Asia
Japan to cull 7,000 chickens after new bird flu outbreak confirmed in Aomori
According to the prefecture's authorities, a poultry farm confirmed finding several dead birds on Friday
China's Guangdong reports human infection of H5N6 bird flu
Several H5N6 infections in China had died this year, according to local government statements and WHO reports
Indonesia volcano erupts again, hampering rescue operations
Ash from Semeru travelled up to four kilometres away after the Saturday eruption, Indonesia's geological agency reported
Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years
The sentencing was the first in a series of cases in which the 76-year-old Nobel laureate is being prosecuted
Afghanistan to resume issuing passports in 17 provinces
Whenever the machines are provided, we will resume passport-issuing in the capital, said head of the Passport Department, Alam Gul Haqqani
Death toll rises to 13 in Indonesia volcano eruption
Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 meters (40,000 feet) into the sky
Pak model defiles Kartarpur Sahib
The Pakistani model said she did not intend to hurt anyone and the pictures were intended to be a memory of her trip to the Kartarpur Sahib
Sri Lanka's former police chief indicted in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack
Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of devastating blasts on April 21, 2019, killing nearly 270 people, and injuring over 500
US CDC issues 'Level One' COVID-19 travel health notice for India
In August, the US eased its travel advisory for India, lowering it to Level 2: Moderate
China’s wildlife is a pandemic ‘waiting to happen,’ study finds
A comprehensive survey of viral pathogens has found they harbor a range of diseases threatening humans and other animals