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Singapore wages war on Zika-bearing mosquitoes
Inspectors from National Environment Agency visit homes in a suburban district to check for potential breeding sites
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Suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen army camp
Sources say attacker drove his vehicle into a gathering of new recruits at the camp in northern Aden
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Paris restaurant refuses to serve Muslim women
Chef says 'all Muslims are terrorists'
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Afghanistan launches polio drive in former Islamic State areas
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries in the world where polio remains endemic
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Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan freed
Afghan National Directorate for Security says Wilson had been freed on Sunday night after a raid by special forces
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Afghan court sentences senior Taliban leader to death
Afghan officials say Sirajuddin Haqqani's brother Anas Haqqani was taking care of fundraising for Haqqani network
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Bomb explodes at Brussels criminology institute, no casualties
The building was empty and no one was wounded
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Los Angeles airport evacuated after unconfirmed reports of shooting
Police searching the airport, taking all precautions to ensure the public's safety
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Iran deploys long-range missiles to Fordo nuclear site
'S-300 system is a defence system not an assault one, but the Americans did their best for Iran not to get hold of it'
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Mexico discovers hidden tunnel to US
Such passages are typically used by drug traffickers or undocumented migrants
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Germany, France, Poland call for closer ties post-Brexit
Foreign ministers gathered in eastern German town of Weimar to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 'Weimar Triangle'
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Uber, Careem suspend services in UAE capital
'This is a temporary suspension and we will let you know of any further updates' Uber spokesperson in Dubai said
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Breakaway Taliban faction mired in uncertainty
The group’s chief Mullah Rasool is thought by some to have been arrested inside Pakistan
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Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed
While Turkey says 25 Kurdish militants were killed in its air strikes but denies there were civilian casualties
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Anti-burkini law would be 'unconstitutional': French minister
Bernard Cazeneuve reiterated the government's opposition to legislating on the controversial matter
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High toll for Libyan troops battling Islamic State in Sirte
Heavy fighting resumed on Sunday after a one-week lull
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EU nations must not to refuse Muslim migrants: Merkel
Up to 300,000 asylum seekers are expected to arrive Europe this year, says Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees
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Former Obama aide calls Trump a 'psychopath'
"Basically, you have a psychopath running for president," David Plouffe said in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
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'Mouse' grounds Air France flight
It took several hours to remove the unwanted passenger from the flight bound for the French capital
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German vice chancellor says can't see Turkey in EU anytime soon
Turkey started talks about joining the EU in 2005 but has made little progress despite an initial burst of reforms
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Uzbekistan government says ailing leader hospitalised
The statement did not offer any details about strongman Karimov's condition
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Iran arrests nuclear negotiator suspected of spying
The suspect was released on bail after a few days in jail but is still under investigation
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More bodies located beneath rubble in Italy quake zone
Residents of the hill town said up to 10 people were still missing
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Germany expects 300,000 asylum seekers this year: official
Nearly 1.1 million asylum seekers arrived in Germany last year
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Couple rescued after searchers spot SOS on remote island
The couple were found on uninhabited East Fayu island in Micronesia by a US Navy air crew
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Far-right group holds anti-Islam rally in Melbourne
The protest was organised by the The True Blue Crew, an anti-immigration group in Australia
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Youth movement: Gazans take up rollerblading
The rollerblades are procured from a second-hand market with goods from Israel
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World's oldest human being discovered in Indonesia
Mbah Gotho has official identification showing his birth date to be December 1870
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North Korea rejects UN council's condemnation
The 15-member council agreed on Friday to "take further significant measures" against North Korea
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Philippine Muslim extremists stage mass jailbreak
Authorities said they were investigating why the jail's guards did not resist Saturday's raid
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Father proud of Australia backpacker stabbing victim
Tom Jackson, 30, suffered critical head injuries in the attack by Frenchman Smail Ayad, 29
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Qatar security guard in race of his life
While many dream of becoming an international track star, the 22-year-old Kenyan may actually have a chance
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Pakistan should not internationalise Kashmir issue: Indian minister
PM Nawaz nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to be dispatched to world capitals to highlight the problem
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British PM to trigger EU pull-out 'without parliament vote'
Once Article 50 is triggered, it would start a two-year countdown to Britain's exit from the European Union
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Trump's border wall plan is unrealistic and useless, experts say
The 2,000-mile US-Mexico border runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
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Storm Gaston in the Atlantic regains hurricane strength
The center of Gaston was located 655 miles east-southeast of Bermuda
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Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkey's Diyarbakir airport
There were no casualties and no disruption to flights, says Diyarbakir governor Huseyin Aksoy
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Trump vows crackdown on immigrants who overstay visas if elected
Proposes an e-verify system to prevent the illegal community from gaining access to welfare and other benefits
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Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman: reports
Omani fishermen and police rescued all 11 crew on board
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Barrel bombs kill at least 15 civilians in Syria's Aleppo
The strikes hit near a tent where people were receiving condolences for those killed in the neighbouring district
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Yemen cross-border shelling kills Saudi child
A nine-year-old brother of the boy was also wounded when a rocket his their family's home, says official
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Pictures of the day: August 27, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Turkey allows policewomen to wear headscarf
Policewomen will be able to cover their heads so long as the headscarf is the same colour as the uniform
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In pictures: Hong Kong's new Rabbit Cafe
Hong Kong opens its first rabbit cafe despite warning from vets that it could put stress on the animals.
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This is what happens when you leave a dress in the Dead Sea
The photos are on display at the Marlborough Contemporary Museum in London
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Tough new conditions for concerts in Tehran
Police should record all events, take greater responsibility for the content of performances and behaviour of audience
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq arrested in Indian-held Kashmir as toll hits 68
Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti justified the continuation of the sweeping curfew
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At least 16 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: ministry
The victims were likely migrants from former Soviet republics
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Turkey arrests three former diplomats over coup plot
Turkey has embarked on an all-out purge of state institutions in the wake of the coup
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Indian man carries late wife's body for 10 kilometres
Distressing footage showed Dana Majhi carrying his late wife’s body on his shoulder

















































