Japan’s finance minister becomes new prime minister
Japanese lawmakers have elected Naoto Kan as the country's new prime minister, two days after the surprise resignation of Yukio Hatoyama.
Somali capital fighting leaves 20 dead
At least 20 people have died and 55 others have been wounded in continuing fighting in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, an ambulance director said.
Bangladeshi housing-block fire kills more than 100
A fire in a densely populated part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has killed more than 100 people.
Toll from landslides in China rises to 38
The death toll has risen to 38 as a result of rain-triggered landslides in southern China as of June 3.
Turkey mourns dead Gaza activists
Turkey has held funerals for nine activists killed in Israel's raid on a Gaza aid flotilla amid emotional scenes.
Gunman kills 12 in UK Lake District rampage
A gunman killed at least 12 people in a rampage through quiet towns in and around the scenic Lake District of northwest England on June 2 in Britain's worst shooting spree for 14 years.
Donors support Haiti reconstruction process
Officials from 50 donor countries and organisations attended a Haiti reconstruction conference in the Dominican Republic on June 2.
Hundreds die in Indian heat wave
A heat wave has hit northern India over the past few days, taking hundreds of lives as temperatures reached a record high of 50C.
RoK ruling party chief quits after poll losses
The Republic of Korea's ruling Grand National Party (GNP) chief quit on June 3 to take responsibility for the poor showing in local elections, trying to contain the impact on President Lee Myung-bak's pro-business reforms.
Twenty killed in landslide, China's state news agency says
Landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed 20 people in southern China, the Xinhua state news agency reported on June 2.