Taiwan battens down for Typhoon Matmo
Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan, picking up strength with thousands of tourists evacuated from outlying islands as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.
23 July 2014
Turkey arrests more than 50 senior police officers: TV
Turkish authorities arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office, the latest apparent crackdown on opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of presidential polls.
Muslim rebel attacks kill 18 in Philippines: military
An escalation of fighting between the Philippine army and a breakaway Muslim rebel group in the country's south killed 18 people in a single day of violence, the military said.
22 July 2014
US court makes first conviction in Boston attacks
A US jury on Monday returned the first conviction over the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, finding a friend of the prime suspect guilty of obstructing the investigation into the bombings.
Tazhayakov avoided Tamerlan Tsarnaev: FBI
Kazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov, accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case allegedly avoided Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother Tamerlan considering him too religiously devout.
S. Korea police find body of fugitive ferry owner
South Korean police said Tuesday they had found the body of the fugitive business tycoon who headed the family operating the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives.
Instructor to appear in India court over alleged child rapeA roller-skating instructor was due in court Monday over the alleged rape of a six-year-old student which sparked protests from outraged parents, an official in the Indian city of Bangalore said.
21 July 2014
China shuts meat factory supplying McDonald's, KFCShanghai has shut a factory of US food provider OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat to restaurant giants including McDonald's and KFC, authorities said Monday in China's latest food safety scandal.
21 July 2014
Mediterranean migrant boat death toll rises to 30The death toll from the latest Mediterranean migrant boat disaster rose to 30 on Sunday, as Malta said it had found 29 bodies in the vessel's hold and Italy said a Syrian baby had died.
21 July 2014
Battle for Libya airport leaves at least 47 deadIslamist-led militiamen have stepped up their assault on Libya's main airport, controlled by rival fighters, which the health ministry said Monday had left at least 47 dead in a week.
21 July 2014
Obama calls for immediate truce as Gaza toll soarsUS President Barack Obama called for an "immediate ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas, after the bloodiest day of fighting in Gaza raised the number of Palestinians killed to 476.
21 July 2014
Mudflow aftermath remedied near AlmatyThe temporary check dam at the Talgar river meant to regulate water flow into irrigation channels destroyed by July 17 mudflood is being reconstructed.