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Space station reports 'leak', crew not in danger
A micro fracture was found, most likely it is damage from the outside, it is the result of a micrometeorite
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Pope's rightwing rivals on the attack over abuse claims
A resignation request is legitimate regardless. Anyone can make it for any clergyman who has made a grave error
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Russia to hold Mediterranean naval drills as Syria tensions rise
Drills come amid rising tensions between Russia and the West over Syria’s rebel-held region of Idlib
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Spain defends hard line on North African border immigration
The country’s southern shores have become the main gateway into Europe for migrants
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China slams Trump's 'irresponsible and absurd logic' on North Korea
Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally
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New Zealand village cat ban plan leaves locals livid
NGO expresses skepticism over evidence presented
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Indonesia detains suspected Polish journalist in Papua
Journalist face difficulty reporting despite President Widodo's has promises to ease media curbs in Indonesia
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Hong Kong professor on suicide watch after being charged with wife's murder
Cheung Kie-chung, 53, is a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Hong Kong
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Occupied Kashmir shuts down ahead of Indian SC hearing on region's autonomy
Friday's hearing in New Delhi has caused a major spike in tensions in the occupied
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UK mulls ban on sale of energy drinks to kids
As the country grapples with some of Western Europe's worst child obesity rates
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Russia discussing situation in Syria's Idlib with Iran and Turkey
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to be considering an assault on the northern Idlib
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India nabs Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son
Salahuddin's other son was arrested in November, 2017
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UN rights chief raps Myanmar's Suu Kyi over anti-Rohingya violence
Hussein said Nobel laureate "was in a position to do something"
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Lost at sea: 'Thousands' of dead migrants never identified
European and African governments are struggling to keep up with the deaths and identify the bodies
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CJCSC attends SCO defence meeting in Moscow
Hayat also met his Chinese and Tajik counterparts during the meeting
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Trump presses Supreme Court chief justice for action on Russia dossier
Republican critics of the dossier have focused heavily on its DNC ties and US surveillance of Trump associates
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Thousands endure blazing Arizona heat to view Senator John McCain's casket
McCain stood out during the last two years as a key rival and critic of US President Donald Trump
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Indian man kills expectant wife over 'unintended pregnancy'
Couple has three minor daughters
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300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beach
It is Mexico's second mass turtle death in as many weeks
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South Korea names new defense chief amid stalled North Korea diplomacy
Jeong Kyeong-doo will be South Korea’s first defense minister with an air force background in 24 years
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Iran FM arrives in Pakistan
Japanese Ambassador Takashi Kurai met with National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser
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Trump hails Kim, sees no need to resume US-South Korea war games
Trump's statement came a day after his defense secretary hinted that the drills could resume
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Myanmar dam breach floods 85 villages
Forcing more than 63,000 people from their homes
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Migrant beaten with iron chain in racist attack in north German city
The 20 year old man was hit on the shoulder and ribs with iron chain before the attackers fled
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OK computer: How AI could help forecast quake aftershocks
A type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, loosely modelled on the way human brain makes connections
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Israel renews threat to attack Iran targets in Syria
The Israel Defence Forces will continue to take strong action against Iran's attempts to station forces in Syria
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Car bomb kills 11 in west Iraq after IS chief jihad call
Five members of the security forces were among 11 people killed in the blast, which also wounded 16 other people
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Dutch police arrest suspect for planning attack on anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders
Dutch PM says he does not endorse Wilder’s contest but will defend right to hold it
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Three children found dead in Belgium, mother reportedly suspected
she has been reported to have driving her car into a motorway bridge pillar after killing her children; rescue workers
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UN schools for Palestinians reopen despite US funding cut
Children wearing chequered uniforms and backpacks throng schools across the Palestinian territories
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Inuit hunter killed by polar bear in Canada: police
One of the hunters has been deceased and the two others have minor injuries
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Hindu hardliner calls Kerala flood ‘chastisement for sin of cow eating’
Swami Chakrapani Maharaj urges Hindus not to provide relief to cow eaters
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France restricts travel by diplomats to Iran
French officials asked to postpone all non-essential travel to Iran indefinitely
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India arrests rights activists over links to guerrillas, stokes outrage
More than 20 civil rights groups, lawyers forums and trade unions are launching a campaign against Tuesday's crackdown
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China denies planning military base in Afghanistan
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying denied seeking a military presence in Afghanistan
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Yemen's Houthis say missile fired at Saudi Arabia's Najran region
Saudi Arabia's military said its air defences intercepted a missile fired towards the city of Najran
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Private army in Afghanistan 'not a wise idea': Mattis
Currently, about 14,000 US troops are in Afghanistan
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Iran has arrested 'dozens of spies': intelligence minister
Dual nationals abdicated from government position
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Trump warns of violent change if Republicans lose midterms
Trump said everything was at stake for his conservative agenda if his party loses in November
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German city takes down golden Erdogan statue after outcry
Firefighters arrived shortly after midnight with a crane to lift the four-metre tall golden effigy of Erdogan
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Eight killed in car bomb attack on Iraqi checkpoint
The death toll could climb as some of the wounded in critical condition
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US support to coalition in Yemen not unconditional: Mattis
Mattis defended America's ongoing role in the war
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Greek passenger ferry docks at Piraeus after fire; no injuries reported
Eleftherios Venizelos, carrying 875 passengers and 141 crew, was sailing off the island of Hydra
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Myanmar rejects UN probe findings of Rohingya 'genocide'
Myanmar demands strong evidence of any alleged abuses for investigation to be undertaken
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World leaders ignore rights in China: censored author Yan
Yan offers frank portrayals of Chinese life prompting years of state censorship
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Bomb at Philippines street festival kills two, wounds 37
A homemade bomb hidden under a motorcycle killed two people, one a child, and wounded 37
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Israel recognises settlement on private West Bank land
Owners appealed to Israeli courts to have settlers evicted from their land
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Powerful quake in New Caledonia, Pacific islands receive tsunami warning
The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 km
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White US cop found guilty of murder in death of black teen
Roy Oliver fired five bullets into a car full of teens last year
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Goats recognise happy humans, drawn to smiling faces
The findings suggest livestock species have very sophisticated minds to interpret their environment