Protesters from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party clashed with security forces in cities across the country on Tuesday in violence that has left one dead, police said. Jamaat-e-Islami called a strike on Tuesday to protest against

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Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a US intelligence ScanEagle drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the United States said there was no evidence to support the

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A fire at an underwear factory killed 14 people Tuesday and left another injured in the southern Chinese city of Shantou, state media reported, quoting authorities. The fire broke out at around 3:30pm (0730 GMT),

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Iraq on Tuesday barred Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz's plane from landing in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, in the latest sign of worsening ties between the once-close neighbours. The incident highlighted chilly

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Fifteen police officers were hurt in violence which flared in Northern Ireland overnight when 1,000 protesters rioted after councillors voted not to fly the British flag all year round, police said Tuesday. Two security workers

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Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka announced a powerful alliance Tuesday as running mates in presidential elections due in March. The former rivals, along with trade minister Moses Wetangula and leaders

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Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) put on a show of total unity at a congress on Tuesday, re-electing Angela Merkel as party leader by a record margin as she prepares to fight for a third

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British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday warned newspaper editors to set up a fresh watchdog quickly or face new laws after a judge-led inquiry condemned decades of misconduct by the press. Cameron met the

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Vietnam on Tuesday said it had formally complained to Beijing over claims Chinese fishing vessels sabotaged a boat owned by energy giant PetroVietnam in the latest tensions over the disputed South China Sea. Beijing must

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A typhoon slammed into the southern Philippines Tuesday, setting off a mudslide that killed 44 people, tearing up trees, causing floods and forcing thousands to flee their homes to emergency shelters. Typhoon Bopha, the strongest

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