Modi asks Pakistan to hasten probe into 2008 attack

New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the leader of rival Pakistan on Tuesday and asked that his country "abide by its commitment" to prevent its territory from being used in terrorism against India and speed up investigations into the 2008 attack in Mumbai.

Islamists vow to defeat Libyan general

An al-Qaida-inspired group in Libya vowed on Tuesday to fight renegade former general Khalifa Hifter who is waging an offensive against Islamists, accusing him of being an "American agent" who wants to replicate last year's military overthrow of an elected government in neighboring Egypt.

US deploys assault ship, 1,000 marines

US defense officials said on Tuesday the warship USS Bataan had moved into the Mediterranean Sea and could be used, if needed, for a possible evacuation of American personnel from Libya.

Cambodia says only 'voluntary' refugees allowed

Cambodia will take in only voluntary refugees from Australia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said on Wednesday.

Egypt extends presidential vote after low turnout

Egypt's presidential election was extended into a third day on Wednesday due to low turnout in the first election since Islamist Mohamed Morsi was overthrown last year.

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'Homemade electricity' creates buzz

Klaus Meier lists three reasons for generating his own electricity in his family hotel in Germany's southern city of Freiburg - "cost savings, energy efficiency, climate protection".

Japanese firm in search of perfect nipple

In a quiet side room at Pigeon Corp's spacious lab north of Tokyo, researchers are on a high-tech quest to create a teat for babies' bottles that matches a breast-feeding mother's own.

Russia bans 'historically false' WWII movie

Russia has blocked the release of a film about the deportations of ethnic groups during World War II, calling it a falsification of history.

Dutch arrest 6 Greenpeace activists on Russian oil-drilling rig

Dutch police arrested six Greenpeace activists on Tuesday after they prevented a Russian oil-drilling platform from leaving for the Arctic by chaining it to a dock in a Netherlands port.

Ferry's owners 'root cause' of Sewol tragedy, Park says

South Korean President Park Geun-hye denounced fugitive members of the ship-owning family linked to last month's ferry disaster on Tuesday, calling them the "root cause" of the tragedy that claimed 300 lives.

Cambodia says it won't host Thai government-in-exile

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday that his country would not be the base of a Thai government-in-exile.