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EU is in danger and can be reversed - European Parliament's Schulz
'No one can say whether the EU will still exist in this form in 10 years' Martin Schulz
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Sri Lankan maid wins reprieve from death by stoning in Saudi
The woman, a 45-year-old married mother of two who has not been named, was convicted of adultery in August
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Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal – Nikkei
Report says Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's 980 billion rupee fast train
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South African court grants Pistorius bail after murder conviction
The Supreme Court last Thursday upgraded the 29-year-old athlete's sentence to murder from "culpable homicide"
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US deploys Poseidon P-8 spy plane in Singapore amid China tensions
The US deployment is likely to anger China, which is at odds with Washington over the South China Sea
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The brothers Farook: one a decorated veteran, the other a killer
Both brothers grew up in the same house, went to the same school, but as they grew older their paths diverged
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Oil prices linger near seven-year lows
The decision by the OPEC oil producers weighs heavy on market
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Doctors set for first penis transplant in US
The 12-hour operation would involve stitching together of nerves and blood vessels and could restore urinary function
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Iran tested missile, breaching UN Security Council resolutions: US officials
The test was held on November 21 near Chabahar, a port city near Iran's border with Pakistan
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'Bank deposit of $28,500 made to Syed Farook two weeks before California shooting'
Fox News claims a deposit was made to Syed Farook's account two weeks before the shooting
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US opens federal probe into Chicago police after black teen shot dead
Investigation comes following the release of a video of Oct 20, 2014 incident showing McDonald,17, being shot 16 times
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US Supreme Court gives nod to assault weapons ban
In a 7-2 vote, the high court's justices refused to take up a challenge to a Chicago suburb's ban
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New US space mining law to spark interplanetary gold rush
President Obama signed legislation that allows extraction of minerals and other materials, from asteroids and the moon
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'Reckless' arms transfers to Iraq fuelled Islamic State crimes: report
Amnesty International report says internationally manufactured weapons were seized by Islamic State when it took Mosul
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Russia expects Iran nuclear deal to be implemented in January
Under the deal, Iran must scale back its nuclear program, including its stockpile of low-enriched uranium
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Muslim Americans beg Trump to stop accusations
Activists denounced Trump's statement that they see as encouraging violence
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Israel's Netanyahu names security aide as new Mossad spy agency chief
A former fighter pilot, Cohen, 54, will replace Tamir Pardo whose mandate expires in January
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Hometown of California shooters reels after attack
There are millions of Muslims, and for a few bad apples everybody starts thinking they are all like this, Paredes said
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Militant veterans pose generational threat even if Islamic State defeated: experts
After the fall of the Taliban regime, many fighters dispersed around the world with their radical ideology
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ICC targets World Twenty20 on US soil: report
There's already an ODI-accredited venue in Florida within the next 12-18 months, ICC's head of global development...
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California woman arrested on charges of burying baby alive
The deputies pulled the baby out of the ground and paramedics took her to a hospital
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California shooters 'radicalised for quite some time': FBI
The couple went for target practice in ranges around LA, including in the days before the tragedy, FBI official said
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New terror threat frays American unity
Gone is the grief-fueled solidarity that flowed seamlessly in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks
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No evidence to prove Taliban chief dead, says Afghan leader
An insurgent gathering near Quetta last Tuesday is said to have left Mullah Akhtar Mansoor critically wounded
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Al-Jazeera cameraman killed in Syria
Zakaria Ibrahim, who worked for Al-Jazeera Arabic, died after being wounded several days ago during shelling in Homs
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Donald Trump calls for barring Muslims from entering US
Trump has been increasingly virulent in his remarks targeting Muslim Americans since the deadly Paris attacks
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London Tube stabbing suspect appears in court
The victim, referred to in court as Male A, was in surgery for five hours after the attack, the prosecution said
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Iran swine flu outbreak kills 33 in three weeks: state media
Nearly 600 people have been hospitalised in Kerman province over the outbreak
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Saudi executes man convicted of killing wife
Number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year is has reached 192
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Ghani in hot water over 'Dishwasher' remark
The comment brought down a torrent of abuse and ridicule from Afghanistan's extremely active social media users
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Serbia's defence minister to fall over sexist insult to journalist
The minister made the remark using the feminine form of the Serbian word for the crouching female reporter
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London Tube stabbing suspect 'had Islamic State images on phone': court
Muhaydin Mire, 29, appeared at court in London charged with attempted murder of a 56-year-old man
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Man remanded over weekend knife attack at London underground station
Muhaydin Mire of east London spoke only to confirm his name, age and address at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
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Former Auschwitz guard, 93, faces trial in Germany: court
The defendant is accused of complicity in the killings at the camp in occupied Poland between 1943 and 1944
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Tashfeen Malik was a ‘Saudi girl’ who stood out at a Pakistani university
California shooter studied at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan
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India's top opposition leader Gandhi ordered to appear in court
Sonia Gandhi and her son face accusations they used $13.5 million of party funds to pay debts
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UN watchdog warns terrorists may seek nuclear material
All countries advised to secure material which extremists could use to make such a device
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Muslim leaders condemn California shooting, call it 'against Islam'
Imam of San Bernardino mosque says the 'very fundamental principle of Islam is value of the life of a human being'
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NATO says won't send ground troops to fight Islamic State - report
Stoltenberg stressed this is not a war between the West and the Islamic world, but against 'extremism and terrorism'
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Despite low oil prices, Gates looks to Gulf in anti-poverty campaign
Microsoft co-founder is seeking donations for his foundation's planned $2.5 billion fund aiming to reduce poverty
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From playboy to pauper, India's 'last prince' dies in a mud hut
Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh Mahapatra's fortune declined after he signed over his princely state in 1947
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Beijing declares first ever red alert for pollution
From Tuesday morning, half of Beijing's private cars will be ordered off the road
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Fire destroys 1,000 slum homes in India's Mumbai
Dramatic video footage and pictures posted on Twitter show thick black smoke billowing above Kandivali slum
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'Dialogue' necessary with Islamic State, says Dalai Lama
Says Islam is a religion of peace, those who are intolerant harm their own faith and their own brothers
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Israeli court jails Palestinian MP for 15 months: army
Khalida Jarrar was sentenced on charges of inciting terrorism and violating travel ban
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Sri Lanka pleads for maid sentenced to death by stoning
The 45-year-old married mother of two was convicted in August
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Yemen humanitarian ceasefire expected in days, ahead of peace talks-official
Within days, steps to free prisoners and lifting the siege on the cities would begin, says official
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Man in Japan arrested for allegedly shining laser ray at US chopper
Hiraoka posts anti-US messages on his blog
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A peek into the glamorous life of the Crown Prince of Dubai
Thought your life was exciting?
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Uganda presidential candidate wants Idi Amin's remains back
Amin died in exile in Saudi Arabia in 2003 where he is buried and had lived since being overthrown in 1979

















































