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Syria opposition under pressure to accept Assad for now
Some in the opposition say flexibility on Assad's fate is not a viable option to break stalemate
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Qatar, France sign fighter jet deal amid Gulf crisis
Qatar also signed a letter of intent for the purchase of 490 VBCI armoured vehicles from Nexter
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Time to move on from Algeria's colonial past, says France's Macron
Macron said France's colonial past was crime against humanity
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Israel army deploys more troops after Trump Jerusalem move
Large numbers of Israeli troops were preparing at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the northern West Bank
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Florida man sentenced to 15 years in prison for vandalising mosque
Michael Wolfe, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal mischief to a place of worship
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Turkey's Erdogan to make historic visit to Greece next week
Erdogan is also expected to visit Thrace in northern Greece, where there is a Muslim minority
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Indonesia fights 'extraordinary' diphtheria outbreak that has killed 32
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that spreads through close physical contact or through the air and can be fatal
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Swearing in unofficial president is 'treason', Kenya attorney general says
Under Kenyan law, treason is punishable by death
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Neapolitan pizza making wins world heritage status
Italy had argued the practice of 'pizzaiuolo' was part of the country's cultural and gastronomic tradition
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Afghan government urges Taliban to open office in Kabul for peace talks
Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahed, didn’t respond to multiple calls for comment
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US-Israeli relations since 1948
President Donald Trump on Wednesday recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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Wildfire burns homes, winery in LA's posh Bel-Air neighborhood
Firefighters battled to save multimillion-dollar homes in the path of the flames
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President Mamnoon Hussain, Erdogan discuss US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel capital
Erdogan also called leaders in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Malaysia earlier in the day
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Turkey will protect banks from Zarrab case fallout, says minister
Agbal said Ankara would do whatever was needed to protect the interests of its banks
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Australia celebrates 'day for love' as it allows same-sex marriage
Australians had overwhelmingly endorsed legalising same-sex marriage in a postal survey
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North Korea says US threats make war unavoidable on Korean peninsula: KCNA
War has become 'established fact': North's foreign ministry
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Nepal votes in final round of polls at the end of long democratic transition
Nepal emerged from a civil war in 2006 and abolished its 239-year-old Hindu monarchy two years later
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Trump demands Saudis allow aid into Yemen 'immediately'
Saudi Arabia imposed blockade on Yemen's ports after a Huthi missile was fired toward Riyadh airport on November 4
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Cambodia goes all-in on China in casino port city
Cambodia's only deep water port first stop on belt and road
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Rohingya refugee crisis a 'grave security risk', warns ICG
ICG study said fresh sanctions on Myanmar would backfire by isolating country and calcifying hatred towards Rohingya
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Displaced by mining, Peru villagers spurn shiny new town
Idleness and isolation have dulled the spirits of a people whose ancestors were feared cattle rustlers
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IMF warns on brewing risks in China's financial system
Warning comes a day after regulators in Beijing drafted new rules to strengthen bank funding
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US reviews rule removing protections for Yellowstone grizzlies
The roughly 700 bears remain delisted, paving the way for trophy hunting
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Colossal distant black hole holds surprises about early universe
Finding such a large black hole existing so early in the universe’s history surprised the researchers
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Trump and the Middle East: a new course
Trump overturned decades of US policy by announcing that Washington recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
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Arabs, Europe, UN categorically reject Trump's Jerusalem decision
Many see US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region
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India's Modi fights to protect home base in election
Modi thrusts himself in crucial state election campaign
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OAS may request new Honduras election to correct 'irregularities'
Nasralla on Wednesday evening called for an international arbiter to oversee the recount
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Push by evangelicals helped set stage for Trump decision on Jerusalem
In Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, conservative Christians seem to have found their most sympathetic audience
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China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashed
The Indian embassy in Beijing declined to comment
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President Trump recognises disputed city of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
The US president also starts the process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
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World's nations adopt plan 'towards a pollution-free planet'
Nations vow to curb plastic, chemical contamination of environment
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Germany drops inquiry against Turkish imams suspected of spying on Erdogan's behalf
Turkish imams placed under investigation on suspicion they were spying on followers of Gulen at request of Ankara govt
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Erdogan warns US Jerusalem move to 'play into hands of terror groups'
Jordanian monarch personally informed by President Donald Trump of move by telephone
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May to call Trump as Britain voices 'concern' on Jerusalem plan
Trump's stance on Jerusalem has sparked international cries of alarm
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Yemeni women protest for body of slain leader Saleh
Around 20 women, dressed head to toe in black, did not hide their loyalty to the leader of three decades
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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

















































