KOREAS-TENSION — The American-led U.N. command has dismissed as unsubstantiated accusations from North Korea that U.S. troops at a border village tried to provoke its frontline troops with "disgusting acts."
UNITED STATES-CHINA-PORT CALL — US says China has denied a request from a U.S. aircraft carrier for a port visit in Hong Kong.
UNITED STATES-BANGLADESH — Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Bangladesh's leader to step up law enforcement to prevent a wave of killings targeting liberal voices.
INDIA-HEAT WAVE — With sizzling temperatures claiming more than 300 lives this month in India, officials are banning daytime cooking in some parts of the drought-stricken country in a bid to prevent accidental fires that have killed nearly 80 more people.
CHINA-JAPAN — The foreign ministers of China and Japan are meeting in Beijing in an effort to improve tense relations bedeviled by disputes over territory, history and competition for influence in East Asia.
CHINA-BUS CRASH — A roadside activity center in southern China was crushed by stones from an overturned truck, leaving 14 people dead, authorities say.