Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction
Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer said...
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Thailand, Cambodia agree truce after 5 days of fighting
Thailand and Cambodia鈥檚 leaders agreed to an 鈥榰nconditional鈥� ceasefire Monday, after five days of combat along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people...
Blazing heat in Iraq as Baghdad, south top 50C
Iraqis grappled on Monday with searing heat in the capital Baghdad and parts of the country鈥檚 south, where the weather service said temperatures reached 51C in the shade.
Indian army kills three in Kashmir
Indian security forces killed three suspected armed rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday during a clash in a wildlife reserve, the army said.
Hundreds demonstrate in protest-hit UK town
Hundreds of demonstrators from rival groups marched through a UK town on Sunday under tight police security amid tensions over anti-immigrant protests.
French prosecutors seek new Assad arrest warrant
French prosecutors said Monday they have requested a new arrest warrant against Syria鈥檚 former president Bashar al-Assad over a deadly 2013 chemical attacks after a previous one was cancelled.
China to offer childcare subsidies in bid to boost birth rate
China鈥檚 government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing鈥檚 state media said Monday, as the world鈥檚 second most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
Gunman kills five in 鈥榤ass shooting鈥� in Bangkok
A gunman killed five security guards and wounded one other person in a mass shooting at a popular fresh food market in Thailand鈥檚 capital on Monday, police said.
Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 鈥榞enocide鈥�
Rights groups B鈥橳selem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a 鈥榞enocide鈥� against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
New aid convoy enters south Syria Druze-majority province
A new humanitarian aid convoy reached southern Syria鈥檚 Druze heartland on Monday, official media said, as the United Nations warned the humanitarian situation in Sweida province was critical after deadly violence.
Iran rejects talks with West on 鈥榙efence capabilities鈥�
Iran said on Monday that its military capabilities were not up for negotiations, after France called for a 鈥榗omprehensive deal鈥� with Tehran that covers its missile programme and regional influence.
Thailand, Cambodia agree 鈥榰nconditional鈥� ceasefire
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to an 鈥榰nconditional鈥� ceasefire after five days of fighting along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people and forced tens of thousands to flee.
Four people killed, eight missing in China landslide after heavy rain
A landslide unleashed by unusually heavy rain killed four people and left eight others missing in northern China鈥檚 Hebei province, state media reported on Monday, as downpours force thousands to evacuate...
Three dead, several injured after train derails in Germany
Three people were killed and several others injured when a regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said.
UN to use 鈥榟umanitarian pauses鈥� to try to reach Gaza鈥檚 starving
The United Nations said it would try to reach as many starving people as possible in Gaza after Israel announced it would establish secure land routes in for humanitarian convoys...