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France's Macron visits Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance
Macron heads to United States, Iranian government urges European leaders to convince Trump not to tear up 2015 deal
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Gwadar port aims to become new Dubai
Fishing was Gwadar’s main economic activity before the port started operations
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Yemen Huthi political leader killed in coalition raid: rebels
Huthi rebels since March 2015 have been fighting pro-government forces
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U.S. allies press Trump to keep Iran nuclear deal alive
Trump has said that unless European allies fix what he has called its “terrible flaws” in the Iran Nuclear deal
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March 2018 was third warmest globally
European centre mentions data spikes recorded in Pakistan
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Senate committee paves way for Pompeo to become top US diplomat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination on a party-line vote
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Pakistan, US continue to differ on Afghan policy
Foreign Office keeps mum after Alice Wells meeting with Tehmina Janjua
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Britain's Prince William and Kate return home with newborn son
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son will travel home to Kensington Palace
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Former US President George H W Bush admitted to Houston hospital
Bush was admitted to the same hospital about a year ago for a cough
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Ten killed, 15 hurt by van plowing over Toronto sidewalk: police
One witness describes driver as appearing to deliberately target victims
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Cannibal who killed, cooked cop's body parts commits suicide in prison
A panel heard how notes had been found two weeks prior to the suicide, which possibly indicated suicidal thoughts
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Woman who chopped off lover’s penis reveals reason from behind bars
Violent assault left her former partner with 90% of his genitals hacked off
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Drunk twin sisters face court for ‘violently’ assaulting cop in Dubai
British sisters pushed a policewoman to the ground and one of them scratched the cop's wrist with her fingernails
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Dozens killed in air raid on Yemen wedding
Iran-backed rebels blame attack on Arab coalition that backs government
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China may avoid 94,000 deaths with climate policies, study suggests
China pledged to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030
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Jailed Egyptian journalist to be awarded UNESCO press freedom prize
Zeid arrested back in 2013 for photographing security forces dispersing anti-government sit-in,
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Chef dies after collapsing at London Marathon
Campbell collapses at the 22.5-mile mark of race
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China's first home-built aircraft carrier looks set to start sea trials
Still-unnamed carrier launched last year, underwent fitting of weapons and has not yet entered service
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Threat of nuclear weapons use growing, warns UN
Despite commitments to NPT, world powers engaged in modernising existing arsenals
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S.Korean protesters denounce U.S. anti-missile system ahead of North-South summit
Residents have been blocking the only road to the site since mid-2017
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12-year-old boy steals parents' credit card, flies to Bali alone
The boy managed to book flights and a hotel room himself after researching online
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It's a boy! Prince William and Kate Middleton welcome third child
Names Albert, Arthur and Fred are on the list
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Campaigning begins in Venezuela's disputed presidential poll
If the vote goes ahead as planned, it looks set to further isolate Maduro and his government.
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Indian army training local security forces to identify Pakistani drones
More than 50 sightings reported across New Delhi recently, police unable to identify any drones
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Islamic State beheads three brothers in Afghanistan
Nisar was a doctor, Nayeem was a vaccine campaigner and Wahab was medical student
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Belgian court sentences Paris suspect Abdeslam to 20 years in jail
The Belgian trial is a prelude to a bigger one that Abdeslam will face in France
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Conservative wins Paraguay presidency with narrow victory
Landlocked Paraguay has enjoyed consistent economic growth under tobacco magnate Cartes
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With test freeze, N.Korea settles for imperfect nuclear threat
The declaration came ahead of talks between North and South Korea on Friday.
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Bacha poshi: Disguised as 'son', Afghan girl spends life her parents wanted
Bacha poshi tends to be followed in 'particularly conservative areas' of Afghanistan
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Modi to visit China this week as rapprochement gathers pace
Indian PM seeking to re-set ties after quarrels over issues including disputed border with Tibet and other problems
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Billions to rebuild post-quake Nepal being misdirected
The sluggish reconstruction effort has been hit by political infighting, bureaucracy and confusion among the victims
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Afghanistan approves first full-fledged Islamic bank
IBA, the first lender in the country to apply the interest-free principles of Islamic finance in all its operations
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Trump says 'long way' to go on North Korea crisis
Trump administration says Pyongyang would have to substantially dismantle its nuclear programs before US concessions
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G7 foreign ministers' summit to hold tough line on Russia
Ministers spent part of the first day discussing tensions with Russia, which are straining the relationship with West
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Libyan coastguards recover bodies of 11 migrants
More than 80 migrants survived the incident off the city of Sabratha
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Trump's travel ban faces US Supreme Court showdown
Case represents a test of the limits of presidential power
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Michael Bloomberg to write $4.5 million check for Paris climate pact
Says he hopes by next year Trump will have changed his mind
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Mexico's leftist front-runner to face rivals in presidential debate
Veteran leftist has built up a commanding lead in opinion polls
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27 initiatives approved to enhance religious moderation in Saudi Arabia
'Mithaq' workshop was inaugurated by Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al Faisal
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Female empowerment: Women in Saudi Arabia teach each other how to drive for free
Women in Saudi Arabia will be legally permitted to drive from this year in June
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Shadow-boxing tough guy should protect home-alone Japanese women
"Man on the Curtain" uses a smartphone connected to a projector to throw a moving shadow of a man
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World's 'oldest person' dies in Japan aged 117
Nabi Tajima, born in 1900, died from old age at a hospital
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Nine killed in 'anti-terror' raid in Russia
The "anti-terrorist" operation was launched Saturday in Derbent, Dagestan, after police received a tip off
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Afghanistan bombings: 63 dead in attacks on voter registration centres
Kabul centre is also being used by people to register for national identification certificates
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Child rape case heightens India's Hindu-Muslim divide
Muslim activists say the murder is new proof of their persecution in the Hindu-majority region
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Underlining alliance, Venezuela's Maduro visits new Cuban leader
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro flew to Havana to congratulate Cuba’s newly sworn-in President Miguel Diaz-Cane
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Nicaragua's Ortega offers benefits rethink as protest death toll rises
At least six people are killed since Nicaraguans started demonstrating
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Turkey's Erdogan says US should look at its own actions if it wants jailed pastor freed
Erdogan has previously linked Brunson’s fate to that of the cleric Fethullah Gulen
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North Korea says will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site
Kim Jong Un says his country no longer needs to conduct tests because it has completed its goal of developing weapon
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Iran vows 'expected and unexpected' moves if US exits nuclear deal
Iran says it will stick to the accord as long as the other parties respect it