Yemen crisis: Saudi airstrike hits humanitarian aid office killing refugees
Five Ethiopian refugees killed and 10 others injured as Saudi shells hit aid office in border town in Yemen.
Kent hit by minor quake waking up residents and shaking buildings
BREAKING: Residents in Canterbury, Margate, and Whitstable jolted by 4.2 magnitude tremor during early hours of Friday.
Algerian army claims killing 22 Isis-inspired Islamists
Algerian military cracks down on al-Qaeda-inspired militants reportedly thwarting major terror plot.
Isis in Ramadi: Iraq mobilises tanks for 'Battle of Anbar' and demands more volunteers
Baghdad and local government officials call for more volunteers to take part in 'battle for Anbar' in fighting Isis.
Saudi Arabia running short of executioners to behead and amputate prisoners
Saudi civil service advertises for eight positions of "religious functionaries" to carry out "judgement of death".
Colombia mudslide kills 52 and leaves 200 missing
Village of Santa Margarita 'erased from map' after mudslide devastates Antioquia province.
Ramadi: Shiite militiamen close in on Anbar capital to retake city from Isis
Iraqi army forms two regiments of Anbar tribal fighters to retake city close to Baghdad.
India: Rape victim Aruna Shanbaug dies after lying in coma for 42 years
Indian nurse, who was raped in 1973,dies in Mumbai's King Edward Memorial Hospital.
Waco: Texas biker gang shootout leaves 9 dead
Five gangs involved in deadly gun battle at Twin Peaks restaurant.
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza makes first public appearance since coup attempt
Leader of east African nation expresses concern over threat posed by Somalia-based Islamist group al-Shabaab.
Pakistan: Lahore inferno leaves 6 children of same family dead
All children aged between one and 12 killed, as fire engulfed residential apartment while they were asleep.
Afghanistan: Suicide car bomb targets foreign troops near Kabul airport
At least three people, including foreign soldier, killed in explosion near Kabul international airport.
Southeast Asia migrant crisis: Malaysia and Bangladesh to hold key talks
Foreign ministers of Malaysia and Bangladesh will discuss worsening migrant crisis as Myanmar bristles.
Iraq begins counter-offensive in Ramadi against Isis, assisted by 'painful' US airstrikes
Iraqi military dispatches reinforcements to Anbar province to retake Ramadi under the cover of anti-Isis airstrikes.
Nepal: All 8 bodies recovered from crashed US relief helicopter; pilot named
Nepali army recovers charred bodies of six US marines and two Nepali soldiers near helicopter crash site.
Isis captures Iraqi stronghold Ramadi as Baghdad fears looming massacre
Dozens of security forces taken hostage by Isis jihadists as militants hoist their flags atop government buildings.
Indian PM Narendra Modi visits China walking on a thin rope of being 'frenemies'
Indian PM is on three-day official visit to China, as New Delhi and Beijing ink 24 deals on a range of issues.
Nigeria: Boko Haram army fighting leaves dozens dead in Maiduguri
Boko Haram offensive in Borno State capital claims lives of 60 people including civilians.
Migrant boat drifting away from Thai waters as Malaysia waits to turn it back
Boat carrying 300 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants sent away from Thai waters.
Iran warns 'flames of war' will be ignited if US interferes with Tehran's aid ship to Yemen
Pentagon urges Iranian ship to change course and head to Djibouti for UN inspection as war of words escalate.
Karachi Terror Attack: At least 47 dead after Gunmen enter bus and kill passengers
People belonging to Ismaili Shiite community among 47 dead as six motorcycle-borne men storm bus.
South Korean soldier kills 2 colleagues in Seoul military camp
Rogue soldier goes on rampage during training and later kills himself.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif in Afghanistan to hold talks on Taliban insurgency
Sharif to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during his visit.
Indonesia turns away boat with Rohingya Muslim migrants
Navy tows away vessel carrying migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar off Aceh coast.
Saudi Arabia amassing ground forces near Yemen border amid clashes
Tanks and advanced armaments being mobilised near Saudi Arabia-Yemen border by Riyadh ahead of truce.
South Korea vows 'merciless' response to North Korea's missile launch
Seoul expresses serious concerns over Pyongyang's latest test-firing of submarine-based ballistic missile.
India: 21 killed and 30 injured after bus falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir
Toll expected to increase as some victims are critically injured.
Yemen: Moroccan fighter jet in Saudi-led anti-Houthi operation goes missing
Moroccan Royal Armed Forces says no trace of F-16 fighter jet.
French President Francois Hollande makes landmark visit to Cuba
Hollande's trip is part of US and EU moves to improve relations with Havana.
Cuba's Raul Castro in Vatican to meet Pope Francis
Castro is in the Vatican to thank the Catholic pontiff for his role in boosting US-Cuba ties in "strictly private" talks.
