In Bihar, the first phase of polling passed off peacefully.71 constituencies went to poll in this phase.

Gold smuggling has raised the political temperature of Kerala politics. Congress charge involvement of CMO office.

Pakistan's national assembly has passed a resolution to call back its envoy from Paris. The post of envoy is vacant for the last three months.

China on Tuesday urged the USA  to "stop sowing discord" between Beijing and countries in the region,

The Turkish currency slid further to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar.The lira has lost around 25% of its value this year.

Iran accuses the US of initiating or joining eight wars since 200 that displaced 37 million people.