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US Senate set to advance approval of Montenegro into NATO
President Donald Trump's administration is encouraging lawmakers to back the small Balkan nation's bid
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US researchers develop rapid blood test for TB
1.8 million died from the bacterial infection in 2015
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No evidence of London attacker’s links with IS: British police
'His attack method appears to be based on low sophistication, low tech, low cost techniques copied from other attacks'
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Pakistani jailed in Germany for spying for Iran
Mustufa Naqfi was sentenced to four years and three months in prison 'for working for a foreign intelligence'
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UAE donates $54m to Interpol
Funds to go toward projects to combat counter-terrorism, cybercrime and drugs projects
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Chinese varsities to roll out Urdu, Farsi language in curriculum
Student enrollment will commence this summer
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India’s SC asks Delhi whether Muslims in occupied Kashmir can be treated as minority
A three-member bench ordered New Delhi to resolve issue and submit a report within four weeks
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Pictures of the day: March 27, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Hepatitis C drug faces fresh battle
The annual death toll from Hepatitis C-related liver diseases is around 700,000 according to the WHO website
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BJP lawmaker calls for demolition of Jinnah House in Mumbai
BJP lawmaker says a cultural centre highlighting Maharashtra's culture and pride should be built in its place
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UN urges political dialogue between warring parties to avoid famine in Yemen
Stresses Yemeni people need parties to commit to political dialogue, or man-made crisis will never end
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Iran's Rouhani signals expansion in energy cooperation with Russia
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomes Russian investment in Iran’s gas and oil fields
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Singaporean couple jailed for starving Philippine maid
The maid, who is in her 40s, lost almost 20kg during her time working for the couple
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Scientists convert spinach leaves into human heart tissue — that beats
The leaf vascular structure was seeded with heart muscle cells
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China calls for cooperation on South China Sea
China's construction of artificial islands and military deployments in the area have unnerved its neighbours
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This Instagram account portrays Muslims in the most amazing way
Muslim-born photographer started the series in attempts to combat the negative portrayal of Muslims in the media
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Swiss investigate protest sign calling for Erdogan's killing
Demonstrators held up a sign reading 'Kill Erdogan with his own weapons' and pictured a pistol aimed at his head
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'Scared' father of Bangladesh 'tree girl' ends treatment
Surgeons removed some of the bark-like growths the girl had developed from the extremely rare condition
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Pence revives talk of US moving Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem
Final status of Jerusalem is supposed to be determined via direct negotiations between the Israelis & the Palestinians
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Eight feared dead as avalanche hits Japanese students
The avalanche occurred on Monday morning near a ski slope in Nasu
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Britain's May to press for strong union on Scotland visit
On Monday May will appeal to a sense of history and shared values to make her case for a strong union in Scotland
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India all set to host maritime meet with Pakistan
Last session of talks between Pakistan and India over maritime security took place during July 2016 in Islamabad
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UN to kick off talks on global nuclear weapons ban
The countries leading the effort include Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and Sweden
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US-backed forces capture Islamic State-held airport in Syria
A spokesperson of the Syrian Democratic Forces made the announcement
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Economists say Wall Street's Trump rally overpriced
A survey also finds economists more optimistic about this year's prospects for job growth
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Trump taps son-in-law to head bureaucracy overhaul: report
The White House Office of Innovation is to be unveiled Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the bureaucracy
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Opposition leader among hundreds arrested at Moscow protest
Police detain Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny during an unauthorised anti-corruption rally in central Moscow
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Leader of India's biggest state boosts Hindu right agenda
Hindus and Muslims alike say they hope Adityanath will rule in the name of both their communities
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Indonesian girl howls through circumcision as debate heats up
Female circumcision has been practised for generations across Indonesia
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Anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats move into second place in polls
The Sweden Democrats have re-drawn Sweden's political map
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Trump to roll back Obama clean power plan
Trump's order would lower electricity rates for Americans
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New arrest over London attack as govt eyes WhatsApp
A dozen people have been arrested since Wednesday's attack
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United Airlines bars teenage girls in leggings from flight
Social media lit up with outrage against the policy
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Merkel's party easily beats centre-left in state poll
Christian Democrats won 40 percent against 30 percent for the Social Democrats
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Pakistani man pardons 10 Indian killers of son
Appeal filed in Abu Dhabi court to approve reconciliation, payment of blood money
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Police make new arrest after Westminster terror attack
The Islamic State group claimed that one of its "soldiers" carried out the attack
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Trump blames party hardliners for health debacle
Health care loss was a devastating setback for the U.S President that could cast a long shadow over his presidency
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Coalition takes Iraq civilian deaths allegations seriously, says US general
U.S. coalition strike had hit an area where 200 civilians may have been killed as result of an air raid
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Five dead in military helicopter crash in east Ukraine
Nearly 10,000 people have died since the start of a pro-Russian rebellion in 2014
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Six aid workers killed in South Sudan ambush: UN
Some 100,000 people are suffering from the man-made famine
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One dead as 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya
Two rescue ships picked up the migrants as they sought to make the perilous journey to Italy
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Iraq probes reports of civilian deaths in Mosul
Casualties unconfirmed and range from dozens to hundreds, say Iraqi officials
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HRW urges Jordan to deny entry or arrest Sudan's Bashir
Bashir accused of war crimes in Darfur conflict by ICC
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Iran to sanction 15 US companies for Israel ties
US announced new sanctions against groups and individuals it accuses of collaborating with Iran's weapons programme
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Sweden hotel offers refund, only if you divorce
The offer is open to all couples "legally married and staying in the same room"
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US state sends bill for road rail damages to a teenager who was killed by it
Hannah Eimers was killed in an accident last November
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Hong Kong chooses new Beijing-backed leader amid political tension
Lam who will become Hong Kong's first female chief executive when she takes office on July 1
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One killed in shooting on Las Vegas Strip, suspect surrenders
Aerial photos showed police vehicles surrounding the white bus
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Ohio nightclub shooting leaves one dead, 14 wounded; shooter at large
The shooting took place at Cameo Night Club
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End-to-end encryption on messaging services is unacceptable - UK minister
London attacker Khalid Masood sent an encrypted message via WhatsApp minutes before the attack