Indonesia foils plot to launch terror attack on Singapore's Marina Bay
Isis-linked suspects are believed to have planned to launch a rocket from the Indonesian island of Batam.
Twin infant girls die in Georgia after being left in overheated car
Police are interrogating the father as the mother was away in Atlanta at the time of the fateful incident.
Barack Obama on $400m cash payment to Iran: President says we do not pay ransom and never will
Obama admitted that the payment was made in cash to Iran, but clarified that the deal was no 'secret'.
Malaysia confirms home simulator of MH370 pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah had Indian Ocean flight path
Transport minister Liow Tiong Lai says there is no evidence to show that pilot deliberately crashed the plane.
World's largest hotel being built in Mecca may miss 2017 deadline
The Abraj Kudai hotel is being built roughly 2km away from the holy Islamic pilgrimage site in Mecca.
US tags Jamaat-ur-Ahrar and Brussels attacker Mohamed Abrini 'designated global terrorists'
Pakistan's Jamaat-ur-Ahrar had claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Lahore on Easter Sunday.
Rome on high alert after new Isis video surfaces with threats to conquer the city
Recent arrests of a Pakistani and a Syrian add to security concerns in Italy.
Pentagon blocks payment of $300m to Pakistan for inadequate action against terrorism
Secretary of Defence Ash Carter not to certify that Pakistan has done enough to eliminate terror groups.
India to induct new regiment of advanced BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles
The new regiment will be deployed in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Missing girl, now 22, returns home to Delhi after being raped and tortured for 10 years
The girl said she was sold at least eight times to different people and raped by over 30 men.
US paid $400m ransom to get 4 Americans in Tehran prison freed – Report
Among the four US nationals was Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian.
UK and coalition forces bomb former Saddam palace being used by Isis
The ministry of defence says the air strike was part of an offensive against IS in northern Iraq.
China court warns those fishing illegally in disputed waters could face jail term
China's Supreme Court says it will safeguard the country's territorial sovereignty and maritime interests.
Texas students can now legally carry guns to campuses
The law has sparked a debate over whether it would avert or trigger mass shooting incidents.
Nigerian army found guilty of killing hundreds of Shias
Inquiry commission has called for prosecution of the guilty military personnel.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte asks mining firms to obey laws or face closure
Duterte says he would rather forgo revenue than let the environment be ruined.
Most Isis fighters in Afghanistan are former Pakistani Taliban members: US commander
US and Nato force chief in Afghanistan says Daesh fighters are now feeling the heat of air strikes.
Check out what Trump is up to in this Dublin pub
After putting up a poster of Trump in the men's urinal, the pub has now called for suggestions for the women's restroom.
Air crash expert says MH370 flaperon found on Reunion Island shows plane was manned until the end
Senior air crash expert Larry Vance said the flaperon was not broken off, but eroded while entering ocean.
British woman holidaying in Spain arrested for abandoning 9-year-old twins to go out drinking
The woman was found next day sleeping at the holiday apartment in spite of the boys being missing all night.
7 detained in Indonesia after attacks on Buddhist temples in Sumatra
North Sumatra Police spokeswoman said no one was injured in the Friday night attacks.
Investigators believe wing part found in Tanzania could hold vital clues about MH370's disappearance
ATSB chief commissioner Greg Hood confirmed that the wing part was definitely from a Boeing 777.
UN Security Council agrees to deploy up to 228 more troops to conflict-hit Burundi
Burundi government has already told the UN it would not accept more than 50 troops in the country.
These two recent domestic violence cases show the plight of Afghan women
In two incidents that happened within 24 hours, a woman was killed and another's genitals were mutilated.
Large-scale vehicle smuggling from Afghanistan raises security concerns in Pakistan
Security agencies say many of these vehicles are being used in terrorist activities.
WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning being investigated over suicide attempt in prison
If convicted, she could face indefinite solitary confinement without parole.
UN aid workers wounded in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria
The Islamists ambushed a convoy of UN humanitarian aid workers when they were returning from Bama.
China and Russia gearing up for joint naval drill in South China Sea
Chinese defence ministry spokesman says it is a routine exercise and not targeted against any country.
Orders to remove 'extremist' literature in UK jails came months after first alert
A Prison Service inspection team found multiple copies of banned 'extremist' books in many prisons.
UN officials urge Boko Haram-affected countries to address root causes of violence
More than nine million people across the Lake Chad Basin are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
