Turkish police were holding 67 people July 1 after a mob went on the rampage in a central Anatolian city after a Syrian man was…
Italian authorities announced July 1 the seizure of more than six tonnes of chemicals from China allegedly intended to produce illegal drugs, including ecstasy, worth…
Forest fires that raged in the outer suburbs of Athens over the weekend have been brought under control, firefighters said July 1. Fanned by strong…
India on July 1 implemented an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, praised as a "watershed" movement by the top judge but which critics said could…
Taliban authorities said July 1 they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they attended a UN-hosted summit in Doha with special representatives…
Twenty detainees, some accused of terrorism, staged a prison break in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on June 30, officials told AFP, adding that one was "killed in…
Cash-strapped Pakistan adopted a $68 billion budget laced with tax-raising measures June 28 as it seeks to secure a new bailout from the International Monetary…
China assisted the Philippines in the crew rescue of a stricken Philippine fishing boat near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea on June…
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group was battling junta troops in a ruby and gem-mining hub on June 28, the group and the junta told…
Myanmar authorities have arrested a Japanese national working for retail giant Aeon for allegedly selling rice at artificially high prices, the junta said, with Tokyo…
Older foreign motorcycles will soon be disallowed on Singapore's roads, while foreign commercial diesel vehicles must comply with a lower smoke emissions threshold as the…
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles but one launch failed, South Korea's military said July 1, a day after Pyongyang warned of "fatal consequences"…
Foreigners who are permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macao and are looking to visit mainland China can apply for multiple-entry travel visas with a…
Mount Fuji's summer climbing season begins on July 1 with new crowd control measures on the Japanese volcano's most popular hiking trail to combat overtourism.…
China will gift a pair of giant pandas to Hong Kong as the finance hub marked its 27th year under Chinese rule, city leader John…
The largest political party in Fiji was deregistered on July 1, less than two months after its former leader and ex-prime minister Frank Bainimarama was…
Fiji prison chiefs said July 1 they had punished 11 officers for receiving free meals and other favours from businesses linked to South Korea's "Grace…
Marianas Southern Airways, which flew away from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in March 2023, has been sued in federal court by its…
Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu and Prime Minister Charlot Salwai have reiterated the country's commitment to the one-China principle in two separate meetings with a senior…
Adding partners to the AUKUS defense project would be "complicated," a senior Australian diplomat said on June 28, saying he did not believe the US…
New Zealand households have benefited much from cost-effective and high-quality Chinese products, according to a recent report. Despite recent economic headwinds and changing demographics, China…
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed Friday that Kalaveti Ravu has resigned as Minister for Fisheries and Forests. Ravu was charged by the Fiji Independent…
North Korea on June 30 denounced joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the United States, calling them an "Asian version of NATO" and…
The US and its allies challenged North Korea at the United Nations on June 28 over claims Pyongyang is breaching arms control measures by…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 28 said the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing "major" reforms, ahead of a closely watched political conclave…
