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Trump, Clinton extend leads in US 2016 race: poll
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has faded to third place
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France shuts down three mosques and four Muslim prayer rooms
French interior minister says there will be complete firmness against those that preach hatred in France
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Too early to use gene editing in embryos: scientist
Changes made in the genes of human reproductive cells, would be passed along to future generation
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Females and felines are top 2015 Instagram stars
If you want to be an Instagram star, you had better be female and get a cat. Or be Taylor Swift
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Sofia airport announcer faces charges over mistaken bomb scare
Employee mistakenly announced that Bulgarian authorities found an explosive device in a van parked outside the airport
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US rejects Russian charge that Turkey buys Islamic State oil
US says tanker trucks are operated by private smugglers, not directly by the IS group
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Trump calls for targeting Islamic State fighters' families
Trump leads the pack seeking the Republican nomination for the November 2016 presidential election
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Syria, Iraq: Who is fighting the Islamic State?
Here is a breakdown of the main forces fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria
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US charges man over Muslim cab driver shooting
Anthony Mohamed charged with aggravated assault, criminal attempt homicide and recklessly endangering another person
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California shooting suspect identified as Syed Farook: media
Shooting triggered a massive manhunt that ended hours later with police shooting dead two suspects, a man and a woman
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Britain to join Syria air strikes against IS after vote
oreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the first strikes could come as early as "tomorrow night"
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Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last week
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At least 14 dead in shooting at California disabled center
The shooting comes just days after a lone gunman killed three people during a standoff at a Planned Parenthood
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Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami leader asks court to commute death sentence
The country's war crimes tribunal handed down the sentence in October last year
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Chennai floods: Indian newspaper The Hindu not published for first time in 137 years
None of the staff members could reach the printing press, says publisher
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Nokia shareholders approve Alcatel-Lucent merger
The Finnish company hopes the merger will help it become the world's number one network equipment and service provider
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Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour injured in firefight: officials
Group's spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says no such firefight took place, terms information 'baseless'
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David Cameron urges use of 'Daesh' for IS group
Cameron had previously used "ISIL" to refer to the extremist group, which is also known as "ISIS"
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Guantanamo inmate mistakenly held for 13 years due to name mix-up
The truth emerged during a panel hearing for al-Shamiri’s release
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Turkey's foreign minister says waiting for Russian response on meeting request
Foreign ministers of the two countries are due to attend OSCE ministerial council in Belgrade on December 3
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France shuts mosque, arrests man in crackdown after attacks
Security officers found extremist documents in the raids at the mosque and related premises in Lagny-sur-Marne
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Sushma Swaraj may visit Pakistan next week: reports
India has been invited to the regional conference on Afghanistan being held in Islamabad
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Merkel says Afghans coming here for better life will be sent back
'Where refugees come hoping for a better life..that is no reason to get asylum or residency status here' Angela Merkel
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Saudis seen rejecting calls for OPEC cuts as rivals pump more
OPEC is widely expected to stick to its policies of defending market share by driving rival producers out of market
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Muslims in Australia three times likely to face racism than others: study
Study reveals of 600 Muslims surveyed 57% had experienced racism in some form
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Trump threatens to not show up for CNN debate unless paid $5 million
US Republican says he's not backing out of debate because people will think he's a 'chicken'
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Russia accuses Turkey's Erdogan over IS oil trade
Erdogan responds by accusing Russia of "slander"
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Rich blamed as world seeks climate pact
The richest 10 percent of people produce half of Earth's climate-harming fossil-fuel emissions
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Cameroon army kills 100 Boko Haram fighters, frees 900 hostages: ministry
A special clean-up operation was conducted from November 26 to 28 against militants in the border area with Nigeria
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Vatileaks scandal broadens, embroils Berlusconi brothers
Former Italian PM Berlusconi denied that he had had any contact with Francesca Chaouqui
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Paris venue where 90 died could re-open next year: owners
Eagles of Death Metal say they want to play the first concert if the Bataclan re-opens
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Post-pope hope turns to anger after C.Africa Muslim murder
Many in the Central African Republic hung on to the pope's words, willing his message to endure
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UAE troops dig in for a long war in Yemen
Around 4,000 troops from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan were now in Yemen
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Halal technique most humane way to slaughter animals, says American farmer-philosopher
Meet the man who supplies halal meat to Muslims in America's south
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Kenya jails British terror suspect for forgery
Grant pleaded guilty to charges of being in the country illegally and lying about his nationality
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Clashes as Israel demolishes Palestinian attacker's home
Ibrahim al-Akari carried out a car-ramming attack on last year killing two people including a border police officer
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Lavrov says he agrees to meet Turkish FM this week for first time since plane downing
Ties between Russia and Turkey have badly strained after Ankara last week shot down the Russian plane
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Kerry urges NATO to 'step up' IS fight, praises Britain
US Secretary of State says Russia could be an extremely constructive player in finding a peace settlement in Syria
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Divorced and widowed Saudi women to get greater legal powers
The step will lift some of the legal powers men hold over female relatives in Saudi Arabia
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NATO invites Montenegro to join alliance: Stoltenberg
The small Balkans country of just over 600,000 people won its independence in 2006
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China says to cut emissions in power sector by 60 pct by 2020
China will also reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation by 180 million tonnes by 2020
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Cameron aiming for EU deal before Christmas: Tusk
British PM is aiming for a deal at an EU summit in December
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North Korean leader's aunt sues defectors in South for defamation
Lawsuit is unusual for North Korea's ruling family, whose members outside country tend to shun spotlight
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US says NATO enlargement not a threat to Russia
US Secretary of State John Kerry's statement came after NATO invited Montenegro to join
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British police arrest four men in counter-terrorism probe
Police say arrests and searches were part of ongoing investigation of individuals in Luton area
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Chicago fires top cop after black teen's fatal shooting
Tensions flared after officials released a video showing police officer shooting black teenager 16 times
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Erdogan vows no retaliation against Russian sanctions
Russia has halted the sale of tours to Turkey and is set to ban the import of Turkish fruit and vegetables
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Japan shows off disaster-response robots at android fair
Four-day event which kicked off on Wednesday, is held once every two years in Japan's capital
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In India's dry regions, crowd-funding comes to a lake's rescue
Heavier than average downpours have washed large quantities of soil into the lake
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World's richest 10 per cent produce 50% of CO2: report
An average person among the richest 1% emits 175 times more carbon than his or her counterpart, the report said

















































