French police have identified the first attacker involved in a series of assaults across Paris, which left at least 129 people dead and wounded hundreds more.

Events are being held across the world to celebrate the first ever International Yoga Day, with tens of thousands of Indians taking part in yoga sessions across the country.

Environmentalists in India are trying to save the Yamuna river, a revered waterway which has now become a toxic dump.

China is showcasing some of its latest military hardware at an air show, which featured a new stealth fighter.

Peter Kassig went to Lebanon in the spring of 2012. He spent his time helping Syrian refugees including those wounded in the fighting.

An Indian spacecraft has successfully reached Mars and entered the planet's orbit.

Qatar has confirmed it is holding two British human rights workers in Doha a week ago while investigating the conditions of Nepalese migrant labourers.

A new ceasefire in Gaza has been greeted with celebrations on the streets and claims of victory for Hamas.

The United Nations says that one third of the world's extreme poor - people who earn less than $1 a day - live in India.

Three days after the Boeing triple 7 crashed in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists say they've removed nearly 200 bodies from the wreckage.

Both Israel and Hamas have agreed to a UN call for a humanitarian pause for a few hours on Thursday morning.

Rebels have shot dead a 35-year-old mother of four in northeast India after she resisted their attempt to gang-rape her, police said

A team of athletes from Afghanistan is in Italy to take part in an international basketball competition.

Thailand's army has declared martial law across the country to restore order following months of anti-government protests that have left 28 people dead

International security experts are arriving in Nigeria as efforts to rescue more than 270 missing schoolgirls are ramped up.