Ex-spy chief tied to militants dead at 79

Tributes for Pakistan's late former military spy chief Lieutenant General Hamid Gul poured in on Sunday, words bound to infuriate Pakistan's neighbors after he spent a career promoting Islamic militancy in Afghanistan and India.

40 die as boat sinks off Italy

Victims found in vessel's hold had apparently suffocated, paper says

Telecom giant assisted NSA spying

Telecommunications powerhouse AT&T Inc has provided extensive assistance to the US National Security Agency as the spy agency conducts surveillance on huge volumes of Internet traffic passing through the United States, a newspaper reported.

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Failed talks raise election prospects

The talks between Turkey's leading political parties on the formation of a coalition government failed on Thursday, increasing the likelihood of holding early elections in November.

IS suspected of using chemical weapons

The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, the White House said on Thursday, following allegations that IS militants deployed chemical weapons against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq.

Fidel Castro makes 89th birthday visit

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday on Thursday with a surprise visit to Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was in Havana for the occasion.

Clinton's secret e-mails include drone details

The two e-mails on Hillary Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news article detailing a US drone operation.

Girl, 11, gives birth; stepdad charged

An 11-year-old Paraguayan girl who had been denied an abortion has given birth.

Court overturns teachers' sex convictions

A Canadian teacher and an Indonesian teaching assistant serving 10 years in an Indonesian prison for child sexual offenses were released on Friday after a court overturned their convictions.

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Pakistan's president renewed on Friday an offer to archrival India to hold talks to resolve the issue of the disputed Kashmir region, among other outstanding matters between the two neighbors.

Ruling party chief sacked

Myanmar's powerful ruling party chief, U Shwe Mann, has been ousted from his post, party members said on Thursday, apparently after he lost a power struggle with President U Thein Sein three months before a general election.