North Korea has taken two Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from their position on the country's east coast, unnamed U.S. officials said May 6, Reuters reported.

The death toll from clashes between Islamists and police in Bangladesh has risen to 20 people, police said May 6, Reuters reported.

A U.N. team investigating human rights abuses in Syria said May 6 that there was no conclusive evidence that either side in the war had used chemical weapons, Al Jazeera reported.

The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the May 6 suicide bombing at an election rally for members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party, Reuters reported.

At least 15 people were killed in an explosion at an election rally in Pakistan's Kurram Agency on May 6, officials said, Reuters reported.