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Conquering Nanga Parbat against all odds
Moro dismissed any security fears saying threat of militancy in Pakistan is not worse than in the US, Britain or Italy
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Nanny who beheaded Russian child says it was revenge for Putin's Syria strikes
Earlier, she told reporters Allah had ordered her to commit the grisly crime
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Morocco: The jewel of Africa
An insider's guide to travelling in Marrakech
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Thai politician facing jail for lambasting junta 'sexism'
Charge relates to a Facebook post Watana Muangsook wrote attacking Thai junta's deputy leader General Prawit Wongsuwon
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Asia to see first gasoline squeeze in more than 15 years
Car sales are soaring in China and India, where a combined 3 million new cars come to market every month
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MH370 families issue emotional plea for open-ended search
An Australian-led Indian Ocean hunt for wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines plane is expected to finish by July
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Apple's new San Francisco office could be a tool in tech talent wars
Apple's decision to open office in the city come years after similar moves from Google, LinkedIn
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So many paedophile priests a 'disastrous coincidence": Pell
Pell gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse via videolink from Rome
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Moody's cuts China outlook on eve of NPC, cites reform, fiscal risks
Moody's downgrade comes just days before the National People's Congress is due to vote on China's 13th five year plan
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Aftershocks rock Indonesia after massive quake, calls for calm
There were no reports of deaths or damage to buildings from Wednesday night's 7.8 magnitude quake
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N Korea fires short-range projectiles after UN sanctions
Pyongyang fires missiles to show its displeasure with any perceived slight by its neighbours or int'l community
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Monster volcano gave Mars extreme makeover: study
Outcropping was so huge it caused Mars' top two layers to swivel around like skin and flesh of a peach
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Emirates postpones launch of world's longest flight
Emirates announced in August it would launch the world's longest flight, at 17hrs and 35mins between Dubai and Panama
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Baby boy for Swedish crown princess
Royal couple are expected to announce the new prince's name on Thursday
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Popular smartphone app fails to measure blood pressure: study
The app, which was available for $4.99, was removed from the Apple store in August 2015 for reasons that are unclear
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Carson signals exit, US Republicans grapple with Trump victories
His departure is unlikely to have a major impact on the fight among Republicans to become the party's candidate
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Happiness can break your heart: doctors
The condition gets its name from a traditional Japanese octopus trap, resembling the distended heart chamber
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Vatican cardinal denies attempts to cover up child sex abuse
Victims have called for a meeting with Pope Francis
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Slip sliding away, atop a Los Angeles skyscraper
Starting in June, thrill seekers will be able to ride "Skyslide" at the US Bank Tower, getting on at the 70th floor
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India's female scavengers enslaved by caste, gender discrimination
At least 90 percent of India's estimated 1.3 million manual scavengers are women
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World's costliest train station to open at site of NY's 9/11 tragedy
In the 12 years since the project was unveiled, it has been heavily criticized
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US plans naval exercises with India and Japan in Philippine Sea
Harris says US wishes to expand naval exercises with India each year into joint operations across the Asia-Pacific
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Martin Crowe, a batting great and T20 pioneer
Hailing from a cricketing family -- his father Dave played first grade and brother Jeff also captained the Black Caps
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Pentagon invites hackers to attack its websites
Pilot program is modeled after similar competitions conducted by major firms to improve network and product security
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Johnson guilty of under-age sex charge
The former Sunderland player was granted bail and will be sentenced in two to three weeks
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Cuba reports first case of Zika
The 28-year-old woman is hospitalized at the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute in the capital Havana
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'High possibility' Mozambique debris from Boeing 777: Malaysia
NBC reported shortly before Liow's comments that piece of debris had been found along the eastern African coast
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UK man guilty of raping five women from match.com
Police described Lawrance, guilty of attempting to rape and sexually assaulting two other women, as a sexual predator
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Brazil judge orders release of Facebook executive
The judge, Ruy Pinheiro, considered the detention of Diego Dzodan in Sao Paulo on Tuesday "unlawful coercion"
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NGOs sue Monsanto, EU food safety watchdog over pesticide
The legal complaint was filed in Vienna by Austrian environmental group Global 2000
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7.8 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, tsunami alert
There was panic in some areas, but officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage
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Meet the world’s youngest billionaire
A recent graduate from high school Alexandra Andresen is one of the most promising horseback riders in Norway
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Airports say Schengen collapse would force costly terminal redesigns
The free-travel agreement has come under increasing strain due to the refugee crisis
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Many indigenous people lack title to land where they live, research shows
People who don't have formal ownership are in a situation of vulnerability, said Gonzalo Oviedo
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How the Republican elite turned a blind eye to the rise and rise of Donald Trump
Many of the conversations had one thing in common: a stubborn refusal to take Trump seriously
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Muslim refugees returning home after finding Germany intolerable
They have given up on his dreams of a better life in Europe
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New NATO-led coalition commander inherits raging war in Afghanistan
He brings long experience, having already spent three-and-a-half years deployed to some of the most contested areas
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Turkey says has hit only Islamic State targets since ceasefire started
Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Syrian government and Russia have been carrying out bombardments since the truce
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German watchdog says Facebook may breach data protection rules
Company enables its advertising customers to better target users activities, Federal Cartel Office says
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Two lions, 110 vultures poisoned at South Africa's Kruger park
The animals and birds died after feeding on the poisoned carcass of an elephant
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The most expensive cities to live and work
Did your city make it to the list?
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India gives priest 40-year sentence for child rape
The 37-year-old priest is also being investigated for the alleged rape of another girl during the same period
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Why Saudis are now working at Starbucks and McDonald’s
Saudis working in service industry may be what Saudi Arabia needs as its economy struggles with falling oil prices
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Gulf monarchies declare Lebanon's Hezbollah a 'terrorist' group
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council took the action against because of 'hostile actions of the militia'
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Build a giant wall, cut Education Department. What a President Trump would do
Here's what Trump has said he would do on trade, taxes, the economy, immigration, healthcare and defence if elected
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Muslim enclave forged in apartheid now faces gentrification
Places in Cape Town are losing character, with wealthy people coming in from abroad and buying properties
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17 supercars unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show
More than 120 new models from manufacturers across the world will be introduced at the 86th edition of the auto show
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Uzbek woman says in court "Allah ordered" her to sever child's head
Police wrestled Bobokulova to the ground as she was displaying the severed head of a child outside a Moscow station
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Afghan forces kill Indian consulate suicide attackers
There was no immediate word on casualties from the blast, which destroyed at least eight cars
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Here's why Nation of Islam is praising Donald Trump
Louis Farrakhan praises Republican presidential front-runner for not accepting money from Jewish community