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Apple opens map development office in India's Hyderabad
The IT giant said the new centre will focus on developing maps for its products
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Canada PM Trudeau apologises for striking opposition lawmaker
The incident happened in the House of Commons during discussions for a physician-assisted suicide law
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Chefs in Naples make world's longest pizza
The amazing job took 11 hours to complete
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Dubai law firm offers Obama job to learn more about Islam
I know my offer is a little bit weird, but you have to live with Muslims to know them closely, says Bin Haidar
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Intruder arrested in grounds of Buckingham Palace
The 41-year-old man was in the palace grounds for seven minutes before he was arrested on suspicion of trespassing
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Five myths colour the crime of human trafficking
Human trafficking can be found in any country, and its victims can be nearly anyone, experts say
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Israel set to form 'most right-wing government in history'
Leaks to the Israeli media from both sides said a deal was close to being finalised
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Turkey names new PM as Erdogan tightens grip
Yildirim is poised to replace Ahmet Davutoglu, who stepped down after a power struggle with Erdogan
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Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
The incident took place as the US maritime patrol aircraft carried out 'a routine US patrol,' statement says
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Portugal ran entirely on renewable energy for 4 straight days
Using solar, wind and hydro power, the country had an extraordinary 107-hour run that lasted four days
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Terror attack most likely scenario for EgyptAir disappearance: experts
Experts say the chances of a mechanical malfunction in the case of Thursday's EgyptAir disappearance are slim
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Seychelles parliament decriminalises gay sex
Move means the Indian Ocean archipelago has become one of the very few African Union members to allow homosexuality
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Turkish military says helicopter may have been downed by Kurdish militants
Armed forces initially said helicopter had crashed due to a technical fault during air operations against PKK fighters
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Are martial arts clubs adding punch to the militant cause?
Critics say mixed martial arts, judo, kick boxing and other clubs are ideal for fomenting radicalisation
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Google putting machine smarts into new messaging app
"Allo" will be released later this year, along with the "Duo" application for video calls
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India's ruling BJP wins power in northeast, expands influence
Grabbing power in Assam, one of five states electing new assemblies, would be first for BJP in volatile northeast
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Canada apologises for century-old snub of Indian migrants
More than 300 Indians were barred from Canada in 1914 after an immigration dispute
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Largest US Muslim center targets spike in Islamophobia
Islamophobia haunts the Muslims of Lanham, Maryland as the country's divisive election campaign fuels fears
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EgyptAir flight crashes in Mediterranean with 66 on board
Aircraft debris found south of Greek island of Karpathos in southern Mediterranean, reports Greek state TV
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Cyber attackers target US presidential campaigns: official
The national intelligence director advises the president and oversees the activity of 17 US intelligence agencies
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Pakistan hosts meeting on reviving Afghan Taliban talks
meeting comes days after Afghan authorities hanged six Taliban-linked militants
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Strong aftershocks of deadly earthquakes shake Ecuador
President Rafael Correa took to Twitter to calm his jittery people
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Wife sets ablaze her house as husband marries another woman
While seeing her house burning, she started crying and screamed for help
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Israel successfully tests missile defence system at sea: army
A similar system has been in development for several years and was revealed to the public on Wednesday
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UK university offers photoshopped mortarboards to avoid injury
The official photographers have to add the mortarboards in digitally at no extra cost
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First missing Chibok girl found in Nigeria
Amina Ali Darsha was found yesterday in an area of Kulakasha at the fringes of Sambisa forest
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Mexico's president proposes allowing same sex marriage nationally
Same sex marriage is currently permitted in Mexico City, as well as in several states of the country
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Iran accuses Kim Kardashian of working as secret agent corrupting its youth
While receiving the inaugural Break the Internet Award, Kim said, “Naked selfies until I die”
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Afghanistan signs draft pact with Taliban-allied militants
President Ghani's govt is making headway in drawing insurgent groups away from battlefield and into political process
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Here's why you should put your phone on airplane mode when flying
The reason is actually a really simple one
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Facebook's Zuckerberg holds meeting on bias claim
Facebook has denied the allegations, reportedly made by a former employee
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Nokia says will re-enter mobile, tablet markets
HMD Global and FIH Mobile will take over Microsoft's feature phone business for $350 millio
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Muslim woman counters Islamophobia with peace signs and selfies
The anti-Islam protesters held signs that said things like "No headscarves," "No mosques," and "Stop Islam"
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Brexit threatens £1 billion in research funding: study
Competitive research funding from the EU and European Research Council to Britain amounted to £967 million in 2015
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Is Google planning to take on Uber?
Google to launch its own ridesharing service
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Poland, Hungary fume over Bill Clinton 'dictatorship' remark
'They want Putin-like leadership; just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out' Clinton said
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Netanyahu close to agreeing Israel unity government: reports
Head of the rightwing Likud has reportedly been engaged in intense negotiations with Labour Party chief Isaac Herzog
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Rescuers find 17 bodies after Sri Lanka landslides
Sri Lanka's government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas
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Walk toward Calcutta from East Pakistan
JI leader Motiur Rahman was recently executed for crimes against humanity. Here is a poem Bal found to remember him
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15 pictures that will make you want to travel on the world's largest cruise ship
The Royal Caribbean International's vessel is the size of nearly four soccer fields
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Top US, Afghan envoys discuss strategy ahead of key quartet
Envoys look into various options to push for reconciliation process between Afghan Taliban, govt in Kabul
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Millions of refugees face homelessness without more shelter funding: UN
UNHCR says it still needs half a billion dollars to provide adequate shelter
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Apple to set up software laboratory in India
Apple is also in separate talks to open its first official retail store
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15 spectacular pictures of the sacred Kumbh Mela
The occasion has come to be known as one of the most sacred occasions in the Hindu faith
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Islamic State accused of unlawfully executing dozens in Libya bastion
At least 49 people had been killed by methods including decapitation and shooting
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China's Xi calls for Marxism and intellectual loyalty
Xi's address to around 150 specialists was his latest move to exert greater authority over China's cultural sphere
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Maldives sides with Saudis to cut ties with Iran
Maldives foreign ministry says policies that Iran were pursuing in the Middle East 'detrimental to peace and...
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Rescuers find 16 bodies after Sri Lanka landslides
Sri Lanka's government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas
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Fear stalks campus after Bangladesh professor's murder
The university campus has been largely deserted since English professor Rezaul Karim Siddique was hacked
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Clinton claims Kentucky, Sanders takes Oregon in Democratic duel
Sanders, a self-declared democratic socialist, declared he would not be forced out of the race by narrow Clinton wins

















































