Taliban militants launched a rocket and ground attack on Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on May 22, days after an assault on another major base in the country.

At least 13 people have died in a clash between Somalis and Ethiopian forces who had crossed the border.

A plane crash in southern India early Saturday has killed more than 160 passengers, an Indian official said.

Order has been restored in Bangkok and the rest of Thailand after days of violent clashes that crippled the capital, the country's prime minister said on May 21.

A car bomb has exploded at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province, killing at least 23 people and wounding another 53, police say.

Germany's parliament approved on May 21 a US$1 trillion safety net to stabilize the euro as fears swirled that Europe's debt crisis and tougher financial regulations may choke economic recovery.

Shares of major U.S. banks rallied on May 21 after the Senate passed a sweeping overhaul of the financial system.

The US state department says there "will definitely be consequences" for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea following the sinking of a Republic of Korea Korean warship in March.

Iran could cancel an accord with Turkey and Brazil to transfer some of its enriched uranium abroad if the U.N. Security Council approves a fresh round of sanctions against it, a member of parliament said on May 20.

Families left homeless by a landslide on the slopes of a volcano which left 54 people missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be relocated, the UN says.