South Asia & International

Gunmen attack Indian air base near Pakistan border, six dead

Afghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in south

Israel ‘to open UAE diplomatic mission’

Turkey mourns bomb blast victims, seeks to identify attackers

North Korea says ready for war with U.S.

India FM in Maldives as pressure mounts over Nasheed jailing

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.7 mn vehicles, mostly in US

Japan evacuates 100,000 in floods sparked by rare torrential rains

54 dead as IS advances on east Syria airbase

Former president of India APJ Abdul Kalam dies

Saudi-led coalition declares 5-day Yemen truce

Burundi president wins controversial third term

Deadly flash floods in Pakistan damage roads and crops

Stephen Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life

One of ‘world’s oldest’ Koran manuscripts found in UK

Peru to make contact with isolated tribe for first time

Record 18 journalists jailed in Egypt, says watchdog

Burundi vice president flees, calls on president to quit

Former Pak cricketer Zaheer Abbas takes over as ICC president

Volcano erupts on southern Japanese island

Pakistan hangs three separatists for 1998 plane hijacking

India heat wave death toll passes 1,800

Jayalalithaa returns as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister

Sweden’s Mans Zemerlow wins Eurovision Song Contest