Rights monitors have raised concerns that members of the Rohingya minority may be sent back to Myanmar, where they have faced violent persecution.

Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, was found unconscious and covered in blood in a school hall in Yong Peng last Saturday (Oct 3).

"The occurrence of such a heinous crime is extremely regrettable," said Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

"Have a business plan covering a minimum of five years, and we will support it," said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of Formula 1's governing body, the FIA. 

Some people have been spending their holiday hunting for fall webworm larvae, an invasive species the Beijing Wildlife Park has dubbed "the forest food monster".

Diplomatic relations between Japan and China have been at rock bottom since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that Tokyo may intervene in any attack on the island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory.  

The suspects were nabbed across the country in six provinces.

The 34-year-old woman was arrested before a planned departure to China.

The European Union has toughened its stance towards Beijing to defend businesses against what it believes is unfair competition in critical sectors including cars.

Indonesia is reviving a dedicated peatland and mangrove agency amid its worst wildfires in years. Experts cautiously welcome its greater powers and wider scope of responsibilities.

The haze is a recurring regional risk that can be forecast, prepared for and diplomatically managed, says Oh Ei Sun from Pacific Research Center of Malaysia.

Thousands of Imran Khan supporters begin a protest march in northwest Pakistan after talks with the government break down.

Protestors are demanding India's election chief step down, alleging wrongdoing during a large-scale voter-roll revision that has removed millions of names from the lists.

The carrier arrived in Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after six months supporting US operations in the Middle East.

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for a swift probe into the alleged murder of Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, who died after being found unconscious and covered in blood in a school hall in Yong Peng on Saturday.

The 20-year-old man is suspected of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stealing her wallet.

Authorities say that this is the Philippines' largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year

Three ships carrying Myanmar migrants had all docked at the Myanmar Navy base in Thanlyin on Oct 4 morning.