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Afghan future hangs on fragile vote deal
Crucial details, including whether the government will be based on a parliamentary system, remain unclear.
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Afghan court jails Pakistani journalist for four years
Officials say Faizullah Khan was sentenced to four years in jail for 'contacting terrorists'.
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Collaboration: BRICS to launch bank
Summit to mark first face-to-face meeting between Modi with Chinese President Xi Jiping.
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Careful spending: Australia’s central bank urges restraint
Reserve Bank governor’s comments followed a chaotic week in Australia’s upper house.
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25 injured as Hong Kong-bound jet hits turbulence
Airport authorities say they were notified by the plane's captain at 11:00 am that they would need help.
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Syria's Assad to be sworn in while world looks away
Assad will be sworn in for another seven-year term at his palace overlooking the capital.
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Student survivors of Korea ferry march on parliament
The 6,825-ton ferry Sewol sank in waters off the country's southwest coast on April 16 with 476 people on board.
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Japan nuclear watchdog says two reactors safe to switch back on
This marks a major step towards restarting atomic plants that were shuttered after the Fukushima crisis.
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Deadly typhoon shuts down Philippine capital
Authorities say the first major storm of the country's brutal rainy season claimed at least four lives.
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US, Iran lay ground for nuclear talks extension
The extension would be months not weeks.









