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Agents, parents get in on ‘rent-a-girlfriend’ game
According to a law firm, such contracts are not valid because arrangement may be considered to go against moral law
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Gay prince on front line of India's war against AIDS
Gohil uses his fame and status to educate the gay community about safe sex
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'Matriarch' gorilla at Miami zoo dies at age of nearly 50
Josephine, who was born in the wild in 1967 and arrived in 1983 at Miami's zoo
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India school bus crash kills at least 15 children
It is not yet clear what had caused the vehicles to crash
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Exclusive: Pentagon, Lockheed near deal on $9 billion F-35 contract
Negotiations are poised to bring the price per F-35 below $100 million for the first time
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Mali car bomb kills 50 in fresh blow to peace efforts
France is considering a UN Security Council draft resolution that would set up a sanctions regime for Mali
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Indian government wants Apple, but not all officials are biting
India's IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says we will very much like Apple to come and have a base in India
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Xi calls for world without nuclear weapons
Chinese President Xi says we should reject dominance by just one or several countries
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Obama makes farewell calls to Afghan, Indian leaders
Outgoing US president thanks Modi for his partnership
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Trump to name ex-Georgia Governor Perdue as agriculture secretary
Perdue, a Republican, was elected twice as governor, serving from 2003 to 2011
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Indian surrogate mothers grab last chance to make babies ahead of impending ban
India's surrogacy industry has come under attack by women's rights groups who say fertility clinics are baby factories
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Wife of Florida nightclub gunman pleads not guilty to aiding attack
lman was arrested on Monday in California, where she was living with her mother in the San Francisco area
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South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for Samsung heir
The refusal comes aas a setback to prosecutors probing a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye
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German AfD rightist triggers fury with Holocaust memorial comments
AfD's anti-immigrant rhetoric has won support among Germans worried about the influx of more than a million migrants
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US protest group vows to disrupt Trump inaugural festivities
The US Secret Service and Washington police are expecting some 900,000 people to pack into the area
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US Supreme Court tackles racist trademarks in band case
The US Supreme Court refused to allow a Lebanese wine seller to use 'Khoran' out of respect for Muslims
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Muslim nations to heap pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya
Nearly 70,000 Rohingya have fled the northern part of Rakhine state since October
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Xi calls for world without nuclear weapons
In his disarmament call and plea for equality Xi offered China as a nation "committed to building a world of peace"
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Assange says would go to US only if rights guaranteed: WikiLeaks
Washington has maintained the threat of prosecuting the Wikileaks founder
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Madame Tussaud's unveils UK waxwork of Trump
Security was tight at the unveiling following a protest in Madrid on Tuesday
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China's Alibaba expresses interest in Pakistan's e-commerce sector
PM Nawaz Sharif meets company chief Jack Ma on sidelines of the 47th World Economic Forum's annual meeting
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Pupil shoots, injures classmates in Mexico school
Nothing appeared to indicate that the school shooting was gang-related
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First freight train from China to Britain arrives in London
The consignment would have taken nearly twice as long to reach Britain by sea
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Two Indians dead in family suicide in Macau hotel
The "case has been initially listed as suicide" and it has been learnt that all victims were members of same family
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Suicide blast kills 33 at north Mali military camp
The camp was home to government soldiers and members of various rival armed groups
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Sri Lanka scuttles move to legitimise homosexuality
Country's 1883 penal code, legacy of its British colonial rulers, makes sex between men punishable by 12 years in jail
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Pictures of the day: January 18, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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No one has magic wand to solve Pakistan's problems, says General Raheel
Former army chief says military-to-military relations between Pakistan and US improved significantly during his tenure
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Man loses seven teeth after e-cigarette explodes in his face
Vape shattered into pieces in his mouth, knocking out his teeth and burning his face and neck
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Pakistan did not know about OBL's whereabouts: Munter
Former envoy says OBL killing inside Pakistan further deepened mistrust between Islamabad and Washington
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Cambridge professor urges the British to learn Urdu
Crucial to see integration as a two-way street, academic says
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In pictures: World's first permanent ice hotel
More than 40 architects and designers came together from nine countries around the world to create 20 suites
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Demolitions spark deadly violence in Arab Israeli village
Umm al-Heiran has become symbolic, with residents having waged a years-long legal fight against demolition orders
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Russia says Snowden can stay two more years
Snowden was not on Obama's list of commutations or pardons
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Former US President George HW Bush hospitalised
Bush is expected to go home in a couple of days
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Dr Shakil Afridi will neither be freed nor handed over to US: law minister
Afridi, hailed as a hero by US officials, was arrested after US forces killed bin Laden in May 2011
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Iran 'hostile' to US involvement in Syria talks
The talks come in the wake of President Bashar al-Assad's symbolic victory last month in retaking Aleppo
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Mexico probes drug links to deadly club shooting
Monday's shooting at the Blue Parrot club during the BPM electronic music festival rocked Playa del Carmen
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British boxer receives wave of abuse after posting photo in Dubai mosque
Follower urges Theresa May to deport Anthony Joshua
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Australia says suspended MH370 search could resume in future
Quitting the underwater search drew a swift and angry reaction from relatives of those on board
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Trump election prompts US mothers to warn children about assault: poll
More than a third of women said they are feeling less tolerant of sexism in their own lives as a result of Trump
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12-year-old Indian girl ‘gang raped by school principal, three teachers’
At the time of the incident, the victim’s mother was giving classes in the school
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Despite showman reputation, Trump inauguration shaping up as low-key
Trump will take his oath on the steps of the US Capitol building and lead a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue
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Florida nightclub gunman's wife charged with helping husband
She also is charged with obstructing justice for lying to authorities investigating the massacre
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Italy toasts its real-life Sherlock Holmes
Nearly 36 years after Giuseppe Dosi's death, Italians are still discovering the secrets of the 'artist detective'
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Assange welcomes Obama's decision to commute Manning sentence: lawyer
Washington has maintained the threat of prosecuting Assange over the 2010 leak, though no charges have been filed
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Trump tweets... the wrong Ivanka
Majic said her identity was frequently mistaken during the US election campaign
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Chinese authorities tell local weather forecasters to stop issuing smog alert
Chinese authorities use a color-coded system of alerts to warn companies, schools and individuals of incoming smog
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All change for the Trump White House
Trump's team has signaled that tone is unlikely to change in office
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Egyptian football star placed on ‘terror’ list
Mohamed Aboutrika is thought to have financed banned Muslim Brotherhood

















































