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Three tonnes of niswar seized in Abu Dhabi
Though niswar is not considered a narcotic, it is banned in the United Arab Emirates for health reasons
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UK Jews and Muslims team up against hate
Community leaders of both faiths in the Stamford Hill neighbourhood of Hackney, state that they stand united
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Saudi women retaliate to 'don't want girls on Twitter' hashtag
Women started their own hashtag "We don't want men on Twitter" among other retaliatory tweets
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Israel air force hits Syrian army after Golan rocket fire
Incident comes just 10 days after another Israeli air strike on the same areas killed six Hezbollah fighters
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Apple Watch to begin shipping in April: CEO
Apple Watch will come in three different styles and will start at $349
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London calling: 'Polar bear' travels the Underground
The very realistic 8 foot long full-sized bear is the creation of a Hollywood special effects experts team
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Apple profit hits record on 'staggering' iPhone sales
Apple's quarterly profit rocketed to corporate record $18 billion in 2014 on booming sales of big-screen iPhone models
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Facebook complies with Turkish court order to block pages insulting Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
The site is believed to have around 40 million members in Turkey
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India an important neighbour for us: PM Nawaz
Premier says resolving Kashmir dispute key to ensuring peace and stability in the region
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Saudi officials deny blurring images of Michelle Obama's uncovered head
Video showing the first lady's image blurred out was shared on several social media platforms
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Next time 'chaiyya chaiyya': SRK to Obama
Shahrukh Khan hopes Obama will groove to another one of his hits
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Indonesian cleric declares selfies sinful under Islamic law
Cleric says many Muslim women take selfies 'without shame' these days
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Trenchant critique: Pakistan opposes US-India nuclear deal
Deal would upset stability in South Asia; Islamabad rejects Delhi’s bid to become permanent UN council member: Aziz
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Restive valley: Col among four killed in Kashmir gun battle
Ten Kashmiris have been killed in different encounters this month
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Afghan Taliban confirm visit to China
Spokesman says Taliban haven’t sought Chinese mediation
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Startling revelations: IS operative confesses to getting funds via US
Pakistan has shared the confessions with top US officials, including John Kerry
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3D printed model of heart helps doctors in Britain save two-year old's life
Life-sized replica of girl's heart created using CT scan data helped surgeons operate
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Dubai overtakes Heathrow as the busiest airport in the world
Traffic at the airport increased 6.1 per cent last year to 70.47 million passengers
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Snakes 70 million years older than previously thought: Study
Re-analysing fossils in museums, scientists found that the oldest lived between 143 and 167 million years ago
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Jolie laments woes of IS victims
Actor visits refugee camps in Kurdistan, expresses horror over militant group’s atrocities.
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After Pakistan raises concerns, UN defers special status for 3 Indian NGOs
The action was deferred after Pakistan sought information on funding and operational activities of the Indian NGOs
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Uber scraps commissions for its New Delhi taxis
Uber said it had adopted a business model similar to a government-approved smartphone app called 'Pooch-O'.
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Nuclear deal for India could impact deterrence stability in South Asia: Aziz
Pakistan slams 'double standards' on selective rewards for India; warns it reserves right to safeguard interests
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Facebook, Instagram say technical glitch caused outage
Facebook says due to a change they introduced that affected their configuration systems, not a cyber attack
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Indian army colonel killed in Kashmir fighting
A policemen and two separatists were also killed in the encounter
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Three more, including Pakistani, beheaded under new Saudi king
Their executions bring to 16 the number of Saudis and foreigners put to death this year in the kingdom
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Obama lands in Saudi Arabia for talks with new king
Obama cut short a state visit to India to travel to the kingdom
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VIDEO: Obama quotes Shah Rukh Khan in DDLJ during address in India
'Senorita, bade bade desho mein… you know what I mean,' the US president said
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Indonesian military calls off AirAsia wreckage recovery
National search and rescue agency says it will try to find more victims in smaller-scale operations
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Obama leads heavyweight mission to key ally Saudi
Analysts say Riyadh has grown dissatisfied with what it sees as a lack of US engagement with key regional issues
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How Modi impressed Obama
Here's a look at a few things that are believed to be factors which may have impressed the US President
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Three Indian students die in attempt to take 'daredevil selfie'
Survivor says he wanted to capture moment, but his friends were killed by the train before they could jump off track
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Science finds a new way to unboil an egg
With the addition of sodium borohydride, the egg can reliquefy over the course of about three hours
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Asteroid that flew past Earth has small moon: NASA
The flyby was the closest approach the asteroid will make to Earth for at least the next two centuries
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Defense seeks to have charges tossed against Guantanamo prisoner
Pentagon also accuses prisoner of plots to assassinate then-president Pervez Musharraf
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Obama says US and India can be 'best partners'
Relationship between US and India can be one of the defining partnerships of this century, says Obama
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Last survivors recall Auschwitz, ask if lessons learnt
Nightmares and flashbacks on Auschwitz return
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Americans still confusing Sikhs for Muslims: study
Sixty percent of Americans admitted to knowing nothing about Sikhs
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India’s role in militancy: Pakistan shares ‘dossier’ with US
Washington assures Islamabad that the TTP chief will be eliminated or extradited
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Egyptian female cyclists pedal for acceptance
Mahmoud's family objected to her cycling initially.
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Ten killed in Greek fighter plane crash in Spain
The F-16 plane crashed shortly after taking off at the training center in Albacete
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Child rapist in first execution under new Saudi king
The kingdom has faced constant international criticism over its use of the death penalty.
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US closes embassy in Yemen to public until further notice
Recent resignation of Yemeni president, prime minister and cabinet, and the ongoing security concerns cited as reasons
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Facebook unveils 'lite' app for emerging markets
The new version can allow users with low-cost Android handsets to quickly load Facebook feeds and photos
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Church of England consecrates first female bishop
Lane has said she hopes she will not remain the only woman in the upper echelons of the Church of England
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WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US
WikiLeaks has been targeted by US authorities since its release in 2010 of 500,000 secret military files.
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Austrian court to hear Facebook class action suit
The suit claims a "large number" of violations of users' rights including the "illegal" use of their data.
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Putin accuses Ukraine army of being 'NATO foreign legion'
Putin claims NATO is the hand behind the Ukrainian army.
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Obama, new Saudi king expected to talk about IS, Yemen
Saudi Arabia also seen as having crucial role to play in ending unrest in neighbouring Yemen
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Do not call Charlie Hebdo killers 'terrorists', says BBC Arabic
Executive's comments may seem shocking but are in line with the BBC’s editorial guidelines on reporting terrorism