A satellite imagery company is reporting increased activity at a North Korean launch site, DigitalGlobe released images that suggest that a missile test is likely within the next three weeks.
Specially-invited forensic teams will take samples from the remains of Yassar Arafat on Tuesday in an attempt to finally ascertain his cause of death.
The death toll of people who fell victim to the toxic cough syrup in Lahore City in Pakistan has risen to 16 from the initial report of 13 earlier.
Firefighters in Bangladesh fought a large blaze for hours at a factory outside the capital on Saturday night.