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US military opens new, but risky front in Afghan air war
Experts are warning of the possibility of Americans alienating the local population with their new strategy
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Pakistan welcomes US offer to prevent cross-border attacks from Afghanistan
Top US military commander says offer aimed at discouraging Pakistan Army from shooting at Afghan civilians
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Syria opposition meets in Riyadh under pressure to compromise
Factions opposed to Assad have been plagued by divisions throughout the maelstrom
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Pictures of the day: November 22, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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Historic verdict due in genocide trial of 'Butcher of Bosnia'
Prosecutors accuse Mladic of ethnic cleansing to "permanently remove" Bosnian Muslims from areas claimed by Serbs
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Gunfire, explosions during Georgia special forces raid
Georgia's state security service said that unspecified suspects opened fire on its counter-terrorist units
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US warns citizens against risks of travel to Saudi Arabia
The warning comes after US allied Saudi Arabia said it had shot down a ballistic missile fired by Houthis from Yemen
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Eight rescued after US Navy aircraft crashes in Philippine Sea
US military vessels have been involved in a number of accidents in recent months in East Asia
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Hariri, back in Beirut, attends national day parade
Hezbollah, a heavily armed military and political movement, is part of the Lebanese government
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Russia to act against Google if Sputnik, RT get lower search rankings
The Russian government funds Sputnik and Russia Today
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Israeli man's selfies at Masjid-e-Nabwi spark outrage on social media
Negative backlash by social media users on images prompted Instagram to delete Tzion's account
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Rohingya refugees 'drained' by trauma, says UN refugee chief
More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar since late August this year for neighbouring Bangladesh
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60% of US women 'sexually harassed': poll
89% of respondents classified sexual harassment of women as a 'serious problem'
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Successful Pakistani born US entrepreneur helps companies expand businesses abroad
Lechner highlights the most common strategies she has shared with clients
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Putin briefs Trump on Syria after surprise Assad talks
Moscow's military intervention in Syria in 2015 is widely seen as tipping the balance in the conflict
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Australia's Victoria state closer to legalising assisted death
Assisted dying will remain illegal in Australia's other five states
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Fake news targets Muslims in Michigan
FMN article says US federal officials busted 412 'Muslims' only in health care fraud
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Three dead, six wounded in rare shooting in China
Gun violence is rare in China, where the government tightly restricts ownership of firearms
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Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang
Air China’s Beijing-based press office declined to provide further comment
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Airlines settle Twin Towers claim over 9/11 attacks
The September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers by hijackers loyal to al Qaeda killed more than 2,750 people
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New journalist killing shocks India
India was ranked the deadliest country in Asia for journalists by Reporters Without Borders in 2015
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Suicide car bomb kills 24 in town north of Baghdad
General hospital reports 80 wounded, some of them lightly injured
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Kashmir gun battles leave three youth, Indian commander dead
Three young men were martyred in Handwara district while an Indian special forces commander was killed in Kupwara
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US strike in Somalia kills more than 100 Shabaab militants
The operation occurs 200km northwest of the capital Mogadishu
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Sarah Palin says she doesn't get sexually harassed because she carries a gun
US politician replies when asked if she had ever experienced sexual harassment in the workplace
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Egyptian singer jailed for 'vulgar' video
Shyma faces charges of inciting debauchery and corrupting public morals
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India father's posts over daughter's hospital death sparks probe
The post made headlines rallying those with similar stories about country's corrupt, inadequate healthcare system
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US Congress members decry 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar; Suu Kyi doubts allegations
Say they were disturbed by a 'violent and disproportionate' security response to Rohingya militant attacks
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Turkey seeks extradition from Germany of 'top coup fugitive'
Turkey has pressed Washington so far without success to extradite Gulen
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Muslim woman in India forced by cops to take off burqa at UP CM's rally
Video of the incident draws social media ire
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule
The 93-year old clung on for a week after an army takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU-PF party
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Greece to confront controversy over historic sharia law
The legislation would allow opting for a court to resolve family disputes, instead of appealing to Islamic jurists
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Forbidden City and Vatican try 'art diplomacy'
The Holy See, China severed diplomatic ties in 1951
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China's multi-nuke missile capable of striking anywhere in world to be ready soon
The Dongfeng-41 missile is said to have the longest range of any ballistic rockets in the world
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ICC prosecutor requests probe into US military, CIA for ‘war crimes' in Afghanistan
US did not sign the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the court in 2002
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Zimbabwe's parliament starts impeachment process against Mugabe
Thousands of people have joined mass protests against him and calls to resign have come from many sides
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Truck bomb in northern Iraq kills at least 20
Most of the casualties were civilians, the police and medical sources said
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Chinese diplomats, army chief discuss regional security
Chinese officials acknowledge and appreciate Pakistan Army's contributions to peace and stability in the region
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In modernizing nuclear arsenal, world powers stoke new arms race
To deliver more lethal weapons, military contractors are building fleets of new heavy bombers and submarines
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Westinghouse discussing group bid for Saudi nuclear tender
US-based companies face competition from Russia and South Korea
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Video shows Indian air hostess making 'harasser' touch her feet to apologise
Air hostess chose not to lodge an official complaint against two men who misbehaved with her as they were students
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Britain's oldest shop worker dies two months after retirement
Reg Buttress started working at Sainsbury's supermarket in 1981
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In rural Belarus, villagers prefer hard work to city smoke
Nearly 80 per cent of the former Soviet nation's 9.5 million citizens live in towns and cities
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Sindh to issue identity cards to cattle
Sindh government's livestock department has prepared a bill to form livestock registration authority
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Czech police ask parliament to allow prosecution of prospective PM Babis
Babis's ANO movement won three times the votes of its nearest rival
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China says Shanghai security bloc could soon agree on free trade area
Eastern European countries have been enthusastic adopters of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative
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2.5 million Yemenis now lack access to clean water: Red Cross
Capital Sanaa and al-Bayda join list of 5 cities lacking water
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Remains of five people found in plastic bags in Mexico
Violence in Veracruz has been on the rise this year
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Drone strike 'kills four Qaeda suspects' in Yemen
United States is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen
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Like Zimbabwe, South Africa needs leadership change, says top ANC official
ANC has been dogged by infighting for much of this year as a series of corruption scandals have tarnished its image