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Iraqi military captures Hawija from Islamic State
The only area remaning under control of Islamic State now is a stretch alongside Iraq's western border with Syria
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Under fire Tillerson forced to deny rift with Trump
'Rex Tillerson has been dealt a bad hand by the POTUS & has played it badly'
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Amnesty condemns 'forced' returns of Afghan asylum seekers
Returnees face an uncertain future in Afghanistan which is struggling with high unemployment
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North Korea’s Kim ‘very rational’,says CIA
"We have a tendency in this country to underestimate his conservatism," the official stated
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Putin says extending OPEC deal ‘possible’
24 oil producing countries agreed in late 2016 to reduce output by around 1.8 million barrels per day
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Google announces new Pixel smartphone
Google chief says the new devices showcase the tech giant's artificial intelligence
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Border violation: 11 mortar shells fired from Iran land in Panjgur
Islamabad strongly protests on diplomatic level
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13 Spanish citizens arrested in Morocco over record cocaine haul
Suspected masterminds of the operation are two Dutch citizens of Moroccan origin
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Tillerson denies considered resigning from Trump admin
'I have learned there are some who try to sow dissension to advance their own agenda'
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Women-only Cambridge college to accept transgender students
'Society is changing and there is now a greater understanding of the complexities of gender'
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'Most powerful' Lebanese woman fired for 'liking' anti-Saudi Arabia tweet
Major Suzan Hajj Hobeiche was the head of the Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Bureau
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Turkey sentences 34 to life in jail over Erdogan death plot
The defendants include senior military officers accused of plotting last year's failed coup against Erdogan
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Another Spanish king's speech in troubled times
Fallout from Catalonia's banned referendum vote is considered Spain's worst political crisis
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Man reciting Biblical verses terrifies train passengers in Britain
Scare caused passengers to force open train doors to escape
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iPhone saves woman's life during Las Vegas shooting spree
It is unclear where or how the concertgoer was holding her phone
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The white 'lone wolf' in a world of coloured 'terrorists'
White criminals are often more humanised than other individuals who commit acts of ‘terrorism’
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Giant python attacks Indonesian man before being eaten
Sutarja tried to catch the giant python and stuff it in a gunny sack when it bit him
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Erdogan visits Iran as ties warm amid shared fears
The two governments fear secession of Iraq's Kurds would stoke separatist sentiment among their own Kurdish minorities
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Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills three soldiers, wounds five
A large number of armoured vehicles were sent to the area to capture the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants
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Chinese smartphones maker Oppo cleared to open own stores in India
Move will help Oppo expand its reach in the world’s third-largest smartphones market
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Four Turkish troops killed in attack blamed on Kurd rebels
Another four soldiers were injured when a handmade bomb detonated
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Las Vegas carnage: A rude awakening for the US
The blood soaking the concert hall was no different from the children’s in the APS or a dance club in Istanbul
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Catalan police chief probed for alleged 'sedition'
The crime of sedition is punishable by up to 15 years in prison if committed by a member of the authorities
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North Korea tension a threat to Asian growth: World Bank
The tensions have the potential to affect trade as well as the availability and access to external finance
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Motorbike exploded by Jordan's military attache building in Paris
Embassy officials believe explosion was not intentionally targeting Jordan Embassy
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Hindu community in Bangladesh cuts back on religious festival to help Rohingya Muslims
They cut short expenses for Durga Pooja celebrations to fund relief projects instead
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Mongolia names new PM after ousting previous leader
Khurelsukh started his career in the army but joined parliament as a member of the MPP in 2000
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Fukushima operator gets first safety approval since 2011 disaster
The plant has been idle since the disaster as have been many other nuclear power plants in Japan
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Vanuatu in final evacuation of island threatened by volcano
Ambae’s population has been moved to Maewo, Pentecost and Espiritu Santo until the threat of an eruption has eased
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Aid groups seek $434 mln for Rohingya crisis for next six months
There are an estimated 809,000 Rohingya sheltering in Bangladesh after fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar
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Saudi king heads to Russia, with oil, investment and Syria on agenda
The visit reflects a rapid deepening of ties between the two countries
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Yahoo says all 3 billion accounts hacked in 2013 data theft
Number of class action lawsuits likely to expand
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Nusra Front leader injured after Russia airstrike: Moscow
Attack came after Russia's military intelligence uncovered the time and place of a meeting of the leaders
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Russia accuses US-led forces of 'bloody provocations' in Syria
Russia last month accused SDF of trying to sabotage a separate offensive by its ally, the Syrian military, against IS
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Cats kill one million birds a day in Australia
Wild cats wiped out 316 million every year, while pets killed 61 million annually
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Myanmar beauty queen dethroned 'after posting Rohingya video'
Shwe Eain blamed the militants of leading a "media campaign" to trick the world into thinking "they are the...
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Europe will do everything to preserve Iran nuclear deal: EU
Trump administration has publicly accused Iran of violating the "spirit" of the accord known as the JCPOA
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UK Prince Charles's tour of southeast Asia leaves out Myanmar
Charles and Camilla will begin their tour in Singapore on October 31
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Catalan leader says region will declare independence in 'matter of days'
The European Parliament was scheduled to debate the Catalonia crisis today
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Will anti-nuclear campaigners win Nobel Peace Prize?
Who will bag the prestigious prize is anyone's guess, as the names of candidates are kept a closely guarded secret
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Las Vegas shooter wired $100,000 to girlfriend in Philippines
President Donald Trump will visit Las Vegas on Wednesday
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Why it makes sense for Pakistan to adopt electric cars soon
Country can learn a lesson or two from Chinese counterparts in adopting technology
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Pakistan blames US for failure to curb money laundering
Pakistan’s membership of financial intelligence group pending since 2012
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India's saffron tide may be eroding away Taj Mahal
Hindu nationalist govt in UP starving the heritage site of funds and support because it was built by Muslim rulers
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Fleeing offensives, where are the IS militants going?
The militant group is now on the verge of being ousted from its Syrian stronghold Raqqa
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Israel sees Assad winning Syria war, urges more US involvement
The United States has focused its Syria operations on fighting rebel militants like Islamic State
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Japan accepted just 3 refugees this year
The Human Rights Watch describes Japan's record on asylum seekers as 'abysmal'
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Indian tycoon Mallya arrested again by British police
Mallya left India in March 2016 owing more than one billion dollars
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US trio win Nobel for finding Einstein's gravitational waves
Measuring gravitational waves offers a new way to observe the cosmos
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Saudi Arabia carries out 100th execution this year
The man was sentenced to death for murdering another Saudi man
















































