India has passed a landmark bill which aims to ensure equal rights for those living with HIV/AIDS.

US Vice President Mike Pence doubled down on the US commitment to Asia Pacific with a stern warning for North Korea, which he called the "most dangerous and urgent threat" to the region.

As the White House was talking about sending a naval "armada" to the Korean Peninsula, the very ships in question were on their way to participate in military exercises in the Indian Ocean, some 3,500 miles in the opposite direction.

They say they ran from murder and persecution. They've ended up in mud huts on the Bay of Bengal.

Indonesia's most populous city is on edge one day before a vote which could change the face of the nation.

The Pentagon will conduct two major high-stakes tests in May of its ability to shoot down missiles launched out of North Korea.