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Blaze rips through Dubai skyscraper
Authorities says fire crews have evacuated the building and were working to contain the blaze
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May takes first step to Brexit ahead of Merkel talks
PM May relinquished Britain's presidency of the European Council, ahead of her first meeting with German Chancellor
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Pakistani-American takes Republican convention stage to pray for Trump
Previously, Tarar said he ‘didn’t hear’ Trump say that 27 per cent of Muslims were militant
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Media muzzled in Kashmir in the wake of Burhan Wani’s killing
According to a recent report Reporters Without Borders, India ranked 133rd on ‘press freedom index’
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Pictures of the day: July 20, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Five killed as seaplane crashes into Shanghai bridge
One survivor is seriously hurt and is undergoing surgery
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US soap star says Obama is 'absolutely' Muslim
Former Calvin Klein underwear model says police officers and military didn't like Obama
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Turkish authorities charge 99 generals in relation to coup
A further 14 generals remain in detention following the coup
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Mother jailed in Germany for killing four babies: court
Their bodies were uncovered at her home in the small Bavarian town of Wallenfels following a tipoff from a neighbour
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India principal charged with sedition over Kashmir map
Police say map shows parts of Kashmir within the borders of arch-rivals Pakistan and China
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Protesters raise Pakistani flags in Indian Kashmir
Heavily equipped security forces enforce strict curfew for 12th straight day
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Indian men accused of raping woman for second time due in court
The men had threatened to rape her again as "punishment" for not agreeing to an out-of-court settlement
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Indian Muslim women defy tradition - and men - to be judges
The move comes at a time of growing dissent against laws that activists say discriminate against Muslim women
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Turkey's Erdogan beats foes for now, but at high cost to stability
Some 35,000 members of the army, police, judiciary, and civil service have been detained or suspended on suspicion
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Trump explores new ways to fire Obama appointees
Governor NJ says the campaign was drawing up a list of federal govt employees to fire if Trump wins Nov 8 elections
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Germany train attacker may be of Pakistani origin: authorities
Sources say the accused might have pretended to be Afghan in order to have a better chance at securing asylum
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Indonesia bans police, troops from playing Pokemon Go
"We are worried that police officers may become addicted" national police spokesperson says
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Trump son presents dad as president 'for all'
It was a sweeping speech peppered with personal anecdotes seeking to humanize his father
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Pistachios, Afghanistan's green gold, coveted by Taliban
Exports of the popular crop was worth $4.2 million in 2014
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Indonesian toilet cafe serves up stomach-churning food
The café, whose name "Jamban" means toilet in Indonesian, has been open since April
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Orlando shooter ‘made up’ terror links
Mateen had complained of taunts at his job in the St Lucie courthouse leading him to say he had ties to terrorists
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French PM warns there will be more deadly attacks
warning came after President Hollande said he was willing to extend France's state of emergency for another six months
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Last month was the hottest June on record: US scientists
The land temperature also hit a record high for the first six months of the year
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Ankara seeks to re-emerge from rubble of failed coup
The coup plotters targeted key institutions in the capital including this police hq, parliament and the presidency
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Eight people from same family murdered in Mexico
Authorities had earlier confirmed seven fatalities but the eighth victim succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday
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Twitter eases process for verified accounts
Vice president of service hopes the process results in more people finding great, high-quality accounts to follow
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Brazilian judge blocks WhatsApp nationwide
WhatsApp has clashed several times with Brazilian courts after refusing to give access to police
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Bosnia's Pokemon Go players urged to avoid wartime mine fields
Bosnia is still infested with tens of thousands of mines planted during the 1992-1995 war
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Turkey suspends 15,000 education staff after coup
Education ministry says the suspensions were linked to the "Fethullah Terrorist Organisation"
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Clashes as hundreds protest attack on low-caste Indians
Hundreds of people have been detained as authorities try to contain the unrest
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French woman, three daughters stabbed for being scantily dressed in Alps
All victims were shifted to a hospital, with youngest one fighting for her life as her lung was punctured
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This Wi-Fi enabled thermometer doesn’t need to sit under your tongue
Thermo will change the way we measure body temperature, completely
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Danger still remains for Turkey's Erdogan
The country is sharply split along political lines
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When a French photographer was humbled by Abdul Sattar Edhi
Zérah's photographs give us a deep insight into the lives of those he touched
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Pictures of the day: July 19, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Turkey jails generals as PM warns against revenge
'This is a clear crime of treason'
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UAE orders employers to house low-paid workers
Emiratis, who account for barely 10 percent of the UAE's population, are a small proportion of the workforce
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Indian Kashmir protests flare, 3 killed as army opens fire
Kashmir is India's only Muslim-majority state, contentious since India, Pakistan were carved out of British India
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Bahrain rebuffs British, US allies over opposition ban
Foreign ministry says such statements and positions are unacceptable interference in internal affairs of Bahrain
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US military swaps Samsung for iPhone
Although the exact reason is yet to be known, military source describes iPhone as 'faster and smoother'
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After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation
The whole community is blamed "every time something happens in France, in Europe"
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Islamic State claims first German attack with train axe assault
A hand-painted flag of the Islamic State group was found among the belongings of the Afghan refugee
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Plagiarism row tarnishes Melania Trump’s first address to the American public
The 46-year-old former model delivered her speech to cheering delegates at the Republican National Convention
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Hand-painted Islamic State flag found in room of train attacker: German minister
Assailant had arrived as unaccompanied minor in Germany and lived in shelter and then more recently with foster family
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Turkey jails generals as concern grows over crackdown
They are charged with crimes including seeking to overturn constitutional order and seeking to assassinate president
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26 dead in Taiwan tourist bus crash: officials
Interior ministry says tour group of 24 people, eight men and 16 women, was from China's northeastern city of Dalian
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Maoist ambush in east India kills 10 police
The insurgency has claimed many lives, and the government describes it as the most serious internal security threat
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Nice truck attacker previously beat man with spiked plank
The Nice truck attacker beat a driver with a nail-studded plank in January
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Tokyo shaken by second quake in three days
The temblor's epicentre had a relatively shallow depth of about 23 kilometres
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Erdogan foe Gulen dismisses Turkey extradition bid
Turkey has sacked 9,000 officials in the crackdown against plotters of the coup attempt

















































