22 killed, 50 injured in rail mishap in northern India
The death toll of a train derailment accident in northern India has climed to 22 with more than 50 others injured.
The accident occurred in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Rescuers have pulled 22 bodies out of the wreckage so far.
The death toll may go up later in the day.
The injured have been rushed to hospital.
Chinese villager injured in Myanmar warplane bombing remains critical
One of eight Chinese villagers injured in a Myanmar warplane bombing last week remains in critical condition despite medical treatment.
Chinese officials say two persons with serious injuries are improving and their lives are no longer in danger, and five others with minor injuries have been discharged from the hospital.
A joint China-Myanmar investigation into the bombing incident is still underway.
Five Chinese villagers were killed in the cross-border bombing, which occurred when Myanmar troops were fighting local militias in northern Myanmar.
Obama urges Iran to seize "historic opportunity" to reach nuke deal
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Iranian leaders not to miss a "historic opportunity" to reach a reasonable nuclear deal.
Obama says he believes the two countries should be able to resolve the nuclear issue peacefully with diplomacy.
The United States suspects that Iran's nuclear program is aimed at producing a nuclear bomb.
Iran and the P5+1 group are intensifying negotiations this week in the Swiss city of Lausanne, in an attempt to reach a comprehensive framework deal before the end of this month.
Top U.S. general to visit S.Korea next week amid rows over THAAD
A top U.S. military official will visit South Korea next week amid rows over whether to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula.
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will meet his South Korean counterpart Choi Yun-hee, to discuss how to prepare for nuclear and missile threats allegedly posed by North Korea.
Dempsey's visit comes amid the ongoing rows between rival political parties in South Korea over whether to introduce the US missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula.
The system, developed by Lockheed Martin, is designed to intercept ballistic missiles at an altitude of 40-150 km high.
S. Korea returns remains of 68 Chinese Korean War soldiers
South Korea has handed over the remains of 68 Chinese soldiers, who died in the 1950-53 Korean War.
At a ceremony held at South Korea's Incheon Airport, the remains and related belongings were officially handed over to China.
Friday's handover was the second one after South Korea returned the remains of 437 Chinese soldiers last March.
Factory fire kills one fireman, injures another 7
One fireman has been killed and seven other colleagues injured while trying to put out a factory fire in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
The incident occurred after a local aluminum smelter in Yong'an Township was engulfed by a fire and an explosion.
The owner of the factory is now in police detention.
Further investigation is underway.
Police bust drug gangs in north, southwest China
Chinese police have busted two drug rings in north and southwest China.
Police in the southwest city of Kunming say they have confiscated more than 17 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in a recent crackdown, with four suspects apprehended.
Elsewhere, police in a county of Hebei Province have seized some six thousand processed methamphetamine pills in a four-month clamp-down. Five suspects have been detained.
Further investigation is under way in both cases.
European leaders agree to create energy union
EU leaders have agreed to create an Energy Union and set out the first steps by accelerating the connection of national pipelines and electricity grids.
They also decided that all gas contracts, between governments or businesses, "must be in line with EU law", and should not negatively impact Europe's energy security.
The EU imported 53 percent of its energy last year, which makes it the largest energy importer in the world.
Six member states depend on a single external supplier for all of their gas imports.
Islamic State claims attack on Tunis museum
The Islamic State is claiming responsibility for Wednesday's deadly attack on Tunisia's National Museum.
The group is describing the dead gunmen as "knights armed with automatic weapons and grenades."
The Islamic State is also promising more attacks.
Tunisian officials have not said whether they think the claim of responsibility is legitimate.
Nine people have so-far been arrested in connection with the attack, four of whom are said to be directly connected to the attack.
Gunmen opened fire on tourists vising the national museum in Tunis, leaving 21 dead, including 20 foreigners.