Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls, with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return to office as prime minister.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits the victims of last week's explosions at a chemical warehouse in the port of Tianjin, where 95 are still missing.

The Obama administration warns China over its use of covert agents on US soil, according to a report in the New York Times.

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi approves stringent new counter-terror laws to fight the country's growing Islamist insurgency.

Bulls gore seven people to death during festivals across Spain in less than two months - including four over the weekend.

Police in Bangladesh file charges against 13 men who allegedly filmed themselves laughing and jeering as they beat a teenage boy to death.

The ousted chairman of Myanmar's ruling party meets opposition head Aung San Suu Kyi, prompting speculation they may form an alliance.

Jeff Bezos, the boss of the online retailer Amazon, sends a memo to staff refuting a New York Times report of a 'bruising' corporate culture.