MADB starts disbursing monsoon agricultural loans to farmers in Mongnai

Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank have embarked on disbursing monsoon agricultural loans to farmers at the office of General Administration Department in Mongnai Township, Shan State this morning.
1st whale meat auction held since restart of Japan's commercial hunt
A whale meat auction was held Thursday in western Japan, the first since the country ended its 31-year commercial whaling hiatus earlier this week.
Tornado hits northeast China, killing at least 6
A tornado has struck a city in Liaoning Province, northeastern China, killing at least six people and injuring more than 120 others.
12 arrested in HK linked to handover ceremony
Hong Kong police say they have arrested 12 people who allegedly tried to obstruct a ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the territory's handover to China.
8 killed, dozens missing as boat capsizes in NW Pakistan
Eight dead bodies retrieved from a lake after a boat carrying over 50 people capsized in Pakistan's northwest Haripur city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media and officials said Thursday.
Volcano erupts on island in southern Italy
A volcano has erupted on a small island in southern Italy, reportedly leaving one person dead.
'Dangerous overcrowding' decried at Texas migrant detention centers
The inspector general for the US Department of Homeland Security warned on Tuesday about "dangerous overcrowding" in migrant detention facilities in Texas.