US President Barack Obama fired his top Afghanistan commander over inflammatory comments on Wednesday.

An explosion rocked a bus carrying military personnel in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul on Tuesday, killing three people.

Rice crop is expected to drop by 14% as compared to the last seasonal produce after India has limited water supply.

A mine explosion in Henan, China's third-largest coal producing province, killed 46 miners on Monday.

Richard Holbrooke acknowledged Pakistan's efforts in fighting the Haqqani network in North Waziristan.

Six suspected militants were killed and three others injured in clashes with security forces in the Orakzai tribal agency.