Tokyo again tops list of world's safest cities

A research unit of Britain's The Economist magazine has named Tokyo the world's safest city on its latest biennial list.
Culture ministers sign cooperative agreement
Culture ministers from Japan, South Korea and China have agreed to promote youth exchange programs and cooperation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Cathay warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike
Cathay Pacific has warned staff they risk being sacked if they join a planned Hong Kong strike, as the airline intensifies its crackdown on employee support for the rolling pro-democracy protests.
23 militants including 3 IS fighters give up fighting in E. Afghanistan
A total of 23 anti-government militants including three armed insurgents affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group and 20 Taliban have given up fighting and handed over their weapons to police in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, a statement of provincial administration said here on Thursday.
Mexican nightclub fire attack kills at least 26, injures 11
The death toll from a bar fire attack in eastern Mexico has reached 26, with 11 people injured, the state prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday.
Red, red wine... could be good for digestive system
Scientists at King's College London have found that red wine drinkers have a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive tracts, a marker of gastrointestinal wellbeing, than those who drink other alcohol.
UK PM to suspend parliament until Oct 14
Britain's currency slid 0.94 percent to $1.2179, while the euro bought 91.09 pence.