Pakistan | Wind, rains cool heat wave that killed at least 749

Wind from the sea and pre-monsoon rains cooled southern Pakistan yesterday, likely marking the end of a scorching heat wave that killed at least 749 people, authorities said. Temperatures in hard-hit

South Korea | MERS infections rise to 179 with 4 more cases

  The number of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infections in South Korea increased to 179 yesterday as four more cases were added, the health ministry said. Among the four cases was

Australia | Canberra to be among largest shareholders in China-led bank 

Australia announced yesterday it will become a founding member of a Chinese-led Asian regional bank and its sixth largest shareholder. Joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank presented Australia with great opportunities

WW2 anniversary | Sex-slave statue sits between South Korea-Japan thaw

Outside Japan’s embassy in Seoul sits a statue of a diminutive Korean girl - a symbol of the animosity that divides the U.S.’s Asian allies decades after World War II. The

Singapore | Authorities send teenage blogger Amos Yee to mental institute

  Teenage blogger Amos Yee will be remanded for two weeks at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for an assessment on his suitability for a mandatory treatment order (MTO), after

Pakistan | Major heat wave in Karachi kills over 400

A scorching heat wave across southern Pakistan’s city of Karachi has killed more than 400 people, authorities said yesterday, as morgues overflowed with the dead and overwhelmed hospitals struggled to

North Korea | Pyongyang sentences 2 S Koreans to life on spying charges

North Korea’s Supreme Court yesterday sentenced two South Koreans to life in prison with labor after finding them guilty of spying for Seoul. Kim Kuk-gi and Choe Chun-gil were convicted of

South Korea | Samsung heir apologizes for MERS spread at company hospital

The heir of the Samsung business empire bowed deep in apology yesterday as criticism mounted over a Samsung hospital’s role in spreading Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea. Lee Jae-yong,

Famous novelist admits to plagiarizing Japanese author 

One of South Korea’s most influential writers admitted yesterday to plagiarizing a well-known Japanese author in a short story she published almost a decade ago. Shin Kyung-sook, 52, said in an

Japan | Abe heckled at 70th anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

Heckled by local residents, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined about 5,000 people including the U.S. ambassador in a memorial service marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, one

North Korea | Instagram users warned site put on blacklist 

Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that claim access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and the site blacklisted for harmful content. Opening the app with

Afghanistan | Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack parliament 

The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament yesterday, with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police as lawmakers were meeting inside to

Indonesia | Court rejects appeal of Frenchman facing execution

An Indonesian court yesterday denied the final appeal of a French national who faces execution for drug offenses, setting the stage for diplomatic retaliation by France after executions of other

Pakistan | Nearly 150 die of heatstroke in Karachi

Nearly 150 people have died from heatstroke in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi in the last two days, officials said yesterday. Hospital reports confirm at least 148 deaths,

India | Millions of people bend and twist their bodies for Yoga Day

Millions of yoga enthusiasts across the world bent and twisted their bodies in complex postures yesterday to mark International Yoga Day. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spread his mat among rows

Myanmar | Suu Kyi warns instability could delay elections

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told her party’s senior members Saturday that this year’s general election could be delayed if there is any instability in the country. The former

South Korea | Gov’t reports another MERS death, sees signs outbreak easing

South Korea reported one more fatality from Middle East respiratory syndrome, raising the death toll to 25 as of yesterday, amid signs the viral outbreak may be easing. The Ministry of

South Korea | WHO chief reassures country as MERS deaths reach 23

The head of the World Health Organization yesterday praised beleaguered South Korean officials and exhausted health workers, saying their efforts to contain a deadly MERS virus outbreak have put the

South Korean lawmakers approve new premier 

South Korea’s ruling party-controlled legislature yesterday approved President Park Geun-hye’s choice for prime minister, ending a lengthy merry-go-round at the country’s No. 2 job caused by political wrangling and corruption scandals. The National

Indonesia | Migrants say they witnessed Australian payment to boat crew 

Two migrants said they witnessed an Australian official hand cash to the crew of a people-smuggling boat to take its passengers back to Indonesia. The allegation of payments to people-smugglers has

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