Nepal earthquake death toll climbs to 2,150 as India launches aid mission 'Operation Maitri'
US, EU and China pledge aid to disaster-stricken Nepal as scores of people are still trapped under collapsed buildings.
Israel strikes pro-Assad Hezbollah positions near Syria-Lebanon border
Israel targets military sites of Assad's army and Hezbollah fighters in latest air strikes.
Nepal earthquake triggers avalanches in Mount Everest
Earthquake of magnitude 7.9 hits Nepal and northern India as effects felt as far as Pakistan
Australia and New Zealand mark Gallipoli centenary on Anzac Day
Australians and New Zealanders mark 100th anniversary of ill-fated Gallipoli military campaign in Turkey.
Israel strikes Hamas installations after rocket fire from Gaza
Rockets fired from Gaza Strip land in open areas in Israel as IDF hits back.
EU to triple funding for 'Operation Triton' to tackle Mediterranean migrant crisis
EU leaders agree to deploy more vessels, helicopters and resources as part of stepped up border protection measures.
Asia-Africa summit: Leaders urge major reforms at UN and other international bodies
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to hold talks on sidelines of conference.
Pakistani Taliban successfully test-fires indigenous missile
Pakistani Taliban, locally known as Tehreek-e-Taliban, warns its enemies will soon face the group's wrath.
Yemen President Hadi thanks Saudi Arabia for military campaign and upholding 'legitimacy'
Iran has asked for humanitarian assistance in Yemen while welcoming the end of airstrikes against Houthis.
South Africa: 86-year-old Austrian nun raped, robbed and murdered
Victim's hands tied with typewriter cord and gagged by suspects as the octogenarian was sexually assaulted.
Man held after fire breaks out at British embassy in The Hague
BREAKING: Dutch police detain 32-year old suspect after a blaze at UK's diplomatic mission in The Hague.
UN says 800 killed in Mediterranean migrant boat tragedy as survivors being questioned
UN cites survivor accounts for placing death toll at 800 while Italy arrests two people over Mediterranean disaster.
South Korean PM Lee Wan-koo offers to step down over bribery scandal
Lee accused of accepting bribe during election campaign.
Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia on high alert over possible terror attack
The oil-rich country braces for a possible terror attack on a mall or an oil installation over its military campaign in Yemen.
Somalia: UN summit in Garaowe hit by suicide bomb attack leaving several dead
BREAKING: At least nine people killed in explosion in Garaowe, administrative capital of Puntland in Somalia.
Ethiopia condemns Isis executions of Christians in Libya
Ethiopian authorities are examining authenticity of Isis footage showing execution of 30 Christians.
Iran: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei heaps scorn on US for 'military threats'
Supreme Leader says US is creating a myth that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons.
Kim Jong-un scales North Korea's tallest mountain to get energised like a nuclear weapon
North Korean leader Kim was accompanied by fighter pilots as he climbs Mt Paektu.
Isis: Thousands flee Ramadi in Iraq as fighting intensifies
UN estimates more than 4,000 families displaced from capital of Anbar province.
South Africa xenophobic attacks: President Jacob Zuma heckled in Durban
Zuma tries to reassure foreigners as crisis threatens to spread to other nations in Africa.
Afghan suicide bomber kills 33 and injures dozens in Jalalabad
Bomber, riding a motorbike, blows himself up outside bank in busy marketplace.
US embassy bombing in Erbil kills three as Isis claims responsibility
US State Department says no American personnel was injured in car bomb attack in Iraq's Kurdistan's capital.
Czech declares new nation Republic of Liberland in no man's land between Croatia and Serbia
Czech calls Liberland smallest sovereign state in Europe after Vatican and Monaco.
South Korea marks anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster with mix of grief and anger
South Korean PM Lee Wan Koo and President Park Geun-hye face wrath of protesters.
Yemen crisis: UN peacemaker Jamal Benomar quits
Mauritian diplomat Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed likely to succeed Benomar
Pope Francis joins evil front's conspiracy, says Turkish PM over Armenian genocide remarks
Turkish authorities continue to heap scorn on Vatican pontiff over his Armenian genocide comments.
They call it 'interception' and we call it 'escort', says Russia on UK jet scrambling
Moscow defends its bombers were flying in international airspace and were following necessary regulations.
Cuba hails US move to remove Havana from list of terror sponsors
Obama's decision will help the US and Cuba begin diplomatic process to reopen embassies in each other's soil.
China invites North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for Second World War anniversary
China invites Kim to attend massive military parade in September, which will mark the anniversary World War II.
Nigeria: Buhari vows to defeat Boko Haram on Chibok girls' kidnapping anniversary
Muhammadu Buhari pledges to rescue schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants if they are alive.
