Asia
Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at Hong Kong protesters
Hong Kong, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — Police repeatedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to drive back protesters blocking Hong Kong streets with road signs and umbrellas Sunday in another night of pitched battles as protests for democracy in the Chinese territory escalate.
At least 13 dead in massive landslide in Myanmar's northernmost state
Yangon, July 28 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least 13 people were killed by a massive landslide which hit a jade mine in Hpakant township, Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state, on Sunday, a local official said.
Pakistani military says militant attacks killed 10 soldiers
Islamabad, July (AP/UNB) — Pakistan's military says militant attacks in the country's northwest and southwest have killed 10 soldiers.
Russian police crack down hard on Moscow election protest
Moscow, July 28 (AP/UNB) — Russian police cracked down hard Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting hundreds of others protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for Moscow city council. Police also stormed into a TV station broadcasting the protest.
2 dead, 8 athletes hurt in S Korea balcony collapse
Seoul, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — A balcony inside a nightclub in South Korea collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16, including American and other athletes at the world swimming championships, officials said.
Much of southern Yemen flooded by heavy rainfall; 6 dead
Sanaa, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — Yemeni officials say at least six people were killed when floods swept through much of the country's south following heavy rainfall.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters defy ban
Hong Kong, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas Saturday at protesters who defied authorities' warnings not to march in a neighborhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators brutally attacked people in a train station.
India’s Lok Sabha passes ‘Triple Talaq’ bill
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB)- Lok Sabha passed the bill of 'Triple talaq', a customary practice among Muslim that dissolves a marriage when the husband says the word 'talaq' thrice, after a day-long heated battle on Thursday that also witnessed a walkout by BJP ally Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU).
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
Ramallah, July 26 (AP/UNB) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling Israel's demolition of several dozen Palestinian homes on the outskirts of east Jerusalem "ethnic cleansing" and says he will take steps to terminate all agreements with Israel.
N. Korea says missile test was 'solemn warning' to S. Korea
Seoul, July 26 (AP/UNB) — A day after two North Korean missile launches rattled Asia, the nation announced Friday that its leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of a new-type tactical guided weapon that was meant to be a "solemn warning" about South Korean weapons introduction and its rival's plans to hold military exercises with the United States.