India has failed to respond to Pakistan's desire for good relations, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said, in rare rebuke of a neighbour with which he has promised to mend ties.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday named his powerful interior minister as heir in a generational shift that also saw one of his sons promoted to second in line to the throne.

Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal's capital yesterday, as the United Nations appealed for $415 million for the devastated Himalayan nation.

Europe's Sentinel-1a satellite has got its first good look at the aftermath of Saturday's big quake in Nepal.

A faulty app caused American Airlines to ground dozens of its jets.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.

The video, photos and map show devastation caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal's capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas on Saturday, killing and injuring thousands of people and damaging their houses. Mount Everest was also struck by deadly avalanches after the quake.

Aid begins to reach remote regions near the epicentre of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.

For two months an unusual bank robber has been captivated the US. She is a woman, short, young and well-dressed, and she held up a string of banks in quick succession. The Bombshell Bandit told Jeff Maysh her story.

Saudi Arabia's new king announces a major cabinet reshuffle that puts in place a new generation to succeed him.

The BCCI's new regime under Jagmohan Dalmiya's leadership explores the option of an early Special General Meeting in its bid to oust N Srinivasan as the Board's representative in ICC.

Facebook rolls out a donation button for contributions to victims of the massive earthquake in Nepal, and offers to match up to $2 million.

The Nepal earthquake and its aftershocks have probably triggered many landslides, scientists warn.

An Indonesian firing squad executes eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries on Wednesday, prompting Australia to recall its envoy to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from Brazil.

Venezuela says it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours to conserve energy, down from eight to nine hours

The Nigerian military says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from an area where the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is active.

Eight convicted drug smugglers have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.

United States and Japan sought to reinvigorate their 70-year-old alliance in the face of China's ever-increasing clout yesterday, as President Barack Obama welcomed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House.

At a 12-bed hospital deep in Nepal's Himalayan mountains, Indian Air Force helicopters bring in the casualties of a devastating earthquake that has killed more than 5,000: injured men, women and children plucked from hilltops and inaccessible valleys.

A part of India slid about one foot to 10 feet northwards and underneath Nepal in a matter of seconds during the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the neighbouring country on Saturday, a US scientist has said.