Four people were killed and other six wounded in a mass shooting at a family gathering Sunday in Fresno, California, 350 km north of Los Angeles, according to local police.
A town in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, has set up a temporary counter to support non-Japanese residents affected by a powerful typhoon last month.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of Tamil Tigers a decade ago, stormed to power Sunday but promised to be a president for all Sri Lanka's races and religions after a divisive election.
One of Hong Kong's universities became the latest battleground as police and protesters clashed overnight. Police reportedly stormed a university campus early Monday but later retreated.
At least four army personnel were wounded after a suicide bomb blast hit outside an Afghan army training center in an eastern neighborhood here on Monday morning, police of the capital confirmed.