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Earthquake measuring 6.1 shakes parts of Taiwan, including capital
Witnesses reported that tremors could be felt in buildings in Taipei
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Four Bangladeshis plead guilty in Singapore to terrorist financing
It was the second group of Bangladeshis rounded up in Singapore since 27 were arrested in late 2015
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To save China's economy, read more Marx, scholars say
It is the latest effort by China's ruling Communist party to push its ideology in classrooms
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Pentagon chief heads to Asian summit as nations fret over South China Sea
China is using dredgers and other tools to convert low-lying ocean features and sandy blips into military bases
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17 killed in India army ammunition depot fire: police
'An operation is in progress and the fire has been brought under control' SP Wardha district Smita Patil says
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Kangaroo ruptures Australian woman's breast implants
The woman suffered ruptured breast implants, three cracked ribs, grazes and a numb leg
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Restoration starts at Kabul's war-battered palace
'I think it is a waste of money' Daud Hotak, a Kabul shopkeeper says
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White House on alert after 'metal object' hurled over fence
'An individual threw a metal object over the north fence line at the White House' the Secret Service said
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NATO urged to ward off 'serious' Russian challenge
The declaration expressed regret over 'Russia's use of force against neighbours and attempted intimidation of NATO'
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US zoo defends killing gorilla that grabbed boy
Harambe was shot after the four-year-old crawled through a barrier and tumbled 15 feet into the enclosure
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More than 45 million trapped in modern slavery: study
The report says India has the highest number of people trapped in slavery at 18.35 million
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French Jews flee Paris suburbs over rising anti-Semitism
'French Jews have effectively become internal refugees, fleeing insecurity and seeking protection'
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Pressure grows on India over marital rape
'He was brutal. He forcefully had sex with me even when I was admitted sick to hospital'
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Crocodile safaris urged after Australia attack
This would help control their numbers in the wild, after a woman was taken by one of the feared reptiles
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War with India is not an option: Basit
Envoy to India says confrontation won’t solve problems between India and Pakistan
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Pak-Afghan border to shed ‘porous’ tag soon
First-ever border management system at Torkham from June 1
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New video shows gorilla protecting boy before being killed by zoo authorities
The boy did not look terrified as he sat beside the massive animal, shows footage
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Mumbai police ask YouTube, Facebook to block video
Comedian Tanmay Bhat posted the clip, which mocked Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar
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Japan puts military on alert for possible North Korea missile launch
Japanese naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile
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Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader to life
Authorities arrested thousands of Brotherhood leaders and members, including Morsi, since ouster by the army in 2013
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Former Zurich Insurance chief commits suicide
Martin Senn's suicide comes nearly three years after Zurich Insurance's finance chief Pierre Wauthier killed himself
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Turkey's Erdogan: No Muslim family should engage in birth control
'We will multiply our descendants' he said in a speech in Istanbul broadcast live on television
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Turkey's Erdogan accuses Russia of arming PKK militants
The latest comments appear to be the first time Erdogan has accused Moscow of supplying arms to the PKK
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These animals can swim up your toilet
A Thai man had a nightmare encounter when a 10-foot python bit his penis while he was squatting on the toilet
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India vows to take up case of Pakistani debarred from taking medical test
Sushma Swaraj says she will 'personally take up' Mashal's case for admission in a medical college
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Turkish EU minister to visit Brussels for visa-free travel deal talks
Turkey says reformation of anti-terror laws is out of the question
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Duterte snubs his proclamation as Philippine president
Duterte declined to attend the joint session, remaining instead in his southern hometown of Dava
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Judge criticized by Trump unseals documents in Trump University case
At a rally in San Diego on Friday, Trump criticized Curiel for his handling of the Trump University case
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Two dead in Germany floods
A number of people had to be rescued from their cars trapped in the floods
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More than 20 killed in series of bombings in Baghdad, police say
More than 20 people were killed and about 50 injured in three bombings that hit Baghdad
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Modi to visit Afghanistan on June 4
PM Modi will be addressing a joint session of the US Congress on June 8
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India police arrest two after gang-rape, hanging of teenager
The girl, reportedly 15 and from one of India's low social castes, was strangled allegedly by three men
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India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all
Unscrupulous operators have bilked savers of billions of dollars by running pyramid schemes, questionable investments
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Between 700-900 migrants may have died at sea this week: NGOs
About 14,000 have been rescued since Monday amid calm seas
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Turkey offers US joint Syria operation, without the Kurds
'We are completely ready. Not us, but the US is responsible for the delay' Cavasoglu says
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Migrant deal off if no visa-free travel, Turkey warns EU
'This is not a threat but what is required from an agreement' Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says
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Trump gets warm welcome at veterans biker rally
'I will protect every bit of the Second Amendment right to bear arms' says Donald Trump
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Five UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack: UN, police sources
Police source indicated a group of Togolese peacekeepers came across a mine and a terrorist attack
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Being transgender: facts, myths and rights
The term 'transgender' refers to people whose gender identity is different than the sex assigned to them
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Crocodile takes woman during night swim in Australia
'The woman was swimming with a female friend, also in her 40s, at 10.30pm when the incident occurred' police say
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Stay or go? Brexit activists battle it out
Sheila Hawkins tried to persuade workers on their lunchbreak that leaving EU in the June 23 vote would be a "disaster"
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Two people, including one suspect, dead in Houston shooting: police
The wounded suspect was transported to a nearby hospital
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Jordan's King Abdullah dissolves parliament, names caretaker PM
The king accepted the resignation of PM Abdullah Ensour before appointing Hani Mulqi by royal decree
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Saudi FM slams Iran hajj conditions as 'unacceptable'
Tehran said earlier on Sunday Iranians will miss the pilgrimage this year to Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia
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New Turkish government passes parliament confidence vote
Yildirim described his new administration as "the government of 79 million Turks" in a short speech to parliament
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Iran demands social media hand over data on its citizens
The measure will affect Telegram, an instant messaging app with more than 20 million users in the Islamic republic
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17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly
35 people were at the home when the fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday
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Nepalese runner wins world's highest marathon
Local soldier Bed Bahadur Sunuwar took first place, completing the 42-kilometre run in four hours and 10 seconds
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Thousands flee Islamic State offensive in northern Syria
At least 29 civilians have been killed since IS launched the assault early on Friday
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10 killed in Bangladesh local election violence
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Awami League is looking to tighten its grip on power in the polls

















































