The explosion in the crowded Noor market of Parachinar town in the province came as people gathered for Friday prayers near the women's entrance to a Shia mosque. ....

Nine Malaysians who were detained in Pyongyang returned home on Friday, following an agreement between the two countries to end the diplomatic conflict sparked by the death of North Korean leader's half-brother Kim Jong-nam. ....

The husband of an Indian-origin woman killed along with her son last week in New Jersey is being allowed to go to India for the funeral, according to an official. ....

At least 11,612 people have been killed in Syria in Russian raids, which began in September 2015, a UK-war monitor reported on Thursday. ....

North Korea could be preparing for a new type of nuclear test, a South Korean defence official said on Thursday. ....

A total of 88 Myanmar fishermen, who were detained in India for violating the country's law, were sent home through diplomatic channel, a media report said on Thursday. ....

Twelve people were killed and three others injured in a traffic accident when a church bus and a pickup truck collided in Texas state of US on Wednesday. ....

The Syrian army on Wednesday captured the town of Deir Hafer, a major stronghold for the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Syria. ....

Security forces, in an ongoing raid that began early on Wednesday, have cordoned off two houses in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar district where at least 10 suspected militants were believed to be holed up, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said. ....

At least 47 militants were killed as government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Farah province on Wednesday, an army official said. ....