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Biden offers new account of his advice to Obama on bin Laden raid
Joe Biden contradicts his past comments about the discussions leading up to the raid in May 2011
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US Muslim teen accused of clock-bomb to move to Qatar
Mohamed received a full scholarship for his secondary and undergraduate education in Qatar
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Pomp and protests greet China's Xi in UK
The visit will secure trade and investment deals worth more than £30 billion creating more than 3,900 jobs
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Mysterious star stirs controversy in astronomy world
The star has unusual fluctuations of light, leading some to theorise that an alien civilisation could have been found
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Indian soldier kills four in shooting
The dead include a child and shooter's aunt and sister-in-law
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Taliban threatens southern Afghan city, civilians flee
Fighting near Lashkar Gah comes 3 weeks after Taliban won its biggest victory in 14 years capturing the town of Kunduz
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French far-right leader goes on trial for inciting hatred against Muslims
If convicted, Marine Le Pen faces up to a year in prison or fine of up to $51,000
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Zimbabwe court says local Cecil hunter to face trial next month
Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst has denied any wrongdoing and says his family and business have been destroyed
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Syria operation shows Russia can counter 'any threats': Putin
Moscow says it has hit some 500 "terrorist" targets since launching a bombing campaign in Syria on September 30
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Saudi prince arrested on sex crime charge is late King Abdullah's son: report
Court documents name the prince as Majed bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, one of the late monarch's 35 known children
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Arsonists attack another migrant centre in Sweden
Since the start of the year, 15 arson attacks throughout the country have targeted refugee reception centres
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Israeli run over, killed after stone throwing: army
43 Palestinians and one Arab Israeli have been killed in the upsurge of violence that began at the start of the month
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Indian youngsters killed in arson attack on low-caste home
Two children died at the scene while their parents were rushed to hospital in the capital
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Two Pakistani women elected in Canadian elections
Both the women won the election against Conservative incumbents
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Saudi rights activists sentenced to years in prison -Amnesty
Abdulkareem al-Khoder, one of 11 founding members of ACPRA, was sentenced to 10 years in prison
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Death knell sounds for ETA four years after end of Spain violence
ETA was born in 1959 in protest against dictator Francisco Franco's repression of Basque language and culture
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Iran returns Saudi accusations of cross-border meddling
Saudi foreign minister accuses Iran of sending "Shia militias" to support Assad; calls Tehran "occupier of Arab...
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Iran expecting a 'tsunami' of tourists
Iran's vice president says country is preparing for tourists as sanctions are being lifted following nuclear deal
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Only Modi can stem the Hindu extremism he fanned: Kasuri
Former foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri's remarks come in wake of recent upsurge of religious extremism in India
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Cracks appear in German industry's welcome smile to refugees
Sceptical voices are being raised about the potential costs of the huge influx to Europe's biggest economy
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India's Tata Steel blames China for British jobs cuts
Statement confirms media reports of around 1,200 job cuts in northern England, Scotland and at other European sites
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UN's Ban in diplomatic effort to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence
Israeli officials say UN secretary general will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem
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Spain arrests suspected extremist about to head to Syria
Police say suspect had planned to travel to Turkey and then go to Syria to join ranks of Islamic State
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Amazon to hire 100,000 for holiday rush
The online retail giant said this was on top of the hiring of 25,000 full-time workers since August
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Hajj stampede death toll rises to 2,177
The official Saudi toll of 769 people killed and 934 injured has not changed since September 26
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Veiled voters protest at Canada polling stations
My aim in wearing the niqab to vote is to denounce the inequality between men and women in Canada, said Leclerc
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Top Bangladesh opposition politician jailed for 13 years
Sadeque Hossain Khoka was found guilty of amassing wealth illegally and of concealing information about his income
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US college student arrested after attempt to remove woman's headscarf
As woman sat to eat, teen squeezed her neck and began forcing her head down toward a table
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45 killed in Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia: monitor
British-based monitor says rebel commander and families of rebel fighters were among the dead
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Muslim girl beaten to death by family after being made to live in 'regime of fear'
Prosecutor tells court 19-year-old was regularly beaten and punished by her family
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Presumed US reconnaissance drone crashes in Yemen
Tribal leader Moajeb al-Maribi says aircraft was not armed with missiles
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NSA chief looks to win allies at elite tech conference
The admiral declined to say what he thought about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden being hailed by some as a hero
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First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer
Health ministry says ex-employee, who worked at nuclear power plant following 2011 crisis, has developed leukaemia
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Four-year-old punished for wetting herself during class in India
The young girl suffered severe burns after being forced to sit on a boiling hot slide in the playground
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Pistorius freed on parole after year behind bars for killing girlfriend
Disgraced Paralympic gold medalist will serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest
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Dalai Lama says climate change destroying Tibet's "roof of the world"
Tibetan plateau has experienced rising temperatures of 1.3 Celsius over past five decades
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Arab playboy stages illegal street race in US
Al Thani is suspected to be behind the wheel of an unregistered Giallo Modena yellow Ferrari LaFerrari
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Apple Music boasts 6.5m subscribers
To edge its way into the streaming music market, Apple has offered a three-month trial period to new subscribers
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Delhi court finds Uber driver guilty of rape
Yadav was tried by one of the special fast-track courts introduced in 2013
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'The Knowledge': London taxis' secret weapon in Uber battle
Taxi test applicants take about four years to learn 320 routes made up of streets, intersections and traffic circles
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Teen hacker says he cracked CIA head's personal email
Hacker, describing himself as an American high school student, called the newspaper to describe his exploits
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White House welcomes Muslim teen falsely accused of making bomb
Ahmed Mohamed joined a group of students, astronauts and celebrities for White House Astronomy Night
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German anti-Islam protest swells on fears about refugee influx
Police declined to estimate the number of protesters but media put it at 15-20,000
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Canada's new PM Trudeau vows to bring hope, change
Trudeau may break the record for biggest gain in seats in an election which was previously held by Conservative
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Pentagon says US military personnel rammed gate of MSF hospital
An October 3 air strike on the MSF hospital killed at least 22 staff and patients
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Four held in Turkey over Ankara attack, bomber identified
Prosecutor issued a warrant for nine suspects accused of playing a part in October 10 attack that killed 102 people
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States in India begin to lift Maggi ban
Karnataka and Gujarat lifted ban on Nestle product after Bombay High Court's ruling
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French jet in 'dangerous' incident with Russian aircraft: Moscow
Russian foreign ministry summons French ambassador in Moscow to protest over incident
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I could have prevented 9/11: Donald Trump
The billionaire presidential candidate says he could have made use of his immigration policy to prevent the attacks
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Yemeni government says ready for UN talks with rebels
The United Nations is yet to announce the date and location for the proposed talks

















































