Donald Trump's government has revoked guidance to US public schools that allowed transgender students to use toilets matching their gender identity, reports BBC. The guidance, issued by his predecessor Barack Obama, had been hailed by as a victory for transgender rights. But critics said it threatened…

Seven Earth-sized planets detected using Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope and several ground-based observatories are described in the journal Nature,…

Indian social media users are criticising the chief minister of southern Telangana state for using $750,000 (£610,790) of public funds to offer gold at a famous temple, reports BBC. K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday offered gold to "thank the gods" for the success of his decade-long…

Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in Sydney on Thursday against the first visit to Australia by an Israeli prime minister, branding Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal", reports AFP. A police helicopter hovered over the city as speakers slammed Canberra's strong support…

A Congo military spokesman says the army has killed at least 16 former members of a rebel group who re-entered the country's east, reports AP. Maj Ndjike Kaiko said Thursday that in fighting near Rutshuru the army captured 68 former M23 rebels and 39 others surrendered. He said the rebels tried…

After more than a week of silence in its state-controlled media, North Korea on Thursday slammed the investigation into the death of one of its citizens in Kuala Lumpur, saying Malaysia's probe is full of "holes and contradictions", reports AP. The report from the highly-selective official…

Syrian peace talks under the auspices of the United Nations have resumed in Geneva, 10 months after they fell apart over escalating bloodshed in the war-torn country, reports AP. UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is convening his first morning meeting with the delegation of the Syrian government, headed…