologists find remains of 227 sacrificed children in Peru
Children aged between four and 14, were sacrificed in a ritual to honor the Chimu culture's gods
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US court orders Idaho to provide gender confirmation surgery to inmate
Edmo was born male but has identified as female since she was five or six years old
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China denies Qingdao port visit for US warship amid tensions
Defense official says the last US Navy ship to visit Qingdao was the destroyer Benfold in 2016
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Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse in emotional court hearing
Sixteen women address the court while lawyers read out statements on behalf of seven other accusers
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Indian SC issues notices to Modi govt on Article-370, Kashmir press freedom
A five-judge bench of the country's top court will review Indian move on Article-370 in October
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Explosions hit Gaza police checkpoints, three dead -officials
Interior ministry spokesman says the sinful hands that carried out this crime will not escape punishment
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Fed rejects call to deny Trump rate cuts; Trump keeps up pressure
Trump ratchets up tariffs on China to force the world’s second-largest economy to cut a better trade deal with the US
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Are water shortages driving migration?
In most cases, other economic and social problems like corruption or a lack of jobs contribute to migration
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Escaped deadly cobra terrorises German town
Metre-long snake, whose bite can be fatal, has been missing since since escaping from its owner's home
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Trump says 'no bedbugs' at resort he offered for next G7 summit
#Trumpbedbugs trends on Twitter accusing the president of using his office to drum up business for his golf resorts
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Deal nears in talks with US: Afghan Taliban
Withdrawal of foreign troops, a ceasefire agreement major pillars of peace talks
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'Water women' quench thirst of central India's parched villages
As more rivers, reservoirs go dry 600 'Jal Sahelis' step up efforts to fix region’s perennial water woes
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Scientists create 'all white' albino lizards
This scientific creation will help to understand vision problems in humans with albinism
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Indian army man commits suicide after killing senior officer over punishment
Rifleman allegedly shoots a havildar for punishing him on showing ‘lethargic attitude on duty’
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Girl gang-raped, paraded with shaved head as punishment
Authorities say victim was repeatedly raped till she lost her consciousness
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Trade hope helps Asian markets bounce back from sell-off
Investors return in later trade after Trump's G7 news conference
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Go for no-deal Brexit or face election battle: Farage warns UK PM Johnson
'We would put country before party and we would do it every time'
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As Trump policies deepen farmers' pain, Democrats see an opening in rural America
Democratic rivals are stepping up their push to take back part of rural America
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Hong Kong artist offers free protest-themed tattoos
One customer says the tattoo is a reminder of what protesters are fighting for
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Modi ally says Indian opposition using witchcraft
This claim comes after three top members died this month
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UK opposition seek ways to stop no-deal Brexit
The Labour leader says he plans to call a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week
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UN committee faults Nepal in child labour, abuse case
UN Committee calls on Nepal to remove existing obstacles hindering forced-labour victims from filing complaints
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Beijing expresses "strong dissatisfaction" with G7 on Hong Kong
Geng Shuang expresses opposition to a statement made by the leaders
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Madrid hit by heavy flooding
Firefighters in the region were called out 152 times on Monday
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Iran court upholds British Council staffer's 10-year jail term
Esmaili says that she had been tasked with drawing up and managing cultural "infiltration" projects
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Migrant drowns off Belgium while trying to swim to UK
Body of the 48-year-old was discovered on Friday, wearing a makeshift life jacket made of empty plastic bottles
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India using army against its own people: Arundhati Roy
Author faces social media ire for controversial statement
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China to hold fresh military drills near Taiwan
It did not offer details on the scale of the exercises or which military units were involved
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Australian arrested in China for 'espionage'
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun, an outspoken pro-democracy activist, is held under 'harsh conditions'

















































