25 in Indonesia dead in Eid boat sinkings
At least 25 people in Indonesia, including six children, have died and 13 are missing in two separate boat sinkings, officials said, as millions travel across the country for the Eid holiday season.
Myanmar makes $2.3mn heroin bust in 'Golden Triangle'
Myanmar authorities have seized 140 kilograms (310 lbs) of heroin packed into blocks and hidden in a car in the notorious "Golden Triangle" area near the Thai border, police said.
31 July 2014
Ex-TEPCO execs should be charged over Fukushima: panel
An independent legal panel called for criminal charges to be brought against three former executives of the Fukushima nuclear plant operator for their role in the 2011 atomic disaster.
Uighur group says nearly 100 casualties in China clash
A clash in Xinjiang, home to China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority, left nearly 100 people dead or wounded, an exile group said Wednesday after what authorities called a "terror attack" on a police station and township.
Strong quake hits Mexico, one dead
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico, killing an elderly woman who fell as she fled her home and injuring another woman who evacuated from a hospital.
Deadly Israeli shelling hits UN school as Hamas mulls truceAn Israeli shelling on a UN school in Gaza killed 20 people early Wednesday, medics said, as Palestinian factions were to head to Cairo to discuss a temporary humanitarian ceasefire.
30 July 2014
Karzai cousin killed in Afghan suicide attack: officialsA suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city of Kandahar, officials said, raising tensions during a struggle over the contested election result.
29 July 2014
Heavy rains in KokshetauHeavy rains flooded 145 private houses and cellars of public institutions in Kokshetau on Monday.
29 July 2014
Historic Chinese church gutted by fire: XinhuaA fire largely destroyed one of China's oldest churches early Monday, state media reported, gutting the inside of the late 19th century structure.
Plane crash-lands on US beach, killing fatherA small plane crash-landed on a beach in the US state of Florida Sunday, killing a father and critically injuring his young daughter, authorities said.
28 July 2014
Student survivors testify in Korea ferry trialTeenaged student survivors of South Korea's ferry disaster began giving video testimony under tight security Monday in the murder trial of the vessel's captain and crew.
28 July 2014
Aruba releases Venezuelan wanted in US on drug chargesA Venezuelan ex-military intelligence chief arrested by Aruba at the United States' request on drug trafficking charges was freed Sunday and quickly returned home to Caracas, authorities said.