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British boy to be reunited with camera after 2-month drifting in North Sea
After being left on Yorkshire beach, the camera resurfaced on Suderoog shore — a small German island in Wadden Sea
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American attitudes towards Muslims improve: poll
Figures show significant divergence between views of Republicans, Democrats
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Despite snow, conflict ridden IoK sees sharp decline of tourism
"My hotel had zero occupancy last year. It was disastrous," said Pahalgam hotelier Mushtaq Ahmad
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Time names sexual abuse 'Silence Breakers' as Person of the Year
President Donald Trump runner-up of the prestigious ranking, ahead of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
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US airline makes emergency pit-stop for bathroom break
Plane's toilets stopped working, inconveniencing passengers
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Indian Jamia student’s body with bullet wounds found inside car near friend’s house
Police believed it was a suicide, family is certain of foul play
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Britain must apologise for colonial-era massacre, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan
British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters in the city of Amritsar in massacre
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Pictures of the day: December 6, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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Lawyers, activists urge Sri Lanka to ban female genital mutilation
The World Health Organisation classifies rituals like khatna as female genital mutilation
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World leaders react as Trump prepares to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Trump's decision looks set to break with longtime US policy and is likely to stir more unrest in the Middle East
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India stumped in efforts to clear toxic smog as cricketers throw up
Vehicle emissions account for 30 per cent of Delhi's pollutants
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Rescued from Libya, jobless Senegalese migrants likely to return
The trafficking and enslavement of African migrants has been in the spotlight
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UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
On Tuesday nearly 400 migrants were flown back to Nigeria on two flight from Tripoli
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Myanmar forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya, UN says
Mainly Buddhist Myanmar denies the Muslim Rohingya are its citizens and considers them foreigners
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Unrelenting California wildfire threatens thousands of homes
Some 1,000 firefighters were battling to save homes from the conflagration
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South Korea's Moon to visit China next week
China has proposed that North suspend missile tests in exchange for suspension of US-South Korean military exercises
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70-year-old Indian man dies mid-flight after denture chokes windpipe
Doctors said patient also suffered from hypertension, diabetes, and was partially paralysed
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Ukraine police fail to find Saakashvili in protest camp raid
Saakashvili later said police had searched the wrong tent at the camp
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Ivanka criticised for cultural appropriation on choice of clothing during India visit
Instead of wearing sari gown gifted to her by well known Indian designer she wore Tory Burch outfit
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No plans of lifting freeze on counter-terrorism funds for Pakistan: US official
In July, Defence Secretary James Mattis suspended payments from Coalition Support Fund
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Pentagon signals open-ended troop commitment in Syria
More than 340,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the Syrian war
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Myanmar's opium crop plummets, but no victory over Asia's narco-boom
Growing opium poppies employs or provides incomes for hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar
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Abolishing nuclear arms could go 'really quickly': Nobel winner
Comments come amid mounting tensions over Pyongyang's weapons programme and fears of US military action
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Indonesia cyclone death toll more than doubles to 41
Some 28,000 people have been displaced by the storm, which hit Indonesia's most populous island last week
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A month after Hariri saga, Saudi's Lebanon gambit backfires
Not only did Hariri rescind his resignation, but Riyadh's power play paradoxically united Lebanese factions
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Honduras opposition proposes election recount or run-off
The dispute has sparked deadly protests and a night-time curfew in the poor, violent Central American country
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Obama trumps Trump in Twitter Top 10 of 2017
A tweet from Obama's personal Twitter account got 4.6 million likes
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'Gene driver': A tool that can doom a species is under UN review
Fears grow that genetic engineering may be a one-way ticket to ecological mayhem
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Saudi-led coalition intensifies Yemen air strikes after Saleh's death
UN envoy says more civilian lives at risk
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Saudi king warns Trump over 'dangerous' Jerusalem embassy move
Israel and Saudi Arabia have no official diplomatic relations
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China accuses Australia of paranoia over foreign influence laws
Concern in Australia have grown that Beijing may be extending its soft power efforts in the country
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Australian man charged for trafficking wife, baby to India
The accused forcefully sent his wife to India then allegedly attempted to cancel her Australian visa
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Lebanon's Hariri rescinds resignation, drawing line under crisis
Hariri's shock resignation had thrust Lebanon to the forefront of the regional quarrel between Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Thai court jails man for 27 years over Bangkok hospital bomb
The military government has promised to hold a general election in November 2018
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Japan's slide into war chronicled in Emperor Hirohito's memoir
The auctioneers have put an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000 on the manuscript
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Chinese state media tells readers how to survive a nuclear attack
Nuclear weapons have five means of causing destruction
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Maduro's cryptocurrency to fare no better than Venezuela itself
Venezuela's inflation is expected to top 1,000 per cent this year
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Canada urges youth: 'Don't drive high'
Last year there were 3,098 road incidents involving drug impairment
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How parents behave is linked to suicide risk: research
Children with encouraging parents less likely to have suicidal thoughts
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Three charged in Malta for murder of anti-corruption journalist
It is not clear if police believe the perpetrators acted on their own or if they were hit men
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Catalan crisis paralyses Spanish politics
2018 budget has not been approved, only 9 ordinary laws have been approved since Nov 2016, compared to 48 in 2015
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Most detained in Saudi purge agree to cash settlements
The attorney general said the bank accounts of 376 people have been frozen
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Babies' brains at risk from toxic pollution: UN
Toxic pollution is 'impacting children's learning, their memories, linguistic and motor skills'
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Plot to kill British PM Theresa May foiled
Police believes there was a plan to launch an improvised explosive device at Downing Street
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Trump lawyer denies Deutsche Bank got subpoena on Trump accounts
Germany’s largest bank received a subpoena from Special Counsel Robert Mueller several weeks ago
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EU blacklists 17 non-European tax havens
EU has struggled for over a year to finalise blacklist, with smaller, low-tax 28-member nations
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US assured Pakistan no military role of India in Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif
US officials informed that Pakistan with its limited resources trying to limit terrorists' movement across the border
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Longest-serving US congressman retires after sex harassment claims
John Conyers becomes the first to step down among four serving US lawmakers facing sexual misconduct allegations
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Muslim trio guards Ram idol in Uttar Pradesh
One of the three even stitches traditional clothes for 'Ram lalla' (infant Ram) idol
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China to explore possibility of more countries participating in CPEC: China FM
Spokesperson also expressed China's pleasure with operation of Gwadar Port