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Pakistan, Arab League express concern over situation in Palestine, held Kashmir
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif meets Secretary General Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit in New York
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Ivanka claims 'unrealistic' to expect her to influence Donald Trump
'To voice dissent publicly would mean I’m not part of the team,' she said in rare newspaper interview
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Fishermen 'kept like slaves' in Taiwan
According to rights groups, exploitation of migrant workers is frequently reported in Taiwan
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Rebel shelling kills four children in Yemen third city
City is largely in the hands of the Saudi-backed government but has been a key battlefield in the conflict
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South Africa's court to hear state's appeal against Pistorius in November
The state will argue that six years in jail is too lenient a sentence for the murder
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UN investigators demand 'full, unfettered' access to Myanmar
Amnesty International also blasts Myanmar's Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis
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Hurricane Maria pummels Dominica, barrels toward US Virgin Islands
The storm slammed into Dominica with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour
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China, Russia urge end to North Korea vicious cycle
Trump has not ruled out a military option for dealing with Pyongyang
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Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
Independence debates have moved into the mainstream after years on the political fringes as students and others
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Nearly one in 10 children globally is a victim of forced labour: UN study
Faltering progress imperils efforts to end child labour by 2025
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In first speech at UN, Trump to single out North Korea, Iran
Trump will urge United Nations member states to turn up the pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but silent on army role
Communal violence has torn through Rakhine state since August 25
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Australia bolsters efforts to tackle spiralling meth problem
Australia has become the highest per capita consumer of methamphetamine in the world
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Egypt says Sisi met Israel PM at UN for first public talks
They are set to discuss the Middle East peace process in their first public talks
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Iran claims it has developed ‘the father of all bombs’
The announcement comes as tensions are brimming between the US and Iran over the development of its military program
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PM Abbasi arrives in New York for UNGA
Vice President of GE calls on PM Abbasi
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Around the world in 79 days: British cyclist smashes record
Beaumont’s schedule was grueling; he slept five hours a night and was on his bike for over 16 hours per day
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Hamza bin Laden: the heir to al Qaeda?
Hamza has been groomed to follow in his father's footsteps since childhood
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In first visit, Trump urges reform so UN can meet full potential
Trump to ensure that no member state shoulders a disproportionate share of military or financial burden at UN
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UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya 'atrocities'
At least 70,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women are among 410,000 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar
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Seeking to deport Rohingya Muslims, India tells top court has evidence of militant links
Home ministry claims It has information on Rohingya involvement in plots by Da'ish and other 'extremist groups'
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Roadside bomb claims six civilian lives in Kandahar
Bomb was planted by the Taliban to target Afghan forces, says provincial official
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Trump says 'bureaucracy' holding UN back
Trump notes personal history with the New York-based institution
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China and India may be heading towards a battle over water
Delhi says it has not received hydrological data for Brahmaputra river from China this monsoon despite an agreement
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Iraq set to expel 500 wives of Islamic State extremists
Women and children were detained in Iraq's second city Mosul
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Thai man got married when he was 17, now aged 58 he's got 120 wives
Tambon Prasert is the head of Phromnee district in Thailand’s Nakorn Nayok province
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‘Mera Naam Joker’ mask, costumes and artefacts destroyed in RK Studios fire
Veteran Bollywood actor and director Rishi Kapoor is upset about the loss of RK Studios’ memorabilia
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Turkey puts on trial 31 staff from pro-Gulen daily
The trial is the latest to get underway for journalists in Turkey under the state of emergency imposed
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Iceland sets snap election for October 28: president
The outgoing government would be the shortest-living in Iceland's history
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Lebanese woman shot dead by 4-year-old son in gun accident
Gun control is not strict in Lebanon, people have regularly been killed by stray bullets shot
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India says some Rohingya are serious security threat
Experts question where India could send the Rohingya even if the deportations get Supreme Court backing
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Priest rescued as Philippine troops retake Marawi militant stronghold
Father Teresito expressed his thanks but gave no statement
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Three on trial for murder, abuse at German care home
The case could take on a larger dimension with investigators now looking into 40 deaths at the care home
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Football: Rooney gets two year ban after drink-drive guilty plea
Everton forward stopped by police driving a woman's black Volkswagen Beetle at 2am on September 1
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Malaysia scraps beer festival following objections by religious party
Around 6,000 people were expected to attend the two-day festival
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Shanghai temple moves 2,000-tonne hall on rails
Buddhist statues and relics in the hall were wrapped up for protection and moved with it
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'Strong' Philippine priest smiles after IS hostage ordeal ends
I am physically strong and handsome, he quipped
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Turkish military starts drill near Iraqi border
Witnesses in the region said they saw around 100 military vehicles deployed, including tanks
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Pictures of the day: September 18, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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US flies bombers over Korean peninsula for drill: Seoul
They were the first flights since the North conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3
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Man dies in 'Buried Alive' haunted house attraction
Victim was "believed to have entered into an area for mechanical operations that was not open to visitors... "
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Trump hits back at Clinton, with a golf ball, on Twitter
Trump attacks Clinton directly last Wednesday in a pair of Twitter posts
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Top India court hears plea against Rohingya deportation
The United Nations says there are 16,000 registered Rohingya in India but many more are undocumented
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Tillerson meets Russia's Lavrov ahead of UN assembly
Ties between Washington and Moscow are at what Tillerson has called a 'historic' post-Cold War low
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Hurricane Maria grows on fearsome Irma's path
Storm warnings and watches went up in many of the Caribbean islands still reeling from Irma's destructive passage
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'We will kill you all': Rohingya in Myanmar beg for safe passage
At least 430,000 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh
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Snapchat asked to remove Al Jazeera's Discover Publisher channel in Saudi Arabia
The conflict is the latest example of a technology company being pinned in the crosshairs of geopolitics
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'Schools in England break law by not teaching religious education'
Missing the subject leaves students 'unprepared for modern life'
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Russia touts essential role in Syria's advance against IS
'We cannot be stopped'
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Two dead, three missing as typhoon rips through Japan
An 86-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were found dead

















































