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Iran and Turkey aim to triple trade to $30 billion
Following last year's nuclear deal with world powers Iran is being targeted by Europe as a new market
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Amnesty appeals for Palestinian clown detained by Israel
The Israeli army could not immediatly comment on the reasons behind Abu Sakha's detention
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Hong Kong police dismantle WWII bombs
Police said they "safely handled" the eight explosives at the site
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US issues notification for sale of F-16s to Pakistan
The total cost of these F-16s is estimated to be nearly $700 million
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Trump backtracks on torture, targeted killings
Trump says he would use every legal power that he has to stop these terrorist enemies
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Oil prices rally to two-month highs
The pick-up in oil prices this week comes after crude recently wallowed near 13-year lows below $30 a barrel
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Google tweaks 'right to be forgotten' in EU searches
Starting next week, changes would close a loophole that allowed Europeans to find deleted entries by using Google.com
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Iran expects economic growth above 5 pct in 2016
Iran's economic growth slowed down in 2015 but domestic and international predictions both indicate growth
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Police say criminals like Apple iPhones because of encryption
The government obtained a court order last month requiring Apple to write new software
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China says defense spending pace to slow, to improve intelligence
The $146.67 billion figure is only around a quarter of the US Defense Department budget for 2016 of $573 billion
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Cruz sells yoga mats after admonishing Trump to 'breathe'
Cruz 2016 'Breathe' yoga mat is available for $35 alongside caps, coffee mugs and baby clothes for sale
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Erdogan moots building 'refugee city' in northern Syria
Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul late Friday that the new city would be located near the Turkish border
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SpaceX satellite launch succeeds, but rocket crash lands
The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 6:36 pm
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Knife allegedly found on former OJ Simpson property
The knife was turned over to an LA police officer several years ago by a construction worker
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Marshall Islands to open nuclear arms battle against Pakistan, India
International Court of Justice is to examine whether it is competent to hear lawsuits against India and Pakistan
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UN sees rise in allegations of sex abuse by peacekeepers
Ban releases the nationalities of troops facing allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in his annual report
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Airbus touts 400-seat 'A350-8000' jetliner
The new, bigger A350 would use a derivative of the latest Rolls-Royce Trent XWB planned for the A350-1000
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Sore, but no taller, astronaut Scott Kelly adjusts to Earth
Spending 340 days in space caused Kelly's spine to expand temporarily, making him grow 1.5 inches
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China raises 2016 defence spending by 7.6 percent: budget
In 2015, the defence budget was increased by 10.1 percent
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Donald Trump cancels appearance at conservative conference
CPAC also confirmed the cancellation, while managing to knock the real estate tycoon's conservative bona fides
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NATO says Russia in the way of solving Syrian conflict
More than 270,000 people have died in Syria since the conflict erupted in March 2011
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Four dead in Mexico as cathedral scaffolding collapses
Authorities are investigating what caused the structure to fall on Thursday afternoon in the town of Tuxtepec
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Vatican admits still 'much to do' to stop paedophile priests
Spokesperson says "sensationalism" surrounding the Oscar-winning film "Spotlight" had given public wrong impression
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Rupert Murdoch marries former model Jerry Hall
Murdoch and Hall began dating last summer after being introduced while in Australia
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Gunmen kill 16, including Indian nuns, at Yemen care home
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Aden has seen surge in attacks by IS and rival al Qaeda
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India takes on US at WTO over work visa rules
India demanded consultations over measures slapping fees on some kinds of temporary work visas for the United States
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Migrant killed in brawl at Swedish asylum centre
At least two dozen asylum shelters centres were reduced to ashes or damaged by fire last year
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Facebook to pay more taxes in Britain
Result is that Facebook will end up paying more tax in Britain although precise amounts will not be known until 2017
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Banksy 's identity revealed thanks to mathematics
The evidence pointed towards the same man who was publicly fingered as Banksy in 2008 – Robin Gunningham
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Indian women reclaim public spaces, defying male critics
The Why Loiter? street campaign was inspired by book of same name, that examined risks for women on Mumbai's streets
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Egypt's poorest struggle to find rice amid hoarding
Rice is widely grown in Egypt and farmers are actually producing a surplus
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EU chief meets Erdogan as asylum requests hit record 1.25 mn
The humanitarian crisis is particularly acute at the Idomeni crossing where around 12,000 people are stranded
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Bin Laden wanted to exploit Indian threat to take over Pakistan, documents reveal
US intelligence agencies have declassified 42-page booklet 'Jihad in Pakistan' allegedly written by ex-al Qaeda chief
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Man removed from UK flight over 'prayer' message on phone
Nigerian-born Christian says the passenger next to him assumed he was a Muslim and concluded he may be a terrorist
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe says government to take over all diamond operations
'The state will now own all the diamonds in the country' Mugabe
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UN warns of 'Pandora's Box' in FBI Apple case
The FBI wants to unlocked the iPhone used by Syed Farook, who was behind the San Bernardino massacre
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Turkish court jails two Syrians over drowning of toddler Aylan Kurdi - media
The two Syrians were convicted of smuggling
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Families of missing MH370 passengers sue airline as deadline nears
MH370 disappeared en route to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew on board
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Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35: security sources
There was no immediate claim of responsibility
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Tibetan schoolboy who set himself alight dies in India
The 16-year-old said from his hospital bed he had a "strong determination to do something for Tibet
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe will not pick successor, wants to live to 100
President Mugabe's comments are his clearest indication that he wants to be president for life
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At 100, BMW sees radical new future in world of driverless cars
BMW sees its competitors as firms like Uber and sales website Truecar which Froehlich described as new intermediaries
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Air France jet in near-miss with drone: air investigation agency
Aircraft was flying at 5,500 feet as it neared Paris airport and its co-pilot noticed a drone approaching on left side
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9 cities to travel to before turning 30
How many of these destinations have you already been to?
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Hubble telescope's latest find pushes back clock on galaxy formation
Astronomers discover galaxy formed 400m years after Big Bang explosion
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China defence spending to rise '7 to 8%' in 2016: official
The exact increase will be announced on Saturday at the opening of the NPC
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Mutations, DNA damage seen in Fukushima forests: Greenpeace
Scientists have warned, however, that more data are needed to determine the ultimate impact of Fukushima meltdown
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North Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons
Kim made the comments as he supervised military exercises involving newly developed rocket launchers
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At Detroit debate, Trump on defense for changing positions
Mainstream figures in the party have been seeking a strategy to halt Trump's march to the nomination for the elections
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Spanish police seize 20,000 military uniforms bound for militants
The uniforms were found in three shipping containers seized in the eastern ports of Valencia and Alicante last month