London's Times newspaper says a leaked memo prepared for Britain's Cabinet Office says the government has no plan for leaving the European Union and may need to hire up to 30,000 people to complete the country's exit from the 28-nation bloc.
A Pakistani lawmaker from Kashmir says thousands of frightened villagers have left their homes in several border villages as Indian shelling continues across the Line of Control.
Cyprus' biggest bank says it's applying for a listing on the London Stock Exchange to boost its profile, attract investors and expand its access to capital.
The Russian intelligence agency FSB says it has arrested five people allegedly linked to the Islamic State group who were suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in Moscow and Russia's Caucasus.
A Hong Kong court has disqualified a pair of newly elected separatist lawmakers from taking office after they swore and used anti-China insults while giving their oath to be sworn in.
India's government says it will mark the fingers of people swapping scrapped currency notes at banks with indelible ink as authorities struggle to deal with the corruption and bedlam spawned by the demonetizing of the country's highest denomination currency.
A group of swimmers is attempting to cross the Dead Sea from Jordan to Israel in a bid to draw attention to the body of water's environmental deterioration.
Germany's foreign minister is meeting Turkish officials to discuss strained relations and concerns over the Turkish government's crackdown on the media and political opponents.
New Zealand on Tuesday began a rescue operation involving hundreds of tourists and residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake cut off train and vehicle access.
A German news agency says hundreds of police officers are searching more than 200 offices, mosques and apartments of members and supporters of the Islamic group "The true religion" that is best known for distributing free copies of the Quran across the country.
U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says in a report, raising the possibility that American citizens could be indicted even though Washington has not joined the global court.
An international human rights group says the Kenyan government is coercing refugees to return to Somalia where they risk getting killed or wounded in an ongoing conflict, ahead of a deadline to close the world's largest refugee camp.
Liu Huizhen, a petite, soft-spoken farmer's daughter who wants to serve her community, might seem an unlikely threat to China's all-powerful Communist Party.
The day's trading is about to begin on the world's youngest stock exchange, and the MYANPIX index and opening share prices flash across an electronic screen, but barely a footfall or a voice are heard within the cavernous, colonial era building in the bustling heart of Myanmar's commercial capital.