Isis releases jihadi propaganda song in Mandarin to recruit Chinese Muslims
Islamic State releases slick recording of song in Mandarin urging Chinese Muslims to "wake up".
Isis: Islamist terrorists may be using UK-exported weapons
Amnesty International's report finds UK-exported arms during Iraq invasion ended up in Isis's hands.
India and Pakistan hold surprise high-level talks in Bangkok
Diplomatic breakthrough paves way for Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Pakistan.
Burkina Faso coup leader charged with murder of former president
Gilbert Diendere is charged with the murder of former president Thomas Sankara.
Venezuela: MUD wins National Assembly majority in blow to President Nicolas Maduro's socialists
Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) gets simple majority ending 17-year dominance of socialist PSUV.
Turkey halts troop deployment near Mosul after Iraq threat
Baghdad threatened to appeal to the UN Security Council if Ankara failed to withdraw its forces from Bashiqa.
Chennai floods: Citizens battle chronic shortages of food, water and milk as floodwaters recede
Most train and air services in flood-ravaged south Indian city remain suspended.
San Bernardino shooting: California gunman's contacts with extremists under scrutiny
Investigators probe whether San Bernardino shooting was an act of terror as FBI takes over.
Chennai Floods: Roads turn into rivers as Indian city battles to stay afloat
Torrential rains followed by floods turn Chennai into island knocking off communication and transport services.
North Korea: Kim Jong-un buys armoured Mercedes worth up to £1.2m
Pyongyang reportedly sidestepped UN sanctions by shipping it first to China through a fake trading firm.
Vladimir Putin inaugurates Crimea energy bridge during surprise visit
Moscow launches first leg of undersea electricity supply system linking Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula.
Chennai Floods: Indian city battered by torrential rain bringing life to standstill
Scores of houses submerged in low-lying areas as several parts of Chennai remain inundated.
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and China's Xi Jinping heap praise on each other
Mugabe hails Chinese counterpart as 'true and dear friend' of Zimbabwe.
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Myanmar President Thein Sein to discuss transition of power
The breakthrough comes amid speculation that Suu Kyi could still become Myanmar's president, despite constitutional limitations.
Obama urges Russia and Turkey to de-escalate tensions
US president reiterates Washington's support for Turkey in defending its territorial airspace.
India: 13-year-old rape victim delivers baby in school lavatory
It is believed that neither the victim nor her school teachers were aware of her pregnancy.
Greece banks hit by Armada Collective hackers demanding ransom in bitcoin
At least three banks hit by hackers of Armada Collective as Greece's central bank put on high alert.
Japan's whaling fleet departs to hunt 333 minke whales amid global outrage
Environmentalists have been accusing Japan of hunting whales for food rather than for scientific purposes.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan hits back at Vladimir Putin over Turkey-Isis oil trade allegations
Turkish president responds to 'slander', challenges Putin to resign if unable to prove the claims.
India: Newspaper offices attacked by enraged Muslims for anti-Isis cartoon
Name of Allah and Mohammad on pig's head in cartoon angers Muslims.
MV Seaman Guard Ohio: David Cameron seeks Narendra Modi's intervention in Britons' release
British prime minister appeals to his Indian counterpart seeking release of six Britons arrested in 2013.
Russia bombs Turkish aid agency's bakery in Syria's Idlib province
Russian air strike hits Turkish NGO's bakery which is frequented by more than 45,000 people every day.
Vladimir Putin declines to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Paris climate summit
Russia continues to snub Turkey's repeated attempts to hold bilateral talks over downed jet.
4chan users take on Isis by 'castrating' their images with rubber ducks
Photoshop experts superimpose rubber ducks on Islamist images mocking at their brutalities.
Burkina Faso elections underway after year-long political instability
Former PM Roch Marc Kaboré and Zéphirin Diabré seen as frontrunners among 14 candidates.
Colorado: Planned Parenthood attack suspect Robert Lewis Dear said 'no more baby parts'
Colorado shooting suspect made his remarks shortly after he was arrested by police.
India gang rape: 4 Mumbai boys arrested for assaulting classmate and circulating video
All four suspects, aged 15 or 16, are to be tried by juvenile court for sexually assaulting the girl.
Bangladesh: Gunmen open fire on Shia mosque as Isis hand suspected
At least one person killed and three others injured in gun attack carried out by three unknown assailants.
Belgium lowers terror threat level in Brussels
State of alert reduced from level 4 to 3 as hunt for suspected terrorists continues.
Kunduz hospital bombing: US blames 'human error' for air strike on MSF centre in Afghanistan
US Army General John Campbell assures those responsible would be punished.
