Pakistan: Militants attack Bacha Khan University in Charsadda with 3,000 students inside
Unconfirmed report suggests two gunmen were shot dead in the ongoing gunfight.
Global unemployment numbers to hit almost 200 million in 2016
UN's International Labour Organization warns global jobless rate is set to increase in 2016 and 2017.
Israel and India sign bilateral pacts to strengthen ties
India's Sushma Swaraj vows to boost bilateral cooperation with Israel in a range of areas
North Korean scientists create hangover-free 'suave' liquor
Pyongyang claims replacing sugar with scorched, glutinous rice in ginseng liquor made it hangover free.
Pakistan: Powerful bomb blast kills 11 people in Peshawar, death toll seen increasing
Explosion targeted a security checkpost near Peshawar's Karkhano Market area.
Latest GDP figures show China's economy growing at slowest pace in quarter of a century
China's GDP growth clocked 6.9% in 2015, the lowest rate since 2009, raising concerns for other economies.
India to erect laser walls on border with Pakistan to curb infiltration
New Delhi is setting up laser walls in 40 vulnerable areas in Punjab.
Pakistani PM and army chief begin trip to Iran and Saudi Arabia to defuse tension
Islamabad attempts to play the role of peacemaker in bridging gap between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Sanctions-free Iran re-enters world economy with a bang
Iran coming out of decade-long economic isolation sends oil prices and Middle East stock markets tumbling.
Iran nuclear deal: Hassan Rouhani hails accord as sceptic Benjamin Netanyahu casts doubts
Iranian president says Tehran opens 'new chapter' in its ties with world as international sanctions lifted.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad suicide blast kills 13, injures 20
BREAKING: Bomber targeted government guest house of Nangarhar provincial council member.
China warns Taiwan on independence after Tsai Ing-wen poll win
Beijing says win by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party does not change anything.
Ebola: Putin claims vaccine breakthrough as west Africa is on brink of ending virus outbreak
In most recent outbreak, 11,000 people have died in three west African nations in the absence of a cure or vaccine.
Anonymous takes down 300 Thai court websites over British backpacker murders verdict
The case's investigation and the death sentence handed to two Myanmar migrants have been fiercely contested.
North Korea parades nuclear scientists in Pyongyang as 100,000 people cheer
Kim Jong-un honours nuclear scientists and officials for their contribution in conducting the fourth nuclear test.
India's poorest state Bihar imposes luxury tax on popular snacks samosa, kachori, and jalebis
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar classifies fast-food delicacies and mosquito repellents as luxury products.
Pakistan: 14 die in suicide bombing near polio centre in Quetta
It was not clear if the polio vaccination programme, which is opposed by Islamists, was the real target.
Afghanistan: Explosion and gunfire target foreign consulates in Jalalabad
BREAKING: Suicide blast targets diplomatic missions in eastern Afghanistan as gunfire underway.
India: 400 fin whales beached on Tuticorin coast
BREAKING: More than 25 fin whales have died as local authorities and marine experts rush to save others.
Royal Navy: Sailor secretly filmed sex with female colleague in shower on board HMS Diamond
Victim says she felt 'horrible and violated' when she learnt about video footage of the sexual encounter.
North Korea: Pyongyang 'holding' US national over allegations of espionage
Pyongyang regime reportedly has detained US national for anti-state espionage activities.
Taliban insurgency: Pakistan hosts 4-way talks involving US and China over Afghan peace process
Representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan, the US and China kick off discussions in Islamabad.
Pakistan army pledges strong response if Saudi Arabia threatened but PM treads cautiously
Saudi Defence Minister Mohammad bin Salman visits Pakistan holding separate talks with army chief and PM.
North Korea intensifies loudspeaker broadcasts after B-52 bomber fly-over
Pyongyang steps up loudspeaker broadcasts in tense inter-Korean border areas amid escalating tensions.
Israel considering compulsory electronic tracking of Jewish terror suspects
Israeli law enforcement agencies want monitoring devices for Jewish terror suspects to curb violence.
El Chapo: Mexico to extradite drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman to US
Mexican drug lord, who runs powerful Sinaloa Cartel, faces multiple charges in US.
North Korea: US flies powerful B-52 bomber over Korean peninsula
Show of force by US and South Korea comes in the wake of Pyongyang's nuclear test.
Afghan forces' Helmand operation kills 140 Taliban Islamists
Afghan security forces claim Marjah town in Helmand province has been retaken from Taliban.
Cargo plane crashes in northern Sweden killing 2 pilots
The Canadair CRJ 200 was carrying at least two people as search crew spots plane wreckage.
China blames US, South Korea for Pyongyang's nuclear test
Beijing mouthpiece blames 'hostile policies' for North Korea's defiance of global sanctions.
