Airstrikes kill 4 militants in S. Afghanistan

At least four militants have been killed and three others injured as the security forces' fighting aircraft targeted Taliban hideouts outside Tirin Kot city,
Cyclone Kenneth kills 41 in Mozambique: UN
Cyclone Kenneth has killed 41 people in Mozambique, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. The fatalities came about a month after Cyclone Idai killed more than 600 people in the southern Africa country.
Putin congratulates Japan's new emperor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a celebratory telegram to Japan's new Emperor Naruhito.
India braces for cyclone, puts navy on alert
India deployed emergency personnel Wednesday and ordered the navy on standby as it braced for an extremely severe cyclonic storm barrelling towards the eastern coast.
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after his father's historic abdication ushered in a new imperial era.
Dutch police arrest terror suspect in Heerlen
Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in terrorism last Friday in Heerlen in the southern Dutch province of Limburg, the Dutch public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.
Gunman kills 2 on campus in North Carolina
US authorities say a man has opened fire at a university in the state of North Carolina, killing two people and wounding four others.