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Bangladesh factory owners to stand trial over deadly fire
Prosecutor Khandakar Abdul Mannan says court charged 13 including Delwar and his wife with causing death by negligence
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Indian minister's rape warning over Sunny Leone's condom ad sparks anger
Politician says if condom ads are shown on Indian television and in newspapers, then rape incidents will rise
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Image of dead boy piles pressure on Cameron over Syrian refugees
Britain has taken in 216 people under a UN-backed relocation scheme for vulnerable Syrians
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Migrants storm Budapest train as horror of crisis hits home
The EU is riven by frictions between transit nations where the migrants arrive by sea or land
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Indian village council denies ordering rape of sisters
The sisters were told they would be stripped naked and raped because their brother eloped with a higher caste woman
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Selfie madness: Too many dying to get the picture
The act has exploded in popularity in recent years from Britain's Queen Elizabeth to US President Obama joining in
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Four Turkish police officers killed in bomb attack
The blast is the latest in a succession of frequent attacks against security forces by Kurdistan Workers' Party
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Donald Trump wants to run against Kanye West in 2020
Trump supports rapper's decision; is of the opinion he inspired Kanye to run for presidency
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Earth has three trillion trees: study
The calculation also revealed that tree cover had nearly halved since the start of human civilisation
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Another Australian surfer dies in Indonesia: police
A search ensued for the missing Australian but he wasn't found until Wednesday morning
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Iran police to confiscate cars of 'poorly veiled' women
Head of Tehran's traffic police says women will need to obtain a court order before getting their seized cars back
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Islamic State claims Yemen Shia mosque attack that killed 28
IS said a man identified as Qusai al Sanaani blew himself up after sunset prayers inside the al Muayad mosque
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Young royal blood must wait as Queen celebrates landmark
If the queen lives as long as her mother, who died at 101, Charles would be about 80 when he finally takes the throne
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China flexes military muscle as Xi lauds its power
Beijing marks the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan
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Migrant child's body on beach shocks Europe
The corpses of 12 migrants, among them five children and a woman, were found and 15 others were rescued
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France closes Arafat death probe without imposing charges: prosecutor
Judges ruled that there was "not sufficient evidence of an intervention by a third party who could have" killed him
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Ukraine reports polio outbreak, first cases in Europe since 2010: WHO
This is the first case of polio in Europe since 2010 and in Ukraine since 1996
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India bans selfies at Kumbh Mela
Ban will be imposed on the days when people bathe in the sacred Godavari River
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Saudi Arabia's top cleric slams Iran's movie on Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Iran's most expensive movie depicts the prophet (pbuh) on screen, an act that is prohibited in Sunni Islam
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Sixty-one infants die at Indian hospital in just two weeks
Doctors at the hospital blame the deaths on overstretched facilities, not negligence
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Giant Australian sheep baa-dly in need of shearing
The animal's voluminous fleece could rival New Zealand's most famous sheep, Shrek
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Car bomb kills 10 in Syria regime bastion Latakia
Rebels entrenched in the hilly terrain around Latakia regularly fire rockets and other missiles into the city
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In the wilderness of Alaska, Obama poses with 'bear'
US president’s Alaska trip is aimed at making the world pay heed to the damage already caused by rising seas
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Former WWE wrestler arrested in 32-year-old murder case
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka has been charged for murdering his girlfriend in 1983
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Delhi woman who sued Uber over rape accusation ends US lawsuit
Uber's CEO had called the incident "horrific" and pledged to help "bring this perpetrator to justice"
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Turkish connection probed in Bangkok bomb search
A total of eight people are now wanted in connection with the unprecedented attack
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Here are the world’s unfriendliest cities
Survey features cities in Russia, US and France prominently in the top 10 unfriendliest cities in the world
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World on track for warming 'far above' 2C target: analysts
Scientists say, to avoid worst-case scenario global warming, greenhouse gas emissions would have to drop
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Turkey confirms 18 construction workers kidnapped in Baghdad
Kidnapped Turks were working on the construction of a stadium and included 14 workers, 3 engineers and an accountant
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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

















































