Blast near Afghan university kills six, injures 27
An explosion on Friday near a gate to the campus of Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed six people and injured at least 27 as students waited to take an examination, officials said.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Tehran has not lost any drones
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denied on Friday that Iran had lost a drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the United States said that a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” an Iranian drone.
South Korea rejects Japan call for arbitration over wartime labor dispute
South Korea on Friday rejected Japan’s call for third-party arbitration over a court ruling last year ordering Japanese companies to pay compensation for using South Korean forced labor during World War Two.
Duterte foes cry foul as Philippine police push sedition charges
Opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed shock and outrage on Friday at police moves to charge dozens of them with sedition, calling it persecution aimed at stamping out scrutiny of his increasingly powerful rule.
Animation fans lay flowers, pay respects at Japan studio ravaged by arson
Animation fans gathered at the site of Japan’s worst mass killing in 18 years on Friday, laying flowers and offering prayers for the 33 people killed in an arson attack on an animation studio.
Blast near Afghan university kills two, injures 10, official says
An explosion on Friday outside an entrance to Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed at least two people and injured 10, officials said.
Japan, South Korea diplomats trade words in escalating row over wartime forced labor
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening diplomatic row over compensation for Korean wartime forced labor that threatens global supply of memory chips and display screens.
Pakistan allows consular access to convicted Indian spy after world court ruling
Pakistan has ordered consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian naval commander condemned to death for spying, following a decision this week by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Factbox: Key facts and numbers to watch in Japan’s July 21 upper house election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, look set to retain a solid majority in parliament’s upper house in a Sunday election, media surveys have shown.
Japan summons South Korea envoy in escalating row over wartime forced labor
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening diplomatic row over compensation for Korean wartime forced labor that threatens global supply of microchips and smartphone displays.
