Asia
Turkey: 28 on trial over Russian ambassador's slaying
Ankara, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — The trial has opened of 28 people accused of involvement in the 2016 killing of Russia's ambassador to Turkey, including U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for a failed coup the same year.
20 children injured in Chinese primary school attack
Beijing, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — A male attacker injured 20 children Tuesday inside a primary school in China's capital, officials said.
Malaysia royals to pick new king Jan. 24 after abdication
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — An official says Malaysia's royal families will meet Jan. 24 to pick a new king after Sultan Muhammad V abdicated unexpectedly just after two years on the throne.
Thai police say they won't deport Saudi woman seeking asylum
Bangkok, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — The head of Thailand's immigration police said Monday that a young Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family will not be sent anywhere against her wishes.
Malaysia's king abdicates in unexpected and rare move
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V abdicated on Sunday in an unexpected move, after just two years on the throne.
6 schoolchildren, bus driver die in road accident in India
New Delhi, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — Six schoolchildren and their bus driver were killed as the vehicle rolled down a gorge on a hilly road in northern India, police said.
Afghan official says insurgents stormed checkpoint, 7 killed
Kabul, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — An Afghan official says at least seven border police officers were killed when their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in southern Kandahar province.
Beijing's new airport to handle 72 mln passengers annually by 2025
Beijing, Jan 5 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Beijing's new international airport is expected to handle 45 million passengers annually by 2021 and 72 million by 2025, according to the country's civil aviation regulator.
4 injured in car bomb blast in NW Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 5 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least four people were injured on Saturday morning in a car bomb blast in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, police said.
Tropical storm's rain, surging seas strike Thai beaches
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand's east coast on Friday, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads.