Yemen: UN Security Council to vote on clamping arms embargo on Houthis
Jordanian-sponsored draft resolution also calls for travel ban and asset freeze on key Houthi leaders.
Yemen crisis: Iran plans to 'supply Houthis with game-changing surface-to-air missiles'
US suspects Tehran is attempting to deliver game-changing weapons to Houthi rebels to withstand Saudi airstrikes.
Sudan goes to polls as Bashir looks to extend rule amid opposition boycott
Voting widely seen as formal exercise for incumbent President Omar al-Bashir to extend his 25-year rule.
Isis claims responsibility for South Korean and Moroccan embassy attacks in Tripoli
Bomb goes off outside Moroccan diplomatic mission in Libyan capital hours after South Korean embassy attack.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamad Badie sentenced to death
Egyptian court gives death sentence to Badie and 13 others for plotting against state.
Pakistan: Militants shoot dead 20 labourers in Balochistan
Workers at dam site in Turbat were from Sindh and Punjab provinces.
Obama-Castro handshake sets stage for reconciliation between US and Cuba
Handshake at Summit of the Americas in Panama seen as historic.
Iran supreme leader warns Saudis' 'noses will be rubbed against ground' over Yemen campaign
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei heaps scorn on Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen against Houthi rebels.
US may remove Cuba from list of terror sponsors
Move comes ahead of Obama-Castro meeting at Summit of the Americas in Panama.
Saudi grand mufti denies issuing fatwa permitting man to chop up and eat wife in event of extreme hunger
Saudi Arabia's top religious cleric refutes allegations that he issued controversial fatwa.
Charter plane with 232 Russian tourists makes emergency landing at Egypt airport
BREAKING: Flight carrying 232 passengers and nine crew members makes emergency landing due to engine failure.
US defence chief Ashton Carter in South Korea amid tensions
Carter, on his first Asia tour since taking over, arrives in Seoul after visiting Japan.
Isis-linked hackers launch major cyberattack on French television network TV5Monde
Hackers halt broadcast operations and take control of network's Facebook page.
Yemen crisis: US stepping up intelligence sharing with Saudi-led coalition against Houthis
Washington is also looking to expedite arms delivery of pre-existing orders by Saudi Arabia amid the Yemen offensive.
US police officer faces murder charge for shooting dead unarmed fleeing black man
North Charleston police officer Michael Slager seen shooting unarmed Walter Scott as he was running away.
Police gun down 20 sandalwood smugglers in southern India
Red sanders smugglers attempt to overpower security forces leading to gunfire in south Indian forest.
Malaysia passes controversial anti-terror bill stoking concerns among activists
Contentious POTA passed by Malaysian parliament after 12 hours of intense debate.
Isis: UN seeks access to Yarmouk refugee camp dubbed 'beyond inhumane'
Thousands of residents in Yarmouk, south of Damascus, are without food, water or medicine.
Afghan Taliban publish detailed biography of Mullah Omar
Islamist group publishes 5,000-word biography of Mullah Omar containing all his personal details.
Indonesia: Court turns down appeal of Australian convicts against death sentence
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan failed in their last-ditch efforts as Jakarta court upholds president's rejection of clemency.
China and Russia 'to boost bilateral nuclear cooperation'
Talks over setting up seventh and eighth units in Tianwan nuclear power facility are reportedly in final stages.
North Korea declares no-fly and no-sail zones in East Sea, hints at more missile launches
Pyongyang's moves come as US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter is to visit South Korea.
Kenya Garissa University siege: Security forces parade corpses of al-Shabaab attackers
Hundreds of people try to get glimpse of charred and bloated bodies of Islamists.
Iran nuclear deal: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reaches out to hardliners
Zarif says Iran will be able to resume its nuclear activity if commitments are not upheld.
North Korea fires four short-range missiles into West Sea over US-South Korea drill
Seoul says Pyongyang's missiles are 'provocative show of force' against ongoing military drills.
Kenya: Al-Shabaab threatens more attacks following Garissa University siege
Al-Qaeda-inspired Somali Islamists vow another bloodbath in Kenya.
Iran nuclear deal: White House making aggressive sales pitch
Barack Obama and officials trying to sell framework deal to Republican-led Congress.
Yemen crisis: Saudi Arabia strongly hints at ground invasion after border clashes
Saudi authority says airstrikes could soon be 'accompanied by operation on the ground' against Houthi rebels.
Nigerian president-elect Muhammadu Buhari hails Goodluck Jonathan as 'worthy opponent'
Former general Muhammadu Buhari thanks Nigerians and praises democratic process after election results.
Iran and world powers reach agreement on 'key aspects' as talks extend beyond deadline
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Tehran and world powers agree on key aspects of preliminary accord.
