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'Get us out': Brexit voters urge MPs to hurry up
61% of people in Sunderland voted in favour of leaving in the 2016 referendum
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China will tackle US trade dispute in 2019: minister
We will properly handle the China-US economic and trade frictions, says Zhong
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Australia to force local governments to induct citizens on national holiday
Holiday becomes controversial with pressure by activists to change date from what they call 'Invasion Day'
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Coal mine collapse in China's Shaanxi kills 21
The accident is the deadliest reported so far this year in China’s coal industry
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US government shutdown breaks record, with no end in sight
Democrats say Trump shut the government in a 'temper tantrum' by refusing to sign bipartisan funding legislation
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Tunisia sentences 41 to death over 2014 attack on army
The attack was the deadliest ever against the country's army
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Tulsi Gabbard, US presidential hopeful turns out to be 'Hindu nationalist'
The Hawaii Democrat has fought against anti-Modi resolution introduced by some members of Congress
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Bollywood actor Zareen Khan slaps man over 'inappropriate behaviour'
'Nobody has the right to touch me or grab me in inappropriate way'
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Five killed in militant attack on Afghan police station
Another two officers wounded
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First 'Hindu' US congresswoman says she will run for president
Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa and was raised in Hawaii
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Indian ‘rapist’ guru convicted of murdering journalist
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is already serving a 20-year prison sentence for rape
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Saudi teen who fled family welcomed as 'brave new Canadian' in Toronto
Toronoto granted Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun asylum yesterday
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Macedonia PM urges Greek MPs to ratify name deal
Agreement needs backing from Greek parliament to come into effect
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Ivanka Trump among possible World Bank nominees: report
Ivanka Trump in 2017 was driving force behind Saudi-supported World Bank fund to promote entrepreneurship by women
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US government shutdown becomes longest in history
As many as 800,000 federal employees have not received paychecks
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New alliance increases pressure on Modi's ruling BJP
UP’s Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party say they would set aside differences to jointly fight Modi
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Regional powers stick with Bashir as Sudan protests mount
Analysts say protests pose biggest challenge to Bashir since taking power in a coup in 1989
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Four dead in Paris gas blast amid lockdown for yellow-vest protests
A fire broke out after the blast at around 9am in the city's 9th district, a residential and shopping area
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India stops unused water from entering Pakistan
India utilises up to 94% of water allotted to it under Indus Waters Treaty
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Obama protege Julian Castro set to join 2020 race
Castro's candidacy could also help revive Democratic enthusiasm among Latino voters
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World's oceans are heating up at a quickening pace: study
About 93% of excess heat is trapped around Earth by greenhouse gases that come from burning of fossil fuels
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COAS discusses Afghan peace process with envoy
Gen Qamar Bajwa says Shukrullah Atif Mashal's services will help optimise bilateral relations
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Macedonian parliament agrees to change country's name
Eighty-one deputies in the 120-seat parliament vote in favour
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Palestinian woman killed by Israeli fire in border protests
At least 25 other Palestinians receive gunshot wounds
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US teen found alive 3 months after parents shot dead
James Closs was believed to have witnessed murders of her parents but was not considered a suspect
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India suspend Pandya, Rahul over comments on women
All-rounder boasted on TV celebrity show about his success with multiple women
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Canada 'pleased' to offer asylum to Saudi teen: Trudeau
Teenager had pulled her Twitter account over 'threats' earlier on Friday
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Indian army chief draws flak over 'no gay sex' remarks
Rights campaigners say Gen Rawat's comments are irresponsible, accuse him of 'witch-hunt'
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Trump promises changes to H1-B visas, including potential citizenship
US president says he wants to encourage highly skilled people to pursue career options in US
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Geography fail: Trump thinks Pakistan is in Middle East
US president threatens to declare emergency to end impasse on govt shutdown
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Pakistan to send five-member team for Kulbhushan case hearing at ICJ
International Court of Justice is set hear the case from February 18-21 in The Hague
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Sanitary pad record in India to promote menstrual hygiene
Five hundred people at 62nd AICOG took 7.5 hours to lay out 10,105 sanitary pads in a line 1,078 metres long
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Saudi asylum seeker deletes Twitter account after death threats
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, arrived in Thailand on Saturday and was initially denied entry
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India plans manned space mission by December 2021
New Delhi is competing for a greater share of satellite market with its low-cost space programme
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Craters surrounding ‘Chang'e-4’ pose challenge to lunar rover
Chinese space agency unveils several images taken by the probe transmitted back via the relay satellite Queqiao
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India slaps cases against critics of plan to grant citizenship to non-Muslims
Critics call the proposal blatantly anti-Muslim, attempt by Modi to boost his Hindu voter base
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Jail for radical Russian artist who set Bank of France on fire
Pavlensky fled to France and was given asylum in 2017 after several protests drew ire of Russian authorities
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Taiwan appoints new premier after resignations over poll defeats
Incumbent premier resigned along with the entire cabinet in response to local election defeats
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Myanmar Reuters journalists lose appeal against 7-year sentence
Prosecutors say the two had classified information regarding security operations in Rakhine state
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Australia denies mass immigrant hunger strike
Insists conditions at the facility are not 'inhumane or brutal'
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The whole country is a prison': No sign of better rights in North Korea
UN has confirmed continued use of political prison camps housing 'thousands' of inmates
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Chinese children given expired polio vaccines in latest scare
Three county-level health officials in Jiangsu province dismissed
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US shutdown stokes air safety fears
Some 800,000 federal employees have been affected since December 22
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Diplomatic push to end Afghan conflict
Islamabad has been working closely with Kabul and Washington to reach a political settlement
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Bangladesh man jailed for altered Facebook pix of PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina re-election is tainted by violence, mass arrests and claims of rigging
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French told to strip if they want to see new drama
Theatre's management insist that audience must strip off to see play
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This 'Afghan Star' contestant could be Justin Trudeau's long lost twin
Afghan press names Salaam Maftoon as both 'Salam Trudeau' and 'Afghan Trudeau'
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'Ban on Indian content won't prevent Pakistanis from watching our shows'
Indian minister VK Singh reacts to CJP Saqib Nisar's ban on airing Indian content
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Indian federal police chief removed by PM Modi-led panel: TV
Alok Verma was suspended along with his deputy after they accused each other of bribery
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Oil price falls 1% on indecisive US-China trade talks, rising stocks
Morgan Stanley cuts 2019 oil price forecasts by more than 10%