The Senate defence committee led by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed visited military's joint staff headquarters in Rawalpindi, where it was briefed by Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Committee, General Rashan Mahmood and his team.

The Islamic State has recently claimed to have started its own currency by minting gold coins, according to a newly released video.

In yet another incident that brings to light America's problem with guns and racial tension, two television journalists were shot to death by a co-worker during a live broadcast from a strip mall in a small Virginia town.

India has waived retrospective imposition of a minimum alternative tax (MAT) affecting foreign funds, the Finance Minister said on Tuesday, a move that could resolve a dispute that had shaken investor confidence.

The Modi government plans to change the Reserve Bank of India Act before the end of the fiscal year, to set up a new committee to direct the country's monetary policy

The benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday plummeted 586.65 points to one-year low of 25,696.44. Nifty also tanked 185.45 points to close at 7,785.85.