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Twelve killed as minibus collides with truck in France: official
The minibus was travelling from Switzerland to Portugal when the accident happened just before midnight
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Playboy eyes possible sale of assets
Playboy said it had hired an investment adviser to look at a possible sale of the company
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Brazil to launch anti-Zika app for Olympics
The app will provide the virtual diagnosis as well as information on preventing Zika
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Saudi film fans revel on 'green carpet' as fest begins
About 400 enthusiastic film fans filled a hall for the opening ceremony at a culture and arts centre in Dammam
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Boko Haram chief reappears looking dejected in new video
Shekau rejects rumours of his death but signals his time in charge of the Nigerian terrorist group is coming to an end
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London holds vigil for Brussels terror attack victims
The gathered crowds shared beers, chanted "everybody together" and sang the Belgian national anthem
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Brussels suicide bomber Laachraoui 'nice, clever,' brother says
A veteran fighter in Syria, Laachraoui is also suspected of making explosive belts for last November's Paris attacks
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Starbucks to donate unsold meals to hungry
Starbucks says it aims to donate leftover ready-to-eat meals from all of its 7,600 outlets in US within five years
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Number of US drones will nearly triple by 2020: FAA
How the civilian drone market evolves will depend on future security, regulatory measures put in place by US
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Netflix admits to downgrading video quality on AT&T, Verizon phones: WSJ
In the blog, it said it had limited its video quality for mobile viewers globally
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Pope washes feet of Muslim migrants, says ‘we are brothers’
The refugees came from Mali, Nigeria, Eritrea, India, Syria and Pakistan
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Man arrested after tweet 'confronting Muslim woman' on Brussels attacks
The message went viral, prompting angry reactions as well as mocking messages parodying his tweet
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Comic Garry Shandling, 66, dead from apparent heart attack in LA
He was best known for his work on cable television comedy series, “The Larry Sanders Show"
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US indicts seven Iranians with hacking American banks
Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of several entities within Iranian government responsible for Iranian intelligence
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Karadzic found guilty of genocide, jailed for 40 years
UN war crimes judges found former Bosnian Serb leader guilty of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II
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Activists demand apology from Queen Elizabeth over Bhagat Singh execution
Resolution passed at events to mark 85th death anniversary of the freedom fighter in Faislabad & Shadman Chowk, Lahore
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Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan flee to Kunar province
Local Islamic State leader is believed to be among those who fled to Kunar from neighbouring Nangarhar province
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Kerry in Moscow to urge Putin to soften Assad stance
The top US diplomat said that countries must come together to conquer the extremist threat
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Iraq launches offensive against Islamic State south of Mosul
Iraqi troops advanced westwards, recapturing several villages from the militants
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France says detected first case of mad cow disease since 2011
The case of BSE was detected in northeastern region of Ardennes, near Belgian border
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Belgian ministers offered resignations over attacks
Interior Minister Jan Jambon and Justice Minister Koen Geens were not immediately available for comment
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Baby rhino found in Indian forest nursed back to health
Rehab staff have begun hand-raising the rhino, bottle-feeding him milk replacement powder and vitamin supplements
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FlyDubai crash pilot 'was due to leave airline over fatigue'
Captain Aristos Sokratous had already resigned and was serving out his three-month notice, staff members say
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Indian journalist arrested over social media post
Prabhat Singh criticised police in a WhatsApp post about the situation in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state
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Bangladesh upholds militant's death sentence
Chowdhury was sentenced to death in 2008 for December 2005 bombings that killed eight people and injured 40
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LeT attempted to kill Bal Thackeray, Headley tells Mumbai court
Headley says the man who made attempt to attack late Shiv Sena chief was arrested by police but managed to escape
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New Zealand rejects flag change: preliminary results
The referendum was the culmination of an 18-month debate costing US$17.5 million
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Petra Diamonds sells exceptional pink diamond for $15m
Company says it would retain 10 per cent interest in the polished proceeds
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Chinese national admits hacking US defense firms
Su Bin is charged with hacking schemes to steal plans for F-22 and F-35 fighter jets and C-17 transport aircraft
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Soft shoe diplomacy: Obama dances the tango at Argentine state dinner
US president got up and sashayed from one side of the tiny space to the other with the female dancer
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Moon's 'wandering poles' shifted long ago: study
Six-degree tilt, which happened several billion years ago, was likely caused by an ancient volcanic formation
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US Navy ship missing for 95 years found near San Francisco
USS Conestoga tug boat which disappeared on March 25, 1921 was the last US Navy ship to be lost in peacetime
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Australian girl on terror charges 'wanted to send $3,760 to IS'
Prosecutors allege girl was handed cash that she was meant to send to her relative, an alleged IS fighter
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Step right up: Lincoln unveils huge luxury Navigator SUV
The steps come down as the single side doors swing up high, allowing unfettered access to both forward and rear seats
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Rise of Trump is 'scary', says France's Sarkozy
Former French president says US Republican frontrunner does not deserve as much attention as he gets
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Tinder wants to hook you up with a presidential candidate
Mobile dating app launches feature called 'Swipe the Vote' that allows users to find a political 'match'
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Atlanta airport evacuated as US on alert after Brussels attacks
Passengers were ordered out of public areas of the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
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New Myanmar finance chief falls victim to Pakistan's fake degree scam
Brooklyn Park was a fake university created by a Pakistani group until its exposure last year
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Erdogan says Turkey deported Brussels airport attacker in 2015
Erdogan said the Belgian authorities had failed to confirm the suspect's links to terrorism "despite our warnings"
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Wives dragged into fray as Trump-Cruz spat heats up
She swatted away Trump's threat, saying she was "not worried" about his bluster
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Belgians cannot 'eat chocolate' and fight terror: Israel minister
Israel's intelligence minister accused Belgian leaders of laxity over the threat posed by homegrown radicals
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Russia says Turkey suppresses Kurds under pretext of fighting terrorism
Illegal traffic across the Turkish-Syrian border has decreased dramatically since Russia's military operation in Syria
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Islamic State claims killing of Christian in Bangladesh as "lesson to others"
Bangladesh government has denied that IS has a presence in the country
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Alleged IS trio held in Turkey planned to attack German interests
Last week, Germany closed its embassy in Ankara, its consulate in Istanbul and German schools in both cities
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Trump says Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks
US Republican candidate says when Muslims see trouble they have to report it, they are not reporting it
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The next big thing in phones may not be a phone
Innovation in smartphones is giving way to phone functions popping up as software in all manner of new devices
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Sanders defeats Clinton in Utah caucuses
Early results indicated that Sanders was leading the Democratic frontrunner by a whopping 50 percent
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US ends case against former envoy accused of spying for Pakistan
US officials had intercepted a conversation in which a Pakistani official said they were receiving US secrets from her
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South Korea and American allies face 'miserable end', says North Korea
Pyongyang declares it will wage retaliatory battle of justice against Park Geun-Hye
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US commander apologises for Afghan hospital bombing
Nicholson on Tuesday met family members of victims and the staff of the now-shut MSF trauma centre