Exit polls following Israel's second general election in five months suggest the result is too close to call. The centrist Blue and White alliance of former military chief Benny Gantz is projected to win between 32 and 34 seats, and PM Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud

The Taliban have told the BBC that their "doors are open" should US President Donald Trump want to resume peace talks in the future. Chief negotiator Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai insisted negotiation remained "the only way for peace in Afghanistan" during an exclusive interview. Mr

An explosion hit near a campaign rally for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday. The gathering in Parwan province did not appear to be directly hit, according to initial reports from Afghanistan's TOLO news.  They also reported that President Ghani was not injured. TOLO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai have been named among the world’s 500 most influential Muslims. The annual World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims publication is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic

Boris Johnson has said he will "wait and see what the judges say" before deciding whether to recall Parliament. The Supreme Court will hear two appeals that will determine whether the prime minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament for five weeks. Edinburgh's Court of

Israelis are voting in their country's second general election in five months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the snap election after failing to form a governing coalition with a viable majority after April's vote. The final opinion polls put his right-wing Likud

An MTR Corp. train derailed in Hong Kong, the latest blow for the subway operator that has become a target and battleground in the anti-Beijing demonstrations rocking the city. The subway operator said on its website on Tuesday that train services near Hung Hom station had been

A young man who found a wallet containing €2,000 (£1770; $2200) in cash on the street in Rome refused a reward after returning it to its owner. Mossan Rasal, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, went directly to the police after spotting the item on the pavement in the Italian capital

Almost every year, a smoky haze blankets the South East Asian region - signalling the return of forest fires in Indonesia. For many in this region, grey skies and a lingering acrid smell are not unfamiliar, but 2019 has already brought with it some of the worst haze levels in years.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was on Monday charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a stringent law that enables detention without trial for two years.  The senior politician had so far been under "unofficial" house arrest in Srinagar, where hundreds of

The United States has issued satellite images and cited intelligence to back its claim that Iran was behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Iran denies involvement in Saturday's air attacks, which were claimed by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. But unnamed US officials

At least 12 people have died and more than 20 are missing after a tourist boat capsized in the Godavari river in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The boat was carrying around 60 people and was on its way to a popular tourist spot in the southern state on Sunday when it collided with

Pakistan's dispute with India over Kashmir is now a flashpoint with the potential to escalate into nuclear war, Imran Khan has warned. Pakistan's prime minister said he was disappointed in the international response to Narendra Modi's decision to end self rule in Indian

The Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the Centre to make all endeavours to restore normalcy in Kashmir as soon as possible and ensure that schools and hospitals function properly in the state. All efforts should be made keeping in view the aspects of national security, the top

At least seven people were killed when a small plane crashed on Sunday in a residential district of Popayan, a town in southwest Colombia, officials confirmed. The aircraft, which belonged to an airline called Transpacifico, crashed shortly after taking off from Payan, capital of Cauca

US President Donald Trump is likely to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the mega "Howdy Modi!" event which will take place in Houstan, Texas, sources said. However, the sources said that the organisers are yet to confirm. The Howdy Modi event is being organised in Houstan to

Police in Hong Kong have used water cannon and tear gas against protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks near government offices in the city. The violence broke out after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched in defiance of a police ban. Earlier hundreds rallied

Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. It was brought forward from November after the death in July of Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected president, who took office in

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday's drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. He dismissed a claim by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had attacked the two facilities, run by state-owned company Aramco. Saudi Arabia's energy minister

Forensic scientists in Mexico have managed to identify 44 bodies buried in a well in the state of Jalisco. Discovered just outside the city of Guadalajara, the human remains were hidden in 119 black bags, reports BBC. The remains were discovered earlier in September when local