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Pompeo confirmed as CIA boss, Tillerson nomination advances
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Sessions on Tuesday
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Donald Trump makes early move on restricting abortions around the world
Trump signed the reinstatement directive at a ceremony in the White House on his fourth day in office.
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Australia opens door to China in push to save TPP
Trump said he would pursue bilateral arrangements with the TPP signatories to find terms more favourable to the US.
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Trump White House vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands
Aides have said that Trump plans a major naval build-up in East Asia to counter China's rise
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Trump taps Commissioner Ajit Pai, son of Indian immigrants, to head FCC
Pai opposed FCC conditions imposed on Charter Communication's acquisition of Time Warner Cable.
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No Muslims, no single women: housing bias turning Indian cities into ghettos
A draft housing policy for Maharashtra state has dropped a clause that prevents discrimination in housing.
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Browned bread, chips 'may' cause cancer, UK officials warn
Research undertaken on animals has revealed that the chemical is toxic to DNA and causes cancer
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Thailand deports three K-P prosecution department officers on sexual assault charges
They were asked to leave the hotel after complaints from a maid and other females
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69 Pakistanis in Saudi jails on terror charges
There are 4,254 Saudis detained in intelligence prisons
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Allo 'Allo actor Gorden Kaye dies
The comedy series, which ran from 1982 to 1992, featured Kaye as Rene Artois
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Trump signs order withdrawing US from Trans-Pacific trade deal
The US president has fulfilled one of his promises from his campaign
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Russia curbs online political donations ahead of polls
Opposition leader accuses authorities of creating yet another hurdle for his campaign for 2018 presidential elections
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Indian Supreme Court orders daily TB treatment for millions
Around 200,000 people die in India every year from TB
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Coelho, local authors slam books seizure in east Libya
Security official said confiscated books contained information on Shiaism and Christianity as well as erotic material
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Sex toys 'safer' than kids toys: Swedish study
Dangerous chemical substances, including lead, were found in 15 percent of children's toys in Sweden
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In pictures: Women march against Donald Trump
Demonstrators protest inauguration of the 45th US president
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69 Pakistanis detained in Saudi Arabia for 'terrorism', claims report
'Most recent arrest came Saturday when LEAs rounded up a female Pakistani suspect along with her Saudi husband'
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Differently-abled child performs Umrah without wheelchair
15-year-old Ghanim al Muftah is also the Qatar’s youngest entrepreneur
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Pictures of the day: January 23, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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India's top court dismisses plea to delay annual budget
A panel headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar found no merit in a public interest litigation by lawyer ML Sharma
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Consignment of modern US locomotives reaches Karachi
Pakistan will receive a total of 55 locomotives in different phases
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Donald Trump listens to Holy Quran recitation
Trump became the 45th United States president last week
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Trump looks to steady ship after fraught start
Trump aides say next week will see steady if not daily drip of executive actions designed to get back to his agenda
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India to replace coaches on crash-hit rail network
Deadly crashes have renewed concerns about the creaking colonial-era system
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Indian woman delivers baby with four legs, two reproductive organs
It was a normal delivery, doctor says
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Japan threatens India with WTO on steel as Trump era heralds rising trade tensions
Tokyo says India's actions are inconsistent with WTO rules and contributed to plunge in its steel exports to India
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Syria rebels, regime enter first day of talks in Astana
Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush arrived in Astana on Sunday accompanied by around a dozen rebel figures
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Trump invites Israel's Netanyahu to February talks
The two leaders spoke by telephone and "agreed to continue to closely consult on a range of regional issues
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Trump security adviser probed for Russia links: report
Michael Flynn has come under investigation as part of a counterintelligence examination of communications
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Egypt since its revolution six years ago
On January 25, 2011, massive anti-Mubarak protests erupt after a revolt topples Tunisia's ruler
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2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child rule
The country welcomed 17.86 million new children in 2016, an annual increase of 7.9 per cent
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Singer Madonna defends 'blowing up the White House' remark
Madonna's speech led some television networks to abruptly stop their live feeds of the march
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Afghan High Peace Council chief dead at 84
Pir Sayyid Ahmed Gailani was a strong proponent of peace talks between Kabul and Taliban
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Saudi finance ministry says no fees on remittances
Shura Council was considering a proposal to impose a 6% levy on expat remittances
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Trump tweets criticism over US protests
US president asks the protesters why they didn't vote
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Dubai toughens fire rules after tower blazes
Major fires have hit Dubai high-rises in recent years and spread quickly
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Suspected rebels kill two soldiers in India's northeast
Police say it was not immediately clear whether anyone sustained injuries
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From cookies to cola: The sugar in your food
Here's hoping these images help
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UK govt accused of covering up failed nuclear missile test
May sidestepped questions about whether she knew about the malfunction when she made her statement to MPs.
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Syria rebels arrive in Astana for talks with regime
The Astana talks, which Assad ally Iran is also helping organise, will be the first test of this new partnership
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India gears up to position hundreds of tanks along border with Pakistan
The MBTs will be imported from Russia at a cost of $2 billion
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Israel municipality approves hundreds of settlement homes in east Jerusalem
Building permits approved for more than 560 housing units in three East Jerusalem settlements
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Philippine officials to visit Beijing to discuss investment deals, ASEAN summit
Meetings during the visit will also discuss the Philippines' chairmanship of the 10-member ASEAN this year
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Four al-Qaeda members killed in Yemen drone strikes
Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have exploited a power vacuum created by the two-year-old conflict in Yemen
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Losing in Iraq, Islamic State seeks to shore up Syria presence
A military commander in the Pro-Asad alliance, said IS was seeking to turn Deir al-Zor city into a base of operations
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Ugandans invent 'smart jacket' to diagnose pneumonia
The jacket, which is still only a prototype, can diagnose pneumonia up to three times faster than a doctor
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Trump plans to meet with UK's May, Mexico's Pena Nieto - White House
Trump will meet on Friday with May in Washington
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7.9 quake shakes PNG, tsunami alert rescinded
Hazardous tsunami waves are possible as a result of the earthquake
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May braces for new Brexit battle over court ruling
Dozens of Labour MPs may defy their leader Jeremy Corbyn and vote against the government
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Pope warns against populism and 'saviours' like Hitler
Pope Francis also condemned the idea of using walls and barbed wire to keep out foreigners

















































