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UN chief offers to mediate over Kashmir tensions
A UN military observer mission is looking into reports of ceasefire violations along the LoC and will report to Ban
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian who stabbed guard at West Bank checkpoint
28-year-old East Jerusalem resident ran into Qalandia checkpoint wielding a knife
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Five soldiers killed, 10 wounded in ambush in northern Mexico
The attack took place in the home state of the Sinaloa Cartel whose former leader Guzman was recaptured in January
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Venezuela bus crash leaves 11 dead, 14 hurt
Authorities gave no explanation as to what might have caused the crash
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Daniel Craig still first choice for Bond, says producer
Craig said last year he was "over" the role after filming wrapped up on the last installment "Spectre"
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Angry customer destroys iPhones, MacBooks in French Apple store
Total cost of damage is estimated to be in thousands of dollars
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Turkey opposition leader blasts Erdogan's 'counter coup'
The government has imposed a three-month state of emergency after the botched coup which might be extended
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Man slaughtered 19 after family argument
The suspect confessed to murdering his parents and then 17 neighbours to prevent them from reporting the murder
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Backtracking: India says no helicopters used in 'surgical strikes'
There were no aerial strikes into Pakistan, confesses Indian minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Pictures of the day: September 30, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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USA Today warns against vote for 'dangerous demagogue' Trump
Newspaper presents eight-point list explaining why it thinks New York billionaire is not fit for White House
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Two stolen Van Gogh masterpieces recovered in Italy
Despite a 14-year journey, the two paintings appear to be in fairly good condition, says statement
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Bulgaria bans full-face Islamic veil
The law bans clothing that partially or completely covers the face, referring to the burqa or the more common niqab
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If India and Pakistan go to war...
Aside from the obvious human cost, the repercussions of war between the nuclear-armed neighbours will be far-reaching
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Afghanistan's Hizb-e-Islami declares ceasefire after peace deal
The move comes a day after the organisation's head Gulbuddin Hekmatyar signed a peace deal with President Ashraf Ghani
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This Iraqi woman 'decapitated IS soldiers and cooked their heads'
'I have shrapnel in my head and legs, my ribs were broken, but all that didn't stop me from fighting'
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All attempts being made to free Indian soldier from Pakistani custody: Rajnath Singh
Indian minister says New Delhi will take up the matter with Islamabad for soldier's early release
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Turkish police raid prisons, courthouses in post-coup investigation
About 100,000 people in the military, civil service, police and judiciary have been sacked or suspended
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India evacuates border villages after 'strikes' on Pakistan
Islamabad dismisses talk of surgical strikes as an 'illusion'
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Giant dinosaur footprint discovered in Mongolia desert
The footprint is believed to have belonged to Titanosaur that could have been more than 30 metres long
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Abbas, Netanyahu shake hands at Peres funeral
On Wednesday, Abbas described Peres as a 'brave' partner for peace
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Thailand confirms two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly
This is the first Zika-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia, says World Health Organisation
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United Nations says US drone strike kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan
The airstrike occurred in the early morning on Wednesday
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World leaders gather for funeral of Israeli ex-PM, Shimon Peres
He won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
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US expects donors to pledge $3 billion a year for Afghanistan
The conference comes in the context of a greatly scaled-back US and international military presence in Afghanistan
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Philippines' Duterte likens himself to Hitler, wants to kill millions of drug users
His comments were quickly condemned by Jewish groups
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India looks at more ways to pressure Pakistan after LoC gunfire
Official trade between India and Pakistan was a modest $2.6 billion in 2014
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Child labour taints production of batteries for electric carmakers, Amnesty says
The Climate Action Tracker, a leading body that monitors government actions on climate
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Burkini debate distant in Turkey as Islamic fashion booms
In May, Istanbul hosted its first conservative fashion week at the historic Haydarpasa train station
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Hungary's Muslims 'feel the hate' ahead of referendum
The referendum will decide if Hungary will accept sharing refugees around the bloc via mandatory quotas
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Global warming set to pass 2C threshold in 2050: report
The planet has already heated up 1.0 C (1.8 F) above the pre-industrial benchmark
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Saudi warns of 'disastrous consequences' over US 9/11 law
. Saudi Arabia was home to 15 of the 19 al Qaeda hijackers who carried out the September 11
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US urges restraint over Kashmir
Pakistan’s UN envoy wants Security Council session
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Trump wanted only 'pretty ones' at golf club: employees
An attorney for the 70-year-old denied that the club engaged in any discrimination against employees
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Coalition raids kill 8 Yemeni civilians
Saada province is a stronghold of the Iran-backed Shia Huthi rebels
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Syria's UN envoy says: 'We don't bomb civilians'
Bashar Ja'afari asserts that Syrian government is not killing its own people
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US may consider lifting sanctions on Afghan warlord
Hekmatyar has been designated a ‘global terrorist’ by the United States
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Mufti tells Saudis to back government austerity moves
King Salman has ordered salaries of ministers and Shoura council members cut this week by 20 and 15 percent
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At least one dead, 100 hurt in New Jersey train crash
Passengers describe train ramming at full speed into the bumper at the end of the track
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Modi to decide on air links between India and Pakistan
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operates five flights a week to India
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47 children hurt in Abu Dhabi school bus accident
Most of the children suffered only minor injuries though two were in serious but stable condition
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Pictures of the day: September 29, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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British lawmaker says PM May has 'no idea' what to do about Brexit
British PM has said she will not trigger the formal EU divorce this year
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India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping
The project uses satellite technology that penetrates cloud cover unlike optics-based satellite imagery
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Indian restaurant offers discount on all orders in 'celebration' of 'surgical strikes' on Pakistan
Pakistan has categorically rejected Indian claims of surgical strikes
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Saudi Princess orders bodyguard to kill French decorator 'for taking pictures'
The princess also forced the man to kiss her feet
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Erdogan says extending state of emergency would be good for Turkey
Erdogan said the measure sped up Ankara's fight against terrorism
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Pakistan’s history of nuclear weapons ‘entangled in tensions’, US says
Carter terms India responsible nuclear state
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Singapore rebel teen jailed for anti-religion posts
Yee was accused of intending to wound the feelings of Muslims and Christians
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Protests after unarmed black man shot dead by US police
The victim was shot on Tuesday after police received an emergency call about a man behaving erratically