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China's Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice
Trump had lambasted China throughout the US election campaign
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First woman to fly China's J-10 fighter killed in crash
Yu Xu, a member of the Chinese air force's aerobatic display team, ejected from her aircraft
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‘I will take everything from you’, US policeman tells Pakistani driver
Incident occurred when driver mistakenly passed a line of buses
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Trump looking at fast ways to quit global climate deal
Trump has called global warming a hoax and has promised to quit the Paris Agreement
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Israeli ministers approve draft bill to legalise outposts
Around 2,000 homes have been built on land owned by Palestinians in the West Bank
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Mosul area retaken, but still danger of IS attack
On the eastern edge of Mosul, the target of a massive Iraqi military operation launched on October 17
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CO2 emissions level off, still too high to save climate: report
The new report said humanity has emitted 2,075 GtCO2 since 1870 -- adding 40 GtCO2 in 2016 alone
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Obama on farewell tour to Europe fearful of 'Trump effect'
The President, must now do his best to reassure his European counterparts about the future of American democracy
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Dozens killed in weekend of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine
Soldiers have killed several dozen people and arrested scores in their hunt for attackers
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New Zealand PM says two dead in quake, dispatching emergency aid
John Key said a military helicopter was being dispatched to the coastal tourist town of Kaikoura
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Dubai, Saudi to launch $1b e-commerce site
Noon.com is to go online in January with a 50-percent investment from the kingdom's Public Investment Fund
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Trump vows to immediately deport up to three million immigrants
Excerpt released ahead of interview broadcast by CBS's 60 Minutes programme
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Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt tomb
The find was in a tomb probably dating from between 1075-664 BC, on the west bank of the Nile river
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Apple might launch three new iPads next year
New models include a bezel-free version, rumour suggests
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Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes
Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck New Zealand generating a tsunami that hit northeast coast of South Island
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India's Modi urges patience on bill swap amid cash crunch
Modi surprised the country Tuesday night when he announced that 500 and 1,000 rupee notes would no longer be legal
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Italian, US artists to create works for Louvre Abu Dhabi
Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the Louvre will feature 9,200 square metres of gallery space
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Iran resort hopes relaxed rules will attract tourists
From the pristine beaches of Kish, it is only 200 kilometres across the water to Dubai
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Trump's private jet or Air Force One -- which is better?
The plane boasts gold-karat fixtures in its office, two bedrooms, and powerful Rolls Royce turbo-fan engines
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British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny
The first sharia court appeared in London in 1982 under the government of Margaret Thatcher
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Families ripped apart in Khuzdar shrine attack
Stricken survivors braved the cold under open skies overnight as they made their way home
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Venetians rally to fight city exodus
Venice is losing 1,000 residents each year. It now has less than 55,000 people, compared to 100,000 40 years ago
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US professor who predicted Trump's presidential win says he will be impeached
Prof. Allan Lichtman was one of the few professional prognosticators to call a Donald Trump win
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Sting reopens Paris' Bataclan hall on anniversary of militant attack
The rock star reopens the concert hall with a song for refugees called 'Inshallah'
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Iraqi Kurds' destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW
Kurdish officials have stated their intention to absorb land recovered from Islamic State into their autonomous region
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NatGeo's Afghan girl Sharbat Gula to travel to India
Afghanistan's ambassador to India says Gula will soon be in India for medical treatment free of cost
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Colombia, rebels agree revised peace deal to end 52-year war
The government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, said they had incorporated proposals from the opposition
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The powerful reason Americans are wearing safety pins following Trump's presidential victory
Americans are wearing the metal fasteners to show solidarity against intolerance after the election of Trump
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Three Trump children seen managing president-elect's company
The Trump Organization said it was planning to transfer control of businesses to Donald Trump's children
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University of Oklahoma student suspended for sending racist messages
There have been a string of threats and attacks after the election
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Clinton blames FBI's Comey for her defeat in call with donors
Clinton was projected by nearly every national public opinion poll as the heavy favorite going into Tuesday's race
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Syria regime rolls back rebel gains in Aleppo
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said army recaptured key areas including Dahiyet al-Assad and village of Minyan
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From Brexit to Trump, Europe reels from year of crises
Foreign ministers from the 28 EU countries will hold talks in Brussels on the impact of US presidential election
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Sting set to reopen Bataclan concert hall year after Paris massacre
Several small-scale gatherings and tributes are planned across French capital to mark the anniversary of Paris attacks
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Thai man marries pet cobra he believes is his dead girlfriend
The man believes that his dead girlfriend reincarnated into a Cobra
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Pictures of the day: November 12, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Trump considers seeking Bill Clinton's advice
Trump received a call from Bill Clinton who congratulated the former on his victory
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'Depressed' De Niro backs anti-Trump protests
We have to just wait and keep our eyes ever vigilant on the new government, says actor
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Trump weighs cabinet picks and 'amended' Obamacare
The 70-year-old incoming president has a mammoth task of fleshing out his cabinet
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Crowds dice with death at Myanmar's explosive fire balloon festival
The skies of central Myanmar were set ablaze with the beginning of the Taunggyi fire balloon festival
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UN chief confident Trump will drop rhetoric, show leadership
Ban, 72, is stepping down on December 31 after 10 years as the world's diplomat-in-chief
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Muslim woman fined €30,000 for not removing burqa in Italy
The woman refused to remove her niqab despite the town's mayor repeatedly asking her to do so
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Anti-Trump protesters take to the streets for third night
Anti-Trump demonstrators have voiced concerns that his presidency, would infringe on Americans' civil and human rights
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London's Muslim mayor has some advice for Donald Trump
Khan hopes Trump will now do everything in his power to unite people and bring divided communities back together
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Women planning mass march on Washington when Trump takes office
Some 35,000 people said they would attend "Million Women March" within the first 24 hours after it was announced
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Four killed, 14 wounded in explosion at US base in Afghanistan: NATO
No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast
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French MPs request impeachment of President Hollande
The request, which in part of the French constitution’s Article 68, faces several political and legal obstacles
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Death penalty gets boost in three US states
The death penalty was not a major issue in the presidential campaign, as neither Trump nor Hillary Clinton oppose it
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London's Tussauds gets to work on Trump wax figure
Its Paris rival puts away the Clinton figure in case of future need
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Woman set on fire in Japan restaurant
Workers at the restaurant called an ambulance, saying: "People are burning"