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Kim’s sister slams planned US-S.Korea drills

AFP :The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that a planned military exercise between Seoul and Washington would “becloud” relations, state-run media reported.The warning comes amid a surprise...

Indian states agree to resolve border dispute

AFP :Two states in India’s north-east have agreed to resolve their differences peacefully after their long-running border dispute erupted into deadly violence last week.Last Monday clashes on the demarcation between Assam and Mizoram left...

Residents wade through floodwaters on a flooded road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China.

Death toll in China floods rises to 302

AFP :The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said on Monday, after record downpours dumped a year’s worth of rain...

Sumatran tigers infected with coronavirus

AFP :Two Sumatran tigers were recovering at a Jakarta zoo after being infected with coronavirus, Indonesian officials said Sunday, as they probed how the critically endangered animals got sick.Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari tested...

Ismail Haniyeh re-elected Hamas chief

Reuters :Ismail Haniyeh has been re-elected as leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, officials said on Sunday, cementing his control of the organization which rules the Gaza Strip and has fought multiple violent conflicts...