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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
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Three Thai royal insult prisoners freed after pardon
Thailand's lese majeste law is among the world's harshest
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India set to slap terror charges on Zakir Naik, ban his NGO
The televangelist will be charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for spreading terror and hatred
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Bangladesh police shoot dead suspected cafe attack mastermind
Bangladesh police are "99 percent sure" that Tamim Chowdhury was in the hideout
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Daredevil British billionaire injured in Caribbean bike accident
Branson said the accident happened when he was cycling with his children, Holly and Sam, and hit a bump on a road
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Day of mourning in Italy as funerals held for quake dead
Over 2,000 people who spent the night in hastily-erected tented villages were shaken by a 4.8 magnitude aftershock
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Bangladesh police shoot dead three 'Islamist' extremists near Dhaka
'We can see three dead bodies here' senior police officer Sanwar Hossain
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Obama establishes world's largest marine reserve in Hawaii
'All together, President Obama has protected more public lands and waters than any other president'
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US, Russia move closer to new Syria ceasefire after talks
Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comments after the marathon talks at a hotel in Geneva
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Storm Lester becomes a hurricane in the Pacific: US monitor
The center of Lester is located some 885 kilometers southwest of the southern tip of Baja California
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Panic on NY subway train as crickets, worms let loose in apparent prank
Some people whipped out smartphones and began recording
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Hotels in Chinese metropolis turn away Pakistanis, other Muslims
Hotels receive police notices telling them to turn away people from Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan
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Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters in new ad
The Democrat asks voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign
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Bomb disposal squad deployed in central England after arrests
Police arrest five men on suspicion of being involved in instigation of acts of terrorism
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Italian student survives second brush with death
When the earthquake struck on Wednesday, the 20-year-old was sleeping in a family house in Borbone
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Saudi roof collapse kills Ethiopian worker
The incident occurred a day after two Pakistanis died in a separate construction accident in Makkah

















































