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Mom jailed after leaving kids alone for European trip
Erin Lee Macke travelled without arranging childcare for her children, two aged 12 and the others 6 and 7
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Mysterious 'attacks': US halves Cuba diplomatic staff
Official says embassy reduced to emergency personnel until Cuba’s government assures safety
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Oxford college removes painting of Suu Kyi over 'atrocities against Muslims'
Oxford council is to vote next week on stripping Myanmar leader of 'Freedom of the City' it bestowed on her in 1997
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Saudi entertainment authority says hit by cyber attack
Source of the subversive attacks, which aim to harm the authority and its efforts, is being identified, statement says
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Lagging US online giants, Europe split over web tax
There needs to be a consensus among EU countries to implement tax reform
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Taiwanese actress shocks her 372,000 Instagram followers when she reveals her age
Lin Chi-Ling regularly shares striking selfies displaying her youthful visage
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Islamic state claims suicide bombing near Kabul mosque
The explosion happened as worshippers were leaving a mosque in the north of the city after Friday prayers
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73 Syria government fighters killed in IS attacks: monitor
The attacks come a day after IS released what it said was an audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Seesaw US-China ties on an upswing as Trump plans trip to Beijing
Washington has until very recently been critical of Beijing's cautious approach to its nuclear-armed neighbour
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UN agrees to send war crimes investigators to Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has been accused of bombing schools, markets, hospitals and other civilian targets in Yemen
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Pakistan-origin taxi driver in UK admits he harassed Jemima
Hassan Mahhmood used 18 phones to send 203 text messages, make 1,182 phone calls and send "loads of" WhatsApp...
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Russia detains two alleged spies for Ukraine in Crimea
FSB said the pair had been gathering and passing secret information to the Ukrainian special services
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Iraq forces launch attack on IS-held town of Hawija
Operation came after IS released what it said was audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urging resistance
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Six dead in suicide attack near Shiite mosque in Kabul: police
There was no immediate claim of responsibility
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Women to plead not guilty in high-profile Kim Jong Nam murder trial
North Korea is not a member of Interpol
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Shabaab militants attack Somali army base killing at least 8
Residents say attack left bodies of government soldiers scattered on the ground while militants looted the base
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Bali volcano belches steam, sulphur as more evacuees flee
Bali's disaster mitigation agency said 144,389 people had now been evacuated, compared to a tally of almost 122,490
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Britain "unconditionally committed" to EU's security, says PM May
UK to continue offering aid to EU member states that are victims of armed aggression, terrorism and natural disasters
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Mumbai commuter stampede leaves at least 22 dead
People took shelter on the bridge from a sudden downpour and the deadly crush started as they emerged all at once
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Erdogan, Putin agree joint push to end Syria war
'Russia has been trying to abstain from taking a clear stance on the issue'
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Twitter reveals Russia-backed ads ahead of US election
Facebook indicated it found 450 accounts that appeared to have been used for this purpose
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White House probing senior aides to Trump for use of private email
There is no suggestion emails contained highly sensitive information or were classified
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US envoy to UN demands Myanmar prosecutions, weapons curbs, over Rohingya
Rights groups have accused army of trying to push Rohingya Muslims out of Myanmar
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Nobel's shining stars who lost their lustre
Suu Kyihas been broadly criticised for failing to protect Muslim Rohingya minority
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IS leader Baghdadi urges militants to keep fighting in new audio message
He also called for attacks on the Western media
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Women in Saudi Arabia to be allowed to drive from age 18
Speculation swirls that women may be allowed to drive in limited hours of the day
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French militant's mother jailed for wiring him cash
Judge said Haddadi knew 'perfectly well' that her son was using the money to travel to Syria
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We will drop nuclear deal if US withdraws, Iran's FM warns
Us President Trump is considering whether the accord serves US security interests
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Five key dates in the Rohingya crisis
Thousands of cases of child malnutrition amid shortages of food, water and medicines in aid camps
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EU commissioner drops Facebook as 'highway of hatred'
Google's YouTube, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook promise to look at suspicious content
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Russia court issues arrest warrant for doping whistleblower
The Kremlin has described Rodchenkov as 'a person with a scandalous reputation'
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Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
Russia's defence ministry says it is attacking hard-line militants
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Hand over Gulen for jailed pastor, Erdogan tells US
Andrew Brunson has been held by Turkish authorities since October 2016 for 'being a member of Gulen's group'
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Leonardo da Vinci may have drawn 'Nude Mona Lisa'
The hands and body are almost identical to Leonardo's inscrutable masterpiece
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Plague kills 19 in Madagascar
The plague has largely been largely wiped out
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Canadian rocks hold some of oldest evidence of life on Earth
New study and some other recent research indicate that microbial life emerged earlier than previously known
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Students rally in Barcelona to defend Catalan vote
Opinion polls show Catalans are split on the issue of independence
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North Korea accuses 'old lunatic' Trump of exploiting Warmbier death
Warmbier died days after being released from North Korea in a coma
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Indian court charges ex-editor with raping colleague
Tejpal, the 54-year-old founder of Tehelka magazine, was accused of raping a female journalist in in Goa
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China says will protect sovereignty from any conflict on Korean peninsula
Wu also reiterated China’s view to resolve issue via talks
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Trump tax plan sends dollar, bond yields higher
The dollar's strength pressured many emerging market currencies and commodities
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Aid groups call for access to Myanmar conflict zone
It is unclear how many refugees are willing to return
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Pakistan received 26 per cent fewer non-immigrant US visas in 2017
Notable drop seen in number of visas issued to people from most Muslim-majority countries
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Myanmar's conflict-hit Rakhine a magnet for Chinese cash
Half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh last month after a militant attack sparked a vicious military campaign
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Israel says it foiled planned IS-inspired attack at Jerusalem holy site
3 gunmen killed two police guards at Al-Aqsa mosque compound gate, said Shin Bet security service
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Website editor threatened for running story about half-naked girls in Indian temple
Story spurred local administration to launch probe which angered many supporters of the temple ritual
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At least 12 Afghan security forces killed in suicide attack
Taliban claims responsibility for deadly assault on government, police headquarters in Maroof district
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All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital to stop Friday
A large number of foreigners working in Arbil were leaving the city on Thursday for fear of being stranded
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Seven facts about Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner
Here are seven facts about him
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Modi thrives on politics of hate: Rahul Gandhi
'Modi has followed the model of the Muslim Brotherhood [in Egypt] to use democracy to come to power'

















































