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Egypt condemns 8 to death over police station attack
The court also handed life sentences to 50 other defendants
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Uber says UK National Insurance contributions would cost tens of millions of pounds
Uber currently classifies its around 50,000 drivers in Britain as self-employed
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Happier marriages linked to healthier hearts: study
Researchers sample more than 600 men in Britain to rate the "quality" of their marriage at two points in time
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Pak-Afghan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
Government is building a fence to prevent militants criss-crossing the porous 2,500km frontier
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Saudi Arabia has fired many extremist imams: Foreign minister
Al Jubeir stated Riyadh would cooperate with Moscow in fight against terrorism
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‘Letting Saudi women behind wheels is like silencing them from main issues’
Moudhi al Jahoni claims that situation for women in Saudi Kingdom is still dire
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Tunisian navy rescues 100 migrants, hours after eight drown
The incidents coincided with the launch of joint patrols by the Tunisian and Italian navies
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Turkish police seek 70 military officers over Gulen links
More than 50,000 people have been jailed pending trial
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Mass cholera vaccinations begin in Rohingya camps
UN is working with Bangladesh government to vaccinate 650,000 people living in the sprawling camps against cholera
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Rwanda military uses torture to force confessions: HRW
It said that systematic torture was often ignored by judges and prosecutors whenever complaints were made
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Gunmen kill two in attack on Kenya university students
'The driver of the van and two police officers were injured'
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Nigeria warns over suspected monkeypox outbreak
Thirty-one suspected cases of the viral disease have been identified since the first was reported
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Two killed in vehicle ambush on Kenya coast
An investigation was under way and that Islamic militants were among the suspects
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Taiwan to bolster military but still seeks peace: president
Cross-strait relations have rapidly deteriorated since President Tsai took office last May
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Iran has 'all options on table' if US blacklists Revolutionary Guards
'Whatever they do, we will take reciprocal measures'
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Thai junta chief vows elections in November 2018
The election will not restore the same level of democracy that existed before the latest military takeover in Thailand
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Not all wounds are destined to heal
Peshawar and its inhabitants know how it is to be in the middle of a terror attack and losing your loved ones
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Three caught smuggling foreign currency in their rectum in Mumbai
Foreign currency worth 30 lakh Indian rupees had been smuggled by Kamal in the past
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Pictures of the day: October 10, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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North Korea hacked Seoul's war plan
Among the leaked documents was Operational Plans 5015 for use in case of war with the North
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Turkish PM says visa dispute with US must be fixed immediately
The problem must be resolved immediately
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Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed
Spokesperson did not clarify how many people died, but the Su-24 usually has a crew of two
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Liberians vote for president in high-stakes contest
The first official results are expected within 48 hours
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Magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes northern Chile
In the past seven years, Chile has had three quakes of a magnitude greater than eight
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North Korean missiles will be able to reach US after modernisation
North Korea aims to increase the range of its ballistic missiles to 9,000 kilometers
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Austrian 'burqa ban' confuses police -- and sharks
Govt outlaws any item of clothing that covers the face to avoid being sued for discrimination
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UK ‘preparing for war with North Korea’
News of Britain's preparedness comes days after Trump took to Twitter to hint at military action against NKorea
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Thousands march for Mapuche rights in Chile
The demonstration called for the release of a dozen Mapuche activist detained under a controversial anti-terrorism law
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Narendra Modi lacks will to listen to the people: Rahul Gandhi
'Demonitisation only proved to be advantageous for BJP', says Gandhi
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US governors, hackers, academics team up to secure elections
Washington-based Atlantic Council think tank and several universities are also part of the project
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'I can't take this any more:' Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar in new surge
But Myanmar rejects accusations of ethnic cleansing
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Ten million Australians vote so far in same-sex marriage poll
The results will be announced on November 15
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Nigeria begins mass trials of Boko Haram suspects
The trials have been welcomed as a positive step
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China says will have no problem meeting 2017 growth target, may beat it
Analysts have expected that full-year growth would meet or exceed the government’s target
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Bangladesh detains leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami for alleged militant 'plot'
The largest party in the country denies the allegations and calls for demonstrations today
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Shocking Iraq torture photos raise ethical dilemmas
Brutal series of pictures called 'Kissing Death' won France's top prize for war correspondents
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Drop words ‘Muslim’ and ‘Hindu’ from university names, suggests Indian panel
University Grants Commission says religious words do not reflect secular character of university
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Russia threatens US media with legal crackdown
US Justice Department had asked RT to register as a 'foreign agent'
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Indian court commutes death sentences of 11 Muslim men
The suspects will instead face life in jail for causing the fire that killed 59 Hindu passengers
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Nobel winning anti-nuclear group urges Trump not to quit Iran deal
Trump is a stern critic of the 2015 accord, which he has called 'the worst deal ever'
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Nobel economics laureate wants to spend prize 'irrationally'
His notion of "paternal libertarianism" also became a point of reference for politicians
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State of emergency as fires hit California
More than a dozen fires are burning in total
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Melania Trump takes dim view of Ivana Trump's 'I'm first lady' comment
The US first lady has a message for Trump’s first wife: Enough of the self-serving comments
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Turkey urges US to review visa suspension as lira, stocks tumble
Relations between Ankara and Washington have been plagued by disputes over US support for Kurdish fighters in Syria
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Democrats see budget fight as chance to force Trump's hand on 'Dreamers'
Trump and Congress face the expiration of a three-month deal struck on Sept. 8 to prevent a government shutdown
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Texas girl, 3, missing after she was sent outside at night as punishment
Mathews did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment
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Thousands evacuate as California wildfires kill 10
More than dozen fast-moving wildfires tear through California's wine country
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'Dialogue, not force, key to solving world’s problems'
Speakers stress promotion of common values without discrimination
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Swiss prosecutors will examine new Polanski rape accusation
The procedural move means that Switzerland has not ruled out prosecuting the filmmaker
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Injured dolphins wash up on southern French beaches
The animals have come to shore in the region around Toulon