World

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe says refugee status seekers can now return home safely

More than 2,000 asylum seekers currently live in the Pacific island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Sri Lankans, Iranians and Afghans are the largest national groups.

Feb 15, 2017

British PM Theresa May rejects petition signed by almost 2 million people against Donald Trump's state visit to UK

After May announced the Queen's invitation to Trump for a state visit, hundreds of people in the UK were against his visit citing his immigration ban.

Feb 15, 2017

Kim Jong Un's brother murdered in Malaysia, US suspects North Korea behind it

The North Korean leader's brother reportedly spent a considerable amount of time outside of North Korea and had also publicly denounced his family's dynastic control of the isolated nation.

Feb 15, 2017

Pakistan Bomb Blast: At least 10 killed, 58 injured in a possible 'suicide attack' outside Punjab Assembly at Lahore's Mall Road

The blast happened during a protest by nurses at Mall Road's Charing Cross.

Feb 13, 2017

'Mexico must be respected': Thousands of Mexicans take to streets to protest against Donald Trump

The protesters were seen raising Mexican flags and carrying anti-Trump placards written both in English and Spanish and saying "Mexico must be respected".

Feb 13, 2017

Valentine's Day celebrations banned in Pakistan capital by Islamabad High Court

The order by the top court came during a hearing of a petition arguing that Valentine's Day, February 14, is not a part of Muslim tradition.

Feb 13, 2017

US, Japan call for urgent UN Security Council meeting after North Korea successfully tests nuclear-capable missile

Pyongyang fired the ballistic missile into the sea, early on Sunday, the first such test conducted under the new US President Donald Trump.

Feb 13, 2017

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile, as US President Donald Trump prepares to act

It was Pyongyang's first missile launch since Donald Trump took over as the US president.

Feb 12, 2017

Donald Trump met Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and the internet can't get over their awkward handshake

The two leaders shared a handshake during the photo-op in the Oval Office and it appeared to stretch a tad too long for comfort.

Feb 11, 2017

Philippines: Earthquake kills at least 15, over 100 injured

The quake, which hit the southern region of Philippines, damaged buildings and an airport and knocked out power in vast areas.

Feb 11, 2017

Artist fights slut shamers with Hindu goddess body art

Malaysian women facing backlash from slut shamers fight back.

Feb 10, 2017

Iraq: ISIS looks to claw back into Mosul as mass graves and other horrors continue to emerge

A mass grave has been unearthed in Anbar, while more than 1,000 houses have been destroyed in eastern Mosul.

Feb 10, 2017

United Nations report: ISIS still recruiting militants from Afghanistan-Pakistan border

The UN report also stated that the member states confirmed that ISIS leader in Afghanistan, Hafiz Saeed Khan, was killed in July 2016 in an airstrike.

Feb 10, 2017

Donald Trump finally agrees to honour 'One China' policy in phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Trump, on multiple occasions, has angered China by suggesting that the US does not have to abide by the 'One China' policy.

Feb 10, 2017

Red Cross temporarily stops operations in Afghanistan after 6 employees get killed; 2 missing

ICRC billed the offensive as the worst attack against the organisation in last 20 years.

Feb 9, 2017