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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
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Australia search team still 'hopeful' as MH370 hunt nears end
The investigation has so far drawn a blank as the two-year anniversary of the mystery disappearance nears
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India denies visas to US religious freedom body
USCIRF chairman says he has traveled to many countries, including those among the worst offenders of religious freedom
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New York museum lets children discover Muslim culture
Exhibition focuses on culture in Muslim communities, not religion itself
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Egyptian student to be deported from US over Trump threat
He has paid $41,000 in tuition and all he wants is some kind of reprieve to get his belongings
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Research indicates other mosquitoes may be able to carry Zika
The development could further complicate efforts to limit Zika virus spread
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Indian student arrested for sedition released from jail
Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on February 12 over a rally at which anti-India slogans were chanted
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India's Modi slams opposition over parliament disruption
Parliament managed to pass just one bill since current session began on February 23 due to rowdy protests in house
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Dutch company to buy Engro Foods for around $460 million
FrieslandCampina International Holding BV intends to acquire a 51 per cent stake of Engro Foods Limited
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Russia says nanny 'schizophrenic' as Syria claim emerges
Woman told journalists "Allah ordered" the killing as a judge ordered her held in custody for two months
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Uber and Ola race to offer motorbike taxis in India
Last week Uber launched its first motorbike taxi offering in the Thai capital Bangkok
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Two women stage gun and grenade attack on police station in Istanbul suburb
Police returned fire, injuring one of the women, before tracking them to a nearby building
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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