Media in South Korea report that a Russian military aircraft violated what Seoul claims to be its airspace near the Takeshima Islands on Tuesday morning.
Over 30 people have died and several others injured due to lightning over the past 24 hours in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, local media reported on Monday.
A British newspaper says ministers are drawing up plans to impose sanctions against Iran in response to the capture of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
The South Korean government is believed to be more concerned that the outcome of Japan's Upper House election may encourage the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take a tougher stance toward Seoul.
