In the Indonesian presidential election, preliminary counts show incumbent Joko Widodo leading former General Prabowo Subianto. Local media are saying that Joko is likely to be re-elected.
Nuclear plant operators in Japan say it will be difficult to install anti-terrorism facilities at their plants within the timeframe set by the government.
A total of nine Abu Sayyaf militants have been killed and 19 others have been wounded in a series of clashes in the southern Philippine Sulu province, the military said on Friday.
Four people died and seven were missing after sudden strong rainfall triggered floods in southern Chinese city of Shenzhen Thursday night, local authorities said Friday.
Executions fell worldwide by nearly a third last year to their lowest levels in at least a decade, but several countries recorded a rise, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
India's gargantuan election, the biggest in history, kicked off on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second term from the South Asian behemoth's 900 million voters.