Syria says Islamic State kills hundreds, including children, in Palmyra
The militants seized the city of 50,000 people, site of some of the world's most extensive and best preserved ancient Roman ruins, days after also capturing the city of Ramadi
Mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found in Malaysia
Police discovered 30 large graves containing the remains of hundreds of people in two places in a northern state
Mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found in Malaysia - media
Police discover 30 large graves containing remains of hundreds of people in two places in northern state of Perlis
"Boat people" likely posing as Rohingya for aid, says Myanmar general
Most of Myanmar's 1.1 million Rohingya are stateless and live in apartheid-like conditions
Knowing how to tell the story
Reporting on the economy in language that could be understood even by your grandmother
Activists alarmed about Indian laws curbing free speech amid charity crackdown
Laws are silencing marginal voices and fuelling graft, says report group of writers promoting freedom of speech
Mother seeks a groom for her son in India's first gay marriage advert
Homosexuality was re-criminalised in India in 2013 in a decision by the Supreme Court that shocked human rights groups
Thailand worried by blast of anti-migrant vitriol on social media
Traffickers have abandoned thousands of migrants in boats in the Andaman Sea
Footballer Ronaldo campaigns for Nepal but $8 mln donation is false: charity
Save the Children said their global ambassador Cristiano Ronaldo had not donated 7 million euros ($7.8 million) of his own money