Fourteen people have been killed and 10 injured in stampede at mosque in China's northwest Ningxia region, according to state media.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he favours the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted over coup attempts.

Cubans react with shock at what some term "crazy" prices as foreign-made cars go on sale for the first time since the 1959 revolution.

Gigantic volcanoes like Yellowstone can erupt without an earthquake or any other external trigger, scientists have found.

The value of Bitcoin tops $1,000 once again after social gaming firm Zynga says it will start accepting the virtual currency as a payment option.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is due to travel to Juba for talks with his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir over fighting there, state media say.

Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman takes a team to North Korea for a match marking leader Kim Jong-un's birthday.

Bangladesh's ruling Awami League has won a violence-plagued general election whose outcome was never in doubt, according to preliminary results.