Israeli army drones have carried out three successive airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, in response to arson kites and balloons fired from the enclave.

Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country's presidential poll in the first round, the election authority chief has said.

 At least 86 people have been killed following a coordinated attack on several villages in the Nigerian state of Plateau, the police said.

Five people were killed and five others injured when a speeding car hit an auto-rickshaw on Monday in Telangana's Ranga Reddy, police said.

Actor Irrfan Khan and late veteran actress Sridevi were named the Best Actors at the 19th edition of the IIFA Awards, for their remarkable work in films "Hindi Medium" and "Mom", respectively.

Marin Cilic of Croatia came back strong to beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the final 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 for the Queen's Club trophy.

Recent developments have cast doubts on the integrity of higher offices. The government, in its need to make things work according to its whims, has been blatantly interfering with the functioning of the various offices thus leading to erosion of their reputation. 

Colombia thrashed Poland 3-0 in a Group H encounter of the FIFA World Cup here on Sunday.

Yerry Mina (40th minute), Radamel Falcao (70th) and Juan Cuadrado (75th) scored for Columbia. The win kept alive Columbia's chances of advancing from the group stage.