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France's highest court mulls bid to reverse burkini ban
The State Council has 48 hours to issue its ruling, which is expected to set a precedent for other towns
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Wolrd's first self-driving taxi service kick off public trial in Singapore
NuTonomy hopes to have 100 taxis working commercially in the Southeast Asian citystate by 2018
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Haunting images capture aftermath of Italy earthquake
The earthquake has completely destroyed many parts of the mountain villages
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Don't count on technology to save you in a disaster
Drones or smartphones could not substitute for the basic infrastructure some countries have lacked for decades, expert
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Indian labourer in UAE wins Dhs1 million
Yadav won the money through Al-Ansari Exchange’s Summer Rewards promotion
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Vietnamese woman cuts off limbs for insurance payout
She later told police she was struck by a train as she walked on the tracks
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Sadiq Khan criticises burkini ban before Paris visit
"I don't think anyone should tell women what they can and can't wear. Full stop" Sadiq Khan
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Donald Trump is mainstreaming hate in America
The sharp rise in Islamophobia coincides with the anti-Muslim rhetoric Trump mainstreamed during his election campaign
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Colombia announces historic peace deal
The conflict began with the founding of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1964
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Muslim convicted of attacking boy embracing girlfriend
Coe was convicted of a similar offence in May 2013 for confronting a group about their 'inappropriate language'
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Italian imam's Facebook blocked over nuns on beach image
Elzir says he wanted to spur healthy debate on burkini bans
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Malaysian rapper freed after being held for insulting Islam
He was being investigated for defiling a place of worship, with the intention of insulting religion
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Was denied job for not having good personality: Indian minister
Her comments came after she presented an award to a Jet Airways official
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Gaston becomes third hurricane of Atlantic storm season: US monitor
The NHC announced on its website that Gaston had become the third hurricane of the Atlantic Season
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Hijab approved as uniform option by Scotland Police
The Metropolitan Police introduced the hijab as an optional part of the force’s official uniform in 2001
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Hundreds rally against planned mosque near Leaning Tower of Pisa
Local council has provisionally approved plans for a mosque 400 metres from the Tower
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Justin Trudeau rules out burkini ban in Canada
Trudeau said Canadians should rise above the controversy
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Indonesian navy finds fuel tanker taken by own crew
The MT Vier Harmoni was initially feared to have been hijacked after setting sail from Malaysia
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'World's largest' pearl emerges in Philippines
The man found the 34-kilogramme pearl inside a giant clam that was snagged by his anchor as he waited out a storm
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French Muslim charged with killing UK backpacker in Australia
Australian police claims, saying 'Allahu Akbar' while stabbing someone has no sign of radicalisation
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Trump adviser's Russia credentials come under scrutiny
How could the relatively junior banker he knew in Moscow a decade ago be qualified to brief a presidential candidate?
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Assange says WikiLeaks to release 'significant' Clinton campaign data
Asked if the data could be a game-changer in the election, the Australian told Fox News 'I think it’s significant'
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Italy earthquake death toll climbs to 247
The toll had stood at 159 overnight after the quake struck before dawn on Wednesday
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Iranian navy in 'unsafe' intercept of US destroyer: defence official
This was not the first maritime scare between the United States and Iran
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Syria regime launched chemical attacks, Islamic State used mustard gas: UN report
The findings prompted immediate calls for the perpetrators to face justice
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CIA declassifies Nixon, Ford briefings
The 28,000 pages offer new insights into the context of Nixon's historic visits to China and the Soviet Union
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North Korea leader says missile test 'greatest success'
The US mainland and the Pacific are now "within the striking range" of the North's army
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Post Arab Spring, lifespan drops across region: study
Health conditions have gotten worse since then in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia
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India planning to spend $223b on weapons over next 10 years
Will buy 500 helicopters, 12 submarines, about 220 fighter jets and aircraft carrier by 2027
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Newspaper says it uncovered KFC's secret recipe
Is the secret KFC recipe a secret no more?
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Scientists just found the closest ever ‘second Earth'
Habitable planet found in solar system next door
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Nine killed as militants raid Kabul's American University
Seven students were martyred, and 30 other students and lecturers were wounded
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German ex-president Scheel, 'Ostpolitik pioneer', dead at 97
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described Scheel as "one of the pioneers of Germany's Ostpolitik"
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French Muslim body to meet with govt on burkini ban
French Council of the Muslim Faith 'is concerned over the direction the public debate is taking'
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World's largest aircraft damaged in crash landing
The 92-metre-long Airlander 10 came down at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, south east England
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India moves to ban booming commercial surrogacy business
Ban comes following concerns about the exploitation of young, poor Indian women who bear babies for others
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Pictures of the day: August 24, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Japan woman dies in Pokemon Go car accident
A 39-year-old farmer, allegedly struck two women on Tuesday evening on a road in Tokushima city
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In pictures: Fearless photographer captures deadly Tahiti waves
13 horrific pictures of waves responsible for the death of several athletes
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Protester killed in fresh clashes in Indian Kashmir
Protester died of shotgun pellet injuries
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Muslim women say burkini debate 'absurd'
Is it the trademarked swimsuit itself that is the problem, or merely being fully clothed on the seashore?
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India deploys border force in strife-torn Kashmir for first time in 12 years
BSF troops were brought in the Valley even though curfew was lifted from many parts in Srinagar after over 40 days
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Tanks and jets enter Syria as Turkey launches anti-IS operation
The air and ground operation, is aimed at clearing extremists from the town of Jarabulus
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Muslim siblings kicked off flight for ‘looking at IS propaganda’
Dharas believes the accusation was made with malice as she was wearing a headscarf
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French police make woman resting on Nice beach remove 'burkini'
Photographs have emerged which show the police confronting the woman
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Canada police allow women officers to wear hijab
Move hopes to boost recruitment of Muslim women in police force
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New York Times says suspected Russian hackers targeted Moscow bureau
News of the cyber attack comes amid a wave of similar attacks targeting major US political parties
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Saudi Arabia foils attack on Shia mosque in Qatif
Saudi-owned satellite channel says security forces killed a man who was wearing an explosive belt and arrested another
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This Russian woman is taking the most dangerous selfies in the world
Her posts show her casually posing for photographs on skyscrapers all over Moscow, Hong-Kong and China
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Germany bans Muslim teen from wearing niqab in school
School says attire impedes student's educational development

















































