INDIA-AFRICANS-RACISM — Fear and anger. Those are the emotions that shadow Odole Emmanuel Opeyemi every time the Nigerian man steps out of his New Delhi apartment. Every encounter with Indians is fraught with those feelings, whether he's taking an autorickshaw or the Metro, buying vegetables or trying to find a spot to park his car.

THAILAND-KING'S ANNIVERSARY — Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, marks his 70th year on the throne — from his hospital bed, weak, immobile and wracked by a variety of age-related ailments that have raised national concern about what the country will be like without him. 

AUSTRALIA-ELECTION — Midway through a national election campaign in Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's honeymoon with voters continues to wane, raising the prospect of the country having its fifth leader in just over three years. 

NKOREA-PARLIAMENT — North Korea will hold a meeting of its national parliament later this month, following up on the first congress of its ruling workers' party in 36 years. 

AUSTRALIA-POLICE SHOOTING — Police officers open fire on a man armed with a knife in a Sydney shopping mall and injured four people. SENT: 260 words. 

JAPAN-CHINA-DISPUTED ISLANDS — Japan protests to China after spotting a Chinese warship near disputed islands in the East China Sea. By Mari Yamaguchi.