RAMALLAH (WEST BANK): Hours after Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that crashed into the Israeli border city of Sderot on Thursday, President Obama travelled to the West Bank city of Ramallah and renewed his call for a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, saying that continued Israeli settlement-building did not advance the cause of peace.

SLAMABAD: Four militants were killed when a US drone targeted a vehicle in the lawless north Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on Friday.

LONDON: On a day when the UN Human Rights Council adopted a US-sponsored resolution on human rights violation in Sri Lanka, another neighbour of India, Nepal, was rapped for passing a resolution that would allow the Himalayan kingdom to grant amnesties for violations.

BEIJING: An attempt by the Russian embassy in Beijing to engage ordinary people in a friendly dialogue over the Chinese internet has proved to be a hit in an odd sense. Thousands of people have visited and posted comments, but lots of the remarks are downright xenophobic and embarrassing.

CANBERRA: The Australian government plunged into crisis with Prime Minister Julia Gillard caving in to building pressure and calling a leadership ballot of her ruling Labor party for later Thursday.

LAHORE: Imran Khan has been elected unopposed as chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf during intra-party polls held ahead of the upcoming general election

GENEVA/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday slammed the US-sponsored resolution at the UNHRC which it says seeks to "discredit" and "single out" the country over alleged human rights violations, terming it as "biased and politicised".

BEIJING: In his first comments after taking over as China's foreign minister, Wang Yi said he will safeguard the sovereignty, security and development interests of China while "holding up high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit".

ISLAMABAD: At least four people were killed and 30 wounded as two suicide bombers attacked a court complex in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday.

NEW YORK: History Channel's new series 'The Bible' has created a furore after the actor portraying Satan's role in a recent episode reportedly resembled US President Barack Obama.

The devil was played by actor Medhi Ouzaani, and the similarity could be a casting coincidence.