Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina telephoned Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee and congratulated her on her party's massive victory in the state Assembly elections in neighbouring West Bengal.

Two suicide bombers on Friday blew themselves up outside a paramilitary force's training facility in northwest Pakistan, killing 73 people and injuring over 100 in the first major terrorist attack since Osama bin Laden was gunned down by US forces last week.

Denouncing terrorism and extremism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said such ideologies provide no answers to problems of the people and their flames should not be allowed to be fanned once again.

A 59-year-old Japanese climber, on an expedition to the Mount Everest, died just a few metres from the world's highest mountain peak, official said on Friday.

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday inaugurated a nuclear power plant at the Chashma project built with Chinese assistance and called on the world community to "eliminate discrimination" in giving Pakistan access to atomic technology for peaceful use.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that India supported Afghanistan’s quest for peace and reconciliation, and will stand by it as its "partner in development".

India's Prime Minister held talks in Kabul on Thursday on the fallout of Osama bin Laden's death and boosting aid projects in a move likely to raise Pakistani fears about Indian influence in Afghanistan.

Six persons were killed and two others injured after a water storage tank fell down and hit a factory in central China's Henan Province, local government officials said.

Tata Communications, which has been awarded the status of "International Headquarters" by the government here, on Wednesday committed a fresh investment of 440 million Singapore dollars over the next four years.

Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday reported a 77 per cent slump in net income to 25.4 billion yen (about $314 million) during the January-March quarter in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, which disrupted production and vehicle sales.