News brief: Big stories of the day

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) begins its six-day meeting in Paris today amid indications that it would put Pakistan on the "grey list" for its failure to clamp down on money laundering and terror financing.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won tightly-contested presidential polls, the election authority said Monday, extending his 15-year grip on power as the opposition complained bitterly about the conduct of the vote count.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated R Praggnanandhaa, a 12-year-old Chennai boy, for becoming the second youngest chess Grandmaster ever.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's 'Race 3' has set a new opening day box office collection record in Pakistan despite being released a week after the Eid festival holidays.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas were spotted on Sunday evening at the Kalina airport in Mumbai. The actress, who seems to be on a whirlwind trip to India with her rumoured American beau left for a vacation in Goa, reported a news daily.