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Sudan extends ceasefire with southern rebels
The two countries share a long and porous border and have a history of supporting armed groups
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Iran says meeting with parties to nuclear deal 'constructive'
Although Tehran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments if Europeans fail to salvage the pact says official
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Saudi King Salman's brother dies at 96
Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was the eldest son of Saudi Arabia's founding monarch, King Abdulaziz
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Rights groups accuses Bangladesh of torture; government says report baseless
World Organisation Against Torture says report based on examination of more than 300 cases
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Trump says US intel chief Coats to leave office August 15
He tweeted that he plans to nominate Representative John Ratcliffe of Texas
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US, China move trade talks to Shanghai amid deal pessimism
To be trade negotiators' first in-person talks since a G20 truce last month
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South Korea to send naval unit to Strait of Hormuz: newspaper
Tensions between Iran and the US have increased since Washington pulled out of the Iranian nuclear deal last year
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China to weigh in on deepening Hong Kong crisis
Press briefing on the crisis engulfing the financial hub
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Smoky tea baked in clay: tandoori chai heats up Pakistan
In a country that is one of the top tea consumers globally according to Euromonitor International
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Bombardment in northwest Syria kills 11 civilians: monitor
Regime airstrikes kill five civilians in the Idlib town of Ariha
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20 dead as violence mars Afghan election season start
Attack targets Kabul office of President Ghani's running mate, Amrullah Saleh.
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Three killed, at least 15 injured in US festival shooting
Police say gunman shot dead but search for a possible second suspect is ongoing
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Artist adorns Egyptian cave church with biblical art
It was all done to fulfil the wishes of the monastery's parish priest who met Mario in the early 1990s in Cairo
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Earth's 2019 resources 'budget' spent by July 29: report
Calculated since 1986, the grim milestone has arrived earlier each year
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Tear gas, rubber bullets fired at Hong Kong protesters for 2nd day
Sunday's melees took place in a well-heeled residential district close to the Liaison Office
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President Trump rejects charges of racism after accusations of 'hate agenda'
Many in US see Trump's remarks as blatantly racist and ignited a storm of criticism
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Pilgrims continue reaching S Arabia for Hajj
The number of pilgrims who arrived in Makkah under govt scheme has reached 81,000
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Afghan VP candidate injured as Kabul blast kills two, wounds 25
Pakistan condemns attack, says it fully supports the democratic process in the neighbouring country
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At least 13 killed in Myanmar jade mine landslide
The accident happened early in the morning in Hpakant township.
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Pictures of the day: July 28, 2019
11 photos from around the world
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Iran says European naval mission in Gulf would be 'provocative'
British proposal for a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf
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Hong Kong protesters defy police ban and march again
24 people injured including two in critical condition
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Think the heatwave was bad? Climate already hitting key tipping points
As study-after-study shows climate impacts outstripping initial forecasts
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Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
As Iran scales back on commitments in the 2015 nuclear deal that was agreed with global powers
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Outrage as Trump brands mostly-black Baltimore 'infested mess'
Cummings has launched investigations into Trump administration policies.
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Pakistan retracts decision to limit visas after Afghan assurances
Embassy in Kabul had demanded action against 'gang intimidating, extorting money from visa applicants'
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Five doctors killed in Libya air raid: ministry
Fighting since April has left nearly 1,100 people dead and wounded more than 5,750: WHO
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Sudan says 87 killed when troops broke up protest, critics say too low
Fath al-Rahman Saeed says security forces fires live ammunition at protesters in Khartoum
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Iran to meet nuclear deal members
Envoys from Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran to take part in the meeting
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Sudan probe shows paramilitaries involved in deadly raid on sit-in
Gunmen in military fatigues raided the site of a weeks-long sit-in outside army headquarters
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Iran strongly condemns Bahrain executions
Reports of forced confessions under torture and unfair trials for those executed are out.
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France's Macron to host Putin ahead of G7 summit
Macron says meeting with Putin will take place at his summer retreat
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The Trump border wall's slow march towards reality
Funds to build a border wall with Mexico
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IS claims deadly attack on Syrian government troops
A bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up at a military checkpoint.
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Morocco's two decades under King Mohammed VI
Milestones in the two-decade reign of King Mohammed VI of Morocco
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Sudan generals, protest leaders, meet rebel chiefs in S.Sudan
After an agreement between protest leaders and rebels to end their differences over the accord signed in Khartoum
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Last Australian state poised to decriminalise abortion
New legislation will allow abortions to be performed by a doctor on request up to 22 weeks
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Vietnam seizes 125 kilos of rhino horn hidden in plaster
The country is currently trying to crack down on wildlife smuggling routes.
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Thousands protest in Romania over kidnapped 15-year-old girl
PM Viorica Dancila says she is considering introducing harsher sentences for rapists, pedophiles, murderers
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Johnson tells EU: ditch backstop or face no-deal Brexit
European leaders ready to talk but insist they will not reopen the Withdrawal Agreement
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China landslide death toll rises to 36 with 15 still missing
Govt allots 30 million yuan ($4.35 million) for search and rescue efforts in the province
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Moscow police arrest hundreds at banned rally for fair elections
Rally came a week after its biggest protest in years, when some 22,000 marchers called on officials to reverse rulings
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Taliban-Kabul direct talks likely next month
Hope that in the next two weeks the first meeting will take place in a European country, says minister
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Indian navy rescues hundreds stranded on train in floods
More than 250 people have died in flooding across India in the past two weeks
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At least three killed in Taliban attack on police base
Attack targeted police headquarters compound in Ghazni's Ab Band district
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Air strikes kill 10 civilians in northwest Syria
Two children, among nine civilians killed in air raids on the Idlib town of Ariha.
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Police fire tear gas in clash with Hong Kong protesters over banned march
Police have refused to allow the march in the town on safety grounds
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Pictures of the day: June 27, 2019
10 photos from around the world
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Young asylum seekers in US easy prey for gangs
Young victims who left their countries in the hope they would find security and prosperity in US
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Thousands protest in Colombia against killings of activists
462 campaigners have been killed since 2016, according to the country's ombudsman.

















































