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Powerful 6.8 quake strikes Bolivia: USGS
There were no injuries or damage
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Thousands of teachers march for US school funding
Teachers have been flexing their political muscle in Republican-dominated states
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Trump outraged over Mexico migrant 'caravan'
Trump took to Twitter to attack Mexico for allowing the 1,500-strong group to march
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Saudi prince says Israel has 'right' to its land
Saudi Arabia and Israel still have no formal diplomatic relations, but improvements in their ties accelerate
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Twenty killed in Boko Haram attack on Nigerian army base, villages
Eighteen Boko Haram terrorists attacked military base while seven suicide bombers targeted residents
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Egypt's Sisi sweeps vote with 97 per cent, turnout down
Head of the election authority Lasheen Ibrahim says at a press conference that turnout was 41.05 per cent
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Fighters start to quit last rebel pocket of Syria's Ghouta
Assad's forces retakes 95 per cent of Eastern Ghouta since launching a blistering assault
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Netanyahu suspends Israel-UN deal on resettling African migrants
Israel announces a deal with the UNHCR to cancel a controversial plan to deport African migrants
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Myanmar agrees to UN Security Council visit
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have been driven out of Rakhine state and are living in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh
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11-foot alligator takes a swim in couple's indoor pool in Florida
Animal rescue hauls alligator out of pool
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Spying on spouse’s phone now criminal offence in Saudi Arabia
According to information ministry, such an activity could attract a fine of $133,000 with a prison term for a year
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Woman news anchor commits suicide in India
Suicide note states that she committed suicide because of depression but accused nobody responsible for her death
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Seven children among 12 killed in Saudi-led air strike in Yemen
The air strike destroyed a house where displaced civilians from other provinces were settled
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Young woman in hijab attacked by man at US hospital
The 19-year-old is now suing the hospital and seeking nearly $25,000 in damages
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Seven reported killed as India's Dalits lead protests against court ruling
Protesters carried banners demanding a nationwide shutdown, saying the judgement was diluting the law
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Civilian casualties in Afghan airstrike on madrassa
Top Taliban commanders gathered inside madrassa at the time of attack in northeastern province of Kunduz
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Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela dies at 81
Her personal assistant gave no further details but said a statement would be released later
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Baby believed snatched by monkey in India is found dead
A post-mortem showed the infant died of asphyxia due to drowning
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Trump proposed White House summit last month to Putin: Kremlin
Invite sent prior to mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from the US
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Female student commits suicide in India after failing to secure first position
Student at Indus Public school in Phillu Khera town shot self with father's licensed gun
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Indian mob kills man accused of raping young girl
Vigilante justice is not uncommon in India
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Singapore couple challenge annulment of marriage after sex change
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the country is not yet ready for same-sex marriage
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Prisoner or free man? Mystery surrounds Gaddafi's son Seif
He has not been seen or heard of since June 2014
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Four dead, one missing as cyclone causes floods in Fiji
Heavy rain expected in Fiji and surrounding islands as Tropical Cyclone Josie moves towards south-southeast direction
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China's 'space dream': A Long March to the moon
Chang'e 5 is now slated to land in 2019 and then bring back moon samples to Earth
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Pakistanis killed in fatal bus crash in Kuwait
Seven Indian nationals and five Egyptians were also among the dead
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Seven police killed in Mexico prison riot: officials
Police describe some of the prisoners as highly dangerous.
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1,146 rebels, families evacuate Douma district in Syria's Eastern Ghouta
Rebels are militants of the Failaq al-Rahman group
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46 people die during Holy Week in Nicaragua
Summer Plan 2018 has seen 14,000 military police deployed across beaches and tourist destinations
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un, wife, watch South Korean K-pop stars perform in Pyongyang
It is the first time a North Korean leader had attended a South Korean performance in the capital
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China imposes tariffs in response to US duties on steel, aluminium
US President Donald Trump is preparing to impose tariffs of more than $50 billion on Chinese goods
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Hundreds rally in Berlin calling for Puigdemont's release
Huddled under umbrellas protesters carried banners that read "Free Puigdemont and the Catalan political prisoners"
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'Out of control' Chinese space lab to meet fiery end within hours
European Space Agency says in a blog post that this was its ‘final estimate’
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Air France unions announce new two-day strike
New dates are in addition to plans to strike on Tuesday and Saturday
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Mexico presidential front-runners hit back at Trump tweets
Comment comes after Trump's latest series of vitriolic anti-Mexican tweets
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Divided Costa Rica chooses new president
Pre-vote surveys suggest a neck-and-neck race between Fabricio Alvarado and Carlos Alvarado
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Beach closed after shark attacks man in Hawaii
The man’s current condition is not known yet
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Man stabbed in pub brawl returns for drink with knife still in back
He called the police later and was rushed to the hospital in a stable condition
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Trump says Mexico not stopping cross-border flow, threatens NAFTA
"They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, Nafta. Need wall," president said
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Bahrain makes largest oil discovery in its history
The field was the first to be discovered in the Gulf and the first to start production
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UN peacekeepers attacked by C. Africa armed group
Saturday's attack was the first on UN peacekeepers in the area since violence resumed in PK5 in 2017
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Pope urges end to 'carnage' in Syria in Easter message
Francis also spoke of "hunger, endemic conflict and terrorism" in Africa
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Erdogan calls Netanyahu 'terrorist' over Gaza deaths
The comments came after Israeli soldiers killed 16 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more on Friday
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Expelled Russians arrive home as Moscow warns against travel to UK
France, Germany, Canada and Poland each said that Russia was expelling four of their diplomats
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Chinese man applies to women university in search of girlfriend
China has the most bias sex ratios because of a preference for boys
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Kuwait court sentences couple to death for maid murder
An estimated 252,000 Filipinos and Filipinas work in Kuwait and depend on remittances
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Today, the real 'fake news' day
Pranks and fake news from around the world on April Fool's Day
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Prominent Bangladesh lawyer disappears after trial
His disappearance comes a fortnight after seven militants from the JMB were sentenced to death
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Governor of Russia's Kemerovo region resigns after deadly shopping mall fire
With such a heavy burden, it's impossible to work as the governor
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Building collapse kills 10 in central India
Building disasters are common in Indian cities

















































