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Turkish warplanes attack PKK targets after soldier killed in attack
Clashes between troops and militants have become daily occurrence since two-year-old ceasefire fell apart last month
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Qatar to enforce key labour reform from November
Any violations could mean imprisonment, with fines of up to 6,000 Qatari riyals
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China advises Pakistan, India to practice restraint on border
President Hussain is expected to meet the Chinese president Xi Jinping on September 3
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Missouri executes man for 1989 killing
Local TV station reports after lengthy appeals, Nunley was put to death by lethal injection
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Al Qaeda fighters could tackle Islamic State: Petraeus
Petraeus says US should peel off so-called 'reconcilables' who would be willing to renounce Nusra
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Malaysian police to question ex-PM Mahathir over rally comments
National police chief says we will call him (Mahathir) as he has made speeches and accusations
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Can Clinton candidacy unravel over her emails?
Republicans seize on Clinton's conduct, highlighting potential criminal nature of mishandling classified information
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Eight dead in apartment fire in north Paris: police
The cause of the fire which took more than 100 firefighters to contain it, remains unknown
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Pakistan says 'almost all' Uighur militants eliminated
China blames violent unrest in its far western region of Xinjiang on separatist groups
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Asia doing "pretty well" despite China slowdown: IMF chief
World stock markets plunged further this week
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Anger as India's growth fails to provide employment
Lack of employment prospects for young people appears to be driving social unrest, says economist Sinha
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Iran agrees to consider being part of CPEC
This will help strengthen border markets, upgrade roads and railways
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For nation's security, stability: Libya's 'official govt' bans entry of Pakistanis
Thinni's govt, allied security forces would only be able to enforce the ban at eastern airports of Tobruk and Labraq
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Indonesian state to punish dating teens with marriage for breaking curfew
Purwakarta administration orders 193 village heads to conduct raids for immoral boyfriend and girlfriend visitations
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Can you spot what Google has changed this time?
Google's logo keeps its four-color scheme but shifts to a soft sans-serif font
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China to showcase its home-made satellite navigation system during Victory day celebrations
China's Beidou system will facilitate the V-day parade from space, marking its first deployment for a military parade
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NATO activates six command units on eastern flank with Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend ceremonies on Thursday formally inaugurating the string of units
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US Iran's 'No.1 enemy' despite nuclear deal: cleric
Head of the body leading 86 clerics says nuclear agreement should not 'change foreign policy' of opposition to America
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Prepared for military action on border, says Indian army chief
Says high-level of operational preparedness at all times had become part of India’s strategy
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Millions of India's workers threaten 24-hour strike
Ten major unions have called the nationwide strike after recent talks with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley broke down
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Canada officially in recession in first half of 2015
The figures add to escalating fears about the health of the global economy, with world stock markets plunging farther
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Nepal police firing kills five protesters
Police shot dead four people from the Madhesi ethnic minority in separate incidents in the south of the country
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Deranged fan obsessed with female wrestler shot outside WWE facility in Florida
Sheriff says a court order had been obtained against the 29-year-old man 'fixated' with a female wrestler
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Afghan man and woman given 100 lashes in public for adultery
A footage, taken in the western province of Ghor, show them receive the punishment from a leather whip-wielding man
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Kuwait charges 24 'linked to Iran' with plotting attacks
The men were also charged with "carrying out acts that would undermine the unity and territorial integrity" of Kuwait
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Azerbaijan jails top journalist for seven and a half years
Khadija Ismayilova was sent to prison for 'economic crimes, including illegal entrepreneurship and tax evasion'
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Iran hopes nuclear deal propaganda will not sway US Congress
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says Iran believes it's a mutually beneficial agreement
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Turkish police raid media group critical of Erdogan
Erdogan accuses Ipek Media Group head, a former ally-turned-foe, of trying to create "parallel state"
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UK crime agency website downed by hackers as revenge
Hacking group Lizard Squad claims National Crime Agency website was offline for around an hour
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India regulator accuses Google of online search abuse
Report says Google favours its own services when customers run searches, breaching competition law
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German minister's 'Negro' comment sparks social media storm
Twitter hashtag Neger topped trending topics in Germany after the minister used the term for Afro-Cuban Roberto Blanco
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Misguided safety assumptions were key factor in Fukushima: IAEA
IAEA report criticises safety assumptions by nuclear plant operators that were not challenged by regulators or govt
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Pope tells priests to pardon women who have abortions
Announcement comes during the Jubilee year, a time for remission and forgiveness
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Israel PM criticised for eating non-Kosher food
Jewish dietary law bars eating of pork and shellfish, and also prohibits the mixing of meat and dairy products
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Meet Dubai's only professional female wrestler
The young girl is the only female at the Dubai Pro Wrestling Academy
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Ukraine reels from clashes as second policeman dies
Government blames ultra-nationalists for unrest, saying they detonated grenade near entrance to parliament building
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Budapest main train station closed to migrants
Hungary insists that EU rules prevent them from letting visa-less migrants travel onwards to the west
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10,000 Icelanders offer to house Syrian refugees
Move comes following a Facebook campaign launched by famous author after govt announced to house only 50 refugees
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Shebab attack African Union base in Somalia
Eye-witnesses say Shebab had taken over camp and were looting weapons stores
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China's Xi calls indicted Sudanese leader Bashir 'old friend'
Bashir is one of the heads of state attending military parade to mark 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WW II
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Billboards in US aim to raise awareness about Islam
Billboard in New Jersey reads, “Muhammad (pbuh) believed in peace, social justice, women's rights”
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Google allows iPhone owners to use Android Wear watches
Android Wear lets you wear what you want and receive all your important notifications
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Five Palestinians, Israeli policeman wounded in West Bank raid
Sources say two Hamas activists were detained by Israeli forces during the raid
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Bangladesh charges five militants over blogger murder
Police brought the charges - the first in any of the four murders this year - in a Dhaka magistrates court
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Foreign bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Cambodia checkpoint: PM
Thai PM says the important suspect was arrested on Tuesday, adding he was probably running away
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Newest China flight disturbance: fighting pilots
The incident only came to light when it was mentioned in passing in a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
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Boxing orangutans a throwback as Thailand warms to animal rights
The country's animal fighting industry is trying to make itself more humane
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Monday's migrant influx by rail to Vienna biggest this year: police
Austrian police spokesman says we are still in process of verifying how many of them are actually asylum-seekers
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Three feared dead in violence in India's northeast
olice fired on the protesters in Manipur state after they torched the homes of local and federal lawmakers
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Russian air strikes unleash new devastation in Syrian region, say residents
While Russia says its raids targeted IS, locals in opposition-held area say extremist group has no presence in region