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Breaking Bad in China: chemistry professor 'in meth gang'
The 50-year-old former academic surnamed Lu had "a set of recipes for producing methcathinone"
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1,850 killed, over 500,000 displaced in Yemen: UN
The UN repeatedly stresses that many of those injured and killed do not pass through health facilities
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Indian public campaigns to send 'killer' tiger home
Forest officials said Ustad had killed four people including the guard
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Is nicotine all bad?
Some studies show nicotine, like caffeine, can even have positive effects
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Morocco's Islamic women preachers lead social revolution
A woman has the right to choose for herself and should stand up to her father using Sharia law to support her rights
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11 Afghan police get year in jail over mob killing of woman
Judge Safiullah Mujadidi freed eight other officers accused of failure to carry out their duty for lack of evidence
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Bangladesh police urge ban on militant group after killings
Police have asked the home ministry to ban Ansarullah Bangla Team
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Common threat: ISI, Afghan spy agency to boost cooperation
Under MoU, two spy agencies to share intelligence in the fight against terror
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Pakistani-American killed in Philadelphia train accident identified
Abid Gilani, 55, was returning to New York from Maryland after attending his uncle's funeral
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Derailed Philadelphia train was not shot at: investigators
Investigators do not rule out possibility of another object striking train's windscreen
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Absence of colleagues 'too much to bear': Cartoonist Luz to leave Charlie Hebdo
Renald Luzier said his departure was unconnected to internal tensions at the magazine, and it was a 'personal choice'
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The resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits: the larger picture
Return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley is organically linked with roadmap for endurable peace in Indian-held Kashmir
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'It's Barack. Really!': President Obama gets his own account on Twitter
Obama will now directly engage with people with his new account
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Jobs in Saudi Arabia: 'Executioners' wanted
No special qualification needed for the job, main job responsibility will be “executing a judgment of death”
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Obama to set new limits on police use of military equipment
Protesters in Ferguson felt the methods use by police to prevent demonstrations from turning violent were excessive
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After appeal, US court allows YouTube to show 'Innocence of Muslims' film
Court says Garcia's argument would enable any contributor to claim copyright in random bits andp ieces
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Plane tracking website Flightradar24 finds more than just enthusiasts flocking to it
Flightradar24's website and apps are now being used by some airlines to track their planes in real time
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Saudi-led coalition blames Yemen rebels as air strikes resume
Coalition spokesperson Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri accused the rebels of not respecting the Saudi-proposed truce
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Pak-Afghan ties: FWO to expand Torkham-Jalalabad Road
FWO will build a two lane, 75 km-long section with seven bridges and six underpasses
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Fake diplomas, real cash: Pakistani company Axact reaps millions
“Hands down, this is probably the largest operation we’ve ever seen,” said Allen Ezell
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Venice church transforms into mosque for seven months
“The Mosque” is designed by Swiss artist Chris Büchel for a prestigious art exhibit
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Qatar arrests BBC journalist on government press trip
Mark Lobel said he and three colleagues were arrested in Doha as they tried to film a group of Nepalese labourers
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Indian nurse dies after 42 years in coma following rape
Shanbaug suffered severe brain damage and was in a vegetative state after she was raped by a hospital worker in 1973
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Sikh man breaks religious protocol to save child's life
Harman Singh removed turban to stem bleeding of a 6-year-old child hit by a car in New Zealand
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Keen to deport African refugees, Israel draws up new plan
Israeli govt voted to approve a plan to pay African refugees $3,500 grants to encourage them to leave the country
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US daredevil dies in jumping accident
Artist, adventurer and athlete dies during a jump at Taft Point
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India's Modi arrives in South Korea on investment hunt
Modi hopes to secure up to $10 billion in South Korean soft loans to fund infrastructure projects
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Nine dead, many wounded in Texas biker shooting: reports
As many as 18 people wounded from gunshot and stab wounds while more than 100 weapons collected from the scene
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Bitter lessons: Imran voices concern over Mursi sentence
Sentencing leaders to death does not kill the ideas and aspirations of a people
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Bahraini who performed Tawaf around Kaaba during 1941 floods dies
Sheikh Al Awadi, aged 86, died on Wednesday
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French Protestant church allows gay marriage blessing
The move comes two years after Paris legalised gay nuptials amid protests backed by the majority Roman Catholic Church
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Cannes: Outside the film festival
One tends to forget the beautiful French Riviera and all that it offers outside the film festival
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Saudi beheads Pakistani, 84 executions in 2015
He was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, guilty of attempting to traffic heroin
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Traces of blood and pork: UK supermarket apologises for wrongly-labeled 'Halal' Pakora
After being contacted by enraged customers, the supermarket apologised and offered refunds to unhappy customers
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Egypt hangs six convicted militants
Human rights groups had appealed for stay of execution, saying two of the defendants had been in custody at the time
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Pope creates first Palestinian saints
For sainthood, the candidate must have lived a holy life and must usually have at least two miracles to their name
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Founder of Israeli settler movement dies at 80
Levinger and a group of like-minded people decided to settle in the occupied territory
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Pakistan still suffering from aftermath of Bhutto’s execution: Imran Khan
Imran compared Bhutto to Mohamed Morsi and said sentencing him to death will bode ill for the Egyptian people
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Car bomb kills at least 3 in Kabul
Police spokesperson says suicide bomber in Toyota Corolla rammed convoy of foreign troops
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Hannibal’s kitchen: Nigerian restaurant shut down for serving human flesh
Human heads, arsenal of weapons discovered during police raid
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Wine-loving France follows British lead on storing best wines
London wine merchants started renting space to customers in 1994 to keep good bottles out of harm's way
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US commandos kill top IS leader in Syria raid
US president approves special forces raid to capture senior IS leader Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf
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Ireland prepares historic referendum on gay marriage
The latest polls show the "Yes" side in the lead
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Nepal before the earthquake
A trip down memory lane, when Kathmandu’s historic structures stood tall and proud
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To avoid sentencing in Britain, Sheesha bar owner claims he contracted Ebola in Pakistan
The judges have adjourned the sentence until further investigation of the claim made by the defendant
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Visit to Asian giant: More than just diplomacy
India’s Modi brings home $22 billion in China deals.
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US pushes pedal on cars that can talk to other cars
The US administration announced this month it was speeding up efforts to promote V2V
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Turkish air force shoots down Syrian aircraft
The incident marked a new spike in tensions between Istanbul and Damascus
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Pope meets 'angel of peace' Abbas ahead of landmark accord recognising Palestine
Meeting comes 2 days before Pope canonises two Palestinian nuns; first Palestinian Arabs to gain sainthood
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French mayor claims Islam will be banned from France by 2027
Mayor facing expulsion from France’s main opposition conservative party

















































