S. Korea's Korean Air reviews further suspension of flights to Japan

Aug 20,2019
South Korea's major carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday that it is reviewing the further suspension of its flights to Japan as the number of visitors to Japan has dropped significantly due to thorny ties between the two countries.
Trump warns Tiananmen-style HK crackdown would harm trade deal
Aug 19
Donald Trump has warned China that carrying out a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy protests would harm trade talks between the two countries, in comments that followed a huge, defiant march through the streets of the global finance hub.
IS bomber kills 63 at Kabul wedding as US finalises pullout
Aug 19
Joy and celebration turned into horror and carnage when an Islamic State suicide bomber targeted a packed Afghan wedding hall, killing at least 63 people in the deadliest attack to rock Kabul in months, officials and witnesses said Sunday.
Massive fire sweeps through Dhaka slum
Aug 19
A massive fire has swept through a slum in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, leaving thousands of people homeless.
Dozens killed in blasts in Afghanistan
Aug 18
An explosion in the Afghan capital of Kabul has left at least 30 people dead. A government health official told NHK that the blast took place at a wedding on Saturday evening. More than 100 people were injured. 
Cameroon provides support to vigilante groups to fight against Boko Haram
Aug 18
The Cameroonian government on Saturday provided material and financial support to community defense forces, otherwise known as vigilante groups, in the country's Far North region to fight against Boko Haram.
Another massive rally planned in Hong Kong
Aug 18
A pro-democracy group in Hong Kong is preparing to hold another massive rally on Sunday afternoon, despite police refusal to grant permission for a march.