Security forces have killed at least four militants, including a woman, who were holed up in a residential building in Bangladesh's Sylhet city, a military spokesman said on Monday. ....

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at reversing his predecessor's efforts to address climate change, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Monday. ....

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for his role in mass anti-corruption protests in Moscow. ....

Seven school students and a teacher were killed when they were hit by an avalanche on a Japanese ski resort on Monday, local authorities said. ....

The universities in the US have registered a decline in applications from Indian students following rising hate crimes and concerns over potential changes in visa policies by the Trump administration, according to a survey. ....

An avalanche in a ski resort north of Tokyo on Monday hit several Japanese school children, leaving many injured or feared dead. ....

Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in Moscow on Sunday. ....

Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari will begin a state visit to India on April 17, a media report said on Sunday. ....

At least one person was killed and 13 others were injured in a shooting early on Sunday at a nightclub in the US, police said. ....

North Korea on Sunday warned South Korea and the US against any attempt to stage a "special operation" to hit the Pyongyang leadership and military installations, including the nuclear arms base. ....