Air Force General Abdullah Mahmud al-Khalidi was assassinated in Damascus district of Rukn al-Din.

Buddhists cancel celebrations for most colourful annual festival in protest at mob attacks against their community.

Series will include three ODIs, two T20s.

Plant operators stress there were no risks to the public.

ASEAN is in a position to offer humanitarian aid to Myanmar, says secretary general.

Hundreds of thousands have left aboard rickety boats in past decades, and there are signs of another exodus looming.

The deceased were tortured and killed.

Cyclone changes direction towards the south Indian coast of Tamil Nadu, says Disaster Management Centre.

Romney urges supporters in Ohio and Iowa to keep those in the path of the storm in their hearts and prayers.

We deny any relation between Sudan’s military manufacturing and any foreign partner, says Sudan's foreign ministry.