News brief: Big stories of the day

Three banks and two aircraft leasing firms have served default notices on Air India over the last few weeks, the Business Standard newspaper reported on Monday, raising concerns about the government-owned carrier's state of finances and credit-worthiness.

Rahul Gandhi said Monday that journalists reporting on the Rafale deal are were being told to "back off or else..."

Investigators released a report on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Monday, saying the Boeing 777's controls were likely deliberately manipulated to take it off course but they were not able to determine who was responsible.

Iran's currency hit an all-time low on Sunday of 100,000 rials to the dollar as US sanctions loomed, deepening economic crisis.

The doctor who examined former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, after he complained of chest pain, has had a heart attack.