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Asia extends global stocks rally as upbeat US GDP soothes sentiment
On Thursday, the S&P 500 recovered about half of its 11% drop over six days. Japan's Nikkei stock index was up 2.4%
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Apple event set for Sept 9 in San Francisco
In trademark enigmatic style, the emailed invitations provided little more than the time and place of the event
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Record one billion people used Facebook in a single day
This was the first time that the social network has reached this milestone
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Pakistan's sincere efforts for peace being misconstrued: Nisar
Interior minister says Pakistan expects that there would be no discrimination at international level on this issue
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Instagram images no longer just squares
The formats will be available in the apps latest updates on both, Android and iOS devices
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Too loud: Nigeria to shut down Churches, Mosques because of 'noisy worship'
Residents complaining in unprecedented number that they can barely hear themselves think among church, mosque speakers
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Nigeria shuts down churches over noisy worship
Neighbours of one church say they are disturbed by a congregation of mainly pregnant women, young mothers & children
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What's in a name? The debate over labelling 'migrants' and 'refugees'
Deciding how to label huge numbers of people moving around the globe has proved thorny and politically-loaded question
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North Dakota permits police taser drones
The state has become the first to permit police drones with weapons
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Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking
It brought to 128 the number of executions so far this year in Saudi Arabia
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Poland warns rumoured Nazi 'gold train' may be booby-trapped
Two men claimed to have found an armoured train car in the southwestern city of Walbrzych
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Not lovin' it: Can’t have it your way, McDonald’s tells Burger King
Burger King had proposed McDonalds to create a hybrid “McWhopper” burger to celebrate International Peace Day
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In Afghanistan's Helmand, the Taliban are talking war, not peace
Taliban are undefeated and making gains but are still far from their goal of retaking Kabul
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US to deploy heavy weapons to Poland in 2016
Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak says we expect this deployment to take place in mid-2016
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Pakistan unable to release ‘mentally ill’ Indian prisoners who can't remember who they are
Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to put up their pictures on social media, inviting people to identify them
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London police using social media-savvy Muslims to counter extremist propaganda
Top counter-terrorism officer admits his department did not engage effectively with Muslim community in past
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Kazakhstan to host IAEA nuclear fuel bank to assist non-proliferation
The storage facility will become fully operational in 2017
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Three children killed in police raid on house in Toba Tek Singh
Security forces carried out the raid following a tip-off that a terrorist was seeking refuge in the house
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Dutch air safety body to publish final MH17 crash report in October
Two thirds of the 298 victims were Dutch
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Suicide bomber kills two Iraqi generals in Anbar
The bomber killed major general and a staff brigadier, says military spokesman
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China arrests 12 over Tianjin blasts as toll rises
Those arrested include include the chairman and senior managers of the firm whose chemical storage facility exploded
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Moroccan model competes to become first Muslim Miss Italy
Ahlam El Brinis, 20, defies critics who say she is insulting Islam by taking part in the pageant
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Woman in China robbed, molested by Uber driver: report
Driver molests woman, takes pictures and warns her he would make the pictures public if she went to the police
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Net migration to Britain hits record high
a net 330,000 people moved to Britain in the year ending March 2015
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US shooting video shocks Internet in 'new frontier'
Internet users had a first-person view of his horrific crime after the killer fired off tweets while on the run
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US agrees to sell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Pakistan
US Department of Defence states sale to government of Pakistan is valued at approximately $57.9 million
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Muslim leaders in Indonesia ask man to change ‘inappropriate' name
Muslim scholars appeal to govt to revoke Banyuwangi’s identity card until he agrees to change his name
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NASA tests spacecraft 'Orion' that will take man to Mars
In the mock flight test engineers deliberately failed two different parachutes to test how it would arrive on Earth
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Malaysia to block websites 'promoting' rally against PM
Authorities called the rally "illegal," raising fears of violent clashes
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Newborn dies after rat bites in Indian hospital: mother
Parents notice their newborn's fingers nibbled off by the rats
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Refugee wave into hotspot Hungary hits new record high
Police say 3,241 migrants, including almost 700 children, arrived in Hungary on Wednesday
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Ex-media executive arrested as family murder grips India
Indrani Mukerjea is accused, along with two others, of murdering her daughter for having an affair with her stepson
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HRW urges coalition to stop using cluster bombs in Yemen
The watchdog says dozens of civilians were killed or wounded in at least seven such apparent attacks
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Hijab-wearers reveal true feelings on anonymous app
Muslim women take to app to express negative comments from strangers
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US urges citizens to depart from ‘extremely unstable’ Afghanistan
US Embassy in Kabul warns citizens of a possible attack on an 'unknown US citizen' in Lashkar Gah
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Drone kills five al Qaeda suspects in Yemen stronghold
The United States is the only country known to operate armed drones over Yemen
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China media slams Western "hype" over economic slowdown
The central bank's latest moves yet to convince investors of Beijing's ability to jolt the economy out of its slowdown
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World's longest tunnel built 8,000 feet beneath French Alps
Costing about £6.5 billion, the tunnel will transport passengers from Zurich to Milan in 2 hours, 50 minutes
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India deploys army to stop caste-related violence in Gujarat
Six protesters and a police officer have lost their lives while 18 people have been injured in two days
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Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal could become world’s third-biggest: report
Report states Pakistan is far outpacing India in the development of nuclear warheads
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Ex-Chicago comptroller extradited from Pakistan to serve jail term in US
Ahmad was sentenced to 15 years in prison in December 2014 after pleading guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges
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YouTube Gaming launches as e-sports arena
YouTube Gaming marks debut of online venue where video game lovers can find commentary, live play, on-demand snippets
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Facebook testing M, a personal assistant to Messenger app
M can purchase items, get gifts delivered to loved ones, book restaurants and much more
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'Batman' theater shooter begins life sentences
Court ordered the killer to serve 12 consecutive sentences of life in prison for each of the dead
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Youngest victim wounded by Bangkok bomb flies home to Hong Kong
Ten days on, police have failed to track down a prime suspect captured on security cameras
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NASA sees unavoidable sea level rise ahead
US states such as Florida are at risk of disappearing, as are some of world's major cities such as Singapore, Tokyo
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Gunman's manifesto: TV shooting set off by Charleston massacre
Bryce Williams says the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina was what drove him to kill the two journalists
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Windows 10 spreads to more than 75 million devices
Windows 10 is powering more than 90,000 different computer and tablet models, including some that date back to 2007
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Green-on-blue: Two US soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
Taliban insurgents overran the key northern district of Musa Qala after fierce fighting
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Two journalists killed during live television broadcast in US
The gunman was taken into police custody after he shot himself at the end of a pursuit

















































