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Heavy gunfire erupts in Ivory Coast's two main cities

HeavygunfireeruptedonMondayinIvoryCoast'stwolargestcities-AbidjanandBouake-witnessessaid,asthemilitarypressedanoperationaimedatendingafour-daynationwidearmymuti

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3 killed, hundreds injured in earthquake in northeastern Iran

Atleastthreepeoplewerekilledand225injuredina5.7-magnitudeearthquakethathitNorthKhorasanProvinceofIranonSaturdaynight,semi-officialISNAnewsagencyreportedonSunday

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23-year-old woman gangraped and killed in India, two suspects held

Inachillingreminderofthe2012Delhigangrapecase,a23-year-oldwomanwaskidnapped,gangrapedandkilledinthenorthernIndianstateofHaryana.Thehorrificincidenttookplaceinth

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Four killed as Greek train derails, hits house: police

FourpeoplewerekilledandfiveothersseriouslyinjuredwhenapassengertrainfromAthensderailedandhitahousenearthenortherntownofThessalonikionSaturday,accordingtoGreekra

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Afghan security forces kill dozen of Taliban militants over past 24 hour

AfghansecurityforceswithartillerysupporthaveeliminatedatleastadozenofTalibanmilitantsinthecourseofseveraloperationsindifferentpartsofthecountry,localmediareport

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Taliban announce start of spring offensive

TheTalibanhaveannouncedtheywilllaunchtheirspringoffensiveonSunday,signalingplanstostepupattacksastheweatherwarmsacrossAfghanistan,makingbothtravelandfightingeas

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At least three dead as blast hits Mastung: sources

AtleastthreepeoplearefeareddeadandmanyothersinjuredinanexplosioninBalochistan'sMastungareanearamosqueonFridayshortlyafterjummahprayers.LeviessourcesclaimDeputyC

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Air raids kill 8 militants, wound 10 in Afghan northern Kunduz province

Atotalofeightinsurgentswerekilledand10othersinjuredasthesecurityforcesaircraftstargetedTalibanhideoutsinQala-e-ZaldistrictofthenorthernKunduzprovinceonFriday,al

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Chilean President visits Indonesia

ChileanPresidentVeronicaMichelleBacheletbeganhertwo-dayvisittoIndonesiaonMay11,announcedtheForeignMinistryofIndonesia.Duringhervisit,thetwocountrieswilldiscussc

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8 dead in Xinjiang quake

Atleasteightpeoplewerekilledand23injuredbyamagnitude-5.5earthquakethatjoltedTaxkorgancountyintheXinjiangUygurautonomousregiononThursdaymorning.Thequakeaffectedm

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Sudan's PM announces new government

Sudan'sPrimeMinisterHassanSalehonThursdayannouncedanewgovernmentandappointedseveralnewministers.MohamedOthmanRukabi,aformerarmylieutenantgeneral,wasappointedasf

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Indian firing kills 1 civilian, injures 2 others: Pakistan ministry

PakistanonThursdaysaidthatacivilianwaskilledandtwoothersinjuredwhenIndianforcesshelleddifferentvillagesinPakistan-administeredKashmirovernight.TheForeignMinistr

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Minors drown in river, 2 dead, 4 missing

SixprimaryschoolstudentswhowentforaswiminariverinsouthwestChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionhavenotbeenheardfromsinceWednesdayafternoon.Twoofthemhavebeenfound

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5 killed in suicide explosions in western Bangladesh

Fourmilitantsandonefirefighterwerekilledinsuicideexplosionsduringapoliceraidonanallegedsafehouseoftheterroristsinthecountry'sRajshahidistrict,some256kmwestofcap

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11 killed, 15 injured after pickup van rolls down into gorge in India

Atleast11peoplewerekilledand15othersinjuredThursdayafterapickupvancarryingthemrolleddownintoagorgeincentralIndianstateofMadhya,policesaid.Theaccidenttookplacene

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Australian soldier killed in training incident

AnAustraliansoldierhasdiedduringatrainingexerciseintheNorthernTerritory.Themanwastakingpartina"routine"activityatthetime,theDepartmentofDefencesaid.Itdidnotgive

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8 dead, 23 injured in Xinjiang's 5.5-magnitude earthquake

Eightpeoplehavebeenconfirmeddeadand23otherswereinjuredaftera5.5-magnitudeearthquakejoltedTaxkorganCountyinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionat5:58a.m