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Man who lent apartment to Paris attacks ringleader goes before judge
Bendaoud says he had loaned his apartment to two people from Belgium as a favour to a friend
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World's biggest clone factory raises fears in China
The $31 million facility will include cloning laboratories and a gene bank
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Rebels blow up bridges to hamper advance by Yemen loyalists
Military officials say landmines planted by rebels hampered the progress of government forces
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Easyjet cancels flights to and from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh
The airline already cancelled outgoing flights till Nov 25, but has been shipping holidaymakers back from the resort
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Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up Islamic State fight
Manhunt continues for Belgian-born Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people
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German business confidence unfazed by Paris attacks
The Ifo institute's closely-watched business climate index rose to 109 points in November from 108.2 points in October
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Over half of world's primates on brink of extinction: experts
Apes, lemurs and monkeys among those facing extinction
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Japan rocket launches its first commercial satellite
Japan wants to become major player in satellite launching business
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Five shot in US at rally over death of black man: police, media
Media reports say incident occurred at protest over fatal shooting by police of black man
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Majority of Britons want to leave the EU after Paris attacks: poll
The ORB survey of 2,000 people showed 52 per cent of British voters wanted to leave while 48 per cent wanted to stay
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Japanese woman feared murdered and buried in Bangladesh: police
Authorities began investigating after the woman's mother in Japan reported her missing on November 19
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Turkey shoots down Russian military plane on Syria border
Turkish presidency says Russian Su-24 plane was downed because it violated country's air space
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber blocked ‘indefinitely’ in Bangladesh
Decision comes after top court upheld ruling to execute two opposition leaders for crimes committed during 1971 war
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Two bombs explode at hotel housing election judges in Egypt- state TV
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks
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Thai military court indicts Bangkok blast accused
Bilal Mohammed, also known as Adem Karadag, and Yusuf Mieraili have been in custody for nearly three months
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Bankers are still paid too much: Deutsche Bank CEO
'I'm 100 percent in favour of claw-back' said Cryan
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Australia PM says no global support for troops on the ground in Syria
Turnbull believes Islamic State to be 'in a fundamentally weak position,' despite territorial gain in Syria and Iraq
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New York prepares for Thanksgiving parade as Islamic State threat looms
Despite security measures, some people said they would skip the parade this year in light of the new threats
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Moroccan woman mistaken for Europe’s first female suicide bomber
Nabila says her photos landed in the hands of an English journalist before making the rounds across the globe
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Kerry to hold talks with Israeli, Palestinian leaders
His visit comes after nearly two months of violence that has left 92 Palestinians dead, including one Arab Israeli
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Bomb explodes outside Greek business federation offices in Athens-police
Since 2010 attacks escalated after tax rises, wage and pension cuts in exchange for multi-billion euro bailout by EU
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US issues global travel alert due to 'increased terrorist threats'
State Department says Islamic State, al Qaeda and Boko Haram continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions
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Brussels extends terror alert as United States issues travel warning
Brussels increases security with soldiers patrolling everywhere, from railway stations to EU institutions
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Cries of 'inquisition' as Vatican puts journalists in dock over leaks
Two journalists and three Vatican officials go on trial Tuesday over the publication of classified documents
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US Muslim teen accused of clock bomb suing Texas city, school for $15 million
His attorneys are seeking $5 million in damages from the school district and $10 million from the city of Irving
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Belgian authorities charge fourth suspect with Paris attacks
The suspect was arrested in a series of police raids in Belgium on Sunday night along with 15 other people
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Female footballer leaves Iran, husband overruled
Ardalan granted a single exit visa by judiciary which allows her to compete in a Futsal World Cup event in Guatemala
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Freemason membership records spanning 190 years go online
Records show details including Freemasons' names, profession, residence and when they joined the society
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Iran, Russia against 'external attempts' to dump Assad
Putin and Khamenei discussed Syria before the Russian leader headed to a summit of gas exporting countries in Tehran
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China says keeping leaders away is key to climate talk success
Reps from 200 countries will gather in the French capital to begin talks aimed at thrashing out a new global deal
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Soldier, four suspected rebels killed in Indian-held Kashmir
The encounter ended with the elimination of three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit
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'Study Quran' to counter extremism by explaining ambiguous scripture
Extremist groups have long been wrongfully using text from the Holy Quran to justify killings, torture and even rape
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Indian doctor arrested for trying to burn patient's body
Police says Shiekh allegedly took the body on a motorcycle to an isolated location and doused it with petrol
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Ex-Kadhafi minister arrested over UK police killing: report
Kadhafi's ouster in 2011 has given investigators new hope of solving Fletcher and Lockerbie crimes
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Putin removes ban on nuclear cooperation with Iran
A decree Putin signed on Monday enables Russian firms to help modify centrifuges and help Tehran redesign Arak reactor
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Hopes fade as Myanmar mine landslide toll tops 100
Authorities have pulled out scores of bodies since huge mountain of debris collapsed onto flimsy shacks on Saturday
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OSCE takes Vatican to task over 'Vatileaks' charges
The Vatican Saturday charged two journalists for the 'unlawful disclosure of information and confidential documents'
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Riyadh to host Gulf summit on December 10
Major world powers have set January 1 as the date for talks on war-torn Syria
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Two dead in US military helicopter crash
The helicopter is presumed to have taken off from a US military base at Pyeongtaek south of Seoul
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Climate change root cause of Syrian war: Prince Charles
Says there is direct link between climate change, conflict and terrorism
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Jewish group in Germany urges limit to refugee influx
Sooner or later we won't have a choice but to set an upper limit, says Josef Schuster
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Playtech terminates $700 million deal for Plus500
Shares in Playtech, founded by Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi, fell as much as 12.3 per cent in early trading
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Afghanistan, Pakistan open key economic, trade talks
Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission meeting was previously scheduled to be held in August
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UK boosts military spending as pressure to strike Islamic State grows
Cameron says IS is not some remote problem thousands of miles away; it is a direct threat to UK's security
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Belgian police met with 'catty response' after requesting online silence
Belgians dutifully obeyed the police request
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Chinese forces use flamethrower to hunt Xinjiang "terrorists"
Security forces recently killed 28 members of a group that carried out a deadly attack at a coal mine in Aksu
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Afghan Taliban names new political head in peace talks boost
Mullah Akhtar Mansour names Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai as head of political office in Qatar
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France targets prepaid debit cards in fight against terror finance
French security forces have made nearly 300 arrests in the Paris region since the attacks of November 13
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Babies crawl, and bawl, to finish line in Japan race
More than 600 babies in Tokyo wriggled to the finish line in the three-metre race
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Stung by attacks, Turkey toughens stance against Islamic State
Islamic State has been listed as a terror organisation by Turkey since its emergence

















































