Swiss shooting kills several people in Wuerenlingen town
BREAKING: Police find several bodies with gunshot wounds outside residential building in town north-west of Zurich
Super Typhoon Noul intensifies ahead of landfall in Philippines
Typhoon Noul, locally known as Dodong, is set to batter Philippines' Cagayan province.
Yemen: UN official says Saudi-led air strikes violate international law
UN humanitarian envoy says military action against Shiite Houthi rebels has trapped civilians.
Pakistan army rubbishes Taliban's claim on shooting down crashed helicopter
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for helicopter crash saying it targeted PM Nawaz Sharif.
Pakistan: Ambassadors of Norway and Philippines among 6 killed in helicopter crash
BREAKING: Wives of Malaysian and Indonesian envoys also killed in helicopter crash in Naltar Valley in Gilgit.
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin to hold talks in Moscow
Leaders of Russia and China set to sign key bilateral agreements during Xi's trip to Moscow.
Thailand finds more mass migrant graves of suspected Rohingya Muslims
Thai authorities find 30 more graves in border areas as authorities crack down on police officers linked to human traffickers.
Yemen's UN mission seeks ground intervention to save country from Houthis
Yemen's ambassador to UN urges deployment of ground forces as rebels close in on Aden and Taiz.
Election 2015: UK goes to polls with no clear winner in sight
More than 50,000 polling stations open at 07:00 BST with 650 House of Commons seats up for grabs.
Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei says US officials threatened military action against Tehran
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran will not negotiate a nuclear deal under the shadow of threat from the US.
US announces $20m bounty for information on key Isis commanders
US State Department offers multi-million rewards for information leading to four top Isis leaders.
Election 2015: Leaders in final bid as campaigning enters last day
David Cameron and Ed Miliband set to appeal for maximum votes in last-ditch effort before campaign closes.
Gulf leaders hold major talks over Yemen crisis alongside French President Hollande
Sunni-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council will discuss further action in Yemen during the Riyadh summit.
Papua New Guinea hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake, tsunami alert issued
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says high waves could strike coastal regions of Papua New Guinea.
Pakistan: Gunmen storm school opening fire, police rule out terror angle
Dera Ghazi Khan city school attack attributed to suspected personal rivalry.
Afghanistan: 2 killed in Kabul suicide bombing
Afghan Taliban claims responsibility for explosion targeting government officials.
Texas: 2 gunmen shot dead at Muhammad cartoon contest near Dallas
Gunfight breaks out at Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest organised by group critical of Islam.
Egypt military kills 29 militants in restive northern Sinai
Dozens of suspected Islamist militants arrested in restive Sinai Peninsula.
EU vessels rescue more than 3,400 migrants off Libya coast in Mediterranean
Migrants rescued off Italian ports such as Sicily and Lampedusa.
Syria: Assad regime accused of chlorine gas attack in Idib
At least one child reportedly killed and 40 injured in attack in rebel-controlled Saraqeb..
Thailand: Police find mass graves of suspected Rohingya migrants in jungle camp
Authorities exhume decaying bodies from migrant graveyard near Malaysia-Thailand border.
Nepal earthquake: Authorities rule out finding any more survivors as thousands still missing
EU authorities confirm 1,000 Europeans, mostly Himalayan trekkers, still missing.
Boko Haram: Nigerian military frees 234 more women and children from Islamists' custody
Hostages rescued from militants' hideout in Sambisa forest.
Kim Jong-un 'executes 15 top North Korean officials'
Senior political figures and members of an orchestra reportedly executed in North Korean for anti-state activities.
Nepal quake: Survivor drinks own urine to stay alive for 82 hours before being rescued
Rescue team spends 10 hours to pull Rishi Khanal, 28, alive from rubble of collapsed seven-storey building.
Saudi King Salman dismisses crown prince replacing him with nephew in major reshuffle
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz replaces his half-brother with nephew.
Russia Baltic tension: Finland fires underwater depth charges after suspected submarine movements
Finnish defence ministry spots suspicious underwater activities in territorial waters near capital Helsinki.
Nepal earthquake: PM Sushil Koirala says death toll could touch 10,000
True extent of Himalayan disaster yet to unfold as rural areas are inaccessible.
Indonesia: Bali Nine set to face firing squad despite Australia's last-minute efforts
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan and seven others set to be executed shortly after Australia's last-minute efforts fail.
Pakistan's ISI and army 'quietly deployed' in Karachi to uproot dominant political force MQM
'Mission creep' seen as aimed at uprooting MQM led by exiled leader Altaf Hussein who lives in UK.
