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Al-Huda school in Toronto scrutinised after California attack
Public broadcaster CBC says four girls who studied at the school traveled overseas in 2014
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'Go to hell': Trump under fire over Muslim ban call
The 69-year-old billionaire real estate mogul was unrepentant in his remarks
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Florida burglary suspect eaten by alligator after fleeing police
Necropsy on alligator reveales parts of man's body in reptile's stomach
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Taliban storm airport complex in Afghan city
Attack coincides with regional conference in Islamabad
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Trump's Muslim comments disqualify him from presidency: White House
Spokesperson Josh Earnest says the Republican's comments were offensive and toxic
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Iraq forces retake large part of Ramadi city from Islamic State
Warplanes from the US-led coalition carried out more than 45 air strikes in the area during past week
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Taliban attack airport in southern Afghan city Kandahar
Several insurgents have taken up position inside a school and are firing at the airport, says governor's spokesperson
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Delhi outlines traffic ban plan to curb pollution
India announced last week it will restrict private car use on alternate days to check air pollution
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Trump is much worse than Lord Voldemort: JK Rowling
Author's remarks come after the Republican presidential contender called for banning entry of all Muslims from the US
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Trump defends proposed ban on Muslims into US, says 'no choice'
Fellow Republican candidates as well as Muslims in Pakistan and Indonesia have denounced the plan
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Russia holds 60-hour marathon reading of Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'
The reading of four-volume novel set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia was broadcasted live on national television
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Trump comments on Muslims 'wrong': British government
British PM completely disagrees with the 'divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong' remarks, says spokesperson
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Air France to resume Paris-Tehran flights after eight-year gap
The airline said three weekly flights would begin from April
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Spain arrests two suspected Islamic State recruiters
The suspects launched death threats against Spain and France, as well as against other religious groups
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Discrepancies emerge over where Tashfeen Malik grew up
Saudi officials deny California shooter spent much time in the kingdom
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British couple jailed for keeping Nigerian as slave for 24 years
The couple brought the man to Britain in 1989 when he was 14 years old
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Turkish leader's son denies Russian allegations of Islamic State trade
Turkey has already dismissed the accusations and the president's son Bilal added his voice to the many denials
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Six migrant children die after boat sinks off western Turkey: media
State-run Anadolu Agency said the coastguard found the bodies of six children including a baby
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Saudi executes Pakistani heroin smuggler
Khan Iqbal was put to death in the holy city of Mecca for smuggling a large amount of heroin in his intestine
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Muslim schoolgirl in New York called 'ISIS', put into headlock and punched
Three boys attacked the 6th grader and attempted to pull off her headscarf
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Israeli troops kill West Bank protester in arrest raid - Palestinians
Since October 1, Israeli forces have killed 105 Palestinians, 65 of whom Israel says were assailants
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Lions made famous on television poisoned in Kenya
Two lions; stars of the BBC's long-running Big Cat Diary series died after eating a poisoned cow carcass on Saturday
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Iran newspaper chief indicted for defying Khatami ban
Iran enforces ban on comments and pictures of the country's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami
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Pakistan has never elected someone like Trump into power: Asma Jahangir
Pakistanis denounce Trump's call to bar Muslims from entering US
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Police were warned about London terror suspect: brother
Mohamed Mire said that his brother Muhaydin, suffered from paranoia and hallucinations made worse by drug use
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Five Cambodians die after eating infected dog meat
Another 30 villagers were also hospitalised, with nine still needing treatment, says official
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India's Congress threatens tax reform over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'
Government minister, Babul Supriyo, said the Gandhis could approach court to address their grievances
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Jeb Bush backers targets Trump, Rubio, Cruz in TV ad
The ad comes after the California shooting that heightened fears among Americans about Islamic State militants
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Paris-bound Air France plane diverted to Montreal after threat
Air France flight AF083 from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Montreal after an 'anonymous threat'
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At least two dead in earthquake in Tajikistan
Those known to have been killed include a truck driver and policeman who were travelling along perilous mountain roads
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EU is in danger and can be reversed - European Parliament's Schulz
'No one can say whether the EU will still exist in this form in 10 years' Martin Schulz
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Sri Lankan maid wins reprieve from death by stoning in Saudi
The woman, a 45-year-old married mother of two who has not been named, was convicted of adultery in August
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Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal – Nikkei
Report says Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's 980 billion rupee fast train
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South African court grants Pistorius bail after murder conviction
The Supreme Court last Thursday upgraded the 29-year-old athlete's sentence to murder from "culpable homicide"
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US deploys Poseidon P-8 spy plane in Singapore amid China tensions
The US deployment is likely to anger China, which is at odds with Washington over the South China Sea
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The brothers Farook: one a decorated veteran, the other a killer
Both brothers grew up in the same house, went to the same school, but as they grew older their paths diverged
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Oil prices linger near seven-year lows
The decision by the OPEC oil producers weighs heavy on market
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Doctors set for first penis transplant in US
The 12-hour operation would involve stitching together of nerves and blood vessels and could restore urinary function
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Iran tested missile, breaching UN Security Council resolutions: US officials
The test was held on November 21 near Chabahar, a port city near Iran's border with Pakistan
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'Bank deposit of $28,500 made to Syed Farook two weeks before California shooting'
Fox News claims a deposit was made to Syed Farook's account two weeks before the shooting
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US opens federal probe into Chicago police after black teen shot dead
Investigation comes following the release of a video of Oct 20, 2014 incident showing McDonald,17, being shot 16 times
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US Supreme Court gives nod to assault weapons ban
In a 7-2 vote, the high court's justices refused to take up a challenge to a Chicago suburb's ban
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New US space mining law to spark interplanetary gold rush
President Obama signed legislation that allows extraction of minerals and other materials, from asteroids and the moon
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'Reckless' arms transfers to Iraq fuelled Islamic State crimes: report
Amnesty International report says internationally manufactured weapons were seized by Islamic State when it took Mosul
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Russia expects Iran nuclear deal to be implemented in January
Under the deal, Iran must scale back its nuclear program, including its stockpile of low-enriched uranium
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Muslim Americans beg Trump to stop accusations
Activists denounced Trump's statement that they see as encouraging violence
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Israel's Netanyahu names security aide as new Mossad spy agency chief
A former fighter pilot, Cohen, 54, will replace Tamir Pardo whose mandate expires in January
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Hometown of California shooters reels after attack
There are millions of Muslims, and for a few bad apples everybody starts thinking they are all like this, Paredes said
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Militant veterans pose generational threat even if Islamic State defeated: experts
After the fall of the Taliban regime, many fighters dispersed around the world with their radical ideology
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ICC targets World Twenty20 on US soil: report
There's already an ODI-accredited venue in Florida within the next 12-18 months, ICC's head of global development...