A second extremely rare and powerful tropical cyclone batters Yemen's Socotra island in the space of a week, before heading towards the mainland.

Australian officials confirm a "disturbance" at a detention centre for immigrants on Christmas Island, a day after an escapee was found dead.

People in Myanmar are waiting to hear preliminary results from the first openly contested election in 25 years, with the opposition expected to make sweeping gains.

Maggi noodles, one of India's most popular food products, go back on sale five months after a lead scare saw Nestle forced to take them off shelves.

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu travels to meet US President Barack Obama, with Israeli-Palestinian clashes high on the agenda.

Five Nepali footballers are charged with treason over allegations of match-fixing during qualifiers in 2011 for the World Cup, police say.

The IAAF will on Monday learn the findings of an independent report into claims of doping cover-ups in Russian athletics.

A Russian performance artist and activist is arrested after setting fire to the Moscow headquarters of the country's security service, the FSB.