China: Beijing public smoking ban comes into force
Besides facing stiff fines, law-breakers will be named and shamed.
Malaysia Airlines begins restructuring with 6,000 job cuts
Out of 20,000 staff being terminated, 14,000 to be absorbed in new firm MAS Bhd.
NSA anti-terror surveillance powers lapse after Senate showdown
Rand Paul, Republican senator and presidential contender, derails deal on Patriot Act.
Saudi jets pound Houthi positions in Yemeni capital Sanaa
Iranian report alleges large cache of Israeli-made weapons found in Saudi embassy in capital Sanaa.
Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer aged 46
Tributes pour in as Beau Biden, former attorney general and Iraqi war veteran, dies.
EU and Russia in war of words over travel ban on 89 European dignitaries
Those denied entry said to include former deputy PM Nick Clegg.
Singapore: Man shot dead near Asia-Pacific defence summit hotel
Two others arrested near Shangri-La hotel where three-day summit is under way.
US and Japan warn China over aggressive landgrab campaign in South China Sea
Tokyo cautions Beijing should behave responsibly in South China Sea region amid rising territorial tension.
Pakistan: Militants storm Karachi-bound buses killing 21
Gunmen dressed in security forces' uniform intercept two buses in Mastung district in Baluchistan.
Isis: Saudi Arabia beefing up security for Ramadan
Move follows mosque attacks in Dammam and Qatif by Islamic State militants.
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Malaysia says bodies found in mass graves given Islamic burial
Malaysian government says each corpse wrapped in white cloth and buried in separate graves.
US military live anthrax leak: 22 personnel in South Korea possibly exposed
Four defence department workers in US also undergoing post-exposure treatment.
Fifa arrests: Coca-Cola, Adidas, Visa, Sony and Gazprom express dismay
Major sponsors shocked over Swiss arrests but no withdrawals.
Gaza Strip: Hamas arrests Islamic Jihad militants behind rocket fire as tensions linger
Tensions prevail over Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad positions in Gaza Strip.
Iran claims US cyber attack on its oil ministry systems was foiled
Tehran says US officials were formally informed of failed attempts made by hackers to penetrate Iran's system.
Afghan Taliban suicide bombers killed in Kabul guest house attack
Four Taliban insurgents killed in high-profile attack in diplomatic quarter of Kabul following six-hour standoff.
Turkey: Islamic cleric warns 'hands will get pregnant in afterlife' due to masturbation
Turkish televangelist cites Islamic edict to back his statement.
Kenya: Somali al-Shabaab militants ambush police team, 13 missing
BREAKING: Islamists attack police team in Garissa, prompting counter-terror operation.
Isis: Islamic State abducts North Korean couple in Libya
North Korean doctor and his wife reportedly kidnapped by Isis-backed militants near Tripoli.
Japan to participate in US-Australia military exercise in South China Sea amid tensions
Tokyo's move seen as attempt to check Chinese influence in region.
South Africa: 8-year-old girl raises money to buy dogs to fight rhino poachers
Alyssa Carter has helped raising money to buy two trained Belgian shepherd dogs to fight rhino poachers in Mahikeng.
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Malaysian police find 139 mass graves near Thai border
Authorities yet to determine if victims are Rohingyas or Bangladeshis.
Yemen crisis: UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva postponed
Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi wants Shiite Houthi rebels to withdraw first.
Saudi jet shot down in Yemen as clashes partially destroy frontier crossing
Local reports suggest that latest skirmishes partly brought down the largest crossing at the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border.
Cleveland: Protests erupt after acquittal of police officer over deaths of 2 unarmed suspects
Michael Brelo found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with fatal shooting in 2012.
Ireland: Catholic Church says vote favouring same-sex marriage a 'social revolution'
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin concedes Catholic Church needs to do 'reality check' to reconnect with younger generation.
Beijing heaps scorn on US over surveillance in South China Sea
China warns US reconnaissance flights over disputed territories could jeopardise stability of entire region.
Thai police arrest dozens after anti-coup protests flare up
Key activists detained by security forces and later released after their attitudes were 'adjusted'.
Southeast Asia Migrant Crisis: Indonesia tells Australia most stranded people are not Rohingya
Indonesia says most stranded people are 'illegal labourers' seeking jobs in Malaysia.
North Korea: Kim Jong-un's brother spotted at Eric Clapton's concert in London
Kim Jong-chul, elder brother of ruling North Korean leader Kim, makes rare appearance.
