Brazilian police say they have identified a gang specialising in trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into South America's biggest economy.

A tropical storm that officials had feared would cause widespread devastation in Bangladesh and Burma lost power quickly as it moved inland.

Sina, which runs China's biggest micro-blogging site, sees losses narrow in the first three months of the year as revenues rise.

India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against plans to force members of their community to serve in the Israeli military.

Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, figures show, partly thanks to strong demand in the UK.

Revelations that Costa Rica's president used a jet belonging to a Colombian with alleged links to drug trafficking have led to three resignations.

The head of the US tax authority and a top treasury investigator deny the extra scrutiny given to conservative groups was motivated by political bias.