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Former Canadian PM rebukes Trump on NAFTA, predicts his defeat
Millions of jobs in the United States depend directly upon their trade with Canada and Mexico, Mulroney argues
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Syed Ali Geelani refuses to meet Indian delegation on Kashmir
The Kashmiri leader asks India to acknowledge the disputed status of held valley, and begin demilitarisation
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Pence to release tax returns, Trump to follow - eventually
'Donald Trump and I are both going to release our tax returns,' Mike Pence said on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
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Theresa May says UK must be prepared for 'difficult times' on economy
Britain needs stability following June's referendum vote to pull out of the European Union: British PM
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Sri Lanka seeks more time for ethnic reconciliation
President Maithripala Sirisena pledges to provide state land to those affected by the war
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Pakistan 'deeply saddened' over Dhaka's execution of Jamaat leader
Mir Quasem Ali hanged for 'committing war crimes' during 1971 independence conflict; Bangladesh summons Pakistan...
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Childless Scottish nationalist leader Sturgeon reveals 2011 miscarriage
She thinks revelation will contribute to a future climate in which these matters are respected as entirely personal
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Yemen cross-border shelling kills Saudi woman
A man and his son were also injured in the shelling, says official
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UAE eases visas for Chinese visitors
China has burgeoning and increasingly prosperous middle class that is travelling abroad in great numbers
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Hindu students go saffron to protest against burqa-clad women
Controversy comes in the wake of Mangalore college banning first-year students from wearing the hijab or burqa
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Will coffee go extinct in your lifetime?
Starbucks and Lavazza publicly acknowledge the risks posed by climate change to coffee
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Mother Teresa declared saint at Vatican ceremony
The nun, revered for her work with poor of Kolkata, will be elevated to Catholicism's celestial pantheon
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Pakistan suspends search for missing US climbers
'Helicopter-search was suspended after authorities did not get go-ahead for today from families of two climbers'
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Airport tiff highlights US-China value gap: Obama
US president says differences are also on display in discussions with his Chinese counterpart
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Pakistani 'billionaire' unfazed about gold-plated Maserati being impounded in London
This is the second time Mr Sheikh has fallen foul of traffic regulations
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HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilisation in government hospitals
An estimated 790,000 women aged 15 and over are living with HIV in the east African country
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Delhi's ex-women's minister arrested on rape charge
The minister was earlier sacked over a "sex tape"
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China says should constructively handle disputes with India
India is suspicious of China's support for its arch-rival, Pakistan
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Five things to know about the G20 summit in Hangzhou
The Group of 20 (G20) comprises 19 of the world's largest economies and the European Union
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'Crocodile Hunter' commemorated decade after death
Irwin died on September 4, 2006 after being stabbed in the heart by a giant stingray
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Europe 'close to limits' on refugee influx: Tusk
EU President Donald Tusk urged the international community to shoulder its share of the burden
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Trump courts black voters with visit to Detroit church
rump has faced complaints of racial insensitivity, with his provocative anti-immigrant rhetoric
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35 killed in bus, fuel tanker collision in Afghanistan
The bus struck a fuel tanker in a head-on collision in the southern province of Zabul
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Turkey will accept delay in EU visa liberalisation to year-end
Ankara had threatened to walk away from an EU migrant deal should it not get more relaxed travel rules in October
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Dhaka hangs JI financer for war crimes
Pakistan, Amnesty International condemn Mir Quasem Ali’s execution
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More than 100 PKK militants killed or wounded in clashes: Turkey military
It was one of the highest casualty tolls in a single day of the conflict in recent years
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Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack
The incursion coincided with a separate push by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, who seized several villages
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Five dead in first east Niger Boko Haram attack in 3 months
Thousands of Nigeriens fled the region in June after Boko Haram attacked a military post in Bosso, killing 26 soldiers
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At 82, Jane Goodall embraces modern technology to save planet
We are coming up with new technology that will enable us to get in greater harmony with nature, says primatologist
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Bangladesh hangs top financier of Jamaat-e-Islami
Mir Quasem Ali was convicted by a controversial war crimes tribunal for offences during the 1971 conflict
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India shelves plan to expand French submarine order after data breach
Details of the submarine were published in the Australian newspaper last month, making it vulnerable before service
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'This is our country!' says Chinese official as Obama lands
Not even US National Security Adviser and the White House press corps proved exempt when Air Force One landed
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe scoffs at death rumours
His comments came after an online news site reported he had died mid-air on his trip to Dubai
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Pictures of the day: September 3, 2016
We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world
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Dog called Romeo rescued from rubble 10 days after Italy quake
Despite his ordeal he ran around wagging his tail, stopping only to be patted and to let a firefighter inspect his paw
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China, Turkey pledge to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Uighurs have traveled clandestinely via Southeast Asia to Turkey
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Kuwait tells citizens to check phones before travelling to US
The Kuwaiti embassy wants to ensure travelers phones contain no material that might be seen as linked to Islamic State
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Church of England welcomes first openly gay bishop
'He lives within the bishops' guidelines and his sexuality is completely irrelevant to his office'
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Obama arrives in China for final visit as president
Expected to focus on the fight against global warming, after China on Saturday ratified the Paris climate accord
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Korean firm burns rainforest for palm oil in Indonesia
Report says Korindo has cleared over 50,000 hectares of tropical forest for palm oil plantations in Papua and Maluku
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Battered Japan braces for new typhoon
Typhoon Namtheun was heading north towards the southern main island of Kyushu with gusts of up to 198 kilometres
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Muhammad tops list of most popular name in England again
Officially however, the name doesn't make it to the top because there are so many different ways to spell it
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China's Hangzhou turns ghost town as G20 leaders arrive
Stakes are high for China to pull off a trouble-free summit, its highest profile event of the year
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India's Modi offers Vietnam $500 million credit line for defence cooperation
Vietnam is in the midst of major military buildup that analysts say is a deterrent as China grows more assertive
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Bangladesh police kill 'trainer' of Dhaka cafe attackers
Govt denies that Islamic State or al Qaeda have a presence in the Muslim-majority nation
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Duterte declares 'state of lawlessness' after Philippine blast kills 14
It was not immediately clear what a "state of lawlessness" entailed
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World's longest glass bridge in China closes
The bridge is undergoing 'an internal system upgrade', the official Xinhua News
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Japan PM calls for 'new epoch' in Russia-Japan ties
'Let's put an end to this abnormal situation, which has lasted 70 years and together start to build a new epoch'...
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Colombia peace deal to be signed September 26
The emotional president called it "perhaps the most important announcement" of his life
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NASA unveils photos of Jupiter's poles
Juno notably sent the first infrared close-ups of the planet's north and south poles