Arab officials meeting in Doha have approved an international probe into Yasser Arafat’s death, after a report said he may have been poisoned, senior Palestinian official Saeb Erakat said.Full story
The Philippine president, Benigno Aquino, urged all Filipinos on Monday to unite in sending a message to China over a territorial row, insisting his country would not give in to its more powerful neighbour.Full story
The prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Monday instructed Iraq’s security forces and Red Crescent to allow in Syrian refugees and provide them with support, reversing an earlier decision.Full story
The head of one of the most important Muslim shrines in India has complained about Bollywood stars misusing the site to pray for their ‘sinful’ films to be commercially successful.Full story
Top Indian female revolutionary Lakshmi Sehgal, who fought Allied forces during Second World War, died on Monday following a heart attack, a doctor said. She was 97.Full story
A Pakistani court on Monday ordered police to protect an Afghan couple who eloped and fear being murdered by the bride’s furious relatives.
Hewad, 22, and Mariyam Marjman fled Kabul last month to marry for love in the...Full story
Indian investigators believe 12 firms were given ‘undue favours’ by the government when it let them mine coal without making them bid for the rights, a newspaper report said Monday.Full story
The US military’s Osprey aircraft arrived in Japan Monday as residents rallied against their deployment after recent crashes raised safety concerns. Live television footage showed the MV-22s being unloaded from...Full story
Hundreds of firefighters, backed by water bombing planes, battled a wind-fueled wildfire in northeast Spain Monday that left four French nationals dead and trapped thousands indoors.Full story
Beijing residents expressed fury on Monday after the worst rains to hit the Chinese capital in more than 60 years left at least 37 people dead, with another seven still missing.Full story
The US president, Barack Obama, paid emotional tribute Sunday to the victims and survivors of the Aurora cinema massacre, as the shaken US town held a tearful vigil for the 12 dead filmgoers.Full story
Simplicity is on the menu for Sudanese Muslims breaking the daytime fast during the holy month of Ramadan this year, as months of rising prices have forced them to scrimp in the face of an economic crisis.Full story