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India, Pakistan suspend trade on Kashmir border: officials
Pakistani officials say trade suspended after Indian authorities detained a truck driver accused of drug trafficking
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Taliban commander Khorasani injured in Afghanistan: spokesperson
Ehsanullah Ehsan says Khorasani has now been shifted to a safe place and he is improving
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Kerry holds second round of nuclear talks with Iranian FM in Munich
World powers try to ensure that Iran's pathway to developing a nuclear weapon are cut off
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Love Commandos helping Indian couples escape prejudice
The organisation helps desperate couples who have defied their families
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Turkish PM to begin tour on February 16
This will be his first visit after assuming the office of prime minister in August last year
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Tokyo contest: Cyber security competition draws 90 hackers
Final rounds brought together 24 teams from seven nations
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Embattled US anchor takes himself off air
Says Lester Holt will sit in for him as the network deals with the issue
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Baghdad erupts in joy after decade long nightly curfew ends
The curfew has been in place since the aftermath of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003
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IS had 'sentenced' US hostage to death over Aafia Siddiqui’s imprisonment: Activist
Siddiqui's family rejected Islamic State's attempt to link the two cases and said it did not want Mueller to suffer
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Exit polls forecast defeat for Modi's party in Delhi elections
5 exit polls released after voting ended indicated that the capital's former chief minister Kejriwal had won
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Ms Marvel co-creator promoted as Marvel’s director of content, character development
Marvel also launches an all-female Avengers cast under A-Force
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TransAsia retrains pilots after deadly crash
Pilots who fail the tests will be grounded immediately for an indefinite period
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Western powers say Libya risks bankruptcy as oil slumps
Global oil prices rallied this week having fallen 60 percent in six months.
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UAE to rejoin coalition strikes against Islamic State
As part of the move, UAE stations a squadron of its F-16 warplanes in Jordan to strike at IS targets
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Turkish PM to visit Pakistan later in February
Davutoglu to lead Turkey in Pakistan-Turkey strategic dialogue scheduled for February 17 in Islamabad
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Rome gives green light to red light zone
Council to establish up to three separate red light zones within district, if current experiment proves successful
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Bangladesh firebombings kill nine amid pleas for calm
At least three people burned to death when suspected anti-government protesters petrol-bombed a truck
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Basit to make 'courtesy call' to Indian foreign secretary in bid to revive talks
Dialogue was suspended last year after the high commissioner met with Hurriyat leaders
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Suicide bomb attack in Baghdad kills at least 17
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
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Jamaica celebrates 70th birthday of late reggae great Bob Marley
Jamaica has debated for years adding Marley to its Order of National Hero, its highest honor
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Afghan families flee persecution in Pakistan after school attack: IOM
More than 22,000 undocumented Afghans flocked across the border at Torkham
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Parents of US hostage appeal to Islamic State captors
"This news leaves us concerned, yet, we are still hopeful that Kayla is alive," the parents said
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Shooting of action films restricted in Paris
Paris is a popular destination for film-makers but tensions remain high following the attacks in January
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Govt surveillance: Investigative reporters think US spies on them
News comes amid concerns that the US govt is targeting reporters
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Rare Ferrari found on French farm acutioned for14.2m euros
A Maserati from 1956 went for 1.72 million euros
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Obama meets student who inspired million dollar Humans of New York fundraiser
Chastanet also sat in Obama's chair at the Oval office
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Neighbourhood watch: Arrival of cadets heralds stronger Pak-Afghan cooperation
Move opens portals for interaction between military in both countries.
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Islamic State claims American hostage killed in Jordanian airstrike
The hostage was 26-year-old female aid worker Kayla Jean Mueller
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Pope rapped for spanking 'howler'
In an off-the-cuff remark, the pontiff had defended the right of parents to spank their children
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Canada top court allows doctor-assisted suicide
The court suggested that it should be available only for competent adults suffering from an incurable disease
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Yemen's Houthis dissolve parliament, take over power
New assembly will elect a five-member interim presidential council to manage the country's affairs
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UK tribunal says sharing intelligence with US was unlawful
GCHQ had acted unlawfully in accessing data on millions of people in Britain that had been collected by NSA
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TransAsia says all its 71 ATR pilots to undergo skills test
Decision comes after a TransAsia ATR 72-600 with 53 passengers & five crew members plunged into a river in Taipei
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Pakistan an unexpected champion in rehabilitating former jihadis?
Pakistan focuses heavily on reintegrating former militants into society, claims security and terrorism expert
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Jordan's Queen Rania joins march for murdered pilot
Kassasbeh was captured by IS in Dec after his F-16 crashed in Syria while on a mission against the extremist group
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Harvard bans sexual relationship between staff and students
Move comes at a time when top American universities are on the defensive over complaints of sexual violence on campus
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Happy New Year' to release in China
Multi-starrer entertainer will also be showcased at Beijing International Film Festival
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China shopping mall fire kills 17: govt
A total of 270 firefighters, 45 fire engines mobilised to extinguish blaze
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Twitter chief confirms Google 'relationship'
"I do want to confirm that we have a relationship that we have agreed to with Google," Costolo said
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Twitter revenue nearly doubles, user growth misses mark
Revenue up 97 percent from $242.6 million in the same period a year ago.
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Taiwan pilot hailed as a hero for pulling ill-fated plane clear of buildings
A TransAsia official said the airline would give the families of those killed T$1.2 million for funeral expenses
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US moves pilot rescue aircraft to Iraq: official
Defense official says some assets have been moved to northern Iraq
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Record 3.3 bn air passengers flew last year: IATA
More than half of the growth in passenger travel occurred on airlines in emerging markets.
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Sri Lanka bans Rajiv Gandhi's alleged killer from traveling abroad
The Court of Appeal issued an order to the Controller of Emigration and Immigration to prevent him leaving the country
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British botanist discovers unknown 'warty' orchid species
The new species was collected in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains in 2013 and brought back to London.
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The top 'selfie' destination in the world is….
Here is the list of top 10 global selfie sites on Instagram
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Pope rallies clergy to root out 'cancer of child abuse'
"Families need to know that the Church is making every effort to protect their children," he said.
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Google hires Arabic speakers to help crackdown on militant groups
Arabic speakers for every time zone now looking through content on YouTube
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First group of Afghan army cadets arrives for training at PMA
Six Afghan cadets will undergo an 18-month long course at the PMA
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Jordanian warplanes strike back at Islamic State after pilot's murder
The official did not disclose where the warplanes had struck

















































