Kolkata flyover collapse: Dozens feared dead, scores trapped in West Bengal construction disaster
Army dispatched after unfinished flyover collapses in Kolkata.
Thai junta grants army sweeping powers to arrest and detain criminal suspects
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, former army chief, signs decree granting police-like powers to military.
Libya unrest: Arrival of second power centre in Tripoli raises spectre of more clashes
Presence of rival governments in Libyan capital bound to raise tensions as both factions keen to assert power.
Japan setting up 140,000-strong emergency response team to deal with earthquakes in Tokyo
Japan drafts special disaster response plan for Tokyo metropolitan area if 7-magnitude tremor hits capital.
Fresh row brewing between India and Pakistan over espionage charge
India denies alleged spy was working at behest of intelligence agency and demands consular access.
Hassan Rouhani abruptly cancels Austria visit citing security reasons
Iranian president cancels two-day visit to Vienna just hours before scheduled arrival.
Htin Kyaw set to take over as Myanmar's first civilian leader in decades
Outgoing President Thein Sein lifts state of emergency in violence-hit Rakhine in a surprise announcement.
Bangladeshi woman given death sentence for gouging lover's heart out
Woman slit the throat of her lover and ripped out his heart to seek revenge.
Nato jets shadow plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu
Nato's Eurofighter Typhoons shadow minister's plane while en route to Kaliningrad.
Isis-linked Philippine Islamist group hijacks Indonesian ship and holds 10 crew members hostage
Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf demands huge ransom to release the crew of TB Brahma 12.
Robert Mugabe lands in Japan for state visit as Shinzo Abe hails him as 'esteemed African elder'
Zimbabwean leader is on 5-day state visit to Japan as Abe looks to check China's growing influence in Africa.
Bangladesh court rejects petition challenging Islam as state religion ending 28-year legal saga
Bangladesh's high court refused to repeal Islam's status as state religion and rejected 15-member team's petition.
Nawaz Sharif on Lahore carnage: 'Terrorists killed my sons and daughters, we will wipe them out'
Pakistani prime minister pledges strong response to perpetrators of Lahore blast which killed 72 people.
Japan opens new defence radar system in East China Sea
Radar station set up on Yonaguni island, south of disputed territory.
El Chapo's suspected money launderer King Midas nabbed in Mexico
Juan Manuel Alvarez Inzunza is likely to face extradition to US, just like his boss, Joaquin Guzman.
Myanmar army puts might on full display ahead of political transition
Myanmar's army chief cautiously extends support to Suu Kyi's incoming government.
Brussels solidarity march suspended over security concerns
Campaigners of March Against Fear movement cancel rally after Belgian government's plea.
Easter 2016: Pope Francis calls for dispelling darkness
Marking Easter celebrations, Pope calls for hope following Brussels terror attacks.
Holi 2016: Delhi on terror alert as Pakistani militants sneak into India
Group of Pakistani-based operatives led by former soldier thought to have entered India via Punjab.
Japan's whaling fleet returns from Antarctic with 333 minke whales including pregnant females
Tokyo confirms return of its fleet, comprising four survey ships, after a successful whale hunt in Antarctic.
After Brussels attack Poland to say 'no' to refugees
Prime Minister Beata Szydlo was unequivocal in going back on the country's commitment to EU.
South Korea goes on high alert after North Korea tests solid-fuel rocket engine
North Korea claims testing solid-fuel rocket engine as tensions in Korean peninsula tightens.
Pakistan flexes military muscle on national day
Islamabad marks Pakistan Day in front of the country's top civilian and military leadership.
North Korea warns of 'miserable end' to South Korean President Park Geun-hye
Pyongyang threatens the South Korean leader and her allies, especially US.
John Kerry to hold talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Syria conflict
Syrian conflict and Ukrainian crisis likely to dominate talks between Kerry and Russia.
Brussels terror attack first victim identified as Peruvian Adelma Marina Tapia Ruiz
The 37-year-old Peruvian national had been living in Brussels for past six years.
Aung San Suu Kyi to hold cabinet rank in Myanmar government
Suu Kyi, leader of National League for Democracy (NLD), is likely to be foreign minister.
Ship carrying 331kg of weapons-grade plutonium, enough to make 50 atomic bombs, leaves Japan for US
The exact route of shipment and other details are withheld due to the sensitive nature of the cargo.
Obama declares 'new day' in US-Cuba ties and offers to end trade embargo
First US president to visit Cuba since 1959 revolution in joint press conference with President Raul Castro.
Delhi: Serial dog killer on the prowl in Indian capital as CCTV camera grabs violent act
Graphic CCTV footage shows attacker violently stabbing a one-month-old puppy as police launch probe.
