Rooster kills Philippine police officer
A police officer leading a raid on an illegal cockfight in the Philippines has died after being slashed by a blade attached to the leg of one of the birds.


India's virus cases set to pass 8 million
India is closing in on a tally of 8 million coronavirus cases with nearly 44,000 infections reported over the last day.


Thais plan anti-government protest forum
Thai demonstrators are demanding Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's resignation but he has told parliament he is not yet ready to go.


One dead, 12 lost as typhoon nears Vietnam
A man has been blown off his roof and killed in Vietnam as Typhoon Molave approaches the country, while 12 fishermen are missing off the east coast.


HK police arrest independence activists
Three Hong Kong independence activists have been arrested by authorities in the territory, Studentlocalism's Facebook page says.


Vietnam prepares for typhoon
A powerful typhoon is heading towards Vietnam where authorities are scrambling to move more than half a million people out of harm's way.


India must focus on China threat: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US and India must work together to confront the threat posed by China to security and freedom.


Komodo plan no threat to dragons: Jakarta
Environmentalists are concerned a tourism construction project on Indonesia's Rinca Island threatens the habitat of Komodo dragons.


Pakistani religious school blast kills 7
At least seven people have been killed in a blast at a religious seminary in Pakistan's northern city of Peshawar.


Thai protesters seek German probe of king
Thai protesters have been critical of spending on King Maha Vajiralongkorn's European visits at a time the coronavirus has hit the tourism-reliant economy hard.