Islamabad, July 17 - At least nine people were injured in a hand grenade blast at a police station in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Wednesday, police said.

Tokyo, July 17 - The average budget for summer vacations in Japan has decreased from the previous year due to rising prices and a weaker yen, a recent survey showed on Wednesday.

Bangkok, July 17 - Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday it will deliver its verdict for a case seeking to disband the main opposition Move Forward Party on August 7.

Colombo, July 17 - Sri Lanka is scheduled to provide e-passports to its citizens effective from January 2025, a statement from the country's Department of Immigration and Emigration said on Wednesday.

Beijing, July 17 - The US side bears full responsibility for the suspension of a new round of arms control and non-proliferation consultations with China, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

Yangon, July 17 - The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the 'Golden Pagoda' in Myanmar, attracted over 3.6 million visitors in the first six months of 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees told Xinhua on Wednesday.

Islamabad, July 16 - Two soldiers, five civilians and three terrorists were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Tuesday.

Islamabad, July 15 - The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted on Monday that the country's southern port city of Karachi might face an increase in temperature during the next two days.

Beijing, July 16 - The Chinese Ministry of Water Resources has activated a Level-IV emergency flood response in the provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu as of Tuesday evening, in anticipation of severe rainfall and potential flooding.

Dhaka, July 16 - Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday expressed disappointment with a US State Department statement, saying that it made "unsubstantiated claims of at least two deaths from the ongoing student protests in Bangladesh."

Colombo, July 16 - Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal for the implementation of the national policy on indigenous medicine for the period between 2024 and 2034, the government information department said on Tuesday.

Islamabad, July 16 - A major terror attack targeting a cantonment area at Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has claimed the lives of eight security personnel, while at least 10 attackers have been neutralised in retaliatory action by the security forces.

Kabul, July 16 - The death toll from rainstorms and flooding in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has risen to 40 and the number of injured has reached 347, the country's Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Manila, July 16 - At least five people have been killed by landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains that hit Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, a spokesperson for the local disaster prevention agency said on Tuesday.

Jalalabad, July 16 - At least 35 people were killed and 250 others were injured as rainstorms and flash floods swept through east Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official said late on Monday evening.

Colombo, July 15 - Sri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Monday announced that the electricity tariff on average will be reduced by 22.49 per cent, effective from July 16.

Beijing, July 15 - China's northern regions are bracing for extreme weather conditions, with authorities urging full emergency preparedness to counter the imminent threat of heavy rainfall.

Singapore, July 15 - The number of elderly Singaporean residents living alone in households more than doubled from 35,160 in 2013 to 78,135 in 2023, according to the Family Trends Report issued by the Ministry of Social and Family Development on Monday.

Asadabad (Afghanistan), July 15 - At least five people were killed as flash floods swept through most parts of eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday morning, a local official said.

Manila, July 15 - The death toll caused by massive flooding hitting Bangsamoro in the southern Philippines has climbed to eight as the area continues to grapple with torrential rains, a local official said Monday.