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Saudi-led coalition closes in on Yemen port city Hodeidah
Forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition are closing in on Yemen's Houthi-held port city Hodeidah
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Scepticism as France convenes Libya peace conference
The main focus of the meeting will be on trying to agree a political road map
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Erdogan backers target French weekly over 'Dictator' cover
Erdogan and AKP are seeking another mandate ahead of snap parliamentary and presidential polls on June 24
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Spirit of Ramzan returns to Iraq's Islamic State-free Mosul
"We don't have electricity or mobile phones to know the exact time" when the sun rises and the daily fast starts
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Latin America must think about legalising drugs, UN agency says
Peru, Colombia and Bolivia are the top producers of cocaine by-products while the US is the world's biggest market
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Germany's Merkel laments fraying of multilateral order
Merkel hopes there will be no need for the EU to implement retaliatory measures in its trade dispute with the US
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Japan backlash over 'mums should care for toddlers' remark
Abe's government under fire after a senior MP suggested only women should raise children under three
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Top aide to North Korean leader lands in Singapore as summit preparations advance
The White House said a 'pre-advance' team was also traveling to Singapore to meet with the North Koreans
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Trump, Abe say 'imperative' to dismantle North Korean weapons
Washington wants North Korea to quickly give up all its nuclear weapons
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Yemeni forces advancing on rebel-held Hodeida: coalition
Hodeida is main conduit for humanitarian aid on which millions depend as Yemen teeters on brink of famine
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Paraguay to have its first woman president
Parliament is due to confirm Cartes's resignation and proclaim Pucheta as interim president
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Israeli army raids West Bank Palestinian camp after soldier death
At least 13 Palestinians were lightly or moderately injured during the raid as clashes broke out
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4,100 gallstones surgically removed from a patient in India
World record remains with Dr ML Saha from West Bengal, who removed 11,950 gallstones in 2015
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Myanmar says some Rohingya refugees returned voluntarily
Returnees entered Myanmar in different stages over the last four months
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Malaysia makes record 1.2 tonne seizure of crystal meth
Stash worth $18 million was shipped in container from Myanmar
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US proposes UN sanctions against six senior South Sudan officials
The United States accuses South Sudanese officials of obstructing peace
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Two Venezuelan generals among group detained for 'treason'
Maduro alluded the group's arrest in an earlier announcement, though he didn't reveal much about them
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Diplomatic duels: what now for the Trump-Kim summit?
South Korea President Moon says Kim is still committed to the 'complete' denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula
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Malian 'Spiderman' rescues child dangling from Paris balcony
Film of the rescue shows 22-year-old Gassama, pulling himself up from balcony to balcony with bare hands
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Kabul library bus drives Afghan children to read
The library-on-wheels offers pupils and street kids free access to children's books
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Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea
Foreign ministry expresses 'resolute opposition' to the US sail by in the disputed Paracel Island
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China to host Iran leader amid nuclear deal upheaval
Iran is currently an observer member of the SCO, though it has long sought full membership
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Spain rescues over 400 migrants in Mediterranean
Rescue boats intercept 115 migrants travelling in five small boats in Strait of Gibraltar
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In first, satellite images of night lights show economic inequality in India
The researchers used night lights to gather data and study 387 out of 640 Indian districts from 12 states
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Amir Khan accused of having affair with 22-year-old beautician
Beautician claims the boxer cheated on his wife in a hotel room with her only 17 days after his daughter was born
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Mexico detains wife of drug baron blamed for US heroin scourge
Mexico has arrested the wife of Nemesio Oseguera, one of the country's most wanted drug lords, officials said Sunday
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Bodies of six women found in Mexico
The women were kidnapped a day earlier by armed men from inside a food company, in Tamaulipas state
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In Mosul, young volunteers help bring city back to life
A group of Iraqi university students in Mosul are salvaging its heritage and distributing aid
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LA's people walker is beating loneliness, one step at a time
McCarthy has no idea how far his feet have taken him in the last two years
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Bahrain sees 'no glimmer of hope' for ending Qatar crisis soon
Bahrain’s foreign minister said Qatar is prolonging the crisis by taking its case to Western allies
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Air strike kills 4 in Yemen rebel-held capital
4 killed and eleven people wounded in air strike on Sanaa before sunset
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Cyclone Mekunu subsides after lashing Oman, killing 2
Civil defence officials say a man and a 12-year-old girl were killed, while three Asian nations were missing
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Trump and Kim raise summit hopes after days of brinkmanship
After cancelling plans to meet Kim, Trump reversed course within 24 hours
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Troubled exhibits: Five disputed museum treasures
Ownership of French museum artifacts from Africa under dispute
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Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza Strip: Palestinian security
At least 116 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip since mass protests broke out in March
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Malaysian playboy financier in cross-hairs after poll upset
Suspected of being a key figure in one of the world's biggest frauds along with ousted leader Najib Razak
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Iran sanctions shadow falls on smaller German banks
The centre supports companies operating in sensitive markets like Iran or Sudan and has seen demand rise
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Ireland overturns abortion ban in landslide vote
The decision was backed by 66 per cent of voters of the traditionally catholic country
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Qatar bans Saudi, UAE goods from stores
The ministry says inspectors will visit stores to ensure the shops comply with the order
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Moonwalking astronaut-artist Alan Bean dies at 86
"one of the great renaissance men of his generation -- engineer, fighter pilot, astronaut and artist"
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France weighs how to return Africa's plundered art
'Africa's heritage cannot just be in European private collections and museums,' Macron said earlier
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Starbucks to educate staff against racial bias, set example
The initiative seeks to contain outrage over the arrest of two young black men at one of its cafes in Philadelphia.
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Thousands march in France against Macron reforms
60 unions, political parties and associations angry at Macron's policies perceived to favour rich
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Jailed British-Iranian aid worker to face trial on security charges: Iran court head
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in April 2016 at Tehran airport
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Iran warns Pakistan of Islamic State presence along Pak-Afghan border
Two countries agreed to share intelligence to counter drug trafficking
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Egypt court orders one month YouTube block over anti-Islam film
Film sparked wave of angry anti-American protests across Middle East in 2012
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Korean leaders meet after Trump threatens to quit Kim summit
Trump rattled region by cancelling his meeting with North Korea's supreme leader
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Uganda bus-tractor crash toll rises to 48
Country has one of the worst records for road safety
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EU's Barnier tells Britain to stop playing 'hide and seek'
Barnier delivers warning just days after EU dismisses London's latest Brexit plans as "fantasy"
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Female Sikh officer adorns turban with NYPD uniform
The sikh community rejoices Gursoch Kaur's decision to include the Turban in her office wear

















































