Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after FukushimaJapan ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
11 August 2015
More arrests in Pakistan child sex abuse scandalPakistani police arrested five more people over a major child sex abuse scandal after a lawyer for the victims accused them of protecting culprits.
Five dead in Taliban suicide blast on Kabul airport roadAt least five people were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.
10 August 2015
Washington Post reporter's spy trial resumes in IranThe trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian resumed Monday in Tehran, in what could be the final hearing before a judgment is issued on whether he spied on Iran.
Taliban bombing kills up to 29 in northern AfghanistanA Taliban attack killed up to 29 people in northern Afghanistan, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.
10 August 2015
Iraq PM rolls out sweeping reforms after protestsIraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed scrapping top government posts and curbing privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance.
10 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in China: state mediaTyphoon Soudelor killed 14 people in eastern China and four are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heaviest rains in a century.
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfall in TaiwanTyphoon Soudelor made landfall in Taiwan ripping up trees and tearing down billboards as it battered the island with fierce winds and torrential rain.
Thousands of Iraqis protest corruption, poor servicesThousands of Iraqis vented their anger Friday at rampant corruption and abysmal electricity services as the country's first protest movement in years increased pressure for officials to be held accountable.
08 August 2015
Turkish Kurd leader urges world to denounce 'unjust war'Turkey's Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas urged the world to denounce Ankara's new "unjust war" on rebel Kurds and asked the EU to push clearly for a truce.