Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack, Russian news site says
Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
Baltimore bridge collapse sends vehicles tumbling into water
Russia's FSB chief accuses Ukraine, US and UK of being behind Moscow shooting
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza
Indian opposition supporters detained ahead of protest at Modi's home
India seeks cooperation with Philippines including in defence and security, foreign minister says
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JAPAN Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he wanted the Group of 20 meetings in Osaka next year to focus on identifying problems in the global economy before they could worsen.
CHINA Profits at China's industrial companies in June rose 20 percent from a year earlier, the statistics Bureau said on Friday, versus 21.1 percent gain in May.
AUSTRALIA Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is looking for a strong showing for his Liberal-National coalition in special by-elections being held in Australia this weekend as he looks to bolster his leadership ahead of a nationwide election to be held within a year.
SOUTH KOREA SK Hynix Inc announced a $1.6 billion share buyback and said it would invest $3.1 billion to build a new semiconductor plant in South Korea, sending shares in the world’s No.2 DRAM memory chipmaker up as much as 3.5 percent.
PAKISTAN Pakistani cricket legend Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in a divisive general election, and said he was ready to lead the nuclear-armed nation despite a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote-rigging from his main opponents.
US Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took a more than $15 billion hit on Thursday, as the social media company suffered the biggest one-day wipeout in U.S. stock market history a day after executives forecast years of lower profit margins.