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Japan ruling party forms group to review modern history
China and South Korea both criticise Japan for soft-pedalling on historical issues
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Aussie actress detained in Malaysia for kidnapping son
Authorities are currently trying to establish the whereabouts of the boy, says Kuala Lumpur police chief
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Russia to start building two nuclear reactors in Iran
Iran plans to build 20 more nuclear plants in the future
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Iran's Rouhani to visit Vatican in January
Irani president's visit scheduled for Nov as part of a tour to Italy and France was cancelled following Paris attacks
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Trump hurls deeply personal, and crude, insults at Hillary Clinton
Trump also took issue with Clinton disappearing during Saturday's televised Democratic debate to go to the bathroom
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Trump becomes poster boy for efforts to mobilise 2016 Latino voters
It shows up in video and radio advertisements, runs across voter education websites and even appeared at Latin Grammys
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French Senate head, on rare Iran visit, raps US visa law
The US bill, passed by Congress on Friday, bars citizens from 38 countries
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NASA wants to grow potatoes on Mars
The project also aims to highlight the role of potatoes in improving global food security
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Britain says deploying military personnel to Afghan Helmand province
The announcement has been made following reports that Sangin was on the verge of falling to Taliban forces
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The most stunning drone photographs of 2015
We look at some of the best drone photography captured in 2015
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Trump beats Republicans, not Clinton, in one-on-one matchups
Eight per cent of respondents said they did not know which candidate they would support in a Clinton-Trump competition
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Two severed pig heads left outside Islamic school in UK
Police say they are investigating incident as a 'hate crime'
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Groups call on US to grant asylum to Bangladesh bloggers
After five bloggers were killed this year, activists say secular writers face urgent danger
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Son chops up father's killer in India revenge attack
Khan was arrested after witnesses recounted how Rais had last been seen visiting his home, and made a full confession
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Hezbollah buries militant Qantar, vows to retaliate against Israel
Qantar was jailed in Israel for his part in a 1979 raid in Israel that killed four people
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Obama rides with Seinfeld on 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'
The series on Crackle, Sony's free streaming network, hosts A-list comedians as they ride to get coffee with Seinfeld
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'Jihad', the tale of three radicals, draws crowds in Belgium
The playwright is a 39-year-old, former police officer born in Brussels to a family of Moroccan origin
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African lions are 'endangered,' must be protected: US
Certain kinds of iconic big cats of west Africa and India are now in 'dramatic decline'
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Afghan government must do better in 2016: UN official
The Security Council adopted a resolution that renews sanctions against the Taliban and its allies
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SpaceX Falcon rocket nails safe landing in pivotal space feat
It was the first flight for the California-based company since a rocket failure in June
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UK govt review: UKIM shocked over extremism links claims
Report claims charity group has deep ties with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
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War suspect Karadzic's daughter elected to top Bosnian Serb post
Sonja Karadzic Jovicevic has been elected as deputy speaker of the parliament of Republika Srpska (RS)
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Islamic State lost 14 per cent of its territory in 2015: report
The militant group's losses include the strategically important town of Tal Abyad on Syria's border
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People who reject Syrian refugees are allies of extremists: UN
Antonio Guterres tells Security Council they cannot be blamed for the terror they are risking their lives to escape
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10 killed as chartered Indian Army plane crashes near New Delhi
The twin-engine plane was carrying members of India's Border Security Force
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California shooters' ex-neighbour denied bail in terrorism case
The attack has raised anxiety about violence throughout the United States
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Fake medicine worth $7 million seized across Asia: Interpol
Interpol said in a statement they had arrested 87 individuals in the course of the crackdown
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EU extends sanctions against Russia
Russia said the decision showed the EU did not really want improved relations
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Passenger says Muslims protect Christians in Islamist attack on Kenyan bus
We even gave some non-Muslims our religious attire to wear in the bus so that they would not be identified easily
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US lifts lifetime ban on gay blood donations
The new rule overturns a ban that dates to 1983, when the AIDS epidemic was just emerging
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Pakistan-backed Afghan peace talks may restart within weeks
Army chief General Raheel Sharif is expected in Afghanistan this week to restart the peace process broken off in July
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Senator Lindsey Graham ends US presidential bid
"I am suspending my campaign, but never my commitment to achieving security through strength for the American people"
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Iranian hackers infiltrated computers of small dam in NY: WSJ
The breach came after American spies damaged an Iranian nuclear facility with the Stuxnet computer worm
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Tunisia dismantles cell recruiting women to marry militants
The authorities have stepped up arrests since a November 24 bomb attack on a bus in Tunis
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India court orders seven to hang for Nepali woman's rape, murder
The 28-year-old woman went missing on February 1 this year in Rohtak city in northern Haryana state
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‘Selfie with cow’ contest held in India
‘Go Seva Parivar’ organisation initiated the month-long campaign in November
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Saudi reformist writer 'jailed for 4 years'
Zuhair Kutbi was also banned from writing for 15 years and fined 100,000 riyals, says lawyer
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Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines should be co-winners: Donald Trump
Obviously, Trump has a response to the Miss Universe fiasco
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Israel adds 'David's Sling' to the artillery
It is designed to shoot down rockets held by Israeli antagonists with ranges of 100 to 200 km
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US astronauts begin spacewalk to fix stalled rail car
Mobile transporter rail car carries the robotic arm from one location to another on the outside of the orbiting lab
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Pope's prescription for Vatican's disease
Says fed up with recurring scandals
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Iran court annuls 'spiritual healers' death sentence
Revolutionary court declares local spiritual leader's death sentence invalid
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India finance minister sues Delhi chief over graft claims
The minister personally went to a Delhi court to sue Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking Rs 100 million in damages
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Iran sees Israeli lobby behind US visa waiver changes
Foreign ministry says US measure had been passed "under pressure from Zionist lobby and currents opposed to JCPOA"
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US school district closed due to threat of violence
Decision comes less than a week after Los Angeles city officials took a similar decision
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Indonesian police on highest alert after terror plot revealed
The threat comes after police arrested extremists linked to the Islamic State group
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Afghan Taliban bomber kills six NATO troops as violence rises
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack near Bagram during a joint patrol of NATO and Afghan forces
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Couple held in Paris over fake bomb on Air France flight: police source
Airlines are especially jittery after Islamic State claimed responsible for downing a Russian jet in Egypt in October
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Obama chides Republicans for lack of alternatives on Islamic State
A national survey by the Pew Research Center found 37% of respondents approve of the way Obama is handling terrorism
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Bus crash: Malaysian family's holiday turns to tragedy
Bus crash in Thailand kills 13 Malaysian tourists and severely injured several others

















































