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Iraqis in US sue to prevent their deportations
Most have lived in the US for decades and fear being targeted by extremists should they be sent back to Iraq.
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China probes 'crime' in kindergarten blast that killed eight
Officials later said the fire was intentionally set by the driver, who was angry at losing overtime wages.
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These Muslim school children are called 'terrorists' in their classrooms
According to a 2017 study, 42 per cent Muslim families reported their children had experienced anti-Muslim bullying
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Male, female or X? Oregon adds third option to driver's licenses
Transgender rights have become a flashpoint across the United States after some states
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US student freed from North Korea has severe brain injury
Student was arrested for trying to steal an item bearing propaganda slogan on tour group visit
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Woman raped by Uber driver in India sues company for digging into medical records
Uber simultaneously released a list of major reforms to be implemented based on a probe led by former US attorney.
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Australia introduces illegal gun amnesty after militant-inspired attacks
2016 report stated there were 260,000 illegal firearms in Australia
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In Syria's Raqa, anti-Islamic State fighters advance at night
The Syrian Democratic Forces are battling to oust the extremists from the northern city
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Pakistani restaurant owner in US closing business due to alleged death threats
The owner said harassment intensified after he filed a vandalism complaint with the police
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Putin quips he's ready to grant asylum to ex-FBI chief Comey
The Russian president poured scorn on Comey for his role in a row in Washington over alleged meddling in US election
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Turkey expects Saudi King to lead the effort to solve Qatar crisis, minister says
Cavusoglu will be heading to Saudi Arabia on Friday to hold talks on the Qatar dispute
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Special forces disguised as beggars, sweepers deployed in UK to fight terror
Military sources say troops in place for 'some time' to maintain covert surveillance and respond to any future...
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Seven killed in Chinese kindergarten blast; 59 injured
Many parents were picking up their children when the blast took place
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Anti-occupation NGO gains donation from Israeli win of Man Booker prize
The Israeli writer wins the prize for his novel titled 'A Horse Walks Into a Bar'
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Sri Lanka seeks militant monk's arrest over hate crime
Police are also investigating more than a dozen recent complaints of incitement against Gnanasara
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Two billion people in the world are overweight or obese
Obesity can be the cause of cholesterol, sugar, high blood pressure, paralysis, cancer and heart diseases
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Scottish family offers £50,000 to nanny to work in 'haunted house'
'Five nannies have left the role in the last year, each citing supernatural incidents as the reason'
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Mosul Old City residents spend hungry and fearful Ramadan under Islamic State rule
Hundreds have been killed while trying to escape to government-held lines
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Islamic State say they have captured Afghanistan's Tora Bora caves
The remote region in Nangarhar province was most famously used by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
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Kazakh man dies in fire after Russian rocket launch
Both men were employed clearing up debris from the launch by a major Russian rocket company
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Late night Ramadan shopping shows Indonesia's economic spirits brightening
Consumer spending could lift economic growth closer to 5.3 percent this year
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China probes academic fraud by cancer researchers
Researchers involved in the mass retraction have had their projects and funding suspended.
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North Korea says US student released 'on humanitarian grounds'
Warmbier's release came after a flurry of secret diplomatic contacts between Washington and Pyongyang
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Iran says two members of armed group killed, five arrested
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has accused Saudi Arabia of involvement in the attacks
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Philippines says arrests senior member of Islamic State-backed Maute group
Maute was a suspected bomb-maker for the group
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Saudi policeman shot in flashpoint Shia city
It is the latest incident in the Qatif area, where violence has flared over the past month
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Two arrested over brawl during Turkish leader's US visit -police
Turkey blames the violence on demonstrators linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party
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Shabaab restaurant assault leaves 18 dead in Mogadishu
The gunmen spent the night roaming the restaurant killing those they found trapped
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Australian PM pokes fun at Trump in leaked audio
Turnbull met Trump in New York to mend bridges, after the bad-tempered call early in Trump's his White House tenure
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Muslims up early for Ramazan saved lives in horrific London tower blaze
At least 12 people perished on Wednesday after a massive inferno tore through a London apartment block
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UK to step up support for startups, infrastructure ahead of EU exit
British projects and businesses can currently bid for financing from the European Investment Bank
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One in five children in developed world in relative poverty: UN
'Higher incomes do not automatically lead to improved outcomes for all children and may indeed deepen inequalities'
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China censures Emirates airline after two safety incidents
The regulator fined Emirates $4,270 over the incidents
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Gunman who shot Republicans was Sanders fan, had run-ins with law
'I am sickened by this despicable act,' Sanders said
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Bangladesh rescuers battle to reach landslide victims
98 people had been killed there and 200 injured. Another 15-20 people are still missing.
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Baby caught after being 'dropped to safety from tower' in London fire
A bystander says she saw a baby thrown from a ninth or 10th floor window
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Turkey FM in Doha as UN 'alarmed' by Gulf crisis
Saudi Arabia is one of several countries which have imposed a political and economic 'blockade' on Qatar
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Trump being probed for possible obstruction of justice: report
Trump vehemently denies any collusion between himself or any of his associates and Russia
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New Mexican-US beer mocks Trump as ‘frowning mariachi’
The rear label declares that the 71-year-old New Yorker belongs in a mad house, not the White House
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Then it got all very strange
An election this year is a possibility and Mrs May, to quote a former fellow politician, is a dead woman walking
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Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from US
The deal was completed despite the Gulf country being criticised recently by US President Donald Trump
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Banker charged with blasphemy for allegedly insulting Muslim colleague in Dubai
Police take action after colleague accuses boss of making religious slurs, blaming Muslims for terror attacks
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Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
Complaint says Trump had not sought congressional approval for payments his businesses had received from foreign govts
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Ireland's first gay prime minister enters office
Varadkar, who won the leadership earlier this month, was confirmed by 57 votes to 50, with 47 abstentions
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Afghan asylum-seeker teen deported by Sweden killed in Kabul blast
Afghan teenager was among 20 asylum-seekers that Sweden sent back on May 30; he was killed on June 3 bombing
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'US troops on ground in war-ravaged Philippine city'
Small number of US soldiers providing vital surveillance assistance to Philippine military
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Qatar Airways says service 'unaffected' by Gulf ban
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt are among several countries that suspended ties with Qatar last week
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War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest of Saif Qaddafi
Dictator's son is wanted on war crimes charges for allegedly suppressing opposition to the rule of his father
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Racist post fines on social media firms illegal
Critics said the government was rushing through legislation that could damage free speech
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France and Britain announce anti-terror action plan
May said she and Macron agreed that "more should be done to tackle the terrorist threat online"

















































