Five days of protests by tens of thousands of students angry over the traffic deaths of two of their colleagues have largely cut off the capital Dhaka from the rest of Bangladesh, as the demonstrators pressed their demand for safer roads
Protests in several Iranian cities over dramatic drop of country's currency ahead of imposition of renewed US sanctions
U.N. children's agency warns of a possible second cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen after airstrikes hit water facilities and other civilian infrastructure in the port city of Hodeida
Libya's coast guard says it has intercepted more than 570 Europe-bound migrants, including dozens of women and children, off the Mediterranean coast
The United Arab Emirates has begun a three-month visa amnesty program, hoping to resolve a Catch-22 for foreign workers who are fined daily for overstaying their permits but prevented from leaving until they pay the penalties
India's central bank has raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.5 percent, saying that global growth has become uneven and risks to the outlook have increased with rising trade tensions
Iran's parliament is planning a special session to question President Hassan Rouhani about the country's plummeting currency and struggling economy
Fears mount in Iran as currency plunges to record low a week before the restoration of US sanctions
Egypt's president has zealously defended his economic policies, saying he was left with no choice but to embrace painful austerity measures to revive an economy mauled by years of political turmoil and violence
Pakistani official: Jailed former Prime Minister Sharif moved to hospital after suffering heart trouble
