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Tens of millions in northern Brazil hit by massive power outage
Blackout occures due to the failure of a transmission line near the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric station
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Texas bomb suspect blows himself up after police move in
Suspect detonates a device in his car and later died says Austin police chief Brian Manley
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London mayor highlights importance of trade and investment links with China
Sadiq Khan says China is one of the leading sources of investment into the capital
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Arizona police release video of fatal collision with Uber self-driving SUV
Police releaseS few details about the accident that occurred Sunday night in Tempe, Arizona,
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Sarkozy: the ex-president and his legal problems
Sarkozy denies all allegations and portrays them as the work of angry members of the former Libyan regime
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Zuckerberg rues mistakes made by Facebook on Cambridge Analytica controversy
Says 'there's more to do, and we need to step up and do it'
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Mistakenly sent WhatsApp message leads couple to get married
The couple married on December 7
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Indian man consumes sand daily 'to stay fit'
Interestingly, not eating sand for a day means that the man's stomach will get upset
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One of Nepal's last dancing bears dies after rescue
The bears were kept in small cages that were not properly cleaned
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Sex doll 'brothel' in Paris faces calls for closure
Politicians in Paris have defended its right to exist
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Man lets wife marry her lover, now all three live together
Wife confessed to affair after villagers thrash secret lover for living with her
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Austria recalls embassy employee from Israel over Nazi shirt
The incident is the latest in a series of embarrassments for the anti-immigrant FPO
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Picture of Afghan woman nursing her baby in exam hall goes viral
People praise the 25-year-old student for going beyond the conventional roles women play in the region
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Islam poised to over take established Christianity in UK: report
Findings of a new survey reveal 12 counties in Europe have no faith, with Czech Republic least religious
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10-year-old Indian girl repeatedly raped after being 'sold' by parents
'The girl’s stepmother sold her to a man, who in turn gave her to some other person after keeping her for a while'
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China to become top patent filer within three years: UN
Record 243,500 international patent applications filed in 2017, 4.5 per cent more than year before, reveals report
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Indian minister delivers 'warning across the Atlantic' over social media misuse ahead of elections
India is due to hold a national election in 2019 and there are several states electing new assemblies this year
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Singapore passes law which can bar pictures of terror attack sites
Information leaks to terrorists could risk the lives of security officers and those caught up in an attack
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Taliban ready for talks with groups resisting 'foreign occupation'
Ghani's peace plan received a lot of international attention but failed to remedy Taliban hostility
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Psychometrics: How Facebook data helped Trump find his voters
Trump campaign collected data on personal info, likes, places, pictures, and networks of 50 million Facebook users
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Saudi Arabia says revamping education to 'eradicate any trace of Muslim Brotherhood'
Education minister declares country will dismiss anyone working in sector who sympathises with the banned group
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Suicide bomber kills at least 26 in Kabul
The city was celebrating the Nawruz holiday marking the start of the Persian new year
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Sixth reported explosion in Texas unrelated to bombings
Authorities say explosion not related to series of package bombs that have killed at least two
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Israel warns Middle Eastern enemies to 'heed' 2007 strike on Syrian nuclear reactor
Country says new disclosures regarding secrecy which surrounds strike necessary due to sensitive security situation
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Google boosts efforts to help news organisations get more paid subscribers
Internet giant describes Google News Initiative as part of an 'effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age'
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Hawking's ashes to be buried near graves of Newton, Darwin
Family of scientist confirms funeral will take place March 31 at Great St Mary's church in Cambridge University
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US Senate blocks bid to end military involvement in Yemen
US provides weapons, intelligence and aerial refueling to the Saudis supporting Yemen's government against rebels
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Monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters, say researchers
The study was published in the journal Royal Society Open Science
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Trump slams 'sick people' for Texas bombings after fifth blast
Despite hundreds of police officers and federal agents working the case, authorities appeared to have few leads
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Xi warns Taiwan will face 'punishment of history' for separatism
China suspects Tsai wants to push for formal independence
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UN says 274 million people speak French globally
By 2050, the number of Francophone speakers is expected to reach 700 million
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Public smiles, private problems as Saudi prince visits White House
32 years old Prince Mohammed makes his first visit to the White House
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UN reports mass rights abuses in Turkey
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein describes findings as alarming and outrageous
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Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO amid fresh revelations
Recordings of Nix emerges in which he boasts about company's role in Donald Trump's presidential campaign
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Data scandal threatens Zuckerberg vision for Facebook
Zuckerberg took an idea hatched in his Harvard dormitory and created a network connecting more than two billion people
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Canada unveils slightly stricter gun laws
Persons with a mental illness, history of violence or convicts of criminal offenses are prohibited from owning a gun
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Expelled Russian diplomats leave London embassy
Moscow denies any involvement in the attack, which has drawn strong condemnation from Britain's allies in NATO and EU
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Court rules in favour of case on Britain's ability to reverse Brexit
British voters backed Brexit in June 2016 referendum
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Four Pakistani nationals accused of stealing power cables in Dubai
The four men are also accused in another case of stealing cables worth more than Dh12,000
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Saudi women take up jobs in Makkah hotels
Saudi Arabia observing massive changes as part of an ambitious drive headed by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman
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Trump says will meet Putin 'in the not too distant future'
Trump believes he and Putin would meet
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Former French leader Sarkozy held over Libyan funding inquiry
Sarkozy being questioned over 2007 election campaign
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Maryland high school shooter injures two, dies after exchange with officer
The two victims were in critical condition at hospitals
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Social media applications are 'tools of Chinese hacking', Indian army warns soldiers
In just a couple of months, this is the second warning the officials have issued in 'general interest of public'
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Saudi billionaire Al-Waleed 'forgives' Ritz ordeal
Actually, I was given the best service. Doctors used to come twice a day
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Abortion, free expression in conflict at top US court
Groups opposed to voluntary abortion argue that the 2015 law violates their right to freedom of expression
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India says 39 workers abducted in Iraq in 2014 are confirmed dead
India will send a special plane to bring the bodies back from Iraq
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World's last male northern white rhino euthanised in Kenya
Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that
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White House slams Abbas 'insults,' says must choose hate or peace
Abbas called out Friedman as a settler and a son of a dog in an angry outburst against US policy
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Iran sentences Sufi man to death for killing police
Mohammad Reza Salas tried for "culpable homicide" after driving a bus into group of police officers