Asia
N. Korea fires missiles into sea in apparent pressure tactic
Seoul, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first weapons launches in more than two months and an apparent pressuring tactic aimed at Washington as North Korean and U.S. officials struggle to restart nuclear negotiations.
Lightning storm kills 20 in eastern India
Patna, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — A government official says lightning has killed at least 20 people with thunderstorms and heavy rains lashing eastern India.
China says HK protester acts are 'intolerable'
Beijing, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) -China's Defense Ministry has pointed to an article in Hong Kong law that allows Chinese army troops to step in during certain public security crises.
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
Kabul, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul.
Landslides in southwest China kill 12; 34 missing
Beijing, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — Authorities say at least 12 people have died in two landslides in southwestern China and a rescue operation is underway for 34 missing.
Pakistan PM says he'll work with US on Afghanistan accord
Washington, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — After years of tension between Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted Tuesday the two are now on the same page and said he will do his best to persuade the Taliban to open negotiations with the Afghan government to resolve the war.
Li Peng, former hard-line Chinese premier, dies at 91
Beijing, July 23 (AP/UNB) — Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died. He was 91.
Mudslide in remote Nepal mountain village kills 8, 2 missing
Kathmandu, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — A mudslide has buried houses in two remote mountain villages in Nepal, killing eight people and leaving two others missing.
Indian opposition wants Modi to clarify Trump Kashmir claim
New Delhi , Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Opposition leaders on Tuesday angrily demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarify his position in Parliament about President Donald Trump mediating India's long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
Kim inspects new submarine, wants NKorean military bolstered
Seoul, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country's military capability, state media reported Tuesday, as the North is increasing its pressure on the United States ahead of the possible resumption of nuclear diplomacy.