India's Modi eyes win in mega-election

India starts a mega-election on Thursday with thousands of parties and candidates running in 543 constituencies across the nation, Agence France-Presse reported.

Sri Lanka opens China-funded railway line

The Sri Lankan government on Monday officially opened a railway line constructed between Matara and Beliatta in the southern part of the island country. The hope is that it will boost passenger traffic into the deep south.

Israelis go to polls to decide on Benjamin Netanyahu's record reign

Israeli voters began casting ballots on Tuesday in parliamentary elections that will determine whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in office after a decade in power, The Associated Press reported.

UN chief calls for immediate halt to Libya fighting as thousands displaced

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around Libya's capital Tripoli, and asked for an immediate end to violence, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Trump's shake-up of DHS raises concern

US President Donald Trump continued cleaning house at the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, as he becomes more frustrated over the number of Central American people crossing the southern border and demands a harder line on border security.

Putin, Erdogan discuss S-400 delivery

Delivering Turkey air-defense missiles is a job of priority, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting of the Russian-Turkish High-Level Cooperation Council in Moscow on Monday.

EU plans for retaliation in aircraft subsidy dispute with Washington

The European Union has begun preparations to retaliate over Boeing subsidies, an EU official said on Tuesday, a day after the United States listed EU products it plans to hit with tariffs in their aircraft dispute, Reuters reported.

May seeks further Brexit extension

British Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Berlin and Paris on Tuesday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, the two dominant leaders of the European Union, to seek a further extension to her country's delayed withdrawal process from the EU, after suffering yet another setback in Parliament.

Aging population a global challenge

The world population is aging fast.

US Homeland Security chief is latest Trump departure

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the departure of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, underscoring his intent to toughen immigration policy amid a surge in illegal crossings along the southern border, Agence France-Presse reported.

Cross-party talks seeking late Brexit compromise

With the possibility looming that the United Kingdom could crash out of the European Union on Friday with a no-deal Brexit, the British government on Monday continued with intense cross-party talks seeking a compromise that might include remaining in a customs union arrangement.