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Trump win makes 'no difference' to Iran: Khamenei
US president-elect during his campaign labelled last year's nuclear deal between Iran and world powers a "disaster"
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Google’s PhotoScan makes it easy to scan old snaps
'Photos from the past, meet scanner from the future'
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North Korea does not care who is president of United States
North Korea regularly accuses US and South Korea of preparing for war by holding annual joint military exercises
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India politician spends $75 million on daughter's wedding amid cash crunch
The guests were invited to the wedding using gold-plated invitations
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Woman from New York claims she found rat sewn into her Zara dress
Manhattan woman is accusing the billion-dollar clothing store of negligence
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Pictures of the day: November 16, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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Indonesian court sentences American to life for drug smuggling
Kamran Malik was found guilty of smuggling 97 kilograms of crystal meth into the country
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BBC World to launch services in Punjabi, several other languages
Expanding BBC to launch news service for North Koreans
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Turkey appoints PM advisor as ambassador to Israel: Erdogan
Israel also nominated a new ambassador to Turkey on Tuesday
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US troops train in Philippines despite Duterte threat
Duterte has called for the withdrawal of American troops from his country
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De Kooning painting sold for record $66.3 million
The imposing work, which measures 7 by 6.5 feet (2 x 2.2 meters), was painted by the Dutch-American artist in 1977
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Obama to outline vision of democracy in a Trump world
Obama's visit to Europe - his last foreign trip as American leader - has been all about reassuring traditional allies
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16 incredible pictures from the Siena International Photography Awards
Winning shots from the Siena International Photography Awards
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100 feared dead in the Mediterranean after migrant boat capsize
Attempts to find any survivors were continuing but were being hampered by very rough conditions
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Wisconsin judge orders release of nephew in 'Making a Murderer' case
Brendan Dassey was imprisoned for life for helping his uncle kill a freelance photographer in 2005
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Pie in the sky: New Zealand makes pizza drone delivery
Fast food giant, Domino's is now considering using drones to deliver pizzas in several other countries as well
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Inside Trump's opulent penthouse
Decorated in 24k gold with stunning views of Manhattan, the apartment is certainly something to behold
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India bans Zakir Naik's NGO for five years
The ban is set be implemented with immediate effect
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Two French tourists die at Great Barrier Reef
Three tourists, reportedly in their 60s, were in the water at Michaelmas Cay, a reef-ringed sand island near Cairns
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Jakarta's Christian governor named suspect in blasphemy case
Over 100,000 protesters took to the streets in Jakarta on November 4 demanding that Purnama be prosecuted
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Pakistan among top five countries most hit by terrorism: report
Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria account for 72 per cent of all deaths
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Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj suffers kidney failure
Swaraj, who suffers from chronic diabetes, is currently undergoing dialysis at a private hospital in New Delhi
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Two Minnesota men sentenced for trying to aid Islamic State
Senior US District Judge Michael Davis sentenced Hamza Ahmed, 21, to 15 years in prison
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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead
After cancelling 25 flights due to the incident, the airport is now slowly resuming operations
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'I was forced to kill my best friend', former DRC child soldier says
Of the world's 250,000 child soldiers, about 40 per cent of recruits are girls
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German domestic spy chief rejects Turkey's allegation it harbors PKK militants
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said there were outstanding legal cases against 4,500 PKK members in Germany
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US says war crimes probe of US forces in Afghanistan unwarranted
The prosecutors' office said it would decide imminently whether to pursue a full investigation
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Conflicts over land in India stall projects worth billions of dollars: report
Matters related to land and property make up about two-thirds of all civil cases in India
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Suicide bomber attacks vehicle in Kabul, killing four
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
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Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure
More than half the world's adults with high blood pressure in 2015 lived in Asia
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Gold bangle jangle: Conflict of interest in Trump era?
$10,000 gold bracelet worn for Donald Trump's television interview, followed by a message promoting the bangle
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Students in Washington, NY ditch class to protest Trump
They joined youth across the country who have staged similar walkouts since Trump's shock victory on November 8
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Ukraine's Poroshenko, Trump agree to meeting: Kiev
Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula saw US-Russia relations dip to their worst since the Cold War
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Scientists fear the worst under a Trump presidency
In October, nearly 400 scientists wrote an open letter, criticising Trump's plans to abandon global climate deals
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Donald Trump 'planning register for Muslims'
Trump's transition team did not respond to requests for confirmation of Kobach's role
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US mayor resigns after racist Michelle Obama post
Beverly Whaling, the mayor of the tiny town of Clay, had appeared to applaud a racist comment about Michelle Obama
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Denver first US city to allow social cannabis use
The new ordinance was part of several marijuana measures put to voters in nine US states
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NGO says 100 missing in Med after migrant boat capsize
The survivors and four recovered corpses were transferred from the tanker to the Acquarius
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Putin fires economy minister over bribe charges
Alexei Ulyukayev was the highest ranking official detained over suspected corruption
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India's Tata removes Mistry as beverage giant chairman
The board of directors resolved to replace Cyrus Mistry as Chairman of the company, says TGBL
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Japan street swallowed by giant hole reopens
The street has been reopened exactly a week after the ground began sinking
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Arab region's young people not a 'liability': UN
The region has the highest rate of youth protest if compared to all other regions in the world, says Ahmad Alhendawi
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Leaked memo an 'unsolicited document' with no credence: UK PM's spokesperson
She says govt did not recognise the concerns the memo raised and said it was for "Deloitte to answer what it is about"
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Strong Europe 'good' for the US, NATO 'vital': Obama
Obama will seek to calm the nerves of allies concerned by Donald Trump's shock presidential election victory
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McDonald's launches Nutella burger in Italy
The 'Sweety con Nutella' sees a thick wedge of the popular hazelnut spread
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Ousted chair Mistry refutes Tata claim on rising expenses
Mistry office's retort is in response to allegations made by Tata Sons last week in a nine-page statement
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Obama lands in Athens on final European trip as president
The US president is expected to deliver a speech on globalisation
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Germany says up to Turkey to decide on EU membership
Steinmeier said his talks with Cavusoglu had "not been easy" and admitted the pair had expressed "divergent views"
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Pictures of the day: November 15, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
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India to use indelible ink to ensure people change cash only once
The step comes a week after Modi ordered the withdrawal of large denomination banknotes from circulation

















































