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Student strikes, street closures in Iraq protests
Despite orders from Iraq's higher education minister to stay away from the rallies
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Indian capital Delhi gasps under choking smog
Last year, a UN report found 14 of the world's 15 most polluted cities were in India
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A year before 2020 election, a divided and 'angry' America
Polls suggest the country couldn't be much more divided
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Airbnb bans 'party houses' after deadly US shooting
Five people were killed and others wounded in a Thursday night shooting in Orinda
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Trump aide said Ukraine behind Democratic party hack: documents
He has pressured Ukraine's president to investigate that debunked conspiracy theory as well as his rival Joe Biden
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Trump brushes off report of smugglers cutting through border wall
A cordless reciprocating saw that sells for as little as $100 can slice through the wall in minutes
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Trump booed at UFC fight night in New York
There was no repeat of the loud chants of "lock him up" that greeted him when he attended a World Series baseball...
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At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syrian border town
The blast came despite a truce last week to halt the Turkish assault
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Saudi Arabia approves listing of energy giant Aramco
Aramco is the most profitable company globally and the offering could be the world's largest
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Teams make progress against latest major California blaze
The fires prompted Governor Gavin Newsom to declare an emergency across the state
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US pours back to military bases in northeast Syria
US army arrives in west of Syria’s northern province of Raqqa to rebuild military base
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Over 30 Pakistani migrants found in lorry in France
The group was discovered during a routine check on a motorway near the Italian border
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Steel cutting ceremony of two warships for Pakistan Navy held in China
Yet another manifestation of time tested and ever-growing Pak-China friendship, says Commodore Humayun
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Merkel urges Delhi to go green amid smog emergency
Pledges one billion euros to help Indian cities switch to green transport
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Spain steps in to host COP25 climate summit as Greta asks for a lift
After Chile abandoned plans due to deadly anti-government protests
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Vietnam 'strongly condemns' human trafficking after UK truck tragedy
British police say they believe all 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry last month were Vietnamese
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Hong Kong braces for 'emergency' protest call for autonomy
Protesters are angry at perceived Chinese meddling with Hong Kong’s freedoms
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Thousands protest to maintain pressure on Chile government
Demonstrators held up signs paying tribute to the 20 people killed and more than 1,300 injured during the protests
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The US remains in the Paris accord, for now
Technical aspects over its implementation remain to be ironed out including matters of accounting for emissions
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China, US hold 'constructive' call on trade mini-deal
Trump had planned to sign a deal with China's leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the now-cancelled summit
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Defiant Trump says impeachment delivers him an 'angry majority'
The latest average of polls shows only 40.9 per cent of Americans approve of Trump
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Iraq protests enter second month, defying pledges of reform
More than 250 people have died and 10,000 have been wounded in the past
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Turkey, Russia launch joint patrols in northern Syria
It follows an agreement they signed last week which gave Kurdish forces 150 hours to withdraw
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Attack on Mali military post kills 53 soldiers
Mali's army struggling in the face of a militant revolt that has spread from the arid north to its centre
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Forty years on, hostage crisis poisons Iran-US ties
Diplomatic relations between Iran and the US have been frozen since 1980
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US looking at new ISIS leader and role in organisation: US official
The militant group appoints a successor to Baghdadi identified as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi
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New California fire grows as crews make headway on other blazes
The fires prompted California Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency this week
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Second man charged over UK truck deaths, victims thought to be Vietnamese
He was also accused of 39 counts of manslaughter, as well as human trafficking, immigration offences
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Trump announces new acting US homeland security chief
His former acting secretary McAleenan served in the role for six months
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Situation in Kashmir 'unsustainable', says Merkel
German Chancellor to take up the matter with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Teen climate activist seeks lift back across Atlantic to climate meet
Thunberg's highly publicised journey has so far involved crossing on a zero-emission sailboat from England to New York
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Rogue elephant named after Bin Laden kills five villagers in India
As elephants' natural habitant shrinks, nearly 2,300 people have been trampled in India in the last five years
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London court extends Altaf Hussain's bail in hate speech case
MQM founder's trial will formally start in June next year
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Police rescue baby being buried alive by grandfather
India is notorious for the gender killing of baby girls, seen as a financial burden because of the dowry
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Controversial Russian law to control internet enters force
Law requires internet providers to install technical devices by authorities to enable centralised control of traffic
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US Naval Academy allows Satanist study group
Spokeswoman says group established at request of midshipmen, as academy 'provides for the exercise of diverse beliefs
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Teen climate activist turns down $50,000 prize
Greta Thunberg says the climate movement does not need any more awards
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Schools in New Delhi shut until November 5 as air pollution severe
A government-appointed environment panel declared Delhi’s air pollution a public health emergency
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Tezgam tragedy: British royal couple ‘horrified and deeply saddened’
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people and families affected by the disaster, says William and Kate
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Turkey releases 18 Syrian troops after talks with Russia
Before joint Turkish-Russian patrols are due to start in areas near the Syrian border
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US House formalises Trump impeachment process in landmark vote
Trump calls on Republicans to support him
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No sign of survivors from crashed South Korean Airbus chopper with seven on board
The defence ministry sent vessels, planes, divers to scour the ocean for any sign of missing people
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Day of the Dead: Mexico's colorful cult festival
The traditional festival honours deceased, believes the living and dead can commune during fiesta
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Chile: Death toll in anti-government protests hits 23
Violent protests continue, with thousands arrested and many public properties damaged
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Truck plummets down Philippine ravine, kills 19
The driver lost control as the engine, brakes failed
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China says won't tolerate national security threats in Hong Kong
China denies meddling in Hong Kong, accuses foreign governments of stirring up trouble
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Hong Kong braces for mass rally over weekend after Halloween clashes
Riot police with shields, batons pushed back crowds of revelers and demonstrators
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UK Brexit accord rules out trade deal with US: Trump
Trump criticise British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit divorce deal
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WTO panel rules India export subsidies illegal, upholds US case
Calls on India to withdraw export-contingent subsidies within periods varying from 90 to 180 days
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Islamic State vows revenge against US for Baghdadi killing
According to analysts, whoever emerges as the new leader will have to pull the group back together as a fighting force
















































