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Afghan Taliban launch ‘Spring Offensive’, name it after slain chief Mullah Mansoor
Spokesperson says Operation Mansouri will be mix of conventional, guerrilla, suicide attacks on Afghan, foreign forces
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Bangladeshi girl with three legs 'walks, runs' after Australia surgery
Body parts of a twin had grown inside the toddler
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Risk of deeper involvement as US weighs its options in Afghanistan
Nearly 9,000 US troops remain in Afghanistan
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Le Pen says voters must choose 'for or against' France
Latest poll suggests Macron will defeat Le Pen by a margin of 21 points in the runoff on May 7
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Farm-to-festival: Thai folk music strikes a global chord
Fresh takes on the centuries-old musical tradition have started winning over Bangkok's hipster elite
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Trump says he thought being president would be easier than his old life
'I loved my previous life, I had so many things going'
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London police shoot one, arrest four in counter-terrorism operation
All four people were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of militant acts
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German MPs approve partial burqa ban
Law falls short of a total ban in public places demanded by right-wing parties
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Female Muslim clerics in Indonesia issue fatwas on child marriage, women sexual abuse
Rare fatwas, which also includes on environment, were issued at the end of a 3-day gathering of female clerics
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Two US troops killed fighting Da’ish in Afghanistan
Marines were targeted near where Washington this month dropped the 'Mother of All Bombs'
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Poland backs India’s NSG, UNSC bid
Polish PM extended his country’s support in a meeting with Indian Vice President in Warsaw
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Russian spy ship sinks off Turkey after collision
Russian military says the Liman had a hole ripped out of its hull in the incident
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Police say fired single shot in Berlin hospital, injuring one
Police sealed off a wide area around the hospital, says report
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North Korea's Kim must come to 'his senses': US naval commander
All options on the table to deal with North Korea, says Admiral Harry Harris
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London police arrest man on terrorism charge near UK parliament
Police say the man was detained on a major street between parliament and the residence of PM Theresa May
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‘Several TTP militants’ killed in suspected US drone strike in North Waziristan
The strike would only be the second such attack since President Donald Trump took office
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Nigeria's Jonathan blames Obama for 2015 election defeat
US govt made it expressly clear through actions they wanted change of govt, says Jonathon
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US issues warning after Ethiopia grenade attacks
Four grenade attacks occurred in past month
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In Muslim Indonesia, tiny Jewish community lives on
Indonesia has long been praised for its moderate, inclusive brand of Islam
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Islamic romance novels set hearts aflutter in Bangladesh
Abubakar was inspired to take up the pen in the late 1970s
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Scientists engineer a blood test to detect cancer relapse
'We can identify patients to treat even if they have no clinical signs of disease'
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EU 'completely united' ahead of Brexit talks
Ministers from the remaining 27 countries met without Britain for the first time for a final check of the guidelines
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How much money do you need to save every day to become financially secure?
It’s never too late to start saving
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'Radical' attack on France's Reunion island wounds 2 police
Authorities in Reunion estimate there are around 100 militants on the island
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Nicaragua exorcism victim starved, beaten before killing: witnesses
Witnesses said she was stripped naked and thrown on a pile of wood that was set alight
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Twitter-sphere explodes over death sentence for Saudi atheist
Shamri had renounced Islam and expressed his views on social media leading to his arrest in 2014
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Iraqi paramilitaries shut more Islamic State escape routes to Syria border
The militias dislodged Islamic State from Hatra, which suffered great destruction under the militants' three-year rule
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Four Thai rangers killed by bomb in restive south
The violence comes after the most prominent insurgent group rejected peace talks organised by the ruling junta
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Taiwan president says phone call with Trump can take place again
'China now needs to have its own sense of responsibility'
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At this site in India, Muslims and Hindus offer prayers under the same roof
Sitting atop Moti Doongri Hill, the site is important as communal tension is on the rise
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Chicago artist creates mural of Michelle Obama and no one's happy
Mural artist is facing criticism for plagiarising another artist's work who had posted an identical image earlier
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Pictures of the day: April 27, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Indian doctors treating world's heaviest woman quit in protest against allegations
Medical team resigned over claims they lied about success of weight loss surgery performed
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Afghan strongman shelters former Taliban insurgents
Afghanistan's National Security Council has refused to comment on the Kandahar strategy
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Children pay the price in Afghan conflict: UN
The report says 210 children were killed between January to March, up 17 per cent from the same period last year
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29 Indian fishermen arrested by MSA for violating maritime boundary
Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) says five boats belonging to the fishermen have also been seized
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What would the world's top billionaires be worth if they were women?
On an average, women make only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men
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BA offloads British couple at military base over business class row
Boeing 777 had left London for the Jamaican capital Kingston on late Wednesday
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This hanging hotel in Canada will give you major vacation goals
It will fulfill your childhood dreams of living in a tree house
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World's mushrooming cities pose big vaccination challenges: UNICEF
Access to immunisation has helped to eradicate polio, with only Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan still affected
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Four decades on, Argentina's 'Mothers' still marching
Mothers of May Square was initiated in 1977 when 14 women gathered to protest the military dictatorship
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Push for South China Sea code stirs ASEAN suspicions about Beijing's endgame
Beijing insists its activities are for defense purposes, in areas it considers its waters
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Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits
This is another sign of the greater authority Trump appears comfortable giving his military commanders
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Gaza power cuts causing humanitarian crisis: World Bank
Hamas and Abbas's Palestinian Authority are in constant dispute over payment, leading to constant shortages
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South Korea, US warn of punishment for North Korea; US stresses sanctions
The United States and South Korea agreed last year to deploy the THAAD to counter the threat of missile launches
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China had 20 nuclear reactors under construction at end-March: nuclear association
It has sought to take advantage of the global lull in nuclear project construction since the Fukushima disaster
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United to offer passengers up to US$10,000 to surrender seats
United typically oversells flights by less than zero to 3 per cent of the plane's seat capacity
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These $425 jeans are breaking the internet
The brand was trolled mercilessly on Twitter
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Trump tells Canada, Mexico, he won't terminate NAFTA treaty yet: White House
Canada said it was ready to come to talks on renewing NAFTA at any time
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'Huge' explosion near Damascus Airport
More than 320,000 people have been killed since Syria's conflict erupted in 2011