Asia
S Korea proposes UN probe over Japanese sanctions claims
Seoul, Jul 12 (AP/UNB) — South Korea said Friday it wants an investigation by the United Nations or another international body as it continues to reject Japanese claims that Seoul could not be trusted to faithfully implement sanctions against North Korea.
Decade on, Chinese yuan wins worldwide recognition
Beijing, July 12 (Xinhua/UNB) -- From a currency that barely registered in the international market to one with worldwide recognition, Chinese yuan's rise on the global stage over the past decade is a testament to China's growing economic clout and unwavering opening up.
Train collision in Pakistan kills 16
Pakistan, July 11 (AP/UNB) — A passenger train rammed into a freight train at a railway station in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 78 others, hospital officials said.
Thai leader names new Cabinet with military colleagues
Bangkok, Jul 11(AP/UNB) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday officially named his new Cabinet, a mix of members of the military government he headed after leading a 2014 coup and key politicians who helped him assemble a majority in the House of Representatives after March elections.
Indian airline technician crushed by landing gear flaps
New Delhi, Jul 10 (AP/UNB) — An Indian airline technician was killed when the flaps covering an aircraft's main landing gear accidentally closed on him during maintenance work, the airline said Wednesday.
DNA test confirms identity of 1st Filipino suicide attacker
Manila, Jul 10 (AP/UNB) — A DNA test has confirmed the identity of the first known Filipino suicide bomber in the country's south, an alarming milestone that underscores the need for public vigilance and a modernized armed forces, officials said Wednesday.
9 deer at famed park in Japan die after eating plastic bags
Tokyo, Jul 10 (AP/UNB) — Nine deer at a famed park in western Japan have died recently after swallplastic bags.
Indonesia returning 57 containers of developed world's waste
Jakarta, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to wealthy nations after finding it was contaminated with used diapers, plastic and other materials, adding to a growing backlash in Southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for the developed world's rubbish.
Thai activist rejects police offer of conditional protection
Bangkok, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — A Thai pro-democracy activist who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok sidewalk said Tuesday he will refuse an offer of police protection that would require him to stop political activities.
Japan gov't to pay damages to kin over leprosy isolation
Tokyo, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — Japan's government says it will abide by a court ruling ordering it to compensate former leprosy patients' families over a lengthy segregation policy that severed family ties and caused long-lasting prejudice.