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Pollution solutions: Chinese firms offer bottled air, hat filters, smog socks
Companies are touting innovative products to consumers worried about the quality of the air they breathe
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Thimble, wheelbarrow, boot kicked out of Monopoly board game
The popular board game is changing out three of its playing tokens, swapping in a penguin, T-Rex and rubber ducky
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5 reasons why MSN Messenger will always be better than WhatsApp and Snapchat
MSN Messenger will forever hold a special place in the hearts of many
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Senior UN official quits after 'apartheid' Israel report pulled
UN Under-Secretary General Rima Khalaf announces resignation at a news conference in Beirut
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Afghan Star: Rap, stilettos and a musical revolution
Afghan Star, Tolo's adaptation of "American Idol", has been a huge hit in conservative Afghanistan
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Secret Service laptop stolen in NY, reportedly with Trump info
A laptop was stolen from a US Secret Service agent in New York
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Prince William promises Franco-British links will survive Brexit
It will be impossible to escape the poignancy of Diana's son visiting the city where she died on August 31, 1997
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Trump repeats charge that Obama ordered wiretaps against him
Trump has accused Obama of ordering wiretaps at his Trump Tower in New York
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Trump refuses to shake Merkel's hand
In a highly publicised interaction, Merkel's suggestion of a handshake was ignored by Trump
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Trump administration appeals block of revised travel ban
Trump administration would "vigorously defend" its travel ban
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Tillerson brings tougher North Korea line to a wary China
Beijing and Washington also are clashing over the deployment of a US anti-missile system to South Korea
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Indian farmer wins train in legal fight
Sampuran Singh asked for proper compensation for land seized to build a railway.
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St Patrick was 'an immigrant', Irish PM tells Trump
Around 35 million Americans claim Irish ancestry
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India beefs up security at Taj Mahal after Islamic State threat
Images in local media showed a fighter in combat fatigues and black headgear at the country's tourist attraction
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Why are the Afghan Taliban going nuts?
Afghan Taliban earned $15 million from the sale of pistachios last year
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Turkish minister predicts 'holy wars' in Europe following Geert Wilders' defeat
Turkish foreign minister accused political parties in the Netherlands of dragging Europe into an abyss
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Military action against N Korea an 'option': Tillerson
Tillerson's tour comes after a missile launch that Pyongyang described as a drill for an attack on US bases in Japan
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Iran pilgrims to join this year's hajj: Saudi Arabia
Iranian pilgrims were absent last year because of tensions between the regional rivals
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US lauds professionalism of Pakistan Navy in maritime security
Admiral Zakaullah was conferred with United States Legion of Merit by US Chief of Naval Operations
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Man faces hate crime charges after assaulting Muslim Delta Airlines employee
The 57-year-old yelled threatening slurs and kicked Muslim Delta employee in the leg
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Sirens blare as Japan, fearing North Korea, holds first missile drill
The exercise comes after North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's north-west coast
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We want to be a gateway to Europe for Pakistan: French ambassador
A 21 member delegation of French universities is currently visiting Pakistan
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Pictures of the day: March 17, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Saudi king cancels Maldives visit over ‘swine flu fears’
The Maldives was to be the final stop in the monarch's ongoing Asian tour
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Turkish daily depicts Merkel as 'Frau Hitler' on front page
A daily printed her picture today and called her an ugly aunt
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Al Qaeda operative guilty in deaths of US servicemen, bomb plot
A jury found Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun guilty of all counts after only two hours of deliberations
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Suicide attacker targets Bangladesh army camp
The incident came a day after a series of raids on suspected militant hideouts in the country
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Makkah's clock tower among world's most expensive skyscrapers
Over the last few decades, hundreds of skyscrapers have been built with construction costs continuing to soar
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China rebrands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist attraction
It has the world's largest known network of man-made tunnels
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China acknowledges Pakistan's efforts towards peace and stability: ISPR
Chinese Foreign Minister reiterates Beijing’s full spectrum support to Pakistan during meeting with COAS
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Popular Saudi cleric banned from Twitter
He was previously accused of links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood
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World's most powerful countries revealed
Study evaluated 80 countries on criteria including citizenship, quality of life and cultural history
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Muslim US Marine answers strangers’ questions in effort to fight Islamophobia
He started off his project in the days after Donald Trump's inauguration
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Zimbabwean boxer 'commits suicide' to avoid deportation from London
The former boxer posted a farewell note on his Facebook
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1,100 complaints of child abuse made against Australian church: report
An interim report says most children, aged around 11, were abused over a 35-year period
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FO receives request about two 'missing' Indian clerics
Asif Nizami, Nazim Nizami went missing during their visit to Data Darbar, Lahore
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Air strike on mosque near Aleppo in Syria kills 42: monitor
Says the jets struck the village when the mosque was full of worshippers at evening prayer
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Runaway dog shot at Auckland Airport for delaying flights
At least 16 domestic and international flights were delayed for safety reasons at New Zealand's busiest airport
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China should accelerate nuclear power development to meet 2020 target: ex-official
Beijing currently operates 35 nuclear reactors, which supply 3% of China's total power use
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Man left undetonated explosive at NYC bus terminal, police say
Police arrested the man after he returned to retrieve the bag
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Top senators see no evidence for Trump Tower wiretap claim
Trump sparked a furor with the March 4 tweets that accused Obama of ordering a wiretap
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McDonald's probing hacked tweet slamming Trump
The tweet was deleted mid-morning but not before being retweeted more than a thousand times
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Putin says Merkel to visit Russia on May 2
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Merkel and Putin would discuss the situation in Ukraine during their meeting
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Erdogan accuses EU of launching anti-Islam 'crusade'
Europe is swiftly rolling back to the days before World War II, says Turkish president
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London talks ‘very positive’, says Kabul envoy
Britain brokered top brass meeting between two countries
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At least two hurt in shooting at French school
One 17-year-old pupil armed with a rifle, two handguns and two grenades was arrested after the shooting
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Sierra Leone pastor unearths massive 706-carat diamond
It will be sold in Sierra Leone with a "transparent" bidding process to the benefit of the community and country
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Unproven stem cell therapy causes three women to go blind in US
Patients were asked to pay $5,000 each for the procedure
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Trapped tourists rescued from cable cars in Tenerife
Total of 111 people, including eight children, were forced to stay at three shelters on the highest mountain in Spain
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One hurt in letter bomb blast at IMF Paris office
The Fund's chief Christine Lagarde condemns it as a 'cowardly act of violence'

















































