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Yemen truce raises hope of ending conflict
Analysts are optimistic after mediation efforts have largely silenced the guns along the border with Saudi Arabia
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Clinton's challenge: How to solve a problem like men
USA's ongoing quest for its first female leader is strange in a country that offers no better home to pioneering woman
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Britain's William and Kate head for taste of India
The visit to the most populous country in the Commonwealth comes shortly before Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday
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Belgium releases video of suspect fleeing after airport bombings
Police have been desperately searching for the third suspect ever since he was seen on CCTV
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China's Xinjiang seals Pakistan ties with $2 billion in deals
In return, China will get a free trade zone in Pakistan's Gwadar port and access to the Arabian Sea
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IS accused of kidnapping 300 Syrian factory workers
The extremist group, which controls swathes of Syria and Iraq, has a history of mass abductions and killings
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UK's Cameron admits he benefitted from father's offshore fund
Cameron said we owned 5,000 units in Blairmore Investment Trust, which we sold in January 2010
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Iceland's new PM, a vet in the eye of the storm
Johannsson is perhaps best known for staunchly defending the interests of the agricultural sector
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Clashes in Indian-held Kashmir after two militants killed
Thousands of angry villagers came out onto streets, throwing stones at police & chanting slogans in support of rebels
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Danish police arrest four alleged IS fighters, seize weapons
All four were suspected of breaking Denmark's terrorism law while in Syria, statement read
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Paris attack suspect Abdeslam to be extradited to France "in a few weeks": lawyer
The suspect hid from police for four months until he was captured in a raid on a house in the Brussels
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SunEdison setback may delay Modi's 'ultra mega' solar drive
India wants the share of non-fossil fuel in total installed power capacity to jump to 40 percent by 2030
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This 9-year-old journalist is giving local papers tough competition
Hilde Kate Lysiak broke the story of a murder in her neighborhood hours before professional local news outlets
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Iceland government appoints new PM, to call early elections
It was unclear whether decision would satisfy the thousands of Icelanders protesting in the streets
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NZ pupils' throats cut for real in Sweeney Todd play mishap
College head Steve Cole says the boys necks were cut when a prop malfunctioned
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Florida governor signs bill making cohabitation legal
Cohabitation in Florida, was punishable by a fine of up to $500 and as much as 60 days in jail
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Hundreds of Russian sportspeople used meldonium in the past: Ifax
Up to 30 percent of all Russian sports teams had used meldonium in the past, Mutko said
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Iran's Rouhani backs moderate interaction with neighbors, world: state TV
A number of Iranian manufactured products representing its latest nuclear achievements were unveiled at a ceremony
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Eating fruit daily could lower heart risks in China: study
Those who ate fresh fruit daily had a 40 percent lower risk of cardiovascular death
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I did not have sex with that priest, Vatican leaks trial told
Balda admitted leaking classified documents, but claims he did so under pressure after advances from former colleague
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Austrian bank's CEO quits after Panama Papers reports
Decision prompted by various developments in the past year including recent media reports
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Texas executes man who killed boy and drank his blood
Vasquez bludgeoned and slashed to death a 12-year-old boy, mutilated the corpse and drank the blood of his victim
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'Monster' alligator killed in Florida hunt
The 780-pound animal fell short of state record for the heaviest gator taken from wild
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Afghanistan's ultimate test of manhood: Polo with a carcass
A ferocious version of polo, Afghanistan's national sport is not for the faint hearted
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Liberal Bangladeshi blogger killed by machete-wielding attackers
People heard the attackers shouting "Allahu akbar" as they fled
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White House declines to support encryption legislation: sources
The years-long political impasse over encryption will continue even in the wake of the high-profile effort
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Trump opponents buoyed after front-runner's Wisconsin loss
The next big test in stopping Trump will be New York, the state he calls home
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China asking for terror suspects list ahead of G20 summit
The summit, expected to be held in early September, will gather major world leaders together
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Pakistani man threatens suicide in Lesbos camp protest
202 illegal migrants, mostly from Pakistan, have so far been sent back
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Islamic State nets millions from antiquities: Russia
Churkin said jewelry, coins and other looted items are brought to the Turkish cities of Izmir, Mersin and Antalya
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Man says killed British-Pakistani in Scotland for disrespecting Islam
Asad Shah, 40, was found with serious injuries outside his store last month and was pronounced dead at hospital
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Panama will form commission to review financial practices
Panama will work with other countries over the leak, says President Juan Carlos Varela
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Pathankot attack probe: India seeks FBI’s help to track cyber footprints
Pakistan says JIT was denied access to witnesses in Indian forces
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'Harry Potter' author's chair sells for $394,000 in NY
The 50-year-old author used the chair to write "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
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Facebook raises Periscope challenge with video upgrades
People using Live streaming feature can now "broadcast: to groups at the social network or in scheduled "events"
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Eight die from alcohol poisoning in western India
More than 40 people were admitted to hospital after drinking the adulterated liquor in Barmer district, Rajasthan
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Saudi Arabia considers 'permanent residency' system for expats
Programme would help KSA generate new revenues for the national economy, says Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
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Ninth arrest over deadly India flyover collapse
All those arrested work for IVRCL, the contractor behind the ill-fated construction project in West Bengal
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Creating a buzz: sex toy sparks bomb scare in Germany
Authorities on Tuesday night cleared about 90 people from the business and nearby premises and closed off a street
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Little Lizzy gets wish to see Pope before going blind
Lizzy was able to speak to the Pontiff in an emotionally charged encounter at weekly general audience at St Peter's
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Snowden mocks British PM for terming Panama Papers leak 'private matter'
According to the accusations, David Cameron's father ran offshore fund that paid zero UK tax for 30 years
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Qatar royal, Pakistani man freed by Iraq kidnappers after 4 month ordeal
Unidentified armed men seized the group of Qatari hunters from a desert camp in southern Iraq near the Saudi border
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Israel ex-president denied early release from rape sentence
Katsav has always maintained his innocence despite being convicted in December 2010
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Panama Papers: UAE president leads London property holdings
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is among the numerous named as owners of central London real estate worth billions
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Fighting erupts near power lines to Afghan capital: officials
Taliban forces had captured two government outposts in clashes overnight in the area north of Kabul
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Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980
"An estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980" UN health agency
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Cambodian tigers declared 'extinct' as reintroduction plan unveiled
The last tiger was seen on camera trap in the eastern Mondulkiri province in 2007
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Pinterest takes ads global
"We are now pushing into international markets aggressively" Pinterest monetization and advertising president
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes northwest of Vanuatu: USGS
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre did not issue a Pacific-wide tsunami warning
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Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh
The supply dates back to 1970s, when the government drilled millions of shallow tube wells for clean water

















































