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Boeing uses its clout to control supplier consolidation
Boeing is slowing acquisitions by using power to approve transfer of its supply contracts from one owner to another
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Man becomes 12th to die from bull goring in Spanish fiesta season
The toll has raised questions about safety measures surrounding the summer 'fiestas' in thousands of Spanish villages
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Queen Elizabeth II to become UK's longest-serving monarch
Queen will not indulge in fanfare or celebrations, marking the occasion with just another public engagement
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Women register to run for election in Saudi first
Earlier this month, in another first, women started to register as voters at centres run by all-female staff
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US considered nuking Afghanistan after 9/11: report
Aide to former German chancellor says Bush administration had played through all possibilities
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Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking
Mohammed Sharif was arrested while attempting to smuggle heroin into the country hidden in his stomach
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Protest leader vows India-wide movement over caste
Protest leader vowed Sunday to spread agitation over caste preferences nationwide
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Suzuki to buy back shares as Volkswagen row settled
The ruling came four years after the Japanese small car maker attempted to end an alliance with the German auto giant
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Indian village tribunal orders rape of two sisters to punish brother who eloped
Sisters fled their village after handing down of punishment
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Egypt summons UK ambassador over criticism of Al Jazeera trial
British Ambassador John Casson was shocked and concerned after court's decision to jail three Al Jazeera journalists
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Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 36 Yemeni civilians
The corpses of 36 workers were recovered after an air strike hit a bottling plant this morning, residents said
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Berlin, Paris, London seek urgent EU meeting on migrant crisis
The call came after Germany's Thomas de Maiziere, Britain's Theresa May and France's Bernard Cazeneuve spoke Saturday
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Donald Trump attacks Clinton’s Muslim aide over ‘leakage of classified information’
Republican front runner implies Huma Abedin shared sensitive information with her husband
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Protests against Malaysian PM persist, govt warns of retaliation
Two-day protest rally has been incident-free even though police declared it illegal and blocked organisers' website
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India's Modi accepts defeat on contentious land decree, will change law
Modi said on Sunday the government was ready to amend the proposed law and criticized the spreading of false rumor
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Pakistan will be world's sixth largest nation by 2050: report
Data lists down ten countries that will receive the greatest increase in population by 2050
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Fire at Saudi oil workers compound kills 11, injures more than 200
National oil company Saudi Aramco says the fire broke out in a basement of the Radium residential compound
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17-year-old migrant killed in shootout at sea with Greek police
Marine ministry says incident occurred off Symi when yacht carrying 70 migrants tried to illegally enter Greek waters
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Greste calls for Sisi pardon after Egypt jails Al-Jazeera journalists
Case becomes embarrassment for Egyptian president who said he wished reporters were deported rather than put on trial
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Europe ministers call for more train patrols, named tickets after France attack
The group of ministers meeting in Paris also called for increased checks on passengers and baggage at major stations
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Washington names first US envoy for hostage negotiation
James O'Brien will focus on using diplomacy to secure the safe return of Americans held hostage overseas
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Pakistan will continue to respond to India border attacks, says Asif
Nine died near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province, and more than 40 were wounded on Friday
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Turkish jets join US-led coalition strikes on Islamic State
The operation followed a technical agreement with the United States on Aug 24 about Turkey's role in the campaign
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Underage children tie the knot in Iran
Although they are under the legal marriageable age in Iran, couple’s families were granted permission by authorities
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Controlled explosions shake Kabul
Police are questioning the demining team because it had not warned authorities in advance of their activity
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Egypt court hands Al Jazeera reporters three years in jail
Accused were arrested in December 2013, months after the military overthrew president Muhammad Morsi
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UN observers visit Sialkot Working Boundary
Team will assess damages and losses incurred from unprovoked firing by Indian forces
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US Republican says Iran deal makes world 'less safe'
Congress is due to vote next month on whether to endorse the deal reached in July between Iran and six world powers
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In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in Turkey
Over the past two years, the Turkish government has lifted bans on women and girls wearing headscarves
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Turkish man charged in Thailand over Bangkok bombing
It is the first arrest in connection with the 17 August bombing at the Erawan shrine
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French journalists charged with bid to blackmail Morocco king
Sources say a sum of money was handed over by Moroccan official and accepted by the journalists
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Storm kills at least 20 in Dominica, blows through Caribbean
US state of Florida declared a state of emergency and Cuba issued an alert as well, as the storm, rolled towards them
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Ceasefire breaks down in three areas in Syria: monitor
Ceasefire in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two villages has broken down after renewed shelling
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Pilot dies in stunt crash ahead of NY air show
Police says it appears that the aircraft had experienced a structural failure
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Tens of thousands take holy dip at India's Kumbh Mela
Organisers have increased safety measures in a bid to avoid a repeat of deadly stampede at the same venue 12 years ago
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How will climate change affect your livelihood?
How will climate change affect your livelihood depends on your profession, your age, and where you live
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Austria truck death suspects to appear in court
Those arrested were likely low-ranking members of a Bulgarian-Hungarian human-trafficking gang
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US appeals court overturns NSA metadata collection ban
US Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit said there were not sufficient grounds for preliminary injunction
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Turkey president approves interim pre-election cabinet
The line-up of the new cabinet is yet to be revealed
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In a first for Pakistan, Lodhi rings NASDAQ's bell to mark independence day
This is the first time the stock exchange has opened its doors to an ambassador from Pakistan to ring the opening bell
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Pakistani teen recounts nine-hour long horror after their boat sank off the Libyan coast
At least 76 people to die when their boat went down Thursday off the western Libyan port of Zuwara
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UK urges Pakistan, India to resolve conflicts through dialogue
British foreign secretary meets interior minister to acknowledge Pakistan’s efforts to establish peace in the region
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Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech
New technology aims to use high-end printing technologies to create stretchable electronics embedded with sensors
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Anjem Chaudhry will be tried next year for inviting support for IS
Choudary, 48, is charged with inviting support for the extremist group on Social Media from June 2014 to March 2015
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Pakistan summons Indian High Commissioner, lodges protest over ceasefire violations
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudry summons Indian High Commission and protests against the unprovoked firing
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Al Qaeda lashes 10 in Yemen for blasphemy, alcohol
Witnesses say each man received between 80 and 100 lashes and that both screamed in pain
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Protestor's death fuels fresh tension in Modi’s home state
Police claim 28-year-old Shwetang Patel died on way to hospital after falling unconscious while in custody
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Medical charity MSF takes legal action against makers of Bollywood film 'Phantom'
MSF says misrepresentation of the medical group could put its aid workers deployed in conflict zones at risk
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Two British journalists detained in southeast Turkey
Police detained Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury for filming clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants
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Qatar Airways 'shamed' into altering marriage, pregnancy policies
No amount of hiding behind ‘best airline’ awards has kept the truth about the airline from emerging