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MJ Akbar won't quit over sex harassment charges
New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNB) – Union Minister MJ Akbar, who has been outed by nearly a dozen women as a sexual predator during his days as a newspaper editor, would not resign, reports NDTV citing sources.
Afghan official: 14 killed in bombing at candidate rally
Kabul, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated at an election rally in northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday killing at least 14 people, including civilians and security forces, officials said.
27 dead in floods, landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island
Jakarta, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, mostly children at a school, officials said Saturday.
12 feared dead in India cyclone shelter swamped by landslide
New Delhi, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — An official says 12 people are feared dead in a cyclone shelter swamped by a landslide caused by heavy rains in eastern India.
7 killed, 2 missing after storm sweeps Nepal mountain
Kathmandu, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Seven people, including South Korean climbers, were killed and two more are missing on Gurja Himal mountain after a strong storm swept through their base camp, Nepalese police said Saturday.
Severe cyclone hits eastern Indian coast; 8 killed
Gopalpur, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — A severe cyclone damaged homes and blew down trees and power poles Thursday in eastern India, where eight people were killed and about 300,000 forced to move to higher ground.
New Indonesia quake kills 3 in Java village, shakes Bali
Palu, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — An earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia's Java island, killing at least three people, and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali on Thursday, two weeks after a major quake-tsunami disaster in a central region of the archipelago.
Malaysia plans to end death penalty for all crimes
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Malaysia's government reportedly plans to abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions.
S. Korea walks back on possibly lifting sanctions on North
Seoul, Oct 11 (AP/UNB)— South Korea on Thursday walked back on a proposal to lift some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea following President Donald Trump's blunt retort that Seoul could "do nothing" without Washington's approval.
Quake hits Papua New Guinea, no damage or injuries reported
Wellington, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — An earthquake rattled part of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, but no major damage or injuries have been reported.