South Asia & International

UN Security Council ends Syrian observer mission

South African police shoot dead striking miners

Ecuador grants asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

New test may speed detection of heart attacks

Gunmen attack Pakistan air base, 9 dead

Defected Syria PM says ‘regime’ near collapse

Japan, N.Korea to hold first government talks in 4 years

Indian yoga guru ends fast against corruption

LIVE: Mitt Romney announces Paul Ryan as VP running mate

Bus accident kills 40 in northeast India

Three more US soldiers killed by Afghan in grim day for NATO

Mitt Romney chooses Ryan as vice presidential running mate‎

Google fined $22.5m in Apple Safari tracking probe

Obama’s lead over Romney grows despite voters’ pessimism

Syrian rebels retreat amid heavy shelling

NASA’s Curiosity rover sends back first color image‎

Russia prosecutors seek 3-year jail term for Pussy Riot

Assad vows to clear the country of

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad al-Hijab defects to Jordan‎

NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully lands on Mars‎

Ex-US soldier identified as Sikh temple gunman

African Union says Sudans reach oil deal

Six killed in Mexico coal mine explosion

Fierce fighting continues in Damascus and Aleppo