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US Boy Scouts welcome transgender children
The group will now allow individuals to enroll based on the gender with which they identify.
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US right to abortion still strong, but under threat
Roe v Wade decision handed down 44 years ago ended a legal drama that began in the state of Texas three years ago.
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UN Security Council to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test
A Security Council resolution adopted a few days after the 2015 nuclear agreement bars Iran from developing missiles
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Trump's White House: Five takeaways from Monday
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked his second full week in the White House with a vengeance.
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WhatsApp's new feature will let you track your friends in real-time
Feature can be used by group members to track locations during meet-ups
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Trump replaces acting US immigration and customs chief
No reason was given for the decision.
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Trump immigration order causes rift with business
Criticism of Trump's order has been most virulent in Silicon Valley.
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Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into US this week
The countries covered by the traveller ban were Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen
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Your oldest ancestor was really weird and had a big mouth
Saccorhytus appears to be the most primitive member of the broad animal group called deuterostomes
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Iraq calls on US to review 'wrong' travel ban
Iraqi Parliament urged the government to take similar measures against Americans.
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US Muslim leaders sue Trump over 'fear-mongering' travel ban
They say Trump's temporary ban on immigrants is in fact a "Muslim exclusion order"
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Student charged with murder in Quebec mosque attack
The shooting came as Canada vowed to open its arms to Muslim refugees after Trump's controversial immigration ban.
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Obama rejects faith-based discrimination amid travel ban uproar
Obama's first statment since leaving the White House comes amid uproar over Trump's order to tighten controls
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Trump fires chief US lawyer who defied him on migrant ban
In a sharply worded statement, White House called Sally Yates 'weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration'
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US scrutinising travellers’ Facebook pages
Border authorities also asking for political views
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American nightmare for Pakistanis
The pandemonium at Departures was horrendous, the cacophony deafening
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Nigerian man with 86 wives dies aged 93
The man was told by a court in 2008 to keep only four wives, the maximum allowed by Islam
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Iraq parliament votes in favour of travel ban on US
Parliament calls for 'responding in kind' if the American side does not withdraw its decision
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US scrutinising travellers' Facebook accounts at airports
Move comes hours after President Trump signed executive order barring immigrants from seven Muslim countries
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Trump travel ban illegal, 'mean-spirited': UN rights chief
'Discrimination on nationality alone is forbidden under human rights law'
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18 companies and celebrities who are saying no to Trump's Muslim travel ban
Multinational companies and celebrities have taken to social media to show support and solidarity with Muslims
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Pictures of the day: January 30, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Nazi propaganda chief Goebbels' secretary dies at 106
Brunhilde Pomsel died on January 27 in a care home in the southern city of Munich
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One million sign petition to cancel Trump's UK state visit
Trump's misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by the Queen or Prince of Wales, petition says
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Poland's WWII museum caught in political crosshairs
The museum offers a sweeping panorama of the war focused primarily on civilians who made up the majority of victims
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In pictures: Thousands protest against Trump's immigration order
Tens of thousands of people rallied in US cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over the executive order
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War with US 'becoming practical reality': Chinese military official
Official says a war ‘within the president’s term’ or ‘war breaking out tonight’ are not just slogans
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Japanese Airlines to screen majority-muslim country passengers before departure for US
Officials at JAL will confirm whether the passengers will be allowed entry, prior to departure
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'Spiderman' burglar on trial over $100m Paris art haul
Vjeran Tomic will stand trial along with two accomplices charged with handling stolen goods
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US Senators McCain, Graham: Order may help recruit terrorists
This executive order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want Muslims coming into US, they said
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Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide after Trump ban
Starbucks chairman says company is in business to inspire, nurture human spirit regardless of religion
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Britain wins exemption on Trump visa ban as PM faces criticism
The new president signed an executive order to suspend refugee arrivals
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Afghan envoy reaching out to Pakistani civil-military leaders
Omar Zakhilwal has already met Punjab CM, Pashtun leaders
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Attorneys general from 16 states condemn Trump travel ban
Condemned Trump's executive order on immigration as 'unconstitutional' and vowed to fight it
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Tens of thousands in US cities protest Trump immigration order
In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations followed rallies that broke out at US airports
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Who is affected by Trump's immigration order?
The decree prohibits entry to all refugees, regardless of nationality, for 120 days
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Thousands gather around Washington to protest Trump travel ban
Trump's executive order suspended the arrival of all refugees for at least 120 days, Syrian refugees indefinitely
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World leaders criticise Trump immigration move
World leaders and governments have hit out at the immigration restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump
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Trump agrees to refugee intake from Australia: Turnbull
President Donald Trump will honour a deal struck under his predecessor to accept refugees from remote Pacific camps
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Trump says US will resume issuing visas to all countries over next 90 days
US president tries to quell backlash over his 'extreme vetting' order
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Trump's first major test is travel ban uproar
Sixteen attorneys general from mostly Democrat-run states vowed to fight the order as unconstitutional
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Six killed in Quebec City mosque shooting
Canadian PM says mosque shooting a 'terrorist attack on Muslims'
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Green card holders not targeted by immigration crackdown: Trump aide
Green card allows a person born outside the country to reside and work in the United States
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Arab League chief voices 'deep concern' at US travel ban
Trump signed an executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and impose controls on travelers from Muslim countries
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Brand Beckham? No, we stay together for love, says David
Former England football captain married Victoria Adams in 1999
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Philippines' Duterte extends deadly drug war
Police have reported killing more than 2,500 people they have accused of being drug suspects
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US hints at extending visa ban to Pakistan
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus suggests countries with 'similar problems' could be added to the ban list
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47 killed in Madagascar wedding crash
The truck was transporting passengers who had attended a wedding the day before
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Trump tweets support for 'strong borders'
'Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW'
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23 missing Chinese in Malaysia boat sinking found alive
The boat had left Saturday morning from the Sabah state capital Kota Kinabalu en route for Pulau Mengalum

















































