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Use of force against Afghan Taliban unviable until peaceful options exhausted: Aziz
PM's senior aide says use of force has been unable to solve the conflict over the last 14 years
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Saudi carries out 90th execution of year
Mufreh al-Harissi was found guilty of stabbing to death a fellow Saudi during a dispute
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Gang rape of Indonesian teen sparks reform calls
Activists call for the government to urgently strengthen laws against sexual violence
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Trump 'presumptive' White House nominee as Cruz crashes out
Donald Trump seized the mantle of Republican standard-bearer, sending Ted Cruz crashing out of the race
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Yemen foes to resume face-to-face peace talks
Negotiations broke off earlier after govt delegation quit in protest on surrender of one of the few loyalist bases
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Pakistanis third biggest foreign investors in Dubai property
Indians top the list of foreign investors as they spent more than 20 billion dirhams in 2015
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North Korea to anoint 'Great Sun' Kim at party congress
Congress is expected to cement Kim's status as supreme leader more than four years after he came to power
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Canadian city evacuated as huge blaze engulfs homes
The 100,000 residents of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray were ordered to leave town
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Scientists win $3 million for detecting Einstein's waves
Prize was created by Russian billionaire along with many technology pioneers including Zuckerberg, Google co-founder
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Trump: celebrity billionaire marching on the White House
He insults women, Mexicans, Muslims, everyone who crosses his path including all 16 rivals for party nomination
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Kerry warns Assad of 'repercussions' over truce violations
February 27 truce between Syrian regime and rebels raised hopes for efforts to resolve the five-year conflict
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Trump wins Indiana, presidential nomination in sight
The billionaire frontrunner takes 53.8 percent of the vote
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After brawl, Turkish parliament committee votes to lift lawmakers' immunity
Deputies traded kicks and punches, threw water at each other prompting members of the HDP to withdraw from the chamber
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More than 100 migrants die in Libya to Italy weekend shipwrecks
IOM, citing survivor testimony, said 84 people appeared to be missing from that wreck
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Islamic State kills US service member in Iraq: Pentagon
Spokesperson says fatality occurred during IS attack on a Peshmerga position north of Mosul
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Nepal revokes Canadian's visa over tweets
Robert Penner tweets frequently on social and political matters and had spoken out on a number of controversial issues
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Twitter's live video app hires chief editor
Evan Hansen himself revealed his appointment to Periscope, which lets users broadcast live video free of charge
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Saudi minister 'not satisfied' with female employment rate
Female Saudi unemployment rose last year to almost 34 percent
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Indian police detain three over student's rape, murder
Attack on the student from the lowest Dalit caste was so vicious she was found with her intestines hanging out
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New hit-list threatens Bangladeshi teachers, politicians
Police said they were taking seriously the threat to kill 10 people listed in a leaflet that was sent to a press club
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Saudi says to ensure Binladin Group resolves wage issue
News reports suggest one of world's largest construction companies is laying off 77,000 foreign workers
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Malala’s Nobel Prize unworthy, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Indian spiritual leader says he will turn down the prestigious global award if given to him
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Indonesian planes clip wings at airport in latest scare
There was only minor damage to the planes and no one was injured
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Sri Lanka's ex-army chief says 2006 bombing an inside job
2006 bomb attack blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels had been stage-managed by the president's brother Gotabhaya Rajapakse
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Stealing food not a crime if you are homeless and hungry: Italian court
Ukrainian national was caught trying to steal some cheese and sausage worth 4.07 euros (£3.2) from a supermarket
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EU set to grant Turkey visa-free travel in migrant deal: sources
EU set to give conditional approval on Wednesday for Turks to gain visa-free access to the Schengen zone
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Blaze destroys hundreds of homes in Myanmar Rohingya camp
Authorities said a cooking stove caused the blaze at the Bawdupa camp near the state capital Sittwe
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US warns Russia it will defend allies as NATO command passes
Make no mistake we will defend our allies: US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
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German 'jihadist' goes on trial for war crimes in Syria
Trial first in Germany for war crimes committed over the course of Syria's five-year war
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In 2016, toddlers have shot more people in US than terrorists have
Twenty-three people have been shot by toddlers in the US since the start of 2016
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Atheist Australian photographer teams up with Muslims for 'Faces of Islam'
Palmer thought of project after Paris attacks to challenge stereotypes against Muslim community in Australia
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India forest fires flare close to famous Shimla railway
Forest fires raging in India's Himalayan region crept perilously close to the famous British-era railway track
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New hit-list threatens Bangladeshi teachers, politicians
New hit-list includes the head of a university, journalists and ruling party officials
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The best and worst countries to live in if you're young
Pakistan is among one of the worst countries for young people under 25 to live in
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Earth's new 'lightning capital' revealed
Lake Maracaibo replaces Africa’s Congo Basin as the location of most lightning activity
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Toddler rescued 4 days after Kenya building collapse
Red Cross says the little girl was found "in a bucket wrapped in a blanket"
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Indian police hunt man who sexually mutilated and murdered student
The attack echoes the 2012 fatal gang-rape of a Delhi student that sparked mass protests
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Lufthansa flies into red in first quarter
Lufthansa said that one-off effects and price pressures pushed it into a loss in the first three months of the year
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Circus elephants' retirement home promises pampered life
"Boy, she loves the bread," says Janice Aria, the director of animal stewardship at RBBC conservation center
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Japan agrees to lease military aircraft to Philippines
The agreement was made Monday afternoon during telephone talks
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'Impossibly rare' violet diamond found in Australia
The rough gem, discovered in August 2015, originally weighed 9.17 carats
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Refugee sets herself alight at Australia's Nauru camp
She is now said to be in critical condition, behaviour of other refugees intensifying
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Solar Impulse 2 completes Phoenix-San Francisco leg of round-the-world flight
The Solar Impulse 2,landed in Phoenix, Arizona completing the latest leg of its around the world journey
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Indonesian villagers 'mistook sex toy for angel'
Indonesian villagers believe the doll to be an angel fallen from heaven
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80 countries to attend world aid summit
About 6,000 delegates to attend summit, which has been in preparation for the past three years
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US woman sues Starbucks for $5 mn over ice in cold drinks
Stacy Pincus accuses world's biggest coffee retailer of serving its customers 'much less than advertised fluid...
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California Muslims sue over hijab discrimination
Two lawsuits claim that the Muslim women were discriminated against because of their religion and for wearing hijab
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Obama has wish about Bin Laden's last moments
Obama leaves office in January, with al Qaeda significantly diminished by drone strikes
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Brazil judge blocks WhatsApp for 72 hours
Facebook, the owner of the service, failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation
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Liquor tycoon Mallya resigns from Indian parliament
Vijay Mallya, a part-owner of the Force India Formula One team, left India on March 2 owing more than $1 billion

















































