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Behind scenes, Ivanka encouraged Trump’s change of tone: sources
She made recommendations for Trump’s speech during a brainstorming session in the Oval Office last Sunday
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Pictures of the day: March 2, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Trump administration has found only $20 million in existing funds for wall
The construction, promised throughout Trump's campaign, is to be financed with existing funds and resources
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11 fun facts you didn't know about passports
Did you know that losing weight may be the reason for renewing your passport?
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In pictures: When the Saudi King gave the world some major travel goals
The King starts his first official royal tour of Asia when he arrived in Malaysia carrying 459 tonnes of cargo
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US-allied militia says to hand over villages to Syrian govt
Frontline villages have been focus of fighting in recent days between Turkey-backed rebels and Manbij Military Council
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Regulate cannabis potency to reduce psychosis risk, experts say
The potency of cannabis has on average doubled worldwide in the past 40 years
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Activists to send Kim murder leaflets to North Korea by balloon
News from the outside world is banned or heavily censored in the North
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Drone strike kills two in Kurram Agency
The missile struck two men riding a motorcycle
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Swimming in a public pool? You're most likely swimming in pee
Urine was detected in 100% of pool samples tested by scientists
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George W Bush's portraits of ‘US war veterans’ on display in Dallas
Bush's paintings pay tribute to the nearly 100 wounded or traumatised US personnel
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Drone strikes kill four al Qaeda suspects in Yemen: officials
Yashbum Valley and militant-held Abyan province targeted in the strikes
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China warns against cyber 'battlefield' in internet strategy
Beijing has signalled that it wants to rectify 'imbalances' in the way standards across cyberspace are set
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Islam to become largest religion in the world by 2070, says report
The research cites fertility as major reasons behind demographic change
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Under Xi, wealth of China's uber-rich lawmakers grew faster than economy
Xi oversaw crackdown on corruption and made fight against poverty top priority after becoming president in 2013
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New advance could boost available organs for transplant
On average, 22 people die every day while waiting for an organ
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Afghan-based Islamic State a wild card as Trump ponders US commitment
Militant assault on Sehwan shrine indicates that group based in Nangarhar, Afghanistan could strike deep into Pakistan
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This delivery man is the third richest man in China
He operated from street shop in working-class neighbourhood of Mong Kok in Hong Kong
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The foods you should avoid while dining out
Chefs usually avoid certain dishes because they know how kitchen work
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Canada’s Concordia university evacuated over anti-Muslim bomb threat
Emailed threat warning of one homemade explosive a day forced nearly 4,000 students to leave Montreal campus
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Barack Obama 'ready to return' to politics
Former US president's primary concern will be to fight the Republicans for constituencies in near future
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Muslim, Christian clerics say don't link Islam to terrorism
A closing statement read by Azhar's Sheikh Ahmed Tayeb demanded Islam not be associated with militancy
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Merkel heads to Egypt, Tunisia to reduce migrant flows
Public fears in Germany have been heightened by several militants attacks last year
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Discovery of 4.2 billion year old fossil on Earth points to possibility of life on Mars
"We could expect to find evidence for past life on Mars four billion years ago"
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How Snapchat CEO, a college dropout, became the world's youngest billionaire
Evan Spiegel dropped out shortly before graduating from Stanford to devote himself to a nascent Snapchat startup
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Orlando shooter's widow to be released on bail
Prosecutors had argued that Salman should be kept behind bars because she posed a threat to society
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Russian jets mistakenly bomb US-backed forces in Syria: US
Anti-IS operations in Syria will eventually center on Raqa
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US government offers Jewish communities support after threats
The advisors will offer support 'in terms of training, protective measures, exercises and information sharing'
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Malaysia to cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans: agency
Malaysia considering expelling North Korea's envoy to the Southeast Asian nation or shutting its embassy in Pyongyang
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UK PM May's Brexit plan suffers setback in parliament
House of Lords vote 358 to 256 to make an amendment to European Union (Notification of Withdrawal Bill)
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Two transgender Pakistanis tortured to death in Saudi Arabia
Saudi police allegedly packed them in sacks and thrashed them with sticks
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Iran, Turkey presidents meet to defuse tensions
Tehran and Ankara support opposite sides in the conflict in Syria
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Mass killer Breivik loses human rights case against Norway
Breivik, an anti-Muslim neo-Nazi, detonated a bomb in Oslo in July 2011 that killed eight people
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Tight security as Malaysia court charges women with Kim murder
Handcuffed suspects were brought to court surrounded by masked and heavily armed police and special forces
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Saudi king signs range of deals in Indonesia at start of visit
11 pacts ranging from trade deals to a new agreement between state energy companies have been signed
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China calls for cooperation to fight Uighur militants after video released
Hundreds have been killed in Xinjiang in past few years, most in unrest between Uighurs, ethnic majority Han Chinese
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Science fiction reality: Real 'Star Wars' planet found
A study explains the remains of shattered asteroids revolving around a double sun
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IS video vows to 'shed blood like rivers' in China
Uighur fighter issued threat against China just before executing alleged informant
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Myanmar govt swats away 'biased' UN abuse claims
The United Nations has said Myanmar troops and police may have committed crimes against humanity
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Pictures of the day: March 1, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Ex-CIA spy held over kidnap avoids extradition from Portugal, will be freed
De Sousa is one of 26 people convicted in absentia over the abduction of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
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Letters of solidarity build bonds between Indian trafficking victims
Psychologists say sharing solidarity with other victims is highly effective
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Aid worries rise for S.Sudan refugees inside Sudan
The number of refugees is simply increasing
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Kremlin says patiently waiting for US policy action on Russia
Peskov commented after Trump addressed Congress on Tuesday
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Doctor may be neglecting warning signs leading to heart attacks, research
The professor said that failure to detect warning signs is concerning
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Opening of Trump tower in Vancouver met with protests
Chants of "Dump Trump," "Not in my city" and "Humanity against Trump" went up from the crowd
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US signals that reviewing role in top UN rights body
The US Trump administration is reviewing its participation in the top United Nations human rights body
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How your name shapes your face
When a person was shown a stranger's face, 35 per cent of the time they picked the right name
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India’s first integrated heliport opens in New Delhi
Expected to provide air connectivity to pilgrimage centres and medical emergency evacuation services
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African software engineer detained at US airport, given test to prove his profession
"Every single time I asked the official why he was asking me these questions, he hushed me"

















































