The Australian parliament has announced a set of security rules including one that means people wearing the Niqab, which covers part of the face, or the burqa, will need to sit in a closed part of the parliament behind glass when visiting.

FREETOWN/DAKAR: The threat of hunger is tracking Ebola across affected West African nations as the disease kills farmers and their families, drives workers from the fields and creates food shortages.

CAIRO: The Egyptian judge who oversaw mass death sentence cases against Islamist supporters of the country's ousted president, drawing world criticism, has been removed from his criminal court, officials and the judge himself told The Associated Press on Thursday.

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam remained serious with report of one more death on Thursday, taking the toll to 44 so far and affecting nearly 4 lakh people in the state.

Maharashtra BJP has ordered a survey of the party's committed voters to ascertain their views on the split in the saffron alliance, sources said on Thursday. The state BJP is keen on keeping Shiv Sena from poaching on the party's radical segment.

WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday met US secretary of state John Kerry and his American counterpart Susan Rice and discussed key bilateral and regional issues including India-US security cooperation and terrorism.

INCHEON: The Indian men's kabaddi team clinched its seventh successive gold medal at the Asian Games after coming from behind to beat a spirited Iran 27-25 in the summit clash on Friday.

INCHEON: "It's time to create history. Let's go guys," read the status message of goalkeeper P R Sreejesh on WhatsApp before the Asian Games men's hockey final.

WASHINGTON: Secret Service director Julia Pierson resigned on Wednesday in the face of multiple revelations of security breaches, bumbling in her agency and rapidly eroding confidence that the president and his family were being kept safe.

WASHINGTON: The top US and Chinese diplomats publicly aired differences on Wednesday over the protests in Hong Kong, where students want democratic changes to the electoral system.