Prime Minister Narendra Modi will serve a third term in office after India's election authority confirmed the National Democratic Alliance coalition headed by his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the required 272 seats for a majority.
One person has died and at least 71 others were injured on board a Singapore Airlines plane that encountered severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore. Follow for live updates.
Australia's parliament is almost certain to vote down a national referendum on same-sex marriage, potentially delaying marriage equality in the country for years.
The Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, is in an "unstable" condition in hospital after undergoing several medical procedures over the weekend, a palace statement says.
The largest active volcano in Japan has erupted, sending a column of ash more than 11,000 meters (7 miles) into the air, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported early Saturday.
A fragment of plane wing discovered in Mauritius in May has been confirmed as coming from missing plane Malaysia Airlines MH370, Australia's Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said in a statement on Friday.
Indonesian police have arrested a man who they say has confessed to broadcasting a pornographic film onto a large electronic billboard on a busy road in Jakarta.
Nine Australian men have walked free from a Malaysian court Thursday after being arrested for stripping down to their briefs at the country's Grand Prix on Sunday.
North Korea's latest satellite launch is being viewed as another step forward in the country's development of a long-range missile capable of carrying a warhead.
Mumbai's huge Deonar garbage dump has caught fire, threatening the health of thousands of nearby residents and creating a pall of smoke visible from space.
As fears of the Zika virus sweep the globe, Indian automaker Tata Motors says it will rename its soon-to-be-launched hatchback, the unfortunately named "Zica."