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Three Afghans beheaded, school torched in suspected Islamic State attack
Unidentified gunmen beheaded three men and torched a boys' school in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan
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UAE announces pause in offensive on Yemen's Hodeidah
United Arab Emirates on Sunday announced a pause in the offensive it is backing against Houthi militants Hodeidah,
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Fugitive flamingo spotted after over a decade
The fugitive escaped from a Kansas zoo over a decade ago, in 2005
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North Korea's Kim asked China's Xi to help lift sanctions
China and the US both hope to see the Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons
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Ritual sacrifice draws crowds to Indonesia volcano
Thousands of locals and tourists climbed Mount Bromo early Sunday for a lavish religious ceremony
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Suicide bombing wounds 19 at Iraq ballot warehouse
The vote recount is expected to begin on Tuesday in the Kurdish provinces of Arbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk and Kirkuk
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Shark pulls woman overboard by biting finger in Australia
Melissa sustains cuts, a fracture, a torn ligament and a bad infection on her finger as a result of the encounter
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Issue of Taliban should be solved in ties with Pakistan: Afghan president
Pakistan knows its role well in peace, reconciliation in Afghanistan, says Ambassador to Kabul Zahid Nasrullah
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Indian troops martyr 33 Kashmiris in June
236 people were injured due to the use of brute force including firing of bullets, pellets, PAVA and teargas shells
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44 dead in bus crash in northern India: police
44 people have died in the accident, at least 3 others are injured.
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Eleven family members found dead in Delhi home: police
Indian police launched an investigation Sunday after a family of 11 was found dead inside their home in New Delhi
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US metal manufacturers mobilise against Trump tariffs
American metal industry has rallied its forces to plead for changes
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Chasing dinosaurs in Myanmar's conflict-ridden north
"Amber hunters" on a quest for a Jurassic Park-style discovery sift through mounds of the precious resin in Myanmar
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Jordan army sends aid to southern Syria displaced
The Jordanian army has sent cross-border deliveries of aid to displaced people in Syria's southern province of Daraa
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Mexico votes for new president, leftist rebel favored to win
The law bars current President Enrique Pena Nieto from seeking re-election
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War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws
With public pressure growing on governments to ban single use plastics, manufacturers are feeling the heat
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Ukraine's Roma under attack in wave of hate crimes
More than a dozen Roma people were forced to flee the camp outside the city of Lviv as a result of the attacks
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New Swedish law recognises sex without consent as rape
The law comes after the country was rocked by the #MeToo movement denouncing sexual harassment and assault
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Thousands march against US immigration policy
Thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across the US on Saturday against Trump's hard-line immigration policy
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US teachers quietly train to carry guns into school
America's gun violence epidemic kills around 33,000 people each year
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Post-Saddam Iraq faces parliamentary vacuum for first time
Last ballot is won by populist cleric Moqtada Sadr's electoral alliance with communists
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Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions
United States has told allies to cut all imports of Iranian oil in November
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Malaysians outraged over reports of child marriage
The girl married the 41-year-old man who already has two wives and six children aged between five and 18
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Avalanche kills Austrian mountaineer in Pakistan
British nationals Bruce Normand, Timothy Miller also injured in incident
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India preparing for cut in oil imports from Iran
India is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil after China
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Ballots and bullets: Mexico's bloody election campaign
He is one of 48 candidates murdered this campaign season 28 who were killed during the primary campaigns
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Thousands in US march against immigration policy
More than 500 women, a member of Congress, have been arrested on Thursday protesting Trump's immigration policy
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Palestinians call for 'revenge' at funeral of boy killed by Israeli fire
Boy among two Palestinians killed by Israeli troops during border clashes in southern Gaza
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Rally for equality as top Philippine court considers gay marriage
Marchers face uphill struggle in the conservative, largely Catholic country where even divorce is illegal
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Spain NGO ship saves 59 migrants, Italy refuses access
The news comes a day after three babies were found dead and 100 more went missing in a shipwreck following
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Trump says Saudi king agreed to raise oil production up to 2 mln barrels
The world's top oil exporter plans to pump as much as 11 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in July
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US sanctions aim to turn Iranians against government -Khamenei
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says economic pressure is imposed to separate the nation from the system
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Indian fan dies in car crash in Russia near World Cup city Sochi
Other victim hospitalised as a result of the crash is in stable condition
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As Thai search enters 7th day, divers cling to hope of finding lost boys
Divers from the Thai navy's elite SEAL unit were groping their way through Tham Luang cave
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Christian sites in Japan added to UNESCO World Heritage list
The 12 sites include Oura Cathedral, a Catholic church in Nagasaki
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Austria's right-wing 'rock star' Kurz at the helm of EU politics
Kurz made a clampdown on immigration a central theme of his campaign in last year's elections
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Syrian militants in negotiation with Russia for southwestern province
Russia has supported army advances with air strikes since entering the war in 2015
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Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings win UNESCO status
Mumbai's Art Deco buildings are believed to be the world's second largest collection after Miami
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Another child rape in India sparks mass protests
The victim remains under medical care and has serious injuries including stab wounds from alleged knife attacks
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Trump gets prank called by comedian while on Air Force One
Gets congratulated by the president while posing as a senator
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Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Dept cannot confirm
A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and militants
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US weighs withdrawing troops from Germany: report
Trump insists that Washington is shouldering too much of the NATO's financial burden.
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US intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks
North Korea intends to disclose some sites as part of the denuclearization process,and retain others, US intelligence
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Myanmar transit camps sit empty as Rohingya fear return
Transit camp in Myanmar's Rakhine state stands ready to welcome back 150 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh every day
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Trump denies planning to pull out of WTO
Trump says WTO is a "disaster", flouted international trade norms for US national security
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Factory growth in June slows in China as trade tensions rise
Investors grapple with some of their worst losses in years amidst a bitter Sino-US trade row
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Trump administration says longstanding court decree allows detaining migrant families
New Justice Dept document allows children to be held longer than before
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AQ Khan: Nuclear hero to Pakistan, villain to West
AQ Khan is lauded for bringing the nation up to par with arch-rival India in the atomic field
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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study
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Cyber war, Syria airstrikes feature in revamped RAF museum
The north London attraction has been overhauled to mark the RAF's centenary this year

















































