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Six dead in Indonesia ferry sinking: official
Six people died Tuesday after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia, officials said
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UK healthcare worker arrested on suspicion of murder of eight babies
British female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies
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Four Indian priests accused of rape, blackmail
An investigation has been started based on the woman's complaint, says police
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Heavy rain brings chaos to Indian financial hub
Heavy rain delayed flights on Tuesday in and out of India's financial capital of Mumbai where a footbridge collapsed
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Female hunter scorned for posing with dead rare black giraffe
Talley defends her actions as a 'conservation' attempt as she posed with the corpse of the 18-year-old giraffe
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Malaysian authorities arrest former premier Najib Razak - sources
Najib is expected to be charged in court on Wednesday after being remanded for one night, sources say
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Rouhani says US pressure to stop Iranian oil may effect regional exports
Iran, the third-largest producer in the OPEC, exports about 2 million barrels of crude oil per day
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'Like being reborn': dramatic rescues that defied the odds
Rescuers said Tuesday they plan to supply the boys with up to four months' food while a rescue can be planned
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Woman confronts EPA chief at Washington restaurant
A woman confronted EPA chief Scott Pruitt at a Washington restaurant and called on him to resign
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That's butter! The Indian ads punning for half a century
Cartoons have been delighting Indians for half a century with pun-filled takes
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Israel enacts law to freeze Palestinian funds equal to prisoners' stipends
Palestinian officials say that some 6,500 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails
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Japan women's university to accept transgender students
Japanese women's university said Tuesday it will admit transgender students who were born male but identify as female
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Former Siemens CEO Kleinfeld made adviser to Saudi crown prince
Kleinfeld will take up his new post on August 1
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US beats Belgium to win (Quidditch) World Cup
The Quidditch World Cup is based on the game dreamt up in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books
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Pompeo to head to North Korea as doubts mount about its intentions
The US goal remains the final, fully-verified denuclearization of North Korea, State Department says
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UK to ban gay 'conversion therapy' after massive survey
LGBT rights group Stonewall defines conversion therapy as a treatment which aims to stop same-sex attraction
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Democrats make abortion focus of Supreme Court fight
Democrats are hoping to prevent Trump from tilting court to hard right
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White House won't recognize Crimea annexation: official
Trump is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on July 16 in Helsinki
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Arrests in Europe over plot to attack Iran opposition in Paris
Developments came on day Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Switzerland
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FBI foils US independence day attack by Qaeda sympathizer
Fourth arrest in United States this year of someone accused of plotting for or in support of religious militant group
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Junior soccer team found alive in Thai cave after nine days
They went missing after soccer practice on June 23 after they set out to explore Tham Luang cave complex
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Sri Lanka to shift naval base to China-controlled port city
The US, India and Japan have raised concerns that China might use the port as a naval base
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UN envoy visits Yemen for talks on key port city
Martin Griffiths is set to meet with Huthi rebels who control the capital along with the Red Sea city of Hodeida
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Over 270,000 displaced by southern Syria fighting: UN
Nearly two weeks of ferocious air strikes and barrel bombing have seen regime forces retake rebel-held territory
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Keeping Delhi cool is hot work
According to an ice factory supervisor, tonnes of ice blocks are supplied to the Indian capital everyday
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'Back from the dead': South African woman found alive in mortuary fridge
'Victim' involved in horrific car crash in which two others were killed
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Video of shark in Malaysia restaurant aquarium sparks outrage
The animal swims back and forth in barely 6ft long, 3ft deep and 3ft high in the video
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Gay groups march in Istanbul pride despite ban
Around 1,000 people gather near the city's famous Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square
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Portugal, the European country that wants more migrants
PM Costa said that they won't tolerate any xenophobia rhetoric
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Interpol seeks arrest of Indian billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi
The Indian billionaire is at the heart of a $2 billion-plus bank fraud case
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UN chief hears of 'unimaginable' atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
UN Secretary General described the situation as "a humanitarian and human rights nightmare"
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Indonesian forces to blame for Papua killings: Amnesty
Reports says Indonesian forces have been behind killings of 95 people since 2010
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Afghan Sikhs, Hindus grieve after suicide attack kills 19
'This attack has killed many of our elders, those who loved their country more than anything else'
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Japan emperor being treated for brain condition: palace
Not clear when the emperor will resume his public duties
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Turkey orders dozens of colonels arrested in Gulen probe
Turkey says the measures are necessary to combat threats to national security
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New water pollution protests hit southwest Iran
Water pollution in the two cities of Khuzestan province has sparked several demonstrations over the past four days
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Merkel rebels vow last-ditch bid for migrant deal
EU member countries could also create processing centres to sort economic migrants from refugees
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Five more beaten to death in India lynchings
The attacks have left authorities scrambling to mount an effective response
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Mexican leftist Lopez Obrador wins presidency: exit polls
Lopez Obrador plans to help poor farmers, though he has stressed he will not expropriate private property
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Pakistan needs to do more on Taliban: US
Alice Wells says militant group’s inertia on peace talks 'unacceptable'
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Several Sikhs among 19 killed in Afghan suicide attack
Avtar Singh, the only Sikh candidate running in the October 20 parliamentary election among the dead
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French gangster pulls off spectacular jailbreak by helicopter
Redoine Faid, 46, breaks out of prison with the help of three armed accomplices
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France pays tribute to Veil, Holocaust survivor with Pantheon burial
France paid homage on Sunday to Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor best known for legalising abortion in the 1970s
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Thousands rally in Hong Kong over Beijing's tightening grip
The former British colony marked the 21st anniversary of its return to Chinese rule
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Several injured during Iran water protests
Protesters were injured in Khorramshahr late Saturday while protesting against water pollution clashed with police
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Cambodia earns Guinness Record for longest woven scarf
Cambodia won a place in the Guinness book of World Records Sunday for a 1,100-metre
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Australia shelves MH370 memorial after relatives protest
Resting place of the flight from KL to Beijing with 239 people on board still unknown
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Up to Dh500,000 fine, one year jail term for filming people in UAE
Dubai police arrest man for filming a person and uploading video on social media
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Three Afghans beheaded, school torched in suspected Islamic State attack
Unidentified gunmen beheaded three men and torched a boys' school in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan
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UAE announces pause in offensive on Yemen's Hodeidah
United Arab Emirates on Sunday announced a pause in the offensive it is backing against Houthi militants Hodeidah,

















































