Afghan Taliban launches spring offensive codenamed 'Operation Omari'
Taliban promises 2016 offensive will be bloodier than earlier year, which killed 11,000 civilians.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment amid Petrobras scandal and economic woes
Brazil's lower house is expected vote on Rousseff's prosecution in the coming days.
Guptas have not fled South Africa says CEO of group company Oakbay
Powerful family is seen close to President Jacob Zuma who has been facing political turmoil.
Yemen truce comes into force amid strong warning
Rival factions vow to respect UN-brokered ceasefire arrangement ahead of peace talks in Kuwait.
Panama Papers: HMRC boss Edward Troup was partner at law firm that represented Ian Cameron's offshore fund
Simmons & Simmons acted for Blairmore Holdings and other offshore firms.
Powerful earthquake jolts Pakistan, tremors felt up to New Delhi
BREAKING: People in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and Islamabad run out of homes due to quake.
Blasts rock Afghan capital Kabul shortly after John Kerry's surprise visit
US Secretary of State throws Washington's weight behind Afghanistan's unity government.
Panama Papers: David Cameron discloses tax records as £200,000 gift from mother comes under scrutiny
Downing Street publishes tax records in bid to clear air over Cameron's financial affairs.
Bangladesh student activist Nazimuddin Samad who criticised radical Islam hacked to death
Nazimuddin Samad was murdered by assailants after he posted messages on social media criticising Islam.
Israel's arms exports to Europe doubled in 2015 amid refugee crisis and terror attacks
Israel's weapons sales to Europe jumped from $724m in 2014 to $1.6bn in 2015.
Panama Papers: Iceland coalition names Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as new prime minister
Iceland's ruling coalition said the deputy chair of the Progressive Party will take over shortly.
Chinese foreign minister visits Myanmar pledging support for Aung San Suu Kyi's new government
Wang Yi becomes first top foreign dignitary to visit Myanmar after the takeover by t he NLD.
Japan's military aircraft with 6 people aboard goes missing
Tokyo deploys helicopters to find the missing jet operated by Japan's Air Self-Defense Force.
Libya's self-declared government steps down to 'prevent bloodshed'
A week after arrival of UN-backed government in Tripoli, rival administration said it would 'cease duties'.
Refugee crisis: Greece suspends deportations to Turkey as asylum requests surge
Athens is believed to be struggling to implement the controversial EU-Turkey deal on account of soaring asylum claims.
India's poorest state Bihar declares blanket ban on liquor
Nitish Kumar government in Bihar brings forward planned ban on alcohol by six months.
Panama Papers: India orders multi-agency probe into Mossack Fonseca leaks
India's Finance Minister has announced the setting up of a multi-agency panel to investigate offshore accounts.
Japan deploys a dozen coast guard vessels in East China Sea
Tokyo's action is expected to rile China which claims surrounding islands, called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China.
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca had dealings with close aides of Kim Jong-un, Bashar al-Assad and Robert Mugabe
Leaked secret documents from Panamanian law firm shows its role in Zimbabwe and North Korea.
Panama Papers: Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai implicated in Mossack Fonseca leak
Asides from Bollywood stars, up to 500 of India's politicians and businessmen have been mentioned in the leaks.
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca exposé sheds light on monetary dealings of Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's children
Three of Pakistani prime minister's four children feature in the Mossack Fonseca leaks.
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leaks reveal Xi Jinping's family links to offshore companies
Family members of China's Politburo Standing Committee are also accused of setting up offshore companies.
Pakistan: Dozens of foreigners 'mysteriously disappear' from Islamabad after security crackdown
At least 65 expats vacated their homes and remain unaccounted for.
Japanese warships and submarine dock in Philippines in contested waters amid China tensions
Japan's mobilisation seems more like a show of strength to challenge China's territorial claims.
Greece demands answers from IMF after WikiLeaks debt revelations
IMF refuses to challenge contents of transcript released by WikiLeaks as Athens seeks explanation.
Bharat Mata ki Jai: Islamic seminary in India issues fatwa against chanting pro-nation slogan
Uttar Pradesh-based Darul Uloom of Deoband issues fatwa against chanting 'Bharat Mata ki jai'.
Kolkata flyover collapse: Builders call it 'act of God' but politicians cry 'act of fraud'
Political wrangling breaks out in West Bengal where state assembly elections are to be held shortly.
North Korea fires surface-to-air missile into Sea of Japan
Pyongyang's apparent missile launch comes amid high tensions in Korean peninsula.
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping narrow differences during 'candid' talks on sidelines of nuclear summit
Presidents of the US and China agree to push more for denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Myanmar government creates new post to give special powers to Aung San Suu Kyi
A new bill to be passed is in line with Suu Kyi's earlier pledge of functioning "above" the presidency.
