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Senator Lindsey Graham ends US presidential bid
"I am suspending my campaign, but never my commitment to achieving security through strength for the American people"
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Iranian hackers infiltrated computers of small dam in NY: WSJ
The breach came after American spies damaged an Iranian nuclear facility with the Stuxnet computer worm
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Tunisia dismantles cell recruiting women to marry militants
The authorities have stepped up arrests since a November 24 bomb attack on a bus in Tunis
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India court orders seven to hang for Nepali woman's rape, murder
The 28-year-old woman went missing on February 1 this year in Rohtak city in northern Haryana state
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‘Selfie with cow’ contest held in India
‘Go Seva Parivar’ organisation initiated the month-long campaign in November
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Saudi reformist writer 'jailed for 4 years'
Zuhair Kutbi was also banned from writing for 15 years and fined 100,000 riyals, says lawyer
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Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines should be co-winners: Donald Trump
Obviously, Trump has a response to the Miss Universe fiasco
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Israel adds 'David's Sling' to the artillery
It is designed to shoot down rockets held by Israeli antagonists with ranges of 100 to 200 km
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US astronauts begin spacewalk to fix stalled rail car
Mobile transporter rail car carries the robotic arm from one location to another on the outside of the orbiting lab
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Pope's prescription for Vatican's disease
Says fed up with recurring scandals
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Iran court annuls 'spiritual healers' death sentence
Revolutionary court declares local spiritual leader's death sentence invalid
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India finance minister sues Delhi chief over graft claims
The minister personally went to a Delhi court to sue Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking Rs 100 million in damages
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Iran sees Israeli lobby behind US visa waiver changes
Foreign ministry says US measure had been passed "under pressure from Zionist lobby and currents opposed to JCPOA"
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US school district closed due to threat of violence
Decision comes less than a week after Los Angeles city officials took a similar decision
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Indonesian police on highest alert after terror plot revealed
The threat comes after police arrested extremists linked to the Islamic State group
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Afghan Taliban bomber kills six NATO troops as violence rises
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack near Bagram during a joint patrol of NATO and Afghan forces
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Couple held in Paris over fake bomb on Air France flight: police source
Airlines are especially jittery after Islamic State claimed responsible for downing a Russian jet in Egypt in October
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Obama chides Republicans for lack of alternatives on Islamic State
A national survey by the Pew Research Center found 37% of respondents approve of the way Obama is handling terrorism
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Bus crash: Malaysian family's holiday turns to tragedy
Bus crash in Thailand kills 13 Malaysian tourists and severely injured several others
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Spain faces uphill struggle to form government after polls
The results mean the parliament will put an end to the country's traditional bi-party system
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China to invite Syrian government, opposition
The UN Security Council unanimously approved resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syrian peace process
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Brussels police detain two in raids linked to Paris attacks - prosecutor
The two suspects arrested near central Brussels will go before a judge on Monday
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Arabic fastest-growing language in US: analysts
Number of students enrolled in Arabic college courses tripled to more than 32,000 from 2002 to 2013
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Israel's David Sling missile defence passes final test
David's Sling is designed to shoot down rockets with ranges of 100 to 200 km
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French defence minister in Moscow for anti-Islamic State cooperation talks
Le Drian to hold meeting with Russian counterpart to request an increase in strikes against IS in Syria
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Air France files legal complaint over fake bomb on flight
There were 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board, traveling from Mauritius to Paris
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Stretched thin, pummelled from the air, Islamic State goes on defensive
Some experts believe the extremist group's luck has changed
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Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen
These attacks came despite a seven-day ceasefire in conjunction with peace talks in Switzerland
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Emergency on Air France flight a 'false alarm,' CEO says
The suspicious object was made out of cardboard and paper and contained a timer
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Clashes as Taliban advance in embattled Afghan province
Officials say all but two of Helmand's 14 districts are effectively controlled or heavily contested by Taliban
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Miss Puerto Rico 2015 suspended for anti-Muslim comments on Twitter
Destiny Velez launched a tirade against Islam and filmmaker Michael Moore on Twitter
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Bangladesh court orders mass arrests over factory disaster
Collapse of a garment factory, one of the world's worst industrial disasters, killed more than 1,100 people
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China appoints first anti-terror czar: state media
According to China Daily, Liu Yuejin has been appointed as commissioner of counter-terrorism
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Malaysia's first Islamic-compliant airline takes off
In-flight meals served on board its flights are completely halal, with alcohol consumption strictly prohibited
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Landslide devastates Chinese industrial park, 91 missing
Premier Li Keqiang has ordered official investigation into Sunday's landslide in southern boomtown of Shenzhen
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Court rejects plea to reverse Delhi gang-rapist release
The Indian Supreme Court says there are no legal grounds for the rapist's continued detention
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Justice has failed us: India gang-rape victim's father
India's Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal against the release of the youngest convict in a fatal gang-rape
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One dead, 26 hurt as car crashes into Las Vegas Strip sidewalk
Police have ruled out possibility of it being a terrorist incident
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US conducts drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
Strike conducted against individuals threatening the force, US Army Colonel Michael Lawhorn said
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Hillary Clinton shuts down Trump with touching tribute to US Muslim war hero
US Democratic presidential candidate narrates heart-wrenching story of Captain Humayun Khan
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Taliban treated alongside angry soldiers in Afghan hospital
The policy to treat Taliban fighters is a sore point at a time when casualties among security forces are soaring
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ABC appoints Google executive as first female chief
Guthrie joined Google in 2011 and is currently Singapore-based managing director for agencies in the Asia-Pacific
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Putin: 'We don't want the USSR back but no one believes us'
The comments made by Vladimir Putin come from a documentary called 'World Order' aired on Russian channel
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Hungary accuses Austria of 'stupidity' in refugee crisis
Vienna says that nations which do not accept their share of refugees under European Union quotas should face sanctions
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Trump calls Clinton 'liar' for Islamic State recruiting claim
Counterterrorism experts say it is impossible to keep track of online activity being generated by IS and sympathisers
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Spain's ruling conservatives win election, short of majority
Opposition Socialists are seen coming second with 79 to 85 seats
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SpaceX postpones rocket launch until Monday
SpaceX will attempt to land first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket in an upright position on solid ground
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Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists
2,100 factories in city have been ordered to either stop or scale back production in effort to cut emissions
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Paris attacks suspect got past three police checks: source
Abdeslam bragged about killing people with a Kalashnikov, adding that his brother Brahim had blown himself up
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Israel's vice premier resigns amid harassment allegations
Israel's attorney-general instructed police to investigate the reports after Shalom's announcement