At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in a stampede during a Hindu religious bathing festival on a river bank in southern India.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has challenged the entire US Congress to come and inspect a biotechnical institute in Pyongyang, which US experts have suggested is a facility for mass-producing anthrax for the military.
A Thai military court sentenced 10 people on Tuesday to up to five years in prison over audio and video recordings deemed insulting to the monarchy - the latest convictions in a series of cases brought since a coup more than a year ago.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it was working with law enforcement officials in Abu Dhabi to help an Australian women who has been jailed for posting "bad words" on social media.
The nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers is a new chapter in relations between Iran and the international community, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a live TV broadcast on Tuesday, following the announcement of a deal.
"The Iran nuclear deal will safeguard the global nuclear nonproliferation system and proves the world can solve pressing issues though negotiation."
Chancellor Angela Merkel may appear to be the victor in the Greek bailout standoff, but many Germans looked on in dismay at the heavy cost to the country's image.
Greece on Tuesday paid off a series of "samurai bonds" to Japanese investors in a symbolic gesture to win back investor confidence, despite missing its second IMF payment in two weeks.
The Mexican government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has decided to grant amnesty to convicts to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's liberation and the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith - the baptism of Jesus.
Japanese people like cute things and Pepper, the new companion robot from Tokyo-based technology company Softbank Corp, takes cuteness to a new level.
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