Lionel Messi scored for a ninth successive league game.

Mancini was thrilled by his side’s first league victory at Arsenal since 1975.

Institute for Science and International Security believes Iran will reach critical capability in mid-2014.

Sharapova, Li power through opening round as well.

Afghan president says after 2014, US troops in Afghanistan will be in "very, very small numbers".

Bangladesh would use Russian government credit to enable it to buy a range of defence equipment.

Growing fighting between the military and the KIA in recent weeks has overshadowed Myanmar's wider political reforms.

The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days.

The Security Council is in a crippling deadlock over the 22-month old Syria conflict.

Swat was plunged back into shock and grief last Thursday when bombers killed 22 people of Tableeghi Jamaat.