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Imam-e-Kaaba urges unity among Muslims
'Muslims are passing through a difficult time and they can overcome these difficulties only through unity'
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Eight pregnant women among 329 infected by Zika in Singapore
Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect
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9/11 victims honored at Ground Zero on 15th anniversary
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump temporarily paused their election campaign to attend service
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Ten soldiers killed in Yemen suicide bombing
A further 14 soldiers were wounded when bomber drove an explosives-laden car into an army position in Abyan province
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Five dead in strife-torn Indian-held Kashmir
Army official says Indian soldiers shot and killed four militants as they tried to cross border
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9/11 hijacker's mother believes he is alive in Guantanamo
Atta's family has long claimed they believe he had nothing to with the attacks and was alive
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Muslims climb Mount Arafat in Hajj high point
Over 1.8 million gather from sunrise at hill and vast surrounding plain known as Mount Arafat, about 15kms from Makkah
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Bangladesh struggles to search factory after deadly fire
Senior firefighting official says structure is still too dangerous to enter properly to search through debris
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North Korea says Obama's push for sanctions laughable
US must recognise North Korea as 'nuclear weapons state'
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Fourteen dogs die in Canada kennel's heating malfunction
Playful Paws Pet Centre in says a ‘travesty of life’ happened and its staff are reaching out to dogs' owners
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Clinton regrets calling 'half' of Trump backers 'deplorable'
‘Basket of Deplorables’ becomes trending hashtag on Twitter with users venting their fury at former secretary of state
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Militant suspected in Bangladesh cafe attack killed himself: police
‘Abdul Karim was suspected to be one of the planners of cafe attack and to have rented flat for militants’
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Body politics: famous preserved corpses
As China marks 40th anniversary of death of Great Helmsman, here are some of world's most famous preserved cadavers
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Woman charged over failed Paris attack
Ornella G. was remanded in custody after being charged with association with a terrorist group
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Hajj nears climax for world's Muslims
The numbers are down this year because of the absence of 64,000 Iranians over tensions with Saudi Arabia
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What the Muslim 'youth bulge' means for the world
Being the primary form of political expression for Muslim youth does not make Islam the primary cause of violence
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Fifteen years after 9/11, America in perpetual war
The budget for the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency has nearly doubled since 2001
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9/11: 102 minutes that changed America
Here is the timeline of the events that fateful morning, which reshaped the course of US history
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Britain faces free trade headache after Brexit vote
At stake is Britain's position as a major world economy along with its future economic and employment growth
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Wagah open for Afghan traders: FO
FO remarks came in response to Afghan President Ghani’s threat of blocking Pakistan’s land access to Central Asia
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IS-inspired' Australian charged with terrorism after stabbing
The 22-year-old stabbed the 59-year-old man who was walking through a park, later attacked the police
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Toll from strikes on Syria's Idlib jumps to 58
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says dead included 13 women and 13 children
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Bangladeshi police kill militant suspected in cafe attack
Three women were wounded and arrested in the shootout as police raided a hideout in the capital
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Saudi Grand Mufti not to deliver Hajj sermon for first time in 35 years
A Saudi news report says the top cleric will not address the pilgrims at Arafat for 'health reasons' on Sunday
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Samsung urges Note 7 users to switch off phones and turn them in
Samsung announced a recall of the smartphones due to faulty batteries causing it to set on fire
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13 dead, 203 injured in Tanzania earthquake
The 5.7 magnitude eathquake was felt as far as nearby Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Kenya
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Obama urges unity on eve of 9/11 anniversary
We cannot give in to those who would divide us; we cannot react in ways that erode our society, says US President
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Two protesters killed in Indian-held Kashmir clashes
A young man was killed when his head was hit with tear gas canister while another died of pellet injuries
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Pictures of the day: September 10, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Afghan security forces plan push to relieve besieged provincial capital
Taliban forces briefly seized Kunduz city a year ago
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In pictures: Hajj 2016
Nearly 1.5 million people are set to begin the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia today
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Apple tapping brakes on self-driving cars: report
What Apple named project Titan had grown to more than a thousand people but ran into problems
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India pledges support for Bangladesh war crimes tribunal
Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a unanimous resolution condemning execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders
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New York woman attacked two Muslims, babies in apparent hate crime
Emirjeta Xhelili, 32, allegedly tried to rip the hijab from the women's heads during the attack in Brooklyn
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Samsung urges Koreans to stop using Galaxy Note 7
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission Friday urged Note 7 owners to stop using it
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Fifteen years on, 9/11 seared into New York history
More than 2,750 people were killed when two passenger jets destroyed the Twin Towers
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Zakir Naik's NGO barred from receiving direct foreign funding
Home ministry directs Reserve Bank of India to seek prior permission before giving any money to the NGO
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Will not submit to US nuclear 'blackmail': North Korea
North's latest test, preceded by a volley of missile launches in recent months, sparked worldwide condemnation
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UK police force considers allowing burqa-clad policewomen
Statement draws ridicule
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At least 25 dead in Bangladesh factory fire
Around 100 people were working when flames tore through the four-storey factory
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France, Germany plan 'more active' EU defence policy
'What we are looking for is to trigger EU operations more easily'
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Coldplay to perform in India as anti-poverty concert expands
The band will play their first-ever show in India in a free performance
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US inmates launch nationwide prison protests
They are protesting due to long-term isolation, inadequate health care, overcrowding, violent attacks and slave labour
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Nearly 1.5 million people begin annual Hajj in Saudi
They are following in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who performed the same rituals about 1,400 years ago
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US tells consumers to stop using fire-prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones
Following reports that the phones' batteries have combusted during charging and normal use
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US, Russia clinch Syria cooperation deal
Deal includes a nationwide ceasefire effective from sundown on Monday, joint targeting of banned extremist groups
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Islamic State twin suicide bombings at Baghdad mall kill 12
More than 40 people were wounded in the attack when one bomb went off at mall entrance, the other in the parking lot
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Iranian court jails British-Iranian aid worker for five years - family
Detained in April, Ratcliffe was accused by Revolutionary Guards of trying to overthrow Iran's clerical establishment
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Trump spokesperson says North Korean test is example of Clinton failures
Says It "is just one more calamitous diplomatic failure from a failed Secretary of State and the Democratic rival"
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Facebook reverses move to censor 'napalm girl' photo
Norwegian PM Erna Solberg earlier posted the photograph, which the US social network said violated rules