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Texas hospitals say they have developed rapid test for Zika
Brazil is worst hit in the current Zika outbreak, which has spread to more than 30 countries and territories
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Michigan Uber driver swapped cars during deadly shooting spree
Suspect visited a gun shop shortly before shootings and bought a heavy-duty jacket that could conceal a small pistol
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Indian police arrest more students on sedition charge
Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya surrendered to police on Tuesday after a court refused to grant them protection
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Bosnia's mufti urges authorities to act after terrorist threat
We are taking and will take additional security measures to protect Kavazovic, Bosnia's security minister says
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Rescued Swedish girl says life under Islamic State 'really hard'
She had met her boyfriend in mid-2014 after dropping out of school in Sweden and traveled with him to Syria
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Philippine bishops say Madonna concert is devil's work
A Catholic bishop in Singapore has also called for a boycott of her concert for insulting religion
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Trump's outrage finds ready audience in struggling South
Alabama and Tennessee vote on March 1 on 'Super Tuesday', along with 13 other states and territories
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Ramon Castro, older brother of Cuba's Fidel and Raul, dies at 91
Castro, who kept a low profile in recent years, died in Havana
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SpaceX warns of failure in Wednesday's rocket landing
In case of bad weather, another opportunity arises Thursday around the same time
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US sanctions on Russia do not bar use of Russian rocket engines: Pentagon
US lawmakers banned future military use of the Russian engines after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014
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Johnson & Johnson must pay $72 million for cancer death linked to talcum powder
A woman's death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based Baby Powder for several...
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Indonesia looks to close all red-light districts by 2019: Jakarta Post
Despite being illegal, prostitution is rampant in most major Indonesian cities
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Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal, study shows
The six-month study of 50 female survivors in Kolkata and Mumbai found that dance movement therapy helped ease anxiety
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Sanders accuses Republicans of racism
Trump helped lead the drive to raise doubts about Obama's citizenship
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Apple fight on iPhone access extends to other cases
Apple has been locked in a legal and public relations battle with the government in the California case
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Teenage voices from around the world
We asked a random selection of middle-class youngsters from various capitals how they see their world
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Trudeau to be first Canadian PM to march in pride parade
The event is a highlight of one of the world's largest gay pride festivals
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Philippine boxing great Pacquiao on political crusade
Pacquiao's religious fervour extends to other social issues as he opposes divorce, abortion and contraceptives
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Under the skin of al Qaeda's would-be suicide bombers
The 58-minute documentary "Dugma, the Button" reveals the convictions and doubts of those ready to become martyrs
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Air New Zealand to use 3D printing to create aircraft cocktail trays
The airline aims to install the trays in the coming weeks once it receives regulatory approval
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Passenger plane goes missing in Nepal with 21 on board
Tara Air spokesperson says there were 18 passengers and three crew on board
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US Senate committee chairman questions Pakistan F-16 deal
Lawmakers have 30 days to block the sale and Corker has made clear he has doubts about it
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Saudi oil minister touts output freeze, rules out cut
Iran has increased production since a deal with Western powers ended sanctions over its controversial nuclear program
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Yemen gunfire kills Saudi border guard
The corporal was hit during a patrol in the Saudi border district of Najran
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Obama presents plan to close Guantanamo prison
The detention facility undermines national security, says US president
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Pakistan to host crucial Afghan peace talks by March
QCG members invite Taliban, other groups to participate through their authorised representatives, says joint statement
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Magazine publisher Time Inc considering merging with Yahoo: Bloomberg
Last week Yahoo officially launched the sale of its core business, which includes search, mail and news sites
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EU to launch action plan to develop superfast 5G mobile network
EU commissioner says cannot afford being left behind in most important transformation since industrial revolution
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Obama identifies 13 possible sites to replace Guantanamo
With less than a year left in office, Obama will unveil options for closing the detention center
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Mars recalls candy in 55 countries after plastic found
The recall follows complaint from a consumer in Germany who found red plastic in a Snickers bar
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Internet by light promises to leave Wi-Fi eating dust
Tests have shown theoretical speeds of over 200 Gbps - fast enough to "download the equivalent of 23 DVDs in a second
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Myanmar stops tourists scaling prized Bagan pagodas
Move would protect the buildings, considered holy sites by many locals
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Saudi religious police arrested after online furore
Members of Saudi religious police have been arrested for allegedly brutalising a young woman outside a shopping mall
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Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs possibly within reach, scientists say
Animals have already been tested with the device, which is planted inside a blood vessel near the brain
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US surveillance of Merkel wider than thought: WikiLeaks
Issues surrounding such surveillance are hotly debated in Germany, a country with raw memories of state snooping
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British Ebola survivor nurse hospitalised for third time
Cafferkey was treated twice at London's Royal Free Hospital, Britain's only isolation ward for lethal disease
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Qatar’s regional ambitions and possible outcome of the ongoing peace negotiations
The coup in Yemen by the Houthis exposed the limits of Qatar’s soft power
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EU court blasts Italy over CIA abduction of Egyptian imam
Italy has denied any involvement in the rendition of Abu Omar
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Bill Gates backs FBI in iPhone spat: report
Gates disagreed with Apple chief Tim Cook's claim that the government was looking for a "back door" into phones
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Saudi kidnapper executed
The kingdom executed 47 people in a single day on January 2 on terrorism charges
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11 stunning bridges which will give you a serious case of wanderlust
There are bridges that traverse mountains, bridges that span across oceans and bridges that connect two countries
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Seas are rising at fastest rate in last 28 centuries
The findings are another indication the stable climate in which human civilization has flourished is coming to an end
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Intoxicated Air India passenger fined £1,000 for urinating in aisle
Jinu Abraham was handcuffed and restrained with seat belts and arrested when the flight landed
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Here's what your life would be like if you didn't live in Pakistan
The website IfItWereMyHome.com uses a number of databases to let us make this comparison and find out the differences
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Angry victims heckle Modi ally after Indian riots kill 19
More than a week of unrest involving the Jat rural caste has challenged the authority of Modi
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Spain arrests four with suspected links to extremist militants
Authorities also arrest 9 over connections with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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Indian girl, 14, shot dead for resisting sexual advance
The men fled but were arrested after the elder sister gave officers a description of them
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Once more, Vienna ranked world's nicest city and Baghdad worst
Switzerland's Zurich, New Zealand's Auckland, Germany's Munich and Canada's Vancouver followed Vienna
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Beijing building radar in South China Sea
Satellite imagery of Cuarteron reef released by CSIS shows what appear to be a high-frequency radar installation
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Afghanistan warns insurgent groups of action in case of failure to join peace process
New round of Kabul meetings hope to set date for Afghan peace talks