Ratan Tata, ‘titan’ of Indian business, dies at 86
Tata was admitted to a hospital in south Mumbai this week.
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Pakistan’s Imran Khan is charged with attempted murder over policeman’s death in weekend protests
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police have charged the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan with attempted murder over the death of a policeman during violent protests last weekend by his supporters, officials said Tuesday.
Japan’s former empress Michiko, 89, to have surgery after breaking leg in fall
Japan’s 89-year-old former empress Michiko, the mother of Emperor Naruhito, will undergo surgery after falling at home and breaking her right leg, the imperial household said on Monday.
Senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
BANGKOK (AP) — Zaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, died Monday while serving a prison sentence that was considered politically motivated. He was 72.
At least 24 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza mosque and school
At least 24 people were killed and 93 others wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a mosque and a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday morning, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said.
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island’s south
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least eight people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon.
