The death toll from India's rail disaster rose to 142 on Monday after workers toiled through the night removing victims from the wreckage, with grim warnings that more bodies were trapped inside.

Angela Merkel has announced that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, a sign of stability after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.

Italy’s most famous chef and more than 80 actors, singers, directors and athletes have backed a constitutional change to be voted on in two weeks, giving Prime Minister Matteo Renzi desperately needed support.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Nato against sheltering “terrorist” soldiers after Turkish officers in the alliance’s command reportedly sought asylum after a failed putsch.

Pope Francis brought to a close the Catholic Church’s “Year of Mercy” yesterday, shutting the Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica after a year in which he raised Mother Teresa to sainthood and took in Syrian Muslim refugees.

Marcos loyalists trooped to the Libingan ng mga Bayani, a day after the burial of their idol, the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, as protests against the surprise burial died down on Saturday.

Nepal yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the peace deal that ended a bloody Maoist insurgency as the prime minister admitted that justice for its victims has been delayed.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western “bullying” and “hypocrisy” during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said when it came to alliances, the United States could not be trusted.

With the onset of winter, something unpredictable is going on with the weather of Karachi and the changing weather is affecting health of Karachiites.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought Bangladesh to be showcased as an international model for SDG 6, involving clean water and sanitation, through adopting appropriate strategy and action plan.

Simeem Hossain, centre, watched by her elder son Zaraif, receives the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award..

For 20 years, Laura Avila had yearned to hug her mother again. On Saturday, tears streaming down her face, the 35-year-old had her wish finally come true — if only for three minutes.