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Iraq parliament elects Fuad Masum president: speaker
Parliament speaker announces Masum had won most votes.
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Two Finnish aid workers killed in Afghanistan: officials
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killings.
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US lifts Israel flight ban as Kerry cites truce 'progress'
The ban was lifted hours after US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up talks in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
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Huge attack on Iraq prisoner convoy kills at least 60: Police
Official at interior ministry says the dead include prisoners and policemen.
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India train hits school bus, at least 11 children dead
The train hit the bus at an unmanned railway crossing in the village of Masaipet.
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Singaporean jailed for 3 years in sex-for-fixing case
Nightclub owner Eric Ding Si Yang was jailed on corruption charges.
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Taiwan plane crash toll hits 48, officials defend flight clearance
Flight GE222 was carrying 54 passengers and four crew members on a domestic flight when it crashed on Wednesday.
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More MH17 bodies return to Netherlands as EU mulls Russia sanctions
The EU agreed to speed up the imposition of wider sanctions after the Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down.
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Family of six, including two children, killed in Gaza: Medics
Family killed in lastest Israeli air strike in the south of the Gaza Strip.
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Surgeons remove 232 teeth from Indian teenager
Surgeons in Mumbai remove 232 teeth from mouth of Indian teenager in what they believe may be world-record operation.









