China’s Xi and India’s Modi meet after border accord between two countries
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping hold talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan.
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Pakistan police arrest 3 men who stabbed and killed 2 transgender women at their home
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police arrested three men on suspicion of killing two transgender women with daggers at their home in the country’s conservative northwest, police said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time
HONG KONG (AP) — Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that’s part of a geopark.
Pakistani court grants bail to the wife of imprisoned ex-Premier Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Wednesday granted bail to the wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, nearly nine months after she was arrested, her lawyer said.
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers
BENGALURU, India (AP) — A seven-story building under construction collapsed in southern India during heavy monsoon rains, killing at least five workers and trapping three others, police said Wednesday.
Shares in Operator of Tokyo’s Subways Soar in First Day of Trading
The stock price of Tokyo Metro soared 45 percent on Wednesday, the first day of trading for the company that operates a dense network of punctual and clean underground trains that traverse Japan’s capital.
Storm-triggered floods in Philippines spark frantic calls to rescue trapped people, some on roofs
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped eastern Philippine cities and towns overnight in widespread flooding that trapped people, some on their roofs, and sparked frantic appeals for rescue boats and trucks, officials said Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Trami triggers floods in Philippines, trapping some people on roofs
The government shut down public schools and government offices, except those urgently needed for disaster response, on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people as Tropical Storm Trami blew closer from the Pacific.