North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had his defence minister executed with anti-aircraft fire for insubordination and dozing off during a formal military rally, South Korean intelligence said yesterrday, hinting at possible instability in the Pyongyang leadership.

Pistol-wielding gunmen in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi stormed a bus carrying members of the Shia Ismaili minority yesterday, killing at least 43 in the first attack in the country officially claimed by the Islamic State group.

Rescuers yesterday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead,

The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has uncovered a previously uncharted shipwreck deep underwater, leading officials

A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan early yesterday, the United States Geological Survey said,

A 25.59 carat "pigeon blood" ruby sold for a world record $30.34 million at auction in Geneva yesterday while a rare pink diamond

The Telica volcano in north-west Nicaragua has been spewing large clouds of ash.

Campaigners are urging Facebook to act against what they describe as Russian attempts to silence pro-Ukrainian voices.

The second-in-command of Islamic State (IS) dies in a US-led coalition air strike in northern Iraq, the Iraqi ministry of defence says.

Where do you get your online news? For millions, the answer is Facebook, and now the social media giant is moving to make it even easier to access news articles.

The European Commission has unveiled a new blueprint for dealing with the EU's migration crisis, including a controversial plan for national quotas.

Rescue work has resumed to find the victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.

Thailand and Malaysian police have agreed to step up joint efforts against human trafficking and other crimes affecting the security of both countries.

The United States has voiced fear for the lives of the migrants abandoned by traffickers at land and sea, calling on Southeast Asian nations to co-operate to address the crisis.

A Bangladeshi job seeker is found naked, beaten up and tied to a chair in Shah Alam area in Malaysia, reports Malaysian daily, The Star.

The biggest ever global school rankings is published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom.

A passenger train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least six people and injuring more than 140 others, officials in the US city say.

At least 43 people are killed and 20 are injured in a gun attack on a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.

President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State John Kerry for high stakes talks yesterday as Washington seeks the full

Every person who has been to the banks of the Mohanonda River has definitely seen labourers carrying stones on their shoulders.