Australia's The Australian newspaper uploaded a fresh batch of leaked documents relating to information about operating instructions of underwater warfare system of the six Scorpene submarines which are being built in India by French firm DCNS.
France's top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision that should set legal precedent regarding a swimsuit crackdown that has divided the country and provoked shock around the world.
To protest a new state law that makes the carrying of concealed handguns legal in college classrooms, students at the University of Texas openly displayed sex toys, an act considered illegal under local indecency laws.
Eleven children were killed in a barrel bomb attack carried out by government forces on a rebel-held neighbourhood of Syria's Aleppo city.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was in Nay Pyi Daw on the first high-level visit from India after the new government came to power in March following decades of military rule, said that India was ready to give \"all help\" was the message given to the Myanmarese leadership by External Affairs Minister.
South Korea said that surviving South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military in World War II will be eligible to receive around 100 million won (about $90,000) each from a foundation that will be funded by the Japanese government.
Twelve people, including seven students, three police officials and two security guards, were killed in an attack by gunmen on the American University in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Central Italy was struck by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake, leaving at least 281 people dead and devastating dozens of mountain villages.
Officials picked through the wreckage of toppled spires and crumbling temple walls in Myanmar's ancient capital Bagan after a powerful earthquake rattled the top tourist destination, leaving three dead.
Brandishing beach balls, towels and inflatables, around 50 people protested against the burkini ban in France Thursday by creating a fake beach outside the country's embassy in London.
Here's a look at the important events in the world this week.