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Japan braces: Typhoon Jongdari expected to hit early
Prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders
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Gaza teen dies of wounds from Israeli border fire, says ministry
A ministry statement identified the teenager as 17-year-old Mohmen al Hams
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Plane crash in Swiss Alps, four dead
Four-seater plane made by the French firm Robin takes off from Sion airport for "a pleasure flight"
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At least five killed in shootout near Mexico's Cancun
Around 9pm unidentified gunmen opened fire after breaking into an enclosure next to a restaurant in Puerto Juarez
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Blasts, gunshots reported in eastern Afghan city
A number of explosions were reported in the Afghan city of Jalalabad as well as gunshots near dormitory for midwives
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Indian truckers end strike after eight days
The strike disrupts production and sales of vehicles in the country
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Doctors sacked in Nicaragua for treating wounded protesters, says medic
They worked at the Oscar Danilo Rosales Hospital in the northwestern city of Leon
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Pentagon chief: talks with Russian counterpart possible
Putin is 'ready' to travel to Washington, while Trump expresses he is 'open' to visiting Moscow
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Armenia grants arrest warrant for ex-president over vote rigging
An Armenian court on Friday granted prosecutors an arrest warrant for former president Robert Kocharyan
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Australia hosts one of Asia-Pacific's largest air force exercises
The biennial Pitch Black exercise began in 1990 between Australia and Singapore
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Trump seeks to revive 'Arab NATO' to confront Iran
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead to create a new security alliance with six Gulf Arab states
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Lawyer says 3 women were paid hush money over alleged Trump affairs
Michael Avenatti the lawyer says, it is time for Trump and Cohen to come 100 percent clean with the American people
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Forest fires, barbecue bans: Heatwave scorches Europe
Germany has sweltered in near-record temperatures; London fire brigade to ban barbecues in public parks
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Israel police close gates to Al Aqsa mosque after clashes
The cause of the clashes is not clear, but videos show police firing tear gas
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UK felicitates Pakistan over successful polls
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt lauds people for defending democracy
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US president says did not know of 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians
Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen says Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting
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Trump thanks Kim as North Korea transfers remains of missing US soldiers
Trump and Kim summit in Singapore brings about positive change
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Map of 250 indigenous massacres reveals Australia's violent past
The native Aboriginal population have occupied Australia for 50,000 years
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Israel to build new settler homes after deady knife attack: minister
Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank
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Humayun died before Babur, BJP Rajasthan chief says
BJP also claims Mughal emperor Aurangzeb banned cow slaughter
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Untouched ocean habitats rapidly shrinking
Just five per cent of the wilderness areas are in protected zones, leaving the rest vulnerable
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Trump and CNN: president and TV network at loggerheads
Donald Trump has been at frequent loggerheads with CNN since taking office
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Residents of northern California city flee raging wildfire
With 90,000 people, motorists were jammed, trying to escape the flames
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Typhoon barrels towards flood-hit western Japan
It is Japan's worst weather- disaster in years, and many residents of affected areas are still living in shelters
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Iraq street satirists peddle culture change
Since the US-led ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has been plagued by graft and sectarian fighting
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Ex-lawyer says Trump knew of 2016 meeting with Russians
Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, claims he was present when Donald Jr. told his father about the meeting
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North Korea returns remains of US war dead
Trump has hailed his summit agreement with Kim as effectively ending the North Korean nuclear threat
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UAE denies report of Houthi drone attack on Abu Dhabi airport
Earlier, Houthi-run media says a drone had launched strikes on facility, disrupting air traffic
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South Africa opens door to future Russian nuclear power deal
Agreement is signed to explore joint production of nuclear medicines and other ways of harnessing nuclear technology
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Iraqi Airways suspends pilots who fought in-flight over food
The management has suspended two of its pilots for getting into the fight
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10th critically endangered black rhino dead in Kenya after disastrous transfer
According to the inquiry team, the cause of all the deaths is multiple stress syndrome intensified by salt poisoning
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After deadly wildfires, floods hit Greek capital
Firefighters say around 160 residents have been briefly trapped in their homes due to the flooding
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Astronomers confirm Einstein was right about his theory of relativity
Astronomers already use effect predicted by his theory of general relativity that a black hole can bend passing light
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Heat-related deaths in Britain set to treble by 2050, UK lawmakers warn
The heatwave led to more than 20,000 deaths across Europe, including 15,000 in France alone and 2,193 in Britain.
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Palau seeks help to counter China 'tourist ban'
Chinese tourists accounted for 47 per cent of international visitors to Palau in 2016
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Rescuers search fire-devastated Greek areas as toll hits 81
187 people are hospitalised after Monday's fires, and 71 still being treated including a dozen children
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Suicide attack on Afghan intelligence convoy kills five: police
According to police spokesperson Hashmat Stanikzai, most victims were National Directorate of Security officers
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DNA advances identify 26-year-old man killed on 9/11
1,100 9/11 or more victims remain unidentified, DNA technology has led to 89 per cent of all positive identifications
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Arrests skyrocketed in China's Muslim far west in 2017
Authorities in Xinjiang arrested nearly 228,000 people on criminal charges in 2017
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Islamic State claims deadly Toronto attack: propaganda agency
Faisal Hussain, 29, killed a 18-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl in the shooting rampage
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Journalist murdered in Mexico near tourist hotspot Cancun
According to various freedom of speech organizations, more than 100 journalist have been killed in Mexico since 2000.
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Bodies of 17 recovered after Laos dam disaster: Thai consul official
Over 6,000 people affected from eight villages near the dam
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At least 27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
Dozens of people have been killed by landslides this year
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Flames ravage Greek seaside as wildfires kill over 70
The charred bodies of 26 people, including small children, have been recovered in the courtyard of a villa
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Italian MP in hot water over preferring sailing to parliament
Political activity isn't only conducted in parliament, you can do it on a boat, says the sailing champion turned MP
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Prince Harry joins Elton John to launch HIV campaign targeting men
The billion-dollar project MenStar is to target men with or at risk of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
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Netanyahu hits back at Erdogan, says Turkey 'becoming dictatorship'
Erdogan is massacring Syrians and Kurds and has imprisoned tens of thousands of his citizens says Israeli PM
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Iran army warns of 'firm, strong response' to US threats
Iran's armed forces chief of staff says Iran wants peace and stability in the region
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Israel shoots down Syrian warplane as Golan frontier heats up
Israeli military spokesperson says it has been shot down and it crashed... and no news about pilots so far
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Indonesia's tattoo removers zap the sin from your skin
"They've got to recite 50 Quranic verses from memory and repent for their tattooed past"

















































