— Two men, both poor farmers, have been arrested in Chhattisgarh, central India, for allegedly carrying out the killing, police said today.

— Scientists found 57 hybrids off Queensland and New South Wales in Australia - and the new creatures could eventually replace the two shark species ...

— Iran will take action if a U.S. aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises returns to the Gulf.

— A seven-year-old girl was ritually murdered and her liver offered to the gods in return for good agricultural harvest in the central state of Chhat...

— Militant group confirms willingness to engage in peace talks for 1st time, says liaison office will facilitate discussion

— News that a bus driver from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen died of the H5N1 bird flu virus on Dec. 31 was greeted with a shrug in the nation...

— Former Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, who played Darth Vader in fight scenes during the Star Wars films, has died aged 89.

— Those living along Nigeria's coastline said on Monday that officials are not doing enough to clean up last month's deep sea oil spil...

— Barely a week goes by without a neo-Nazi attack on politicians from Germany's Left Party. Extremists smash the windows of offices or private h...

— Commander says "long-range" missile has been successfully launched during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz.