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Indian murder convict gets prison break to father child
The judges said Ali was released under 'extraordinary' circumstances for the 'purpose of procreation'
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Indonesian woman's clip of street groping goes viral in #MeToo moment
Decision to go public with video resonated when women started fighting against street harassment
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Pictures of the day: January 25, 2018
14 photos from events around the world
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French lawmakers banned from wearing religious symbols
Laws and rules are intended to underline France's commitment to the principle of secularism
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China denies plan to build military base in Afghanistan
Beijing has long been concerned that instability in Afghanistan could spill over into violence-prone Xinjiang region
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Two identical monkeys cloned in China
The twins represent the furthest reaches of cloning technology, genetically resembling each other entirely
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Leader of German anti-Muslim political party converts to Islam
Wagner's party campaigned on slogans like 'Islam has no place in Germany' and 'Against Islamisation of Germany'
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Fighting forces most returning Afghans to flee anew
At least five people killed, 24 wounded as gunmen stormed in the Save the Children aid agency, Wednesday
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US denies drone struck Afghan refugee camp in Kurram Agency
Source close to Haqqani group confirmed at least one mid-level Afghan commander killed
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I haz wins: Grumpy Cat in $710,000 court payout
This is the first time an internet meme has won a court case
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Saudi still holding 95 people as it aims to wind down corruption probe
Saudi security forces have rounded up members of the political and business elite on basis of corruption
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Booming Indian cities get creative to house migrant workers
Most travel from their villages to find work for months at a time in the booming construction industry
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Israel planned multiple assassination attempts on Yasser Arafat before his death
Multiple plans were halted at some point or another due to fear of mass civilian casualties
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Ex-US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar gets 175 years in prison for abuse case
Nassar is sentenced to 175 years in prison
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Trump takes his 'America First' policies to Davos 'globalists'
Trump, never invited as a businessman, will be the first US president to attend Davos since Bill Clinton in 2000
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Chinese officials engaged in 'takeover' of Tibetan Buddhist monastery: Human Rights Watch
Chinese law promises freedom of religion but authorities keep a close eye on religious believers and institutions
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Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between US, Turkish forces in Syria
Turkey’s air and ground operation in Syria’s Afrin region, now in fifth day, targets US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters
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China wind turbine-maker guilty of stealing US trade secrets
Wisconsin jury convicted Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd of conspiracy to commit trade secret theft
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Behind enemy lines: Vietnam's female spies who helped change the war
Women were integral to the communist North's battle against American "foreign invaders"
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Big cats in evolutionary arms race with prey, according to new study
Research suggests fleeing at top speed is a fatal mistake, making it easier for the fearsome felines to kill
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In Davos, firms meditate on quest for mental wellbeing
Meditation and "mindfulness" training have taken off in the corporate world in recent years
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No safe haven as shootings rock US schools
283 school shootings across US since 2013, an average of one school shooting a week, says gun control group
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China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limits
Activists say efforts to unmask sexual abuse have faced government apathy or even resistance
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India plans closer Southeast Asia maritime ties to counter China
Modi invites the leaders of the ASEAN nations to join him in India’s Republic Day celebrations on Friday
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New tactical nukes in US arsenal raise risks of atomic conflict, warn experts
Pentagon developing new low-yield nuclear bomb designed to be used on the battlefield, rather than to level a city
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PM Abbasi, Gates talk social reforms at WEF
Reiterate support for polio eradication programme
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UNSC hot seat: ‘Kazakhstan will anchor peace, prosperity in region’
Speakers point out Astana’s role in the Afghan peace process
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British Imam forced to quit after 'secret' second marriage surfaces
The second wife's brother says he eloped without taking permission from either family
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Afghan Taliban claim they met Pakistan officials in Islamabad
Group’s Qatar office delegation held a meeting with Pakistani officials to explore ways for reviving the peace talks
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Pope says fake news is satanic
'Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes and leads only to the spread of arrogance and...
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Erdogan says to extend Syria operation despite risk of US confrontation
Warns Turkey would extend its military operation in Syria to the town of Manbij
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US House speaker holds talks with Saudi king
Bilateral cooperation between longtime allies discussed in meeting, says Saudi Press Agency
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Obese children likely to die early than healthy peers, says study
Four in five obese children are likely to be overweight for life, losing 10-20 years of their life
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Pictures of the day: January 24, 2018
14 photos from events around the world
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Philippines' Duterte threatens Mideast work ban after maid 'rapes'
An estimated 10 million Filipinos work overseas, with the oil-rich Middle East countries key destinations
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'White oil': Saudi Arabia seeks place on tourism map
Tourist visa leniency to be implemented
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Twin car bombs kill at least 22 in Libya's Benghazi
Chaos pervades in the oil rich country
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Mattis sees Indonesian forces drink snake blood, roll in glass
The soldiers cut off the snake heads and fed the snake blood to each other
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Indonesian activist jailed for 'spreading communism'
A change to the criminal code in the late 1990s made it illegal to spread communism or other leftist ideologies
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Indian-origin man designated global terrorist by US
Siddharta Dhar believed to be masked leader who appeared in an IS video of the execution of several prisoners
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Turkey Syria campaign could extend beyond Afrin: foreign minister
Cavusoglu indicates that Turkish forces might extend eastward
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‘Pakistan has never bowed down to US pressure nor does it intend to do now’
Khawaja Asif says Pakistan will neither evolve its nuclear policy under the US permission nor change it on its orders
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One killed, 14 injured in 'Save the Children' office attack in Afghanistan
At least 11 people wounded as a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the office entrance
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Pentagon funded Afghan police, security units accused of rights abuses: report
American officials knowingly funded abuse inflicting police and security officials
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Afghan spy agency points finger at Pakistan for Kabul hotel bombing
Afghan's first vice president calls deadly attack on Intercontinental hotel ‘security and intelligence failure’
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Timing of Trump peace plan depends on Palestinians: Pence
Says President Trump’s advisers have been working on the outlines of a plan for some time
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Pakistani student bags world’s highest marks in Cambridge Mathematics exams
Muhammad Haider Khan studies in Bahria College Karsaz Karachi
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World Economic Forum: Modi urges world to unite against ‘terrorism’
Indian PM mentions climate change, protectionism as major challenges
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One dead, several wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
Police say the scene is secured, and the suspect is in custody
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Bangladesh forces detain Rohingya leader in camp raid
The arrest was made at a refugee camp as tension grows over plans to repatriate the displaced Muslims to Myanmar

















































