Beating by Indian troops radicalised attacker: parentsA suicide bomber who killed 44 paramilitary policemen in Indian-held Kashmir joined a militant group after having been beaten by troops three years ago, his parents said on Friday. Jaish-e-Mohammad (J...
In America, high-speed train travel is off trackCalifornia's suspension this week of a high-speed rail project underscores the up-hill battle the modern mode of transport faces in the United States -- including myriad cultural, political and econom...
US court allows ‘No-Fly List’ lawsuits, dissenters warn of dangerA divided federal appeals court on Thursday said American Muslims who landed on the "No-Fly List" because of their refusal to become government informants can sue FBI agents for damages, prompting dis...
Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murderTwo people were sentenced to death by a Myanmar court Friday for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi advisor, after a drawn-out trial backlit by allegations of impunity with a main susp...
Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoyPresident Nicolas Maduro has invited a US special envoy to Venezuela after revealing in an AP interview on Thursday that his foreign minister recently held secret talks with the US official in New Yor...
Junta chief’s bid for PM intact after whirlwind week in Thai politicsJunta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha's grip on power was tossed into doubt by the political cameo of a princess, but a week later his ambitions to rebrand as a civilian leader appear back on track, a survivo...
WHO warns of ‘backsliding’ in measles fight as cases soarThe World Health Organization warned Thursday that efforts to halt the spread of measles were “backsliding,” with case numbers worldwide surging around 50 percent last year. The UN health agency point...
‘Forever haunted’ Parkland mourns a year after shootingOne year after the Valentine's Day massacre inside a Florida school, students and families leading a nationwide push for school and gun safety paused on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the deadlie...
Philippines frees journalist on bail after global outcry over press freedomThe head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a...
US military denies taking part in raid on al-Qaeda site in LibyaThe US military denied on Thursday taking part in a raid on an al-Qaeda site in the Libyan city of Ubari, contradicting a statement by a Libyan official. The spokesperson for Fayez al-Sarraj, head of...
Taliban confront fake news and social media in propaganda warFighting "fake" news, wrestling with social media, and deploying an intern army -- the Taliban's sprawling propaganda machine embraces modernity even as the group vows to enforce Islamist controls on...
Trump vows emergency declaration over wall, agrees to shutdown-averting billPresident Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to declare a national emergency in an attempt to fund his U.S.-Mexico border wall without congressional approval, a step likely to plunge him into a court batt...
N Korea and Vietnam eye new chapter with Trump-Kim summitIn 1966, Ahn Hak-soo was one of more than 300,000 South Korean soldiers fighting alongside U.S. forces during the Vietnam War when he was captured by the North Vietnamese army and handed over to Hanoi...
War kills over 100,000 babies a year: Save the ChildrenAt least 100,000 babies die every year because of armed conflict and its impact, from hunger to denial of aid, Save the Children International said on Friday. In the 10 worst-hit countries, a conserva...
Australia’s centre-left party in blunt warning to Asian boat migrantsAustralia's centre-left Labor party has warned would-be migrants considering the boat journey from Indonesia they will be forcibly returned if it wins May's election, embracing hardline policies of th...
187 ex-jihadists surrender in CameroonNearly 200 Cameroonians who were members of Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadist group have returned home and surrendered to the authorities after breaking with the organisation, the government said Thursday...
$100 million in humanitarian aid pledged to crisis-hit VenezuelaTwenty-five countries have pledged $100 million in aid to Venezuela, a top US official said Thursday, as the crisis-hit country’s Supreme Court took aim at oil executives appointed by the opposition....
US court allows ‘No-Fly List’ lawsuits, dissenters warn of dangerA divided federal appeals court on Thursday said American Muslims who landed on the "No-Fly List" because of their refusal to become government informants can sue FBI agents for damages, prompting dis...
Trump administration sued over shift in asylum policyThe Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases wind through immigration courts violates US law by putting the migrants in danger and depriving them of the ab...