US warns Pakistan to ensure no cross-border terror attacks during President Barack Obama's India visit US President Barack Obama will be in New Delhi from 25-27 January and will be the special guest at India's 67th Republic Day parade. Jan 19, 2015
AB de Villiers scores fastest ODI hundred: South African batsman slams 104 off 31 deliveries against West Indies De Villiers hammered Jason Holder for 23 runs in 42nd over and reached the fastest half century off 16 balls. Jan 18, 2015
Indian spy accused of helping opposition win Sri Lanka elections Sri Lanka has reportedly expelled Colombo station chief of Raw after accusing him of helping Maithripala Sirisena win the elections. Jan 18, 2015
India: Rape victim hires New York lawyer to sue Uber in US The victim has hired Douglas Wigdor, who previously represented the hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape in 2012. Jan 16, 2015
India rejects European Parliament resolution seeking Italian marines' return The two Italian marines are accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala on 15 February, 2012. Jan 16, 2015
Indian woman breaks British open water swimmer's world record in chilling Antarctic Ocean Bhakti Sharma swims 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in 1C temperature breaking swimming champion Lewis Pugh's world record. Jan 16, 2015
Paris terror attacks: French President Francois Hollande says Charlie Hebdo is 'reborn' Francois Hollande says: "You can murder men and women but you can never kill their ideas." Jan 15, 2015
South Korea President urges North's Kim Jong-un to join in dialogue 'without conditions' Park Geun-hye wants to discuss bilateral issues such as the reunion of families who were separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. Jan 12, 2015 North Korea South Korea
Pakistan: Schools reopen after deadly Peshawar massacre After 150 people were killed at an army school in Peshawar on 16 December, 2014, students defied the attackers and returned to schools. Jan 12, 2015
Produce four kids to protect Hinduism, says Indian parliamentarian Controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj had earlier called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin a "martyr". Jan 7, 2015
Pope Francis nominates 20 new cardinals, most from outside Europe Pontiff has named cardinals mostly from Africa and Asia in a bid to move away from Vatican's Eurocentric periphery. Jan 5, 2015 Pope Francis
North Korea rejects fresh US sanctions, calls it a 'hostile policy' The White House says sanctions the 'first aspect of our response' to the hack Jan 4, 2015
23-year-old Florida man beheads mother with an axe The schizophrenic man attacked his mother because she "nagged" him to do chores. Jan 2, 2015
North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister marries son of close aide Choe Ryong-hae The North Korean leader's sister marries son of the Worker's Party secretary Choe Ryong-hae. Jan 2, 2015
Ex-New York governor Mario Cuomo dies at 82 Cuomo died on the day his eldest son was sworn in as the governor of the state for a second term. Jan 2, 2015
Two Italian women held captive by Syrian militants, video shows However, the websites and Twitter accounts used by the militant outfit have no mention of the video. Jan 1, 2015 Syria
Egypt: Top court orders retrial of three jailed Al-Jazeera journalists The three journalists were earlier sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison Jan 1, 2015 Egypt