Myanmar's ruling junta allowed detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with Western diplomats.
Envoys for de facto leaders and ousted President Manuel Zelaya were still far apart on returning the leftist to power.
India plans a large scale offensive against Maoist rebels in its insurgency-riddled eastern and central states.
Stratford University and K. K. Modi Group signed an agreement to establish a campus and learning sites in India.
Turkey's parliament extended a mandate that allows its military to attack Kurdish PKK rebels based in northern Iraq.
North Korea said it was ready to return to negotiations on its weapons programme but first wanted talks with U.S.
A suicide bomber dressed as a paramilitary soldier attacked an office of the U.N. World Food Programme.
About 2.5 million people crammed into relief shelters after floods tore down their homes in southern India.
Local and international rescue teams have arrived in Padang to help the earthquake victims.
U.S. diplomat fired in Afghanistan said UN ignored massive fraud in the August election and also told him to keep quiet.