Bahrain's main opposition movement says its leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been arrested after a day of questioning at the interior ministry.

Search planes and ships resume the hunt for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, which went missing over the Java Sea with 162 people on board.

Controversial Sony film The Interview becomes the studio's most downloaded film ever, just four days after its release online.

An Italian ferry which caught fire on route to Italy with 478 people on board is being evacuated in choppy seas and high winds.

Asian markets traded higher on Monday following new record highs on Wall Street on Friday, which boosted investor confidence.

The Greek parliament is to hold a third and final vote on whether to approve a new president, a decision which could trigger snap elections.

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North Korea, including discussions of reunions for families separated by the Korean War.

A blast outside a restaurant in Bangalore kills a woman and injures five others, prompting a security alert across Indian cities.