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Turkish security forces kill more than 5,300 militants since July: Erdogan
Turkish president says 355 soldiers, police officers and village guards have been killed in the violence
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Ammunition found at Dutch home of French terror suspect
The man was detained on Sunday suspected of receiving orders from the Islamic State group
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Israel advises citizens to leave Turkey citing attack risk
IS has been blamed for four bombings that have rocked Turkey in the past eight months
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Pope calls Lahore attack "hideous," demands protection for Christians
Pope urges Pakistan authorities to protect the country's minorities
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Belgium charges three with 'terrorist activities'
Prosecutor says three men were identified as Yassine A, Mohamed B and Aboubaker O without giving further details
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Missing Japanese girl escapes two-year captivity: police
Her parents believed she was taken against her will but two years passed with no clue about her fate
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Child therapy can help cure your child’s unheard anxieties
Many parents are reluctant to enter their children into therapy due to social stigma
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Afghan Taliban fire rockets at parliament building in Kabul
Afghan media says rockets partially damaged parliament building but inflicted no casualties
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Belgian Crisis Centre increases bomb blast toll to 34 dead, including attackers
Previously, it had said 31 people were killed, including the attackers, and more than 300 people were injured
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US museum returns looted statue to Cambodia
A 10th-century sandstone sculpture of Hindu god Rama was looted from a jungle temple during the kingdom's civil war
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Suspected money launderer for 'El Chapo' detained in Mexico
Alvarez, has ties to an international money-laundering network in Mexico, Colombia, Panama and the United States
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South Korea, Japan guarded over Trump's foreign policy plans
There are nearly 30,000 US troops permanently stationed in South Korea and 47,000 in Japan
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Two additional US citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
The State Department has declined to name any of the four people killed in the Brussels attacks
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Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit
President Obama will host the Nuclear Security Summit on Thursday and Friday with 56 delegations in attendance
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Rebels free 9 Saudis for 109 Yemenis: Saudi-led coalition
Shiite rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have released nine Saudis in exchange for 109 Yemenis
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Bangladesh Muslims protest call to scrap state religion
Bangladesh was declared officially secular after the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan
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Dutch police arrest French national suspected of planning attack
The man is thought to have been planning an attack in France in the name of the Islamic State group
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Belgium charges 2nd suspect linked to foiled French attack
He is the suspected ringleader of the November 13 Paris attacks, which left 130 people dead
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A vegetarian world would be healthier, cooler and richer: scientists
8.1 million fewer people would die in a world of vegans who do not consume animal products
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Facebook apologises for Safety Check glitch after Lahore blast
Facebook users from Honolulu to Brussels and Cairo to Hong Kong were baffled by the notification
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12 Algerian soldiers killed in helicopter crash
In February 2014, an army plane crashed in east Algeria, killing 77 people
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Brussels police clash with far-right mob at attacks shrine
The mourners gathered despite the fact that organisers had earlier called off a "March Against Fear" in Brussels
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Al-Jazeera says to cut around 500 jobs, most in Qatar
Director general says they are confident it is right step to ensure the Network's long-term competitiveness and reach
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Saudi reporter jailed for five years for insulting rulers: Amnesty
The ultra conservative country has issued tougher penalties against all forms of dissent
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Pope slams 'rejection' of migrants, refugees in Easter message
Security was tight as he delivered his Easter mass to crowds of people
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UAE jails 11 for life over 'terror plots'
Two of those jailed for life were tried in absentia
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Syrian army command says Islamic State beginning to collapse
'Syrian government forces are the only force capable of defeating terrorism in Syria' Syria's military command
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Man released after false Islamic State alarm on Vienna-London flight
Incident comes as Europe steps up security following Tuesday's bombings in Brussels
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Thousands of Iraqis flee fighting south of Mosul
Battle has so far focused on four villages west of Makhmur
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Saudi executes Pakistani convicted of murder
Elias Ismail was found guilty of fatally stabbing Hajar Hussein during a robbery
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Pakistan-based JIT arrives in New Delhi to probe Pathankot attack
Team will have a 7-day stay across the border to carry forward the investigation
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Chile reports its first sexually transmitted Zika case
The new case in Chile is that of a 46-year-old woman whose partner was infected while in Haiti
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Russian TV airs final words of flydubai jet crash pilots
For the last six seconds of the plane's dive, all that can be heard are 'inhuman screams'
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Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over Islamic State
Situated about 210 kilometres northeast of Damascus, it drew some 150,000 tourists a year before the war
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Mexicans burn Donald Trump effigies in Easter ritual
Media reported that Trump effigies burned across Mexico, from Puebla to Mexico's industrial hub Monterrey
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Workers suffer in Saudi Arabia as once-mighty Hariri firm falters
From managers to labourers, Saudi Oger employs around 50,000 people of various nationalities
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Belgium charges attacks suspect, 'March Against Fear' called off
Airport suspect identified as Faycal C, and named by sources as Faycal Cheffou, was arrested on Thursday night
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Trump would consider halting US oil purchases from Saudis: NYT
Trump's comment on Friday was included in a lengthy foreign policy interview published by the newspaper
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Missing Chinese columnist released from custody: lawyer
Jia's disappearance had attracted international concern from rights groups such as Amnesty International
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Charged Brussels suspect may be mystery 'man in the hat' bomber
Thought to be in his mid-thirties, Cheffou was identified by a taxi driver who drove the attackers to the airport
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Bernie Sanders wins Alaska, Washington caucuses
Sanders still faces a steep uphill climb to overtake Clinton but the big victories in the West
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Terror wave adds to fears for fragile Turkish economy
Six suicide attacks in eight months and a spat with Russia have added to concerns for the Turkish economy
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UK tabloid censured over story of Muslims' Islamic State support
The story generated more than 3,000 complaints to the Independent Press Standards Organisation
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Belgium charges attacks suspect, 'March Against Fear' called off
March organisers said the "security of our citizens is an absolute priority
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Trump details 'America first' foreign policy views to NYT
Trump said he got most of his foreign policy information by reading various newspapers including the New York Times
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Female Muslim teacher among Brussels attacks victims
Death of Loubna Lafquiri, a young mother of three, is mourned by legion of students and teachers
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Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 8 wounded in fresh clashes in rebel east
Another three Ukrainian officers were wounded in a blast caused by an unidentified explosive device
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Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage
Islamic State has been losing territory steadily in Iraq for almost a year
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'No terror link' in murder of guard at Belgian nuclear centre
Belga said the prosecutor had also denied media reports that Prospero's access badge had gone missing
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Four killed in plane crash at western Japan airport
Television footage showed the front and back of the fuselage as severely damaged