A 12-year-old boy in Kolkata has handed over the contents of his piggy bank for the relief of victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal.

Violent storms sweeps the north of Germany, causing widespread damage and leaving at least one person dead.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his Lebanese Shia group will launch an attack inside Syria on Sunni militants fighting for the al-Nusra Front.

Yemen's rebels fire rockets into Saudi Arabia, killing at least three people and purportedly capturing five soldiers in an attack showing insurgents' ability to launch assaults.

The US government is offering rewards totalling $20m (£13m) for information on what it says are four leaders of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

Body of a teenage boy was found hanging from a mango tree yesterday morning, hours after his 'forced marriage' at the bride's house in Chaoradangi Majapara village of Balagram union in Jaldhaka upazila under the district the previous night.

Thailand's revered but ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej made a rare public appearance yesterday, leaving the hospital where he has been

At least 46 people have been killed and many others injured when cattle raiders attacked a village in northern Kenya, reports said

Taliban militants killed at least 13 policemen after storming security outposts in Afghanistan's remote mountainous northeast, officials

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea yesterday, sending frightened residents fleeing from their homes, but a

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China next week, Beijing said yesterday, as New Delhi tries to balance its trade deficit with

Fed up with bawdy remarks and wandering hands, dozens of female French journalists have signed a petition published Tuesday denouncing sexism from male politicians.

This week's election in Britain has prompted a heated debate about the potential legitimacy of the next government given that the party that wins the most votes may not end up governing.

The Islamic State group yesterday claimed responsibility for its first attack on US soil in which two gunmen were killed after opening fire at an event in Texas showcasing cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad.

President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans to address the root causes of recent racially-tinged unrest, focusing not just on police actions but improving opportunities for young black men.

India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off US pressure not to rush into any deals with Iran.

To wage war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is using F-15 fighter jets bought from Boeing. Pilots from the United Arab Emirates are flying Lockheed Martin's F-16 to bomb both Yemen and Syria. Soon, the Emirates are expected to complete a deal with General Atomics for a

Ten-year-old Ranju Giri wrings her hands as she describes how she cowered terrified under a bed with her younger brother when a massive earthquake rocked their home in Kathmandu.

The Large Hadron Collider smashes protons together for the first time since early 2013.

There is a risk of serious outbreaks of disease in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, aid agencies have warned.