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New find of suspected MH370 debris to be sent to Australia
A local found a metre-long piece of metal on a beach while on holiday in Mozambique
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Teen girls charged in France over 'concert hall attack plot'
The girls claimed on Facebook that they wanted to launch an attack similar to those in November
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N. Korea issues new threats as US stages military drill with South
The new round of threats came as South Korea and the US launched largest-ever joint landing drill
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Shooting at a Muslim cemetery in Canada injures four
Police are treating the investigation as targeted and not racially motivated
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Singer in Paris attack apologises for alleging inside job
Hughes said his statements did not reflect the views of band, declaring: 'The shame is 100 percent mine'
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Belgian court rejects case against Scientology
Eleven members of the celebrity-backed US-based church and two affiliated bodies had been charged with fraud
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Russian banker pleads guilty in US 'spy ring'
Dressed in prison scrubs, Buryakov pleaded guilty in federal court to count one on an original two-count indictment
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Astronaut Scott Kelly to retire in April
Kelly, a former Navy pilot who joined NASA in 1996, will leave the agency April 1
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Chaotic scenes as Trump cancels rally amid protests
The billionaire said he decided to call off the rally after consulting with police in Chicago
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Israeli air strike kills child in Gaza: Palestinian official
Sunni Muslim militants claiming links to IS have said they were behind rocket fire in recent months
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Arab League declares Lebanon's Hezbollah 'terror' group
The resolution of the League's council includes the designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist group
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Typos thwart $1 billion Bangladesh account hack attempt
In the Philippines, banks were also closed on the Monday owing to Chinese New Year
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Torrential rains kill at least 15 in Brazil
A landslide buried 13 of the victims, while two others drowned in the floodwaters
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Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention
US president discussed conditions surrounding British and French-led bombing campaign that led to Qaddafi's fall
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Former Republican candidate Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump
He made the endorsement at one of Trump's clubs in Palm Beach, Florida
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India nuclear reactor shut down after water leak
No radioactive material leaked from the atomic power station in Gujarat, official says
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Flowerpot bombardement stops Turkish man from killing his wife
A Turkish man fires at his wife, but gets stopped by neighbours throwing flowerpots at him
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Saudis walk out of Arab League meeting after Iraqi minister's comments
The delegation stormed out of the meeting after Ibrahim al Jaafari defended Shia Hashd Shaabi militia group
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UK is failing girls who flee forced marriage, says honour abuse survivor
Experts say thousands of girls and women in Britain are subjected to honour abuse every year
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Please forgive me? Egypt customs deface Bryan Adams' guitar
The Oscar-nominated musician said he would still return to Egypt to perform
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Trump calls Tiananmen protests a 'riot'
Outspoken billionaire made the remark during a televised debate on Thursday when asked about the student-led protests
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Zimbabwe looks to the sun as drought hits hydropower
Kariba Dam which provides almost 60 percent of Zimbabwe's power, could lose its ability in six months
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Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission
The mission will carry atmospheric probe and a lander to test technologies needed for a rover due to follow in 2018
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10 most expensive cities in the world
Singapore retains the top spot in the list
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'Traitor' Taiwan singer under fire for taxpayer-funded surgery
The singer publicly criticised fellow pop stars who appeared opposed to reunification with China
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South Sudan lets fighters rape women in place of wages: UN
Most of the youth also raided cattle, stole personal property as a form of payment, report adds
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London ‘more Islamic’ than Muslim world: Pakistan-born Islamic scholar
Islam is about love and justice but Muslim political leadership around the world was failing to foster this, he says
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Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster with moment of silence
Despite public opposition to nuclear power as a result of disaster, government has pushed to restart idled reactors
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Israel raids Palestinian TV station
Operation is latest attempt to silence Palestinian broadcasters Israel believes are fuelling 5-month wave of violence
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US to blame Iran for cyber attack on small NY dam: sources
The Obama administration has grown increasingly concerned about the threat of foreign hacks on US infrastructure
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India's Kingfisher baron rejects claims he 'absconded'
Kingfisher, once India's second-biggest airline stopped flying in Oct 2012 leaving creditors and employees unpaid
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Republicans take Florida stage with White House at stake
Floridians vote on March 15, along with residents of Ohio and Illinois
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Iran MP sued over 'no donkeys, no women in parliament' rant
If you elect women, they (men colleagues) might do things to them and disgrace you, Nader Ghazipour says
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Elderly US man charged with assault at Trump rally
John McGraw was also charged with battery and disorderly conduct after the event Wednesday night in North Carolina
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New US rule extends stay for some foreign graduates
This rule is yet another flash point in the controversy over immigration reform
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Police manhunt after five killed at US BBQ shooting
Three women and a man died at the shooting scene, while another woman died of her wounds in the hospital
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Apple 'raised technological barriers' to stop warrant in iPhone case: US government
Prosecutors claim Apple attacked FBI investigation and portrayed itself as primary guardian of Americans' privacy
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Turkish first lady says Ottoman harem was a 'school' for women
The comments come a day after the president triggered protests by saying that 'a woman is above all a mother'
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Religious TV channels on the rise across Mideast
Sunni television channels remain by far the highest in number and increased to 55 from 43 three years previously
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Former Republican presidential hopeful Carson to endorse Trump: Washington Post
The retired neurosurgeon agreed to the endorsement at a meeting with Trump
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Uruguay knife attacker says actions were in Allah's hands: judge
The victim, Fremd, 54, was head of the Jewish Community of Paysandu
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Apple sets March 21 event, Wall Street sees new, smaller iPhone
Some Wall Street analysts expect the company to use the event to unveil a four-inch (10-cm) screen phone
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Indian-American Berkeley law school dean resigns over sexual harassment complaint
Choudhry has admitted to engaging in unwanted physical contact with his assistant on multiple occasions
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Islamic State militants contained in small part of Afghanistan: US general
Last year, military officials estimated that there were between 1,000 and 3,000 IS fighters operating in Nangarhar
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Scientists find 'good' cholesterol can sometimes be bad
Scientists found that people with the mutation had an increased relative risk of coronary heart disease
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More than 60 athletes have tested positive for meldonium
Meldonium, developed in Latvia for heart patients, aids blood flow and is not approved for sale in the United States
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Obama, Trudeau kindle 'bromance' at White House
The two men put aside differences over Syria and the fight against the Islamic State group to joke about graying hair
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Modi's BJP vows to strip Muslim immigrants of vote in Assam
BJP has promised to identify and deport younger illegal migrants due to rising discontent among the state's Hindus
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Norwegian teens play refugees for a day
In a country where teens walk around with luxury handbags, the aim is to raise awareness on the lives of refugees
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I think Islam hates us: Trump
Council on American-Islamic Relations has called on Trump to apologize for his remarks