Israeli Supreme Court suspends detention order against Palestinian hunger striker
Mohammad Allan, who suffered brain damage due to hunger strike, in intensive care.
India: World's first fully solar-powered airport inaugurated in Kochi
Kochi International Airport will be powered by more than 46,000 solar panels.
Bangladesh: Mob lynches teenager for suspected mobile phone theft
Mohammad Raja, 17, becomes fourth boy to be killed in mob brutality in five weeks.
English schoolchildren among unhappiest in the world
Charity survey finds British children unhappier than those in Ethiopia, Algeria and Nepal.
US: FDA approves libido enhancing 'Viagra' drug for women
Flibanserin, to be sold as Addyi, approved by FDA after the pink pill was rejected twice.
Bangkok bomb: Thai authorities suspect Uighur link to Erawan shrine attack
Investigators suspect blast could be retaliation by Uighur separatists for recent crackdown.
India: Supreme Court in Delhi gets serious bomb threat
Threat comes in the wake of the death sentence given to Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.
Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat in Sri Lanka parliamentary election
Sri Lanka's former president admits, 'My dream of becoming prime minister has faded away'.
Iran's Khamenei warns US against using Vienna nuclear deal for 'infiltration'
Supreme Leader says Tehran remains firm opponent of US Middle East policy.
Trigana Air flight TGN267: Search teams find 53 bodies at crash site in Papua
Searchers recover bodies of all victims except that of infant as officials say plane was 'totally destroyed'.
China: Woman gets pregnant 13 times to avoid jail sentence
Zeng, 39, got pregnant for 13 times in 10 years to evade life imprisonment.
Mahinda Rajapaksa looks to make a comeback as Sri Lanka goes to polls
The election is being billed as a "referendum" on 69-year-old Rajapaksa's comeback bid.
South Korea on high alert as military drill Ulchi Freedom Guardian begins
South Korean President Park Geun-hye urges full preparedness amid North Korea threat.
Trigana Air Service Flight TGN267: Indonesian search plane spots wreckage in Papua
Ground search teams and planes deployed to remote Indonesian province where debris sighted.
Obama administration warns against China's 'Operation Fox Hunt' in US
Chinese undercover agents allegedly put pressure on high-profile expatriates to return home in worldwide covert operation.
Top Iraqi army commanders face courts martial for fleeing from Islamic State
High-ranking Iraqi army chiefs set to face trial for abandoning their positions when Isis overran Ramadi.
Pakistan: Former spy chief and 'father of Taliban' Hamid Gul passes away
The notorious spymaster, known for his radical views supporting al-Qaeda and Taliban, died due to brain haemorrhage.
China Tianjin blasts: Sodium cyanide containers located as death toll passes 112
Leaked sodium cyanide being treated with hydrogen peroxide and other solutions.
India marks 69th Independence Day as PM Modi trumpets government initiatives
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes Independence Day address from Dehil's iconic Red Fort.
North Korea threatens all-out war against South Korea over propaganda blitz
Pyongyang says South Korea's latest propaganda is tantamount to declaration of war.
China: Fresh explosions rock Tianjin blast site sending plumes of smoke into sky
BREAKING: Fresh fires from smouldering wreckage worsen situation at Chinese blast site.
China Tianjin blast death toll jumps to 85
At least 21 firefighters among dead as scores of others in hospital for treatment.
Japan marks WWII surrender as China calls for more 'sincere' apology
Commemorating 70th anniversary of World War II surrender, Abe cites earlier apologies but does not offer new ones.
Bhopal gas tragedy: India begins clandestine operation to dispose of tonnes of toxic waste
Ten tonnes of lethal toxic waste being burnt in Pithampur plant in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
China explosion: Officials confirm highly toxic pollutants leak at explosion site
Hazardous substances found at Binhai New Area, Tianjin.
Japan's Shinzo Abe poised to make statement on 70th anniversary of WWII
Japanese PM's statement will be watched closely by neighbours South Korea and Japan.
Cuba's Fidel Castro wants US to repay millions as former leader marks 89th birthday
Former Cuban president's comments come on eve of US's reopening of embassy in Havana.
Russia begins 'flower war' against Europe by burning diseased Dutch blooms
Russia burns disease-infected flowers imported from Netherlands as critics cite MH17 probe for Moscow's move.
India: 25,000 farmers seek president's permission to commit suicide on Independence Day
Farmers have been agitating for compensation for submerged farmlands..
South Korea and US set to hold live-fire drill as Seoul vows retaliation for DMZ blast
Tanks, fighter bombers, attack helicopters and 2,000 personnel to be involved in war games.
