The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan that left at least 25 people dead, saying it was part of a series of attacks to avenge the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Cambodia will delegate Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong to attend the International Court of Justice (ICJ) trial over its dispute with Thailand about Preah Vihear temple, scheduled to open in Hague, the Netherlands, from May 30-31.

Security was tightened on Wednesday around the elegant French seaside resort of Deauville, one day before the leaders of the world's richest countries hold their annual gathering here.

Three explosions have struck government buildings in eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media say.

Ten people, including all seven on board and three on the ground, died when a small chartered civil aircraft crashed into a residential area in Delhi's suburban town of Faridabad on Wednesday night, said local police on Thursday.

A shootout between rival Mexican gangs has left at least 28 people dead, officials say.

The Foreign Ministers of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states have jointly issued a Bali Commemorative Declaration to pay tribute to the founders of NAM and former leaders of its member states.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde planed to announce her candidacy on May 24 to be the new head of the IMF after the European Union reached a consensus on backing her.

The US military has announced the withdrawal of a number of its troops from Pakistan. The Pentagon said it had received a request from the Pakistani government to reduce its presence in the country.

The peak of a cloud of volcanic ash that forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights has passed, Iceland's prime minister said on May 25.