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Iraq frees suspected French militant who served sentence
Melina Bougedir, 27, was arrested last summer in former Islamic State group stronghold Mosul
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Couple who had taken in Florida gunman say he was quirky, naive
Florida gunman couldn't cook, do laundry, pick up after himself or even use a microwave
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Trump junior to wine and dine luxury flat buyers in India
Trump family has earned $3 million in royalties from ventures in India, according to a New York Times report
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Myanmar seizes drugs and equipment worth $7 mn in lab raid
Myanmar is the second-largest opium producer in the world after Afghanistan
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Pakistan charges Indian PM Modi Rs286,000 for using its airspace on foreign visits
Data collected by former IAF officer reveals Indian premier has spent Rs200 million on foreign trips since 2014
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Hundreds stranded in Langkawi cable car accident
Those on the attraction were left hanging precariously for three hours before rescuers brought them down
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Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining Islamic State
Ten other women of various nationalities were sentenced to life in prison
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Relief turns to horror in Mexico helicopter crash
It was flying very low. Suddenly it started swaying violently and fell like a rock
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Indian landmine kills poll candidate in troubled district
Police officials have said there are four active militant groups in the area
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Iran's Zarif says Israel's 'myth of invincibility' has crumbled
Israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbors, Mohammad Javad Zarif tells Munich Security Conference
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Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after new rocket attack
No casualties have been reported in either incident
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Oxfam says former Haiti director admitted hiring sex workers
The 68-year-old said he had engaged in "intimate relations some three times" but did not pay for these liaisons
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India, US, Australia and Japan in talks to build alternative to China's Belt and Road
Countries have revived four-way talks to deepen security cooperation, coordinate for regional infrastructure financing
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Iran postpones hunt for plane lost in mountain blizzard
Hunt for plane that disappeared yesterday stopped until morning as blizzard conditions made impossible for rescue team
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Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform
Protestors pledge to make slaughter in Parkland, Florida a turning point in America's deadlocked debate on gun control
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Pakistan looks to China, Saudi Arabia for succour
Officials fear key western forces may join US in its bid against Pakistan
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Obama vs Trump: Contrasting reactions to tragedies stir social media debate
The latest high school shooting in America has stimulated a different response from the current president
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Nigeria frees 475 Boko Haram suspects for lack of evidence
Among those released was a young girl with a three-month-old baby
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Iran's Khamenei says progress needed on justice
He said it was necessary to apologise to God and the people of Iran for this failure
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'Do not test Israel's resolve', Netanyahu warns Iran
The clash came as Netanyahu again slammed the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Iran and world powers
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Plane forced to make unexpected landing after passenger refuses to stop farting
The airline confirmed those removed from the flight have not been arrested
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Taliban are a part of the social fabric of Afghanistan, Kabul tells US diplomat
Alice Wells says ultimate solution to Afghan conflict lies in a political resolution, not on military battlefield
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Oxfam admits it knew about child sexual abuse report 10 years ago
The charity organisation is accused of inaction over abuse being perpetrated by aid workers stationed overseas
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Acid injected in man's eyes for eloping with employer's wife in India
The victim was found by a passer by and rushed to a nearby hospital
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Saudi women to start own businesses without male permission
Under current guardianship system, women must get permission from a male "guardian" - husband, father, brother
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18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding
Rescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel
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Two Haqqani militants killed in eastern Afghan airstrikes
Two militants of Haqqani militant group were killed following an airstrike
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Trump turns on FBI over school shooting after criticism from survivors
Trump is suggesing the root cause of mass shootings was a crisis of mental health - making no mention of gun control
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Thai officials smell clue with faeces found in tycoon poaching case
They were arrested earlier this month when rangers stumbled on their camp, found guns, animal carcasses
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All 66 onboard dead as passenger plane crashes in central Iran
COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa, Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif also condole loss of precious lives in the tragic plane crash
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Drone strike kills 8 militants, destroys Taliban drug factory in W Afghanistan
An unmanned plane has targeted a drug lab of Taliban, killing eight militants, destroying drug lab
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Israeli fire kills 2 in Gaza after blast wounds soldiers
Explosion, Israeli air strikes most serious attacks in Hamas-ruled enclave since 2014 Islamist movement & Israel war
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Afghan forces' fresh operations kill 36 militants in Kandahar
Government forces launched operations against Taliban militants in several villages of Miwand district on Saturday
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Palestinian circus show highlights life twists of Mideast refugees
Show produced by the Palestine Circus School will also tour Europe for nearly two months this spring
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India set to get operational control of Iran’s Chabahar port for 18 months
Other agreements include double taxation avoidance treaty, extradition
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English-speaking countries have greater understanding of Chinese vocabulary, concepts, reveals report
Shaolin, a form of Chinese kung fu, listed as the most recognized Chinese word in the world, according to study
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Fire hits Jokhang monastery, one of Tibet's most sacred
China has ruled Tibet since the 1950s, and has been accused of trying to eradicate its Buddhist-based culture
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Myanmar farmers going against the grain with apps
Farmers turning to tech to address knowledge gap in a country where two thirds of workforce is employed in agriculture
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Israel strikes Gaza after blast wounds four soldiers
Prime Minister Netanyahu calls it very serious and pledged to respond appropriately
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Libyans mark 7 years since protests that ousted Kadhafi
Government of National Accord fails to assert its authority across country
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Tree in Germany plays matchmaker successfully for 200 people
During 1927, the German postal department decided to give the tree its own postal code
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Repatriation of Afghan refugees key to terror eradication: Gen Qamar
COAS at Munich Security conference says the world is harvesting what has been sown 40 years ago
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American woman wakes up with a British accent
This isn’t the first time the former beauty queen has discovered a new accent
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Over 10,000 expected at Lunar New Year parade in New York
It is the biggest event celebrating the Year of the Dog in the bustling neighborhood of NYC's Queens borough
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Vatican revives pope's sexual abuse panel
US Cardinal Sean O'Malley confirmed as the head of the child protection panel along with seven other incumbent members
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Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 on ground in wake of earthquake
The helicopter carried Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete, who remained unharmed
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Ethiopia emergency to last six months
The council of ministers declared the country's second emergency decree in two years
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Late Pope Paul VI to be made saint this year, Pope Francis says
Francis joked that he and former Pope Benedict,“are on the waiting list”
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Arab woman divorces husband for not buying her shawarma
The husband accused wife of exploiting his wealth over shawarma
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Iran protests ban on wrestler who threw bout to avoid Israeli
The Islamic republic does not recognise the Jewish state and forbids its sportsmen from competing against Israelis

















































