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Trump to oust national security advisor HR McMaster, says report
White House spokesperson denies reports, says official has a 'good relationship' with the US President
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Dramatic escape: Hostage shoots Afghan Taliban captors as they pray
Awal grabbed a weapon belonging to one of his captors and opened fire
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Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr
The former model filed for an uncontested divorce
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Chamber of Commerce warns Trump against China tariffs
Tariffs could lead to a destructive trade war with serious consequences for US, says US Chamber of Commerce President
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UN staff in Geneva set to strike in protest at pay cut
Angry UN staff in Geneva began protesting last May against a 7.5 per cent cut to their salaries
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Top Nike executive resigns amid complaints: report
Parker says, 'this has been a very difficult time for Nike'
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Death toll in Bolivia prison raid rises to eight
National police chief Alfonso Mendoza says there is complete lawlessness in Palmasola
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Spanish police raid Catalan govt HQ in vote probe
Civil Guard spokesperson says operation targets citizens assistance office and separatist group
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UN condemns abuses in Mexico probe of 43 missing students
UN says evident torture of suspects arrested in the case amounted to 'double injustice'
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Iran slams 'simple-minded' Saudi crown prince
Crown Prince Salman says if Tehran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow
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Thousands of Brazilians mourn slain Rio councillor, rights activist
Around 10,000 people marched to the Rio state assembly to protest the slaying of Marielle Franco
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White House: Will remain tough on Russia until its behaviour changes
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders urges on the sanctions until Moscow changes attitude
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Florida foot bridge collapse leaves four people dead
Newly installed pedestrian bridge collapses at Florida International University
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Dog destined for Kansas flown to Japan via United Airlines
The owner found a Great Dane that was supposed to on his way to Japan instead of her dog
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Plane loses 3 tonnes of gold during take-off
An-12 plane was carrying 8.3 tonnes of gold and other precious metals
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Warmer weather increases break-ups, says psychologist
Increase and decrease in sunlight has something to do with the warm weather break-ups
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‘People in relationships more likely to gain weight than singletons’
More pressure to look good and the impact of having children are reasons to gain more weight
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Queen gives formal consent for grandson Harry to marry Meghan Markle
The queen confirms her approval of the wedding of Harry
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British PM urges global response in visit to spy attack scene
May has blamed Moscow for the attack
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Rwanda bans mosques from using loudspeakers for call to prayer
An official from a Muslim association criticises the harsh decision, saying they could instead keep the volume down
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Rape used as wide-scale weapon of war in Syria: UN
29-page report is based on 454 interviews with survivors, relatives, eyewitnesses, defectors and medical staff
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No "bloody nose" plan for N.Korea strike: US commander
Harris said 'We have no bloody nose strategy,'
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French arrest warrant out for Saudi crown prince's sister
This was done on suspicion of ordering her bodyguard to beat up a worker at her Paris apartment
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US hits Russians with sanctions for election meddling, cyber attacks
Mnuchin said additional sanctions were planned against Russian government officials and oligarchs
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Saudi Arabia will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does, says crown prince
Kingdom accelerates plans to build 16 nuclear reactors of $80 billion over the next two decades
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Astronaut's DNA changed by spending a year in space
Identical twins are no longer genetically the same after astronaut Scott Kelly returned from space
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Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang separates Pakistanis from Uighur wives
Lawmakers have urged authorities to raise the issue of detention of 50 Chinese women
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Bali to temporarily close international airport, curb internet use over Hindu holiday
Hospitals, banks, and certain public places will not be included in the cellular restriction
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World's leading bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report
Plastic was identified in 93 per cent of the samples
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Woman who shot boyfriend dead in YouTube stunt jailed 6 months
"Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever-HIS idea not MINE."
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Bankrupt Toys 'R' Us to shut down all 885 stores in US
In Britain, its 75 remaining shops will close within six weeks
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India eyeing Boeing's Super Hornet to boost its air force
Defense ministry plans to within weeks issue a request for information for a fighter to be built in India
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Left-leaning Rio city councillor gunned down
Franco's party said she had not reported receiving threats of late
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Nigeria's Buhari meets parents of kidnapped schoolgirls
President visits school from where Boko Haram militants abducted girls
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Nepal chief justice sacked for faking date of birth
A judicial council concluded that Parajuli should have retired seven months ago when he turned 65
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Russia lauds Pakistan's anti-terror efforts
Kremlin security official meets NSA adviser, foreign secretary
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Pakistan among top 80 happiest countries, beats India, Afghanistan: UN report
Pakistan jumped up five spots from 2017
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China's Jiangsu vows to step up smog war after Jan spike
Governor Wu Zhenglong promises 'stricter strategies with higher standards' to control emissions
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Syria regime enters key rebel-held Ghouta town: monitor
Regime forces assaults Hammuriyeh and are able to control parts of it, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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'Panama Papers' law firm shuts down operations
At least 150 investigations were opened in 79 countries to examine possible tax evasion and money laundering
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Slovakia's Fico: Anti-migrant leftist haunted by dead journalist
Announcing his resignation, Fico insisted he would propose a new prime minister from his own Smer party
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Two killed as Guinea teachers call off month-long strike
Strikes have paralysed the country's education system and fractured relations between teachers, parents and the state
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Slovenian PM Cerar resigns as pressure mounts ahead of election
Cerar says to step down in the wake of a Supreme Court decision to annul the result of a September referendum
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Israeli manslaughter soldier seeks cut in jail term
Shooting in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was caught on video by a human rights group and spread widely online
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UN set to threaten arms embargo on South Sudan
Draft resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission for a year
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German woman lands in Dubai jail for tampering with parking ticket
The offender confessed that she had got a paid parking ticket and tried to use the same ticket later
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Kuwait shuts its doors to expats with diabetes, high-BP
For the first time the country has banned people with non-infectious diseases from entering the state
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Eleven-month-old shot dead by two-year-old brother in US
According to parents, their son found their gun in the bedroom and shot the infant
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Doctors seek civil defence’s help in saving man’s private part in Dubai
'Industrial clamp' was removed in a 30-minute Herculean task after the patient’s member somehow got lodged within it
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Russian lawmaker promises tough reply from Moscow to May
Matvienko labelled British actions towards Russia a provocation

















































