India speeds up payment of $6.5bn oil arrears to Iran ahead of PM Modi's visit
India to make payments in euros through Turkey's Halkbank.
North Korea appoints Ri Yong Ho as new foreign minister
North Korea's new foreign minister is a veteran diplomat with decades of experience in international policies.
Hong Kong steps up security ahead of top Chinese official's visit
Around 6,000 officers have been deployed ahead of Zhang Dejiang's visit to Hong Kong.
Pakistan concerned over India's supersonic interceptor missile
Islamabad vows to take up India's missile test at international level.
Colombia seizes record 8 tonnes of cocaine near Panama border
Colombia drug bust hailed as 'largest-ever cocaine seizure in history'.
Manchester-bound Ryanair flight from Norway grounded over bomb scare
Two suspects were engaged in a conversation and used the word 'bomb' on board that led to the flight being evacuated.
EU referendum: Boris Johnson compares the EU to Hitler's Nazi superstate
Johnson has said there is no 'loyalty' to the idea of a unified Europe.
Venezuela military embarks on exercises under Maduro's state of emergency
President Nicolas Maduro orders military drills to take on 'foreign threats'.
Great Firewall of China broken as hacker posts personal details of Communist party leaders and tycoons
Hacker named shenfenzheng shares personal details of business tycoons Jack Ma and Wang Jianlin.
Israeli air strike kills top Hezbollah commander in Syria
Lebanese militant group confirms death of Mustafa Badreddine but Israel yet to respond.
Australian national shot dead near embassy in Baghdad
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says government probing the security contractor's death.
India puts price cap on drugs treating cancer, diabetes and heart diseases
Prices of 54 drug compositions slashed by about 55% by Indian regulator.
Mossack Fonseca to begin 'aggressive legal action' against ICIJ over Panama Papers
The Panamanian law firm had warned the consortium of journalists not to make the database public.
Isis claims its bloodiest day in Baghdad as 90 killed by multiple bombings
Islamic State's latest bombings offer grim reminder of Iraq's bloody sectarian conflict.
First global assessment of world's plants reveals 390,900 species known to science
Biologists warn at least 20% of 390,000 plant species are at risk of extinction.
US sails guided-missile destroyer near disputed island in South China Sea
Washington navy's USS William P Lawrence sails as close as 12 nautical miles to contested island.
Chinese president Xi Jinping congratulates North Korea's Kim Jong-un on new title
Chinese president also highlighted the traditional friendship between Beijing and Pyongyang.
Indian maid allegedly tortured to death in Saudi Arabia
Asima Khatoon, 25, complained about her employers to her family ahead of her death.
North Korea vows to bolster nuclear capabilities at party congress
Pyongyang pledges to improve its nuclear arsenal in 'quality and quantity'.
Philippines elections: Rodrigo Duterte tipped as frontrunner as security tightens on polling day
Political firebrand Rodrigo Duterte widely tipped to clinch election victory in Philippines.
Islamists hack Sufi Muslim leader to death in Bangladesh
Sufi Muslim leader Mohammad Shahidullah's body was found with his throat slit.
Canada wildfire likely to last for months, Saskatchewan province could also be gutted
Raging blaze in Alberta threatening to spill over to neighbouring province as authorities pray for downpour.
Kim Jong-un rules out using nuclear weapons first unless attacked
North Korean leader vows to work towards denuclearisation of the world.
Canada wildfire large enough to create own weather system
Canada begins airlifting evacuees from Fort McMurrary, Alberta, as wildfire rages on.
Chinese naval fleet comprising advanced warships heading to South China Sea for drill
Chinese fleet includes missile destroyers and missile frigates equipped with helicopters.
North Korea begins Workers' Party congress with nuclear deterrence warning
Pyongyang kicks off its rare congress allowing Kim Jong-un to cement his grip firmly.
North Korea heralds Kim Jong-un as 'great sun of 21st century' ahead of Workers' Party congress
North Korea is set to hold its first congress in nearly four decades.
Russia responds with 3 new military divisions to counter Nato's build-up in Baltics
Nato's new supreme commander announces alliance's forces would be bolstered in the eastern flank.
US and Russia agree to extend ceasefire to Aleppo
Specifics on the shaky truce are still murky but all parties have agreed to cessation of hostilities.
Indian teenager who aged eight times faster due to rare medical condition dies
Nihal Bitla, 15, suffered from a rare genetic condition known as progeria which made him age faster than normal.
