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Head of Apple electric car team to leave: report
The exact date of Zadesky's departure and the personal reasons at issue remain unclear
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Sarah the cheetah, world's fastest land mammal, dies in Ohio zoo
Sarah was dubbed the fastest cheetah when she ran 100 meters in 5.95 seconds
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Italy battle over gay civil unions heads for the streets
The draft legislation will enable same-sex couples to commit themselves to one another before a state official
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Two Muslim men jailed in London for hiding guns, drugs in ceiling
Malik, Mufty, sentenced to 26 years in prison collectively for hiding firearms and drugs worth over £20,000
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As Zika virus spreads, women in El Salvador, Colombia advised to avoid getting pregnant
Women's rights campaigners criticise recommendations as women in the region have little choice about becoming...
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Google to pay $185 million UK back taxes, critics want more
Professor of Accounting at Essex University sys the settlement looked like a “sweetheart deal”
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Iranian, Chinese presidents agree to expand ties
China was one of six world powers to negotiate a landmark deal with Iran last July
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Woman poses as Muslim on Tinder for social experiment, gets profile blocked
Davison carried out a social experiment, creating near-identical profiles - a Muslim and a Christian one
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India plane makes emergency landing after bomb call
Emergency landing comes one day after India's counter-terror police arrested a group of suspected militants
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Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer
Kerry also to hold talks with King Salman and Defence Minister Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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Japan accepts 27 refugees last year, rejects 99%: govt
The justice ministry sys it received a record 7,586 refugee applications in 2015
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Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets Washington
Forecasters predict the storm will dump two feet (61 centimeters) of snow in Washington
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Four dead in Canada school shooting
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau says this is every parent's worst nightmare
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Two reported dead in Canada school shooting
A nearby elementary school was also shuttered and students kept indoors "as a precaution
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Israeli Holocaust survivor could be world's oldest man: Guinness
His family say Yisrael Kristal was born in Poland on September 15, 1903
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Saudi fatwa banning chess stirs online outcry
Apparently this game makes you use your brain and this is haram, said one Twitter user
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Afghanistan arrests Haqqani network members blamed for TV station attack
Tolo TV was targeted because it was producing propaganda for the US military and its allies, according to Taliban
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PM Modi pays teary tribute to Dalit scholar after suicide
Rohith Vemula, a 26-year-old doctoral student, was found hanged after he was barred from some parts of campus
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UK unveils migrant language tests, misspells language
Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday launched a £20 million language fund to help women, particularly Muslims
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Suspected Syrian extremist arrested in Germany for 'war crime'
24-year-old is suspected of attack during Syria's civil war against a UN peacekeeping mission personnel
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Lioness found roaming streets of Dubai
Animal was later captured by the Public Parks and Horticulture Department of Dubai Municipality
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North Korea leaders should face trial for crimes against humanity: UN
UN report says N Korean security chiefs should face intl justice for ordering systematic torture and killings
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Syria court sentences Assad cousin to 20 years for murder
Murder took place in August on the road between Latakia city and Qardaha, the ancestral village of the Assad family
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Texts, Internet, social networks are ‘gift of God’ if used wisely – Pope Francis
Pope Francis earlier acknowledged being 'a disaster' when it comes to technology
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Israeli MPs oppose eviction of Jewish settlers from W Bank homes
Lawmakers of Netanyahu's party decry defence minister's refusal to sign off on settlers' occupation of homes in Hebron
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Islamic State's new recruiting weapon? 'Jihotties'
CNN claims terrorist outfit is using a "match.com" style approach to recruit western women
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US seeks UN humanitarian boost to $13b amid refugee crisis
The US State Department says the aim would be to obtain an increase in funding from $10 billion
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Papers urge UK to punish 'thug' Putin for Litvinenko killing
An inquiry into what happened published its long-awaited findings on Thursday
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Turkey 'watching closely' Russian troop movements on border
Russia's reported move into Qamishli comes as Ankara and Moscow are experiencing their biggest crisis in years
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India detains suspected militants before Hollande visit
National Investigation Agency says operations are going on in several places across country
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Bomb threat on Swedish plane: police
The 72 people on board the plane, including the crew, have been evacuated, says police spokesperson
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Fewer orders at Apple suppliers could signal first iPhone sales decline
Industry executives say the latest iPhone did not have enough new features from the previous model to tempt users
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Iraqi internet sensation tells harrowing tale of escaping Islamic State's deadly threat
11-year-old Christian girl Mirna Hana, The Voice Kids' star, fled Iraq after Da’ish threatened to kidnap and kill her
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44 drown in migrant boat sinking as Germany seeks Turkish help
The Greek coastguard said they had rescued 74 people after two boats ran into trouble
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Dating app Tinder adds STD testing locator, ending feud with non-profit
A free STD locator from the company Healthvana is available on Tinder's website under the health and safety section
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'War to get me out': Wife of freed US reporter tells of Iran ordeal
A senior US official says the Iranians were playing games to the end
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Five children hurt in school attack in southeast Turkey blamed on PKK
Sources say PKK members tossed a homemade explosive into the yard of the middle school
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Owner claims dog attacked woman as it 'doesn't like Muslims'
Fiona Connolly has been convicted of racially aggravated harassment
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French PM says refugee crisis threatening idea of EU: BBC
'We cannot say or accept that all refugees …can be welcomed in Europe' Valls
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Seven-year-old Indian boy forced to marry dog to ward off evil spirits
Mukesh Kerayi was forced to marry a female dog after his horoscope foretold his first wife would die young
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N Korea arrests US student for 'hostile activities'
Detention comes in wake of US taking part in international efforts to impose sanctions over N Korea after nuclear test
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Tajikistan shaves beards off 13,000 men to tackle extremism
Police says they have 'convinced' 1,700 women to remove their headscarves
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Qatar school bans 'Snow White' from library over sexual innuendos
Ban comes following parent's complaint the illustrations and text in the book are culturally inappropriate
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Poor labourers paying price for India's cheap car boom
Experts say contract workers in small factories often have little or no access to safety equipment or health benefits
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China paper slams 'superstitious' reasoning for falling births
Many parents say they are reluctant to have more children because of the cost
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Two bomb-makers killed in eastern India: police
Episode comes amid tightened nationwide security ahead of annual Republic Day
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Kerry admits some of Iran funds could be sent to 'terrorist' groups
Iran will receive an estimated $55 billion as a result of implementation of the nuclear deal
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When hurt, rodents may console each other
Empathetic behavior lies in the hormone oxytocin, which promotes maternal bonding and feelings of love
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US ex-policeman gets 263 years prison for rape
Prosecutors said that Holtzclaw preyed on black women in poor areas of Oklahoma City
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At least 19 dead in Somalia Shebab restaurant attack: police
Al Qaeda-linked Shebab claimed responsibility for attack, in which their 4 gunmen were also killed, and one captured

















































