A Dutch-based lawyer for a Palestinian human rights organization says she has been the target of a campaign of intimidation she believes is aimed at discouraging her cooperation with the International Criminal Court.
Philippine police say the number of suspected drug dealers killed during President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown has risen to more than 500 in just over a month, sparking protests and plans for a Senate investigation.
Turkey's ambassador to the European Union says Ankara would be willing to modify its anti-terror law if the changes do not impede the fight against terrorism and if Turkish citizens are guaranteed visa-free travel in Europe.
A law that criminalizes defamation and provides for steep fines and jail terms for violators has taken effect in the Maldives with the president signing it despite widespread public outcry.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says the Afghan government is launching a mission to free the crew of a Pakistani helicopter that crashed inside Afghanistan while flying to Russia earlier this month.
Sri Lanka's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to set up an office to help account for thousands of people reported missing during the country's armed uprisings and clarify the circumstances under which they disappeared.
Turkey's state-run news agency says a Turkish naval officer working in the United States has gone missing and has failed to report back home following a failed coup by renegade officers within the Turkish military.
A senior U.S. military official says an advanced U.S. missile defense system that is to be deployed in South Korea only targets North Korea, not China.
A Libyan official says U.S.-backed forces in Libya have liberated "70 percent" of the city of Sirte, the Islamic State group's last bastion in the North African country.
The top diplomats of Japan and the Philippines have called on China to avoid intimidation and follow the rule of law in disputed waters where Beijing is defying an arbitration ruling that invalidated its vast territorial claims.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting of the country's top brass to discuss boosting security in Crimea following the reports of foiled terrorist attacks.