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Norway banishes 'hate preacher' to remote village
Krekar's lawyer, Brynjar Meling, appealed the decision and asked that it be suspended pending review
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France’s Total likely to win contract for TAPI pipeline
Will finance the project, help extract gas from Turkmenistan fields.
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Obama seeks $14 bln to boost US cybersecurity defenses
US to deploy more intrusion detection and prevention capabilities, greater sharing of data with the private sector
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Making wiggle-room
Obama during his visit to India had “privately encouraged and pushed” Mr Modi to re-examine his approach to Pakistan
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Dutch team at MH17 crash site recovers more remains
Experts hope the latest remains will help with the identification of the final three
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Yemen drone strike kills four al Qaeda suspects
The unmanned aircraft targeted a car carrying "at least four" suspects in Baida province
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War games: Documentary shows how US recruited gamers to fly drones into Pakistan
Ex-drone operators say some were teenagers when flying the drones and killing someone was as easy as point-and-click
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Blast after presidential rally in NE Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan's appearance in the city came just a day after two blasts in the city.
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Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for 'pimping'
DSK admits to being a "libertine" who enjoys orgies but has steadfastly denied knowing the women were paid.
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Oil prices rise to reverse earlier losses
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in March climbed 26 cents to $48.50 a barrel.
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Michelangelo's bronze statues may have been found: Researchers
Though the Italian artist is known to have completed several statues in bronze, none of them survived
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Swastikas on Vienna mosque ahead of first anti-Islam march
Police say incident being 'investigated by national security agency'; march expected to attract less than 300 people
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Bangladesh opposition chief faces murder case probe
Khaleda Zia has already been charged by police with lesser crimes including "abetting" and "instigating" firebombings
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Taliban infiltrators kill four Afghan police: officials
Taliban insurgents step up their attacks recently in effort to exploit end of NATO's combat mission in Afghanistan
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Pakistan among top five 'least favourable' countries for Britons: survey
Pakistan dropped four points since 2012 and is now seen as unfavourable by 28% of Britons
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Indian prisoners escape by scaling walls with bedsheets
City's superintendent of police says a total of 91 inmates, including several convicted murderers, managed to flee
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China says opposed to any countries meeting Dalai Lama
The White House said last week that Obama would deliver remarks at a February prayer breakfast
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Pilot held by Islamic State puts Jordan's king in a tough spot
After his capture in December, militants released pictures of the young pilot being led out of the water by fighters
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China executes two cult members for McDonald's murder
The case sparked a national outcry after it was revealed that Wu was beaten to death
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Egypt frees Australian reporter Greste after 400 days in jail
Greste deported following a global outcry over his jailing on charges of backing the Muslim brotherhood
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Stalled negotiations: Obama pushed Modi to re-engage with Pakistan
Officials say American intervention raises possibility of resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue
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Modi to visit China in May
'Mr. Modi is going to come in May for a preparatory visit,' says Minister of External Affairs Shushma
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Another feather in the cap: Malala makes it to Britain’s most influential people’s list
Seventeen-year-old activist is the youngest person to be on Debrett’s list
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UK mosque battles bad reputation with tea and biscuits
London's Finsbury Park mosque is part of the open day initiative to promote better understanding of Muslim community
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‘Humans of New York’ blog raises over $1 million for Brooklyn school
The fundraising idea was triggered by a response to the blog after it posted the photo of a student from Brooklyn.
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Malala most admired person in the world after Bill Gates, Angelina Jolie
Oscar winner and special envoy for UNHCR Angelina Jolie was declared most admired women in the world
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Japan launches new spy satellite
Four Japanese intelligence satellites are currently in orbit -- two optical satellites and two radar satellites.
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Blast hits pilgrim bus in Damascus, killing seven
Lebanese media reported that Lebanese nationals were among the dead and wounded
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Power restored at Bangladesh opposition leader's office
Internet connection, satellite television and mobile phone network at the office remained severed
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Egypt orders deportation of jailed Australian reporter Greste: police
Greste had been sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group
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8 killed as Boko Haram attacks northeast Nigeria's main city
Insurgents attacked three points in the southwest and southeast at around the same time
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Saudi beheads murderer, 5th execution under new king
Interior ministry says death penalty in such cases reflects the government's commitment to maintain security
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Ahmadis in India urge Modi to grant citizenship to Pakistani wives
Residents of Qadian terms not granting citizenship to Pakistani women a discrimination
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British mosques hold open day after Paris attacks
Visitors will be served tea and cakes by members of the mosque community who will answer questions about Islam
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Tweeting troops: UK to create new military unit to fight 'wars' on social media
Based in Berkshire, the 2,000 man strong unit will specialise in fighting the non-lethal information wars
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A million rare documents damaged in Moscow library blaze
Authorities suspect that there was a short circuit.
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Kabul talks: Expansion of legal trade to bring prosperity, says Ghani
Businessmen ask Afghan govt to lift ban on LPG shipment from Central Asia
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Aftereffects: Russian economy to shrink by 3% in 2015
Tumbling oil prices, western sanctions major reasons for the decline
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IS claims it has beheaded Japanese journalist Kenji Goto
In a video, Goto is seen kneeling and a masked man stands beside him with a knife
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Torrent site The Pirate Bay rises as a phoenix from the ashes
The torrent site re-emerged on Saturday, nearly seven weeks after its server room was raided by police in Stockholm
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CIA, Israel plotted senior Hezbollah commander's killing: Report
The bomb, built by the US, was triggered remotely by Mossad agents in Tel Aviv
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China wants effective measures for protection of its workers, projects in Pakistan
Li said China is ready to work with Pakistan to maintain peace within the region
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Television giant Panasonic closes manufacturing plants in China, Mexico
The move will see Panasonic cut back overseas production by 700,000 units a year with several hundred workers laid off
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24 injured at anti-Charlie Hebdo protest in Kabul
As many as seven protesters and 17 policemen were injured in clashes
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Egypt court rules Hamas armed wing 'terror group'
Hamas denounced the ruling as 'a dangerous political decision that serves the interests of the occupier'
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Muslim man becomes member of synagogue council in England
'I am delighted to take up this kind offer to sit on the Synagogue Council,' Rashid says
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Malala-inspired artworks will leave you stunned
Artists around the world pay tribute to Malala through the art of murals
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Texas lawmaker demands Muslims to swear allegiance next to an Israeli flag
White took to her Facebook page to send out a special message to Muslims visited her office
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Support waning, Romney decides against 2016 bid
Donors who supported him last time refused to commit to his campaign
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UN chief asks Pakistan to ‘redouble’ counter-terrorism efforts
UN Secretary-General appalled by 'vicious targeting of people on account of their religious affiliation'