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California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Mendocino Complex fire has destroyed at least 143 structures, 75 of them residences
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Pakistani student punched on campus in Australia
Abdullah Qaiser was smashed in the nose by a group of people in the University of Newcastle
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Strong typhoon churns towards Japan
Typhoon Shanshan was expected to make landfall about 100kilometres northeast of Tokyo by early Thursday
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Arid and ablaze, Europe battles deadly heat
Devastating effects of the heatwave visible from space, Eastern Europe also at risk
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib charged with money-laundering
Malaysia's new government is probing allegations that billions of dollars were looted from state fund 1MDB
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Upbeat IMF economy report welcome news for Modi
The IMF said India was facing a "broadly positive outlook" thanks to "strengthening investment"
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Trump warns world against business with Iran as sanctions return
Trump's withdrawal from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran spooked investors, triggered run on the Iranian rial
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Saudi-Canada row leaves US in tight diplomatic spot
Earlier, US denounced the crackdown on rights activists in the KSA
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Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 131
More than 70,000 homeless after deadly Lombok quake
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Pakistan, US must cooperate to achieve common goals: report
Report also calls it a ‘sad move’ to cut billions in aid to Pakistan
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Google celebrates life of Muslim thinker Ibn Sina with doodle
The polymath physician, philosopher is believed to be one of the most influential thinkers of all time
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Veteran south Indian leader Karunanidhi dies at 94: hospital authorities
Karunanidhi was a lifelong campaigner for social equality
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Mexico's new leader: 'Nobody will threaten us' with wall
President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez rebuked jabs by Donald Trump
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Charlottesville confronts identity one year after clashes
For many residents of Charlottesville, Virginia, last year's white nationalist rally shattered the city's reputation
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'Makes me shake with rage': Japan probe shows university cut women's test scores
The lawyers said they did not know how many women had been affected
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Indonesian shaman accused of keeping girl as sex slave for 15 years
The woman, an identified by police as 'H', was rescued on Sunday in Tolitoli regency
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UN backs plan to unblock humanitarian aid to North Korea
Nearly half of North Korea's population is undernourished, recorded UN report
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Pakistan elections free and fair, former India chief election commissioner says
No impression of any censorship: SY Quraishi
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Europe bakes again in near-record temperatures
Wildfires witnessed in Portugal
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Thailand braces for floods, residents in lay bricks, sandbags
Thailand's southwestern Petchaburi province braced for flooding over fears that a dam in the area could overflow
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'Women more likely to die of heart attack if doctor is male'
Almost 12% of patients die when rushed for emergency treatment for heart attack
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Erdogan backs ally Maduro after 'assassination bid'
The two leaders have cultivated a close relationship since Turkey's relations strained with the west
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Himalayan Buddhist monastery prepares for winter
The monks and residents of the nearby village of Komik are already feverishly preparing for winter
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US reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran
Kick backs take effect in Iran
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Dozens shot in Chicago in burst of weekend gun violence
Authorities emphasise that the weekend shootings stood in contrast to a general decline in gun violence
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Indonesia earthquake: 98 reported dead as rescue workers search for survivors
Officials expect it to rise
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Saudi Arabia, Canada row over jailed activists ramps up
The Saudi government expelled Canada's ambassador, giving him 24 hours to leave the country
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Beyonce embraces her curves in interview, cover shoot for Vogue
The 36-year-old singer says she has a little mommy pouch and she's in no rush to get rid of it
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Canada 'seriously concerned' after Saudis order ambassador's expulsion
Saudi move comes in response to Ottawa's vigorous demands that jailed human rights activists be released
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Woman in 'serious relationship' with ghost planning to start family soon
Realm claims to have had sex with 20 ghosts in last 11 years
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Iran says US 'isolated' as it braces for return of sanctions
EU diplomatic chief says European economic operators are engaged in legitimate business with Iran
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French man, German woman get life in prison for Islamic State membership
Iraqi judge says he found French citizen, 55, and German woman, 22, guilty of joining the militant group
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Apple, Facebook and Spotify delete content of US conspiracy theorist
Facebook says Alex Jones' pages were taken down for 'glorifying violence, which violates its graphic violence policy
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Thousands of guns, swords, bullets found buried at Tokyo school
The weapons include 1,400 firearms, 1,200 swords, eight grenades and 302 bullets, buried during or after World War II
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Saudi Arabia to relocate 7,000 students from Canada after cutting diplomatic ties
Saudi Arabia Plans to relocate 7,000 students and their families in Canada to other countries, to States and Britain
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WATCH: Imam continues leading prayer during deadly Indonesia earthquake
Over 90 people killed, hundreds injured in 7.0 magnitude quake
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Turkey moves 1,600 tonnes historic bath house to avoid looming flooding of town
Moving of the Artuklu Hamam, which is at least 650 years old, is latest such transfer of a major historical building
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One dead after tanker truck explodes near Bologna
Blast engulfs area with flames, black smoke causing bridge to partially collapse
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Indian officials accused of excluding Muslims from Assam citizens' register
Critics accuse the Indian PM pushing for the list for political purposes ahead of the Indian general elections 2019
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India kills 14 Maoist rebels
The Naxals say they are on a war to reclaim the rights of the indigenous people
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US Secretary of State Pompeo plays down North Korea sparring
Statements came soon after US accused North Korea for continuing a covert nuclear programme
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Hamza Bin laden marries daughter of 9/11 lead hijacker
Hamza’s marriage confirms that the 9/11 alumni remains a central hub of al Qaeda
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Laos dam collapse death toll rises to 31, scores still missing
130 people missing since the collapse occurred on July 23
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Iran diplomat granted entry to Saudi: state media
Foreign ministry official Mohammad Alibak has been permitted to serve as head of Iran's Interests Section
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Nepal landslide kills eight, victims mostly children
Locals searched for a missing boy after rescuing one survivor
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US police say 11 children rescued from 'filthy' hideout
As part of the operation connected to a months-long search for an abducted three-year-old
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Venezuela arrests six over drone explosions during Maduro
Several vehicles were seized and hotel raids were carried out
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As sanctions bite, where next for Trump's Iran strategy
"We want the Iranian people to have a strong voice in who their leadership will be", said Trump
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Morocco's ancient city of Volubilis rises again
Known in Arabic as "Oualili", the city was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997
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Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths
Use of death penalty for road accidents is rare anywhere in the world

















































