Yangon, July 10 - Eight people, including three students, are missing after a ferry carrying 16 passengers capsized in a river in Yangon, Myanmar, an official from a rescue organisation told Xinhua on Wednesday.

Islamabad, July 10 - Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in a clash with terrorists in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the country's military said in a statement.

Tokyo, July 9 - Six people have died from heatstroke over the weekend in Tokyo, the local medical authority reported on Tuesday, as the country has been facing an unprecedented heatwave amid summer humidity.

Jakarta, July 9 - The death toll from landslides that struck a gold mine in the Indonesian regency of Bone Bolango in the Gorontalo province climbed to 20 as of Tuesday, according to the local search and rescue agency.

Jakarta, July 9 - A senior rescuer has said that 46 people went missing following landslides and flash floods at a gold mine in Indonesia's Gorontalo province.

Manila, July 9 - At least 19 people, including soldiers, police, and firefighters, were injured after a massive pile of recovered firecrackers and pyrotechnics exploded near a marine camp in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, the police said.

Beijing, July 8 - Downpours lasting from Sunday noon to Monday morning have delayed flights and closed expressways in central China's Henan Province.

Islamabad, July 8 - A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officer was killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police officials said.

Kathmandu, July 7 - At least 15 more people have been killed in landslides and floods in Nepal in the past two days, police said on Sunday.

Kabul, July 7 - Afghanistan's central bank announced in a statement that it will inject $15 million on Monday into the local market to boost the national currency afghani.

Beijing, July 6 - China's Ministry of Public Security has directed the public security authorities in central China's Hunan Province to take swift action to carry out rescue and relief work after a dike breach in Dongting Lake in the province that occurred

Changsha (China), July 6 - Over 1,000 residents have been relocated after a leakage occurred in a dam at the Jiufeng reservoir in Pingjiang County, central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said Saturday.

Kabul, July 6 - A fire at an oil shop killed at least two people in Zaranj, the capital of western Afghanistan's Nimroz province, local media reported.

Kabul, July 6 - The Afghan caretaker government's Education Ministry has begun the construction work of 17 school buildings in the eastern Paktika province, state media reported on Saturday.

Islamabad, July 6 - Pakistan's continued political turmoil is seeing the formation of new political parties, formed by prominent political leaders of major political parties who have now parted ways and refuse to be part of the polarised and compromised political spectrum of