Initial poll count on Wednesday shows that Egypt's former military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will sweep the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of votes.
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has approved the law against bullying in schools.
Ahead of the upcoming visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Beijing in October, New Delhi has called for more exchanges between the two countries to enhance mutual trust and expand areas of common interest.
The Chinese cruise liner Henna, which had been detained by a court in Jeju, the Republic of Korea, has departed and is scheduled to arrive in Tianjin on Wednesday morning.
A man threw firecrackers over the White House's north fence line on Monday, just hours after a deadly shooting rampage in the US capital in which 13 people died, the US Secret Service said.
The BRICS bloc of emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, said Monday it would strengthen cooperation to fight climate change through a series of joint resolutions.
Fifty leaders in world medicine, including three winners of the Nobel prize, on Monday urged all combatants in Syria to spare hospitals, doctors and nurses, warning that the country's medical infrastructure was being deliberately targeted and was now on the brink of collapse.
A report handed over by chief UN chemical weapons investigator Ake Sellstrom the use of the deadly nerve agent sarin.
US President Barack Obama condemned Monday's shooting at Washington Navy Yard as a "cowardly act" while pledging a thorough investigation into the tragedy believed to have caused multiple deaths and injuries.
A shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday has left 13 people dead, including the gunman, Washington Mayor Vincent Gray said.
Navy Yard shooter ID'ed as Aaron Alexis
One suspect dead in Washington Navy Yard
Obama condemns Washington Navy Yard shooting
A sixr-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and dumped in a park by her perpetrator late Sunday evening, police said Monday.
The ASEAN-China Center opened its fourth My ASEAN&China Multimedia Art Exhibition Series - Abode of Peace: Brunei on Monday.
Seoul and Pyongyang on Monday exchanged the final lists of people who will be allowed to take part in the reunion event of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.