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Obama declares himself a 'feminist'
The father of two girls penned an essay for Glamour magazine, declaring "this is an extraordinary time to be a woman"
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Ranger dies in Canaries blaze after German lights toilet paper
Some 700 people have been evacuated from areas near the blaze which is sweeping through a wooded, mountainous area
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Pakistan, India rivalry threatens to overshadow SAARC forum
Pakistan decried atrocities in Kashmir as India urged isolation of 'countries supporting terrorism' at regional...
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Gang rape videos on sale in India amid rise in violent crimes against women
The clips, which last 30 seconds to five minutes are being sold in hundreds and thousands every day, says report
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Paris police on alert for Afghan who may be planning attack
The man had been in France for the past two months, local news source said
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12 things Egyptians were the first to create
...before any other civilisation could even think of!
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Stalker sets schoolgirl on fire in deadly attack in southern India
Incident comes a month after a software engineer was hacked to death in broad daylight at train station in Chennai
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This man attempted to smuggle heroin in his intestine
The smuggler swallowed nine capsules of the drug worth Dh150,000 in the local market
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Turkish reporter mistakes GTA 4 cheats for secret 'coup messages'
'Secret Gulen codes'
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Disease kills over 30 children in remote Myanmar
Adults and children have both been struck since the outbreak first emerged in June
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'Peepli Live' co-director sentenced to 7 years imprisonment
Mahmood Farooqui has been jailed for raping an American research scholar in 2015
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Pictures of the day: August 4, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Danish Muslim group offers to bury French priest killer
The group last year organised the burial of Danish-Palestinian militant gunman Omar El-Hussein
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China charges three for stock futures 'manipulation'
Two executives used 31 accounts under other names to buy and sell stock index futures using high-frequency software
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Boko Haram elusive leader Shekau says 'still around': audio message
We will never cause any discord among the people, we will live by the Quran, Abubakar Shekau says
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Bosnian 'Indiana Jone' digs for controversy again with park
It is estimated that some 5,000 have visited the park since it opened on June 18
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Briton arrested over deadly Bangladesh cafe siege
Karim and Khan were both inside the Holey Artisan cafe when gunmen raided the premises
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Wanted to see if there’s more to Pakistan than what world thinks: BBC journalist
BBC's Benjamin Zand opens up about his recent visit to Pakistan to shoot a documentary
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Hero firefighter dies saving 282 passengers as Emirates plane explodes
Crash is a blow to Dubai carrier weeks after it was voted the world's top airline by Skytrax at Farnborough Airshow
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Calls for 'calm' after London stabbing attack kills one
London was already on high alert following these attacks and others in Europe, including several in Germany
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Foreign tourists attacked in western Afghanistan: officials
Taliban have officially not claimed responsibility so far for the attack
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Bangladesh, India mount rescue for flood-hit elephant
Wild elephants of India, Bangladesh have dwindled in number in recent decades as their habitat is destroyed
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Indian business leaders hail landmark tax reform
India's GDP expanded 7.6 percent in 2015-16, making it the fastest-growing major economy in the world
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British Muslim woman detained after cabin crew spot her reading Syrian art book
Part of Shaheen’s job entails working on anti-radicalisation
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Tajikistan jails teen for 10.5 years for Islamic State recruitment
Sources say schoolboy from Sugd region had attracted a 1,000-strong following on Russian social network, Odnoklassniki
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Muslim American women kicked off US flight as male attendant felt 'unsafe'
Niala Khalil, and her friend, a Pakistani-American, were on a delayed flight from Miami to Washington DC
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Indonesian cleric loses appeal over militant camp
Abu Bakar Bashir is suspected key figure in regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for 2002 Bali bombings
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Iran executes 20 Sunni 'terrorists' in one day: state media
According to state media, the prisoners were executed for committing several murders and undermining national security
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US designates TTP-affiliate Jamaat-ur-Ahrar as 'terrorist group'
Jamaat-ur-Ahrar has claimed responsibility for at least five major attacks in Pakistan since December
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White House denies Iran ransom payment
US helped airlift $400 million worth of Swiss francs and euros to Iran after a prisoner release
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Tesla loss widens as company works to speed production
Tesla reported a net loss of $293.2 million in the quarter ended on June 30
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Obama administration denies Iran cash payment was a ransom
Senior officials at the Justice Department had objected to sending cash on a plane to Iran
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Hacking of DNC raises fears of cyber attack on US election
Cybersecurity experts see a potential for more hacks and incidents in the coming months
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Republicans mull Clinton amid repeated Trump stumbles
Republican Doug Elmets announced his support for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention
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Libyan unity forces fight Islamic State in Sirte
The loss of Sirte would be a major blow to the militant group
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Knife attack in London kills one, injures six
Police say that they could not rule out terrorism as a motive
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Indian parliament passes historic tax reform bill
GST will replace a patchwork of central and state levies on goods and services
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Pakistani terror suspect captained Italy cricket team
Aftab Farook was caught on a wire-tap talking about using a Kalashnikov or bomb to attack targets
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Central London house prices show biggest fall in seven years after Brexit
Knight Frank's prime central London index fell 1.5 percent last month from a year earlier
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Indian man arrested for sexually assaulting woman on US flight
Woman fell asleep on the flight and woke up to find the man touching her inappropriately
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Pictures of the day: August 3, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Britain's new i360 tower a 'pier in the sky'
The tower's designers say the new structure is in keeping with Brighton's history of bold architecture
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Pakistani tourists request govt to clear maximum Indian visas
Poonch-Rawalakot bus service was launched in 2005 to facilitate visits by Indian and Pakistani citizens
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Turkish police raid science council, many detained, in post-coup purge
Many people were detained in the raid of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
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Emirates Airline flight from India crash-lands at Dubai airport
Dubai airport resumed flights on Wednesday after a nearly four-hour shutdown
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Indian minister visits Saudi to repatriate 10,000 stranded workers
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday that the employers had not paid the workers' wages
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London police deploy extra armed officers to protect against attacks
The threat level in London remains at "severe"
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India likely to rename West Bengal as Banga
Banerjee complains she barely gets a chance to speak in meetings with PM because West Bengal came at the end of list
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Swimsuit mural of Hillary Clinton creates a stir in Australia
Street artist Lushsux suspects his Instagram account was deleted due to him posting the raunchy Hillary image
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In pictures: China's Yushu Festival
In a series of photographs, we look at Tibet's indigenous people wearing traditional costumes and fine jewellery