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Swedish women's football team prints empowering messages on jerseys
The campaign hopes to 'inspire and motivate women to show that everything is possible'
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Women should earn less as they are smaller, weaker, less intelligent: Polish MEP
Polish member of the European Parliament, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, is known for his sexist views
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Among villas in Iraq's Mosul, an Islamic State media centre
The Islamic State group media centre was hidden in plain sight in an upscale part of a west Mosul neighbourhood
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Muslim internment flyers posted in University of California-San Diego
Person behind flyers claimed to have duplicated Japanese internment in bid to raise awareness
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India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory, defying China
The Tibetan spiritual leader will make a religious trip to Arunachal Pradesh in April
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Sweden returns draft amid security worries and soldier shortage
The reintroduction of the draft will cover men and women born in 1999 or later
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Belarus mall chainsaw killer sentenced to 15 years
Vladislav Kazakevich attacked people at a shopping mall with chainsaw and axe, killing a girl and injuring 3 others
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FBI to probe mysterious death of Muslim teen found hanging in woods
Ben Keita, 18, was found hanging in the woods near Seattle
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Woman detained hours after admitting fear of deportation on TV under Trump administration
Lawyers claims authorities followed Vargas from the event
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Euro lawmakers press European Union to impose visas on US citizens
Washington refuses to grant visa-free access to people from four east European states and Cyprus
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Schools free to ban students from wearing headscarves, Birmingham City Council
A cabinet member tried to influence a head teacher into allowing a four-year-old to wear a hijab
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Travelling to Dubai? Read this first
Here's everything you need to know about the new rules
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Ebola survivor, former Time's 'Person of the Year' dies during childbirth
Her death is being investigated after reports that health workers were afraid to treat her due to stigma of virus
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Bangladesh arrests extremist who urged killing of foreigners
Shaikh Mohammad Abul Kashem, who founded offshoot of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, was picked up from Dhaka
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Nigeria files new charges against Shell, Eni, others over 2011 oilfield purchase - court documents
A Nigerian court ordered seizure of the oilfield assets and transfer of operations to the federal government
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New study links city noise to hearing loss
High-decibel urban areas top the list of cities where hearing was most degraded
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Food distribution for migrants blocked at French port
Mayor Natacha Bouchart says the directive is to prevent “law and order issues”
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Pakistani man's message of support to Gurmehar Kaur goes viral
He told Kaur that she now has a brother, albeit from the "dushman desh"
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Syrian army announces recapture of Palmyra from Islamic State
Militants seized Palmyra in a surprise advance in December 2016, after having been driven out eight months before
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Scientists create first artificial mouse 'embryo' from stem cells
Scientists created a structure that resembles a mouse embryo using a 3D scaffold and two types of stem cells
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Saudi King Salman embraces 'selfie' on tour across Asia
The king has appeared with top-ranking officials in Indonesia and Malaysia
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In age of Trump, an indie rocker explains Islam
Lee has read much of the Quran and studied Sufism, Islam's mystical movement that embraces music as a spiritual path
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German school bans Muslim students from using prayer mats
Ban against Islamic prayers has ignited debate on freedom of religion, religious practices in Germany
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US attorney general recuses self from Trump campaign probes
Democrats are pressing for an independent investigation to study all sides of the controversy
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Pence used private email while Indiana governor
Indiana law requires records dealing with state business to be retained and available for public information requests
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Uber and Careem banned from airport pickups in Saudi Arabia
Uber has had shaky ties with Gulf regulators
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‘America First’: WTO faces first attack from US under Trump
China says it supports the organisation after US trade threat
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Jeff Sessions urged to quit over Russia links
Trump expresses ‘total’ confidence in attorney general
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Da’ish leader admits defeat in Iraq
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi tells supporters to either flee or ‘detonate themselves’
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Mothers rouse support for legalizing medical marijuana
If the bill is passed, Peru would follow neighboring Chile and Colombia in legalizing the medical use of marijuana
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U.S. military launches more than 20 strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen
This is what appeared to be the first major U.S. operations there since a January raid
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Norway 'anti-troll' site makes you read before commenting
The method is a way of raising the level of debate but also of taming inflammatory reactions
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Muslim teen's suicide case reopened amid murder claims
Body was found in woods near his residence in early January
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Turkey's treatment of journalist damaging German-Turkish ties: minister
Gabriel said the foreign ministry had spoken again on Thursday with the Turkish ambassador to Germany
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US stocks retreat as markets await Snapchat trade
Analysts said the pause was not surprising after the Dow piled on 1.5 percent to close above 21,000 points
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Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in Syria
Hellfire missile fired by a CIA drone managed to killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masr
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Briton raped woman hours before his wedding to pregnant girlfriend
The man had only recently been freed from prison after carrying out a similar rape in 2006
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Saudi Arabia jails two over 2011 protests
Convicts sentenced to three and four years in jail and banned from travelling abroad for four years
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Naked prisoners in Philippine jail cause uproar
Inmates forced to strip while anti-drug agents checked their cell for contraband
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Saudi king urges fight against terrorism on Indonesia trip
"The challenge we, especially Muslims, face now is terrorism," he said
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Singapore jails American for child porn, underage sex
The man met two Singaporean girls online and pressured them into having sex with him
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UN urged to add Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, TTP to list of child rights offenders
The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict urged UN to add 11 parties to the blacklist
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Full of bull: US lawmaker claimed steakhouse operator was his alma mater
Senator Mark Chelgren pushing bill requiring universities to ask prospective professors their political affiliations
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Afghan migrant family of nine separated during journey to UK
“I want to carry on with my life here so my child can continue with his education, to become something"
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US Attorney General under fire over Russian ambassador contacts
Latest revelation cast fresh cloud over Trump administration's suspected ties with Russia
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Behind scenes, Ivanka encouraged Trump’s change of tone: sources
She made recommendations for Trump’s speech during a brainstorming session in the Oval Office last Sunday
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Pictures of the day: March 2, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Trump administration has found only $20 million in existing funds for wall
The construction, promised throughout Trump's campaign, is to be financed with existing funds and resources
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11 fun facts you didn't know about passports
Did you know that losing weight may be the reason for renewing your passport?
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In pictures: When the Saudi King gave the world some major travel goals
The King starts his first official royal tour of Asia when he arrived in Malaysia carrying 459 tonnes of cargo