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Singaporean couple jailed for torturing toddler to death
The couple punished the boy by making him stand for hours, kicking and slapping him when he got tired
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Bangladesh hunts for six accomplices of cafe attackers
Police believe local IS-linked group played significant role in organising privileged young men who carried out attack
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Argentina's last polar bear 'Arturo' dies at 31
Environmental groups described him as "the saddest bear in the world" after the death of his female partner
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Rain, floods in China kill around 100 people, wipe out crops
More than a million people were forced to evacuate their homes and relocate, says state news agency Xinhua
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Iran condemns suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia
'Terrorism knows no border or nationality and there is no solution except creating international and regional unity'
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Seventeen jailed pending trial over Istanbul airport attack
According to an official, the attackers were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals
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Israeli minister says Facebook a 'monster', hindering security
Israel said the social network was "sabotaging" Israeli police work
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Bangladesh politician 'stunned' by son's role in attack
'There was nothing at home, no books or anything to indicate that he was leaning that way. So we had no inkling'
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Chinese paper says should prepare for South China Sea armed clash
China has been angered by US patrols in the South China Sea, will be holding military drills in the waters there
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Obama celebrates US military, daughter's 18th birthday on July 4 holiday
The capital's annual fireworks show took place afterward, marred by rain clouds
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Israel approves hundreds of new settler homes after attacks
Israel transfers around $127 million in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets
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Seven years on, UK's Iraq inquiry gives its verdict
The war saw 46,000 British troops deployed, mostly in southern Iraq around the strategic oil hub of Basra
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'Mosque-mobile' makes praying easier in gridlocked Jakarta
Indonesia is already home to some 800,000 mosques, including a large number in Jakarta and other major cities
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No summer break for migrant schoolchildren in Greek camp
There will be no summer holidays for these pupils as Greece prepares plans to educate around 8,500 refugee children
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Iranian dissidents say Baghdad camp shelled, more than 40 hurt
The bombardment caused major destruction in the camp, including fires and deep craters
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Father accidentally kills son at US gun range
Brumby's 24-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter were also at the shooting range at the time
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NASA's Juno spacecraft begins bid to orbit Jupiter
The mission cost $1.1 billion dollars and launched five years
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Coal dust kills 23,000 per year in EU: report
Emissions from 257 power plants for which data was available 'were associated with 22,900 premature deaths in 2013'
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Japanese victims of Dhaka siege arrive home
The aircraft landed shortly before 6:00 am carrying the victims' remains and bereaved family members
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Suicide attack on Indonesian police station, officer injured
The attacker forced his way into the yard of the station in the city on Java island
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Terror in kingdom: String of blasts rock S Arabia
Five dead in suicide bombings in Madina, Qatif, Jeddah
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Leading a delegation: McCain in Kabul
“The US forces and the country will continue to support the Afghans until the end of war,” says senator
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Iranian director Kiarostami dies in France at 76
He was suffering from cancer
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Mommy, who's that? Satirical kids' book explains Trump phenomenon
'A Child's First Book of Trump' is meant to teach youngsters about the man dominating television screens across US
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Eid in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Shawal moon not sighted
Qatar and UAE also announce to celebrate Eidul Fitr on July 6
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NASA counts down to orbit of Jupiter
The unmanned spacecraft Juno is expected to arrive on Monday in the vicinity of the largest planet in the solar system
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NATO chief 'certain' of UK role despite Brexit
Brexit will change relationship between UK and EU but it won't change UK's position inside NATO, says Jens Stoltenberg
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Uniqlo bans Bangladesh travel after extremist killings
Uniqlo is one of about 240 Japanese firms with offices in Bangladesh
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Chinese rights activist kills self after murdering two
Jin Zhongqi was found dead a week after he allegedly killed two people at a bus stop on a Beijing street
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Pictures of the day: July 4, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Families of Bangladesh cafe victims take bodies home
Many were in tears as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid wreaths on the coffins of those killed in the siege
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Islamic State linked to recent Malaysia grenade attack: police
Eight people were injured when a hand grenade was thrown at a restaurant in central Selangor state on June 28
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Nigel Farage resigns as UKIP leader
"I have decided to stand aside as leader of UKIP"
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Bangladeshi rich kids who grew up to be 'jihadists'
When asked why they would have become 'jihadists', Home minister Khan said 'It has become a fashion'
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What spanking does to your child?
80% of parents worldwide resort to corporal punishment as a way of disciplining their kids
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Indus Valley civilisation 2,500 years older than previously believed
Researchers have also proposed a new theory for the decline of the civilisation
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Pakistani man jailed for chanting 'Allahu Akbar'on Emirates flight
Shehraz Sarwar also started throwing food around the cabin during the turbulence-hit flight from Dubai to Birmingham
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More than 200 dead in IS-claimed Baghdad blast: officials
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed 'punishment' for those responsible, declared three days of mourning
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Chinese intensify post-Brexit shopping sprees as pound takes a dive
'My first thought [after Brexit] was that the Harrods Summer Sale kicks off tomorrow' a gleeful Chinese ‘leaver’ said
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New Zealand police find record cocaine haul in horse's head
The $10 million discovery came in May when the 400 kg air freight package was delivered to an address in Auckland
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Israel razes homes of 2 Palestinian assailants shot dead
Four Palestinians wounded in ensuing clashes
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Russian couple murdered, dismembered in Fiji
Two pairs of feet wrapped in netting and weighed down with stones were found on a popular tourist destination
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Bangladesh police trying to confirm ID of Dhaka attackers
Posts on Facebook citing friends identified three of the six attackers who were killed
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Jail looms as Pistorius to be sentenced for murder
An appeals court upgraded the conviction to murder, which has a minimum standard sentence of 15 years
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Two Muslim boys viciously beaten outside Brooklyn mosque
Mosque director says the assailants repeatedly called the Muslim boys 'terrorists'
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Muslim man beaten outside Florida mosque attended by Orlando gunman
25-year-old suspect, Taylor Anthony Mazzanti, was arrested shortly thereafter and booked on a charge of felony battery
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Iraq mourns 119 killed in Baghdad car bombing
The blast hit the Karrada district early Sunday as the area was packed with shoppers ahead of Eid holidays
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Trudeau becomes first Canadian PM to march in Toronto Pride parade
The youthful politician, whose popularity is soaring, donned a salmon-colored, button-down shirt and white jeans
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Malaysian charged in Australia over $206 million meth haul
Some 275 kilograms (605 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine were found under the floorboards of shipping containers
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Encounters between gators, humans on the rise in Florida
Florida, famed for its sandy beaches, is almost as well known for its alligators

















































