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Sri Lanka president seeks talks to end power struggle
Legislators say that with political standstill key sectors such as tourism are taking a serious battering
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Netanyahu says 'unnecessary and wrong' to call snap Israeli polls
Elections are not due until November 2019
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After meeting Taliban in Qatar, US envoy hopes for peace deal in 2019
Khalilzad held direct talks with Taliban leaders in Qatar last month to find ways to end 17 year war in Afghanistan
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North Korea's new 'tactical' weapon test highlights military modernisation
Part of Kim’s initiative to shift from reliance on a nearly 1.3 million-strong army to high-tech weapons
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Facsimile editions of ancient manuscripts fight digital blitz
Physical books gaining importance worldwide as people rebel against electronic readers
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Blast in India's Punjab claims three lives
Two armed men toss a grenade into a spiritual group meeting
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'Sad' Trump visits fire-wracked California, blames mismanagement
The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, the so-called Camp Fire, has now claimed 76...
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WW II-era fighter plane crash kills 2 in Texas
A veteran dies in the P-51D crash
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Cyclone death toll in southeast India hits 33: official
Gaja is the second major storm to hit India's east coast in recent weeks
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Trump calls CIA assessment of Khashoggi murder premature but possible
US president says CIA finding that Saudi crown prince was responsible for the killing was 'possible'
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Woman's death casts pall over France's 'yellow vest' protests
According to French interior ministry, over52 people are detained across France and 106 people are injured
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Modi jealous for not being invited to Imran Khan’s inauguration: Sidhu
Indian cricketer-turned-politician has been making headlines ever since attending PM Imran's inauguration
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Anti-IS coalition raids kill 43 in east Syria: monitor
IS overran large swathes of Syria and Iraq in 2014 proclaiming caliphate in the land it controlled
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Yemenis divided by war share hope for peace
Yemenis are struggling to survive war that has pushed Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine
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Devotees throng Indian flashpoint temple, but no women
India's Supreme Court ruled in September that all females could enter the temple in southern state of Kerala
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Saudi women mount 'inside-out' abaya protest
Powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March says wearing the robe was not mandatory in Islam
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Trump to discuss Khashoggi murder with Secretary of State Pompeo, CIA
Khashoggi, critic of Saudi crown prince was killed in October at Saudi consulate in Istanbul
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Trump opens door to trade deal with China soon
The issue has dominated Trump's two years in office
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Number of missing in California fire soars past 1,000 as Trump set to visit
President Trump is set to visit the region on Saturday to survey the damage and meet victims
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UN to convene Yemen talks in Sweden soon
The Saudi-backed government and the Houthi rebels have shown a 'renewed commitment' to work on a political solution
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Trump says he has written answers to Russia probe questions
Once more assailing the probe as a "witch hunt"
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CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist's killing: sources
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has said that he is seeking death penalty for the five suspects charged
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Strasbourg photo exhibition portrays Kashmir abuses
Photographs of famous French photographer Gerbehaye were displayed
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Indonesian woman who lost fiance in Lion Air crash pleads for safe planes
Pratama's father files lawsuit against Boeing, alleging it did not adequately warn Lion Air of unsafe design condition
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US judge temporarily restores White House press pass to CNN's Acosta
Judge orders White House to restore Acosta's press pass while the case is pending
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Loved ones mourn Khashoggi after Riyadh seeks to execute five suspects
Mourners raised their hands in prayer outside Fatih Mosque, where imam recited Koranic verses and eulogized Khashoggi
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Khashoggi murder: What we know about Saudi suspects
United States slaps economic sanctions on 17 Saudis allegedly involved in Khashoggi murder
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Top hotel chains in China apologise after dirty cleaning expose
China is regularly hit by scandals involving sub-par or toxic food, drugs and other products at hotels
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China ups cash rewards for citizens who report porn
Regulations are sometimes used by Chinese authorities to punish or silence dissidents and rights campaigners
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Cyclone 'Gaja' makes landfall in south India, kills 11 people
Tamil Nadu state government has set up more than 470 relief camps and had evacuated more than 80,000 people
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Tea or coffee? The answer might be genetic
Some people are genetically predisposed to like more bitter taste of coffee due to its higher content of tart caffeine
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Indonesia's vigilante mobs deliver brutal 'justice'
According to World Bank data, Indonesia has recorded nearly 34,000 vigilante attacks between 2005 and 2014
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Chilli, punches thrown as Sri Lanka parliament brawls for second day Colombo
MPs broke furniture and some Rajapakse loyalists were also seen throwing chilli powder at rival legislators and police
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Netanyahu battles to save weakened ruling coalition
Hundreds joined demonstration in Tel Aviv despite promise from Netanyahu of more public money for emergency services
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Militants kill 9 Syria regime fighters near Idlib: monitor
Government forces to respond with artillery fire
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Suspected gas cylinder blast kills 42 on Zimbabwe bus
Injures 30 people
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Japan cybersecurity and Olympics minister: 'I've never used a computer'
Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, was named to two posts last month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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North Korea's Kim inspects newly developed 'tactical' weapon, releases US prisoner
Threatens to sour the diplomatic atmosphere as negotiations between his country and the US appear to have stalled
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Myanmar holds 106 suspected Rohingya Muslims aboard boat, official says
Raising fears of a fresh wave of dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers
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Trump fires senior advisor at start of expected White House reshuffle
Melania Trump made the extremely rare demand for deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel to be fired on Tuesday
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California authorities collect DNA to identify fire victims
The number of people listed as missing skyrockets past 600
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US studying Turkey's demands to extradite preacher
Ankara voices impatience over Washington's failure to hand Gulen over
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Julian Assange charged in US: WikiLeaks
Prosecutors reveal existence of sealed indictment in a court filing of an unrelated case
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US fails in UN bid to take aim at reproductive health
The proposal loses in UNGA with 96 countries voting against, 33 in favour and 35 abstentions
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China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after US rebuke
Pence voiced Washington's strongest condemnation yet of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims
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British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal
Members of parliament on all sides warned her there was no way the plan could win their approval
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US mail bomb suspect pleads not guilty to charges in New York
If convicted Sayoc faces a sentence of life in prison, trial is due to begin on July 15 2019.
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UK's trade envoy to Pakistan resigns over inaction in Aasia Bibi asylum case
Rehman Chishti also cited draft agreement for leaving EU as reason for stepping down
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May vows to fight for her Brexit deal and carry on
Eurosceptic ministers submit letters calling for vote of no confidence against British Prime Minister's leadership
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Islamabad lauds Riyadh proceedings against Saudi journalist’s killers
FO says steps taken by Saudi Arabia reaffirm kingdom's resolve for justice to be served