Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was released from prison early on Thursday after serving about four years of a five-year sentence for possessing weapons supplied by gangsters behind deadly bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993.
Fijians in remote places were being urged on Thursday to immediately bury loved ones who died in a powerful cyclone rather than waiting for autopsies, as tens of thousands remained homeless and living in evacuation shelters, officials said on Thursday.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino urged voters on Thursday to stamp out the stunning political resurgence of Ferdinand Marcos' family, as the nation marked 30 years since a "People Power" uprising toppled the late dictator.
Australia on Thursday warned that terrorists might be in the "advanced stages of preparing attacks" in Indonesia and advised travelers to take precautions, just days after a similar warning about neighboring Malaysia.
Syria's opposition indicated on Wednesday it was ready for a two-week truce in Syria, saying it was a chance to test the seriousness of the other side's commitment to a US-Russian plan for a cessation of hostilities.
An international team of genomics experts and forensic specialists said on Wednesday it will study the remains of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda to try to solve the cause of his death.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that terrorism caused a Russian plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula in October that killed 224 people.
Companies from 20 countries are involved in the supply chain of components that end up in Islamic State explosives, according to the results of a study released on Thursday, suggesting governments and firms need to do more to track the flow of cables, chemicals and other equipment.
A young Mexican woman infected with the Zika virus during her pregnancy has given birth to a healthy baby with no signs of microcephaly, health authorities of Chiapas state announced on Wednesday.
Seoul's oldest and largest fish market - a city landmark and tourist hot spot - is fighting a move to a futuristic, half-billion-dollar facility, with vendors insisting they prefer the sprawling, rundown site they have called home for 45 years.
Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency abuses Palestinians under interrogation in a manner so systematic it points to official endorsement, two Israeli NGOs said in a report published on Wednesday.
It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 square meters of fields to eliminate a scourge that has killed thousands of Cambodians: land mines.
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