Turkey stages first air strikes on Islamic State in Syria
Turkey rounds up suspected militants, including from Kurdish groups
Syria's army says battles rebels near president's homeland
Latakia province - home to Syria's biggest port and stronghold of Assad's Alawite sect - has been a key battleground of the conflict
Former governor dies while on trial for Philippine journalist massacre
Andal Ampatuan Sr. was the main suspect on trial for 2009 mass murder of a rival family and journalists in the southern Philippines
Course equipped us ‘like a sports car with a full tank’
Reflections on the Foundation's intensive workshop in Indonesia on reporting business news in the digital age
Myanmar navy finds 102 stranded Bangladesh migrants on island - state media
First major rescue reported by Myanmar since May, when its navy found a boat packed with more than 700 migrants at height of Southeast Asia's migrant boat crisis
China anti-graft chief calls for stricter punishments - Xinhua
Anti-graft drive has brought down some of China's most senior political, military and state-owned enterprise officials
North Korea drought easing after June rainfall -S.Korea official
Lack of rain is believed to have compounded chronic food shortages in North Korea, which has seen external aid decline in recent years
Peru declares emergency in 14 regions on El Nino worries
The phenomenon has wreaked havoc on local fishing in Peru and triggered landslides in years past