A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s northwestern province of Aceh today, causing buildings to collapse and injuring at least 50 people.

Attacks north of Baghdad have left 41 dead as the UN said more than 2,500 were killed in the past three months, highlighting concerns that Iraq is slipping back into all-out war.

India has turned down a request for asylum from fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

West Indies scrambled to a one-wicket victory with 14 balls to spare over India in the second match of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri-Nation One-Day International Series at Sabina Park on Sunday.

India and Sri Lanka go in search of their first points of the tri-nation series when they meet on Tuesday at Sabina Park as the preliminary phase of the competition reaches the halfway point.

India’s foreign minister on Tuesday defended the vast US surveillance programme of phone logs and Internet data revealed by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

Egyptian protesters on Monday stormed the headquarters of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood after deadly clashes there between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi who hails from the group, an AFP correspondent said.

The Rolling Stones showed they’ve still got it as they finally took to the stage at Glastonbury with an electric performance that organisers said was the highlight of the British festival’s history.

England coach Andy Flower has welcomed Kevin Pietersen back to England duty by saying he’s pleased to have the “superstar” batsman in the squad ahead of the defence of the Ashes against Australia.

Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky claimed her third title on Saturday at the US Swimming Championships with a dominant victory in the 1500m freestyle.