Egyptian security forces mistakenly kill 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says.

At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion at a bus station in the Pakistani city of Multan, officials say.

Taliban militants storm a jail in Ghazni, central Afghanistan, killing at least four police officers and freeing more than 350 prisoners.

The next two years could be the hottest on record globally, according to research carried out by the UK's Met Office.

Ending the conflict in Syria and Iraq is key to solving the migrant crisis facing Europe, a senior US official tells the BBC.

At least 18 workers die after the truck they were travelling in overturned in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, police said.

Malaysian police have arrested two Malaysians and one Pakistani in connection to last month's deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine.

Mainland Chinese shares fall on Monday after economic data released on Sunday underlined fears growth is slackening.