G20 ministers to discuss universal health care

While G20 leaders are meeting in Osaka, their finance and health ministers will be holding a separate session to discuss global health issues.
Australian student feared detained in North Korea
Australia said it was "urgently seeking clarification" Thursday on the fate of a 29-year-old tour guide and student feared detained in North Korea.
2 wounded in explosion in Syria's Damascus
An explosive device went off in Syria's capital city Damascus Thursday morning, wounding a woman and her child, state news agency SANA reported.
Over 5,000 people evacuated as volcano erupts in PNG
Over 5,000 people have been evacuated over the past 24 hours after a volcanic eruption in the West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which sent a plume of ash 19 km into the sky.
Osaka rolls out red carpet, not red-light district for G20
Special quick-flushing toilets, granny rap and a self-imposed brothel ban: Japan's Osaka is determined to paint itself in the best possible light for the G20 leaders summit starting on Friday.
Tropical depression could become typhoon
A tropical depression approaching Japan's main islands from the south could develop into a typhoon, bringing heavy rain over much of the country.
Tons of narcotics destroyed in Southeast Asia
June 26th is designated as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Authorities in Southeast Asia marked the occasion by incinerating tons of narcotics.