An attacker allegedly "exposed to IS radicalism" stabbed Indonesian security minister Wiranto as he was stepping into a vehicle Thursday, leaving two deep wounds, police said.
Turkey's defense ministry says the military has launched ground operations into northern Syria. They are targeting Kurdish forces. The Kurdish side says eight people, including civilians, have been killed.
East Japan Railway Company says it may suspend some train services this weekend as Typhoon Hagibis is forecast to hit the Tokyo area on Saturday and Sunday.
Ecuadoran protesters broke into the country's Congress building on Monday as demonstrations over a fuel hike introduced by President Lenin Moreno's government intensified.
