Madame Tussauds has said it will unveil a waxwork of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April.

Steps are being taken in Thailand to wean Buddhist monks off unhealthy food after a study suggested that almost half of them are overweight.

Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence has secured its fourth win over a master player, in the final of a five match challenge.

Mehreen Baig, 26, from London takes up to 50 selfies a day to post on her blog and Instagram.

Myanmar's parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country's next president, the first civilian leader after more than 50 years of military rule.

A man in a Brazilian fishing village has been able to strike up an unusual friendship after saving a penguin from an oil slick.

Germany's interior minister has said stolen files detailing hundreds of recruits to the Islamic State militant group can be assumed to be genuine.