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Greenpeace chief locked out of UN climate meet amid protests
Protesters chanted "Climate Justice Now!" and "Shame! Shame! Shame!" for several minutes before security intervened
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Boris Johnson: polarising leader focused on Brexit
Remains a polarising figure, not least for his leading role in the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign
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United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
Britain will enter a negotiation period with the EU. Johnson has pledged to do that by the end of 2020
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Fears of further eruption as New Zealand volcano toll climbs
Frustration grows for families of New Zealand volcano victims
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EU clashes over climate, as breakaway Britain votes
Brussels' new leadership wants member states to commit to a carbon neutral economy by 2050
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Three times genocide was argued at the UN's top court
Aung San Suu Kyi's referrs to a number of previous international cases where genocide could not be proven
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Murderer becomes 22nd person executed in US this year
In 2003, he slashed the throat of a prison supervisor, after which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death
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Eight killed in blaze at Bangladesh plastics factory
One person burnt to death on the spot, 33 workers were critically burnt
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New Zealand recovery teams to retrieve bodies from volcano
The number of people believed to have died in Monday's disaster now stands at 16
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In pictures: Protests erupt over India's controversial anti-Muslim law
10 photos of protesters shouting anti-Modi slogans, burning effigies, tyres
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BJP's anti-Muslim law challenged in SC as violent protests erupt across India
In Assam, protesters defied a curfew, torching cars, tyres and chanting anti-Modi slogans
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WATCH: World's hottest peppers grow under Serbian snow
Crinkly chili peppers that are considered 'spiciest on the planet' grow at the base of a mountain in southern Serbia
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FM Qureshi in Riyadh to defuse Saudi-Iran tensions
Qureshi meets his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah
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Man remarries wife, ties-the-knot with her cousin at same ceremony
Video of the two marriages in Indian village went viral on social media
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In first for Italy, woman to head constitutional court
Cartabia, 56, had been considered in 2015 as a potential candidate for Italy's presidency
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg named Time's Person of the Year
Other nominees for Time's person of the year included President Trump and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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British lawmakers urge India to end lockdown in occupied Kashmir
UN failed to stop human rights violations in occupied Kashmir, laments TeK UK chapter president
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India’s parliament approves citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities
Bill passed the upper house of parliament with 125 members supporting it and 105 opposing
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies 'genocidal intent' in Rohingya case
She argued that the army was responding to an attack by hundreds of Rohingya militants in 2017
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US donates $21m of kit for Niger militant fight
They have already handed over dozens of armoured vehicles, radio systems, armoured containers
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Democrats announce two impeachment charges against Trump
He dismissed the charges as "ridiculous" but Democrats insisted presidents were not untouchable
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Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
At least 20 protesters and four police officers were killed in the melee
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Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key US military base
Attack was “quickly contained and repelled” and there were no US or coalition casualties says NATO-led mission
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British navy will return medal to bisexual war veteran
Gay people were not allowed to serve in the British military until a rule change in 2000
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Six dead in hours-long New York-area shootout
The incident began around midday at a cemetery and ended in a store
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Pentagon suspends training of Saudis for security review
Following a shooting rampage by a Saudi air force officer, killing three American soldiers, wounding eight others
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Trump on trial: impeachment looms
The US president has denied the accusation, labelling the impeachment inquiry a 'Witch Hunt'
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Mahathir pledges to step down for Anwar, but not before November
Malaysian prime minister says he is handing the baton to his coalition partner, Anwar Ibrahim
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World must take nature on board before 'climate irreversibility': Pakistan at COP25
PM’s adviser says Pakistan does not have option to escape climate change and its impacts
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Delhi rapist-murderer cites pollution in death row appeal
The 31-year-old culprit says that air quality in New Delhi is like a 'gas chamber' and its water is 'full of poison'
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Egypt court hands exiled dissident jail term for tax evasion
Mohamed Ali posted viral videos accusing military elite of wasting taxpayers' money on vanity projects
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Turkey's Erdogan to decline Nobel Peace Prize if awarded
President condemns awarding 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature to Handke who is accused of denying 1995 Bosnian genocide
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'It must have been love' Roxette singer dies aged 61
Roxette, formed in 1986 by Fredriksson and the guitarist Per Gessle, sold more than 80 million albums worldwide
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WATCH: Bike-riding dog photobombs BBC show host
Footage shows host in autorickshaw on the streets of Mumbai when the dog, riding pillion behind its owner, emerges
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Hong Kong leader rules out protest concessions ahead of Beijing visit
In a rare lull in police-protestor clashes, around 800,000 people marched peacefully through the city's streets
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Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard: Air Force
Seventeen of those on board the C-130 aircraft were crew and the others were passengers
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'From make in India, country heading to rape in India'
Indian National Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury takes swipe at PM Modi
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USMCA talks in Mexico after Trump says 'very good things' happening
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who on Monday called again for US lawmakers to endorse the agreement
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Duterte to lift martial law in southern Philippines: aide
Suspects could also be detained for longer periods without criminal charges being filed in court
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Democrats lay out impeachment case against Trump
Democrats said there was abundant evidence that Trump had abused his power and obstructed investigation
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Brexit-backing Wales a bellwether in UK vote result
Analysts say Wrexham could be a bellwether for the national result of Thursday's general election
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Qatar emir to skip Gulf summit in Riyadh
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's move dampens hopes of a reconciliation between Qatar and a Saudi-led bloc
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US commission seeks sanctions against India’s Amit Shah, other leaders
USCIRF expresses fear that the Indian government has created a religious test for Indian citizenship
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As modern institutions collapse, tribes make a comeback in Iraq
'You can never buy tribal groupings.'
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Protests in India as Modi-led govt pushes for anti-Muslim citizenship bill
Careful exclusion of Muslims to greatly strain pluralistic fabric of India, say scientists & scholars
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Heroism, devastation after deadly New Zealand volcano eruption
Police announced a criminal investigation into the circumstances of the deaths, injuries
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Female frontliners upend Hong Kong gender stereotypes
Women account for some 25 per cent of the 5,900 people arrested since early June
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Bloomberg at UN climate talks to push for US action
He says a president who prioritises climate reforms could reduce US emissions by 49 per cent by 2030
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Toxic bushfire haze blankets eastern Australia
School children were kept inside at breaktime as pollution levels soared far above 'hazardous' levels
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Old man Trump is bluffing, says North Korea
Denuclearisation negotiations have been at a standstill since a summit in Hanoi broke up in February

















































