Libyan rebels advance towards key town south of Tripoli
Libyan rebels have advanced against government forces on a strategically important road south of Tripoli.
New IMF managing director vows to diversify institution
The International Monetary Fund's new managing director, Christine Lagarde, pledged to diversify the institution and give emerging markets a greater voice within it.
US Afghanistan drawdown begins slowly, 800 Marines out in fall
President Barack Obama's drawdown in Afghanistan will begin slowly, with the departure of just 800 National Guard troops this summer, followed by some 800 Marines in the fall, US officials said on July 6.
Malaysia: Children held hostage at Johor kindergarten
Some 30 children and their teachers have been taken hostage at a kindergarten in the southern Malaysian state of Johor on July 7, police there say.
RoK city to host 2018 Winter Olympics
The cheers were deafening in Pyeongchang city, the Republic of Korea (RoK), early on July 7 when the city was named to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
7.6-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand on July 6.
UN says Congo mass rapes may constitute war crimes
The mass rape of nearly 400 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last year could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, the United Nations said in a report on July 6.
India bus accident kills 31
At least 31 people were reported dead in India after a bus carrying a wedding party was struck by a train at a level crossing in Uttar Pradesh on July 6.
Japan 'to hold stress tests at all nuclear plants'
Japan is to conduct safety tests on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima plant following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
Vietnam attends the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation of Asia
The third roundtable conference of the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation of Asia was held in Jakarta during July 5-6.