Australia rejects Amnesty report of torture in Nauru
The report titled Island Of Despair claimed that the Australian immigration in Nauru was an 'open-air prison'.
Former US state judge accused of bargaining sexual favours for lighter sentences indicted
Joseph Boeckmann, 70, faces 21 separate charges.
Colombian army kills 1 ELN rebel and captures 4 others days before peace talks
Peace talks between the leftist guerrillas and the government are due to open on 27 October.
25 inmates brutally killed in Brazil prison riots as over 100 visitors taken hostage
Seven prisoners were beheaded, while six were burned to death, authorities said.
Bangladesh executes senior Islamic extremist over 2005 blast
Asadul Islam was the leader of the banned Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh group.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej death: Thailand's World Cup qualifier against Australia likely to shift from country
Thai king Adulyadej, who died on 13 October, was revered as the father of the nation.
Mexico to extradite drug kingpin El Chapo to US by February 2017
The Sinaloa drug cartel leader faces charges of money laundering, drug trafficking, kidnapping and murder in the US.
Jim Prentice, former premier of Canadian province Alberta, dies in plane crash
He had also served in ministerial roles in the federal government before he left for provincial politics.
Australian state to teach students about 'male privilege'
The Victorian government has launched the $21.8m programme to combat 'family violence'.
Nigeria's first lady warns President Muhammadu Buhari: 'I will not go out and campaign again'
Aisha Buhari says her husband 'does not know' most of the top officials he has appointed.
Ceasefire agreement between Colombia and Farc rebels extended until 31 December
President Juan Manuel Santos will meet Farc leaders in Havana to discuss the changes to be made to the deal.
Thousands of Colombians march for revival of peace deal with Farc rebels
Farc chief Rodrigo Londono is hopeful about the revival of the deal, but refused to re-negotiate some elements.
US journalist detained in Turkey for violating military zone freed
Lindsey Snell is now concerned for her husband, Suliman Wardak, who was arrested on 22 August while travelling to Istanbul to assist in her release.
US Navy bombards radar sites in Yemen after missiles fired at its warship say officials
The American destroyer USS Nitze launched Tomahawk cruise missiles targeting three coastal radar sites in Yemen.
US and EU ask Vietnam to free prominent blogger Mother Mushroom arrested for criticising government
US Ambassador Ted Osius, said that he was 'deeply concerned' about the actions taken by the Vietnamese government.
Climate-change activists arrested after disrupting flow of crude oil from Canada to US
Activists targeted pipelines that carry as much as 15% of daily US oil consumption.
Rio security chief Jose Beltrame who targeted drug gangs resigns as violence rises
Beltrame had created Police Pacification Units to crack down on gangs that had seized de facto control of impoverished slums.
President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will not bow to China's pressure, asks Beijing to face the reality
The president said China should recognize her government's existence.
Thailand: World's longest ruling monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej's health is not stable, palace officials say
The octogenarian Adulyadej has been the king of Thailand for the last 70 years.
Oscar-winning film director Andrzej Wajda from Poland dies at 90
Wajda, who directed over 40 films, died of lung failure.
US: Sikh-American IT specialist assaulted in alleged hate crime
The attackers caused physical injuries and deep harm to 41-year-old Maan Singh Khalsa.
Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party wins parliamentary polls for second time
Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane's PJD took 99 seats while opposition won 80.
US revokes economic sanctions against Myanmar
President Obama's move followed a meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Washington in September.
Venezuela opposition leader Capriles confident of President Nicolas Maduro's removal
Terming the current situation of the country as 'worst', Capriles said 80% of the Venezuelans wanted change.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police says sorry for sexual abuse of women employees, announces $76m payout
Victim says apology by commissioner is a 'turning point for the RCMP'.
Amnesty asks Iran to repeal conviction of writer facing jail for story on stoning
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been given six years in jail for an unpublished work of fiction she wrote.
India lashes out at Pakistan saying it should 'abandon' its 'futile quest' for Kashmir
India's permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, said the state of Jammu and Kashmir would always be an integral part of India.
3 Pakistani terrorists killed near army base in northern Kashmir, claims India
The incident comes amid the escalating tension between the two nuclear-power neighbours.
Indonesian prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for Jessica Kumala in alleged cyanide coffee murder case
Kumala, 27, allegedly killed her friend Wayan Mirna Salihin by slipping cyanide into her coffee.
6 Isis-inspired men arrested in India worked as medical representatives, investigators say
The National Investigation Agency on 4 October held 3 more youths, who are suspected to have Isis links.
