Tokyo's Shinjuku ward plans to ban as a general rule vacation rentals such as Airbnb in residential areas and areas near schools, local officials said on Monday.

Veteran protest organiser Sondhi Limthongkul on Monday announced a nationwide campaign to monitor the government's performance, and demanded the deportation of troublesome Israeli visitors.

South Korea has lifted a travel alert advising its citizens avoid travel to the Thai border with Cambodia.

KATHMANDU (NEPAL) - Nepal held a national day of mourning Monday for victims of devastating glacial floods, as families of missing hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels prayed rescuers might yet find them alive.

Rescuers dug through rubble and used sniffer dogs on Monday (September 7), a day after a building collapsed in the Indian capital, killing several. - REUTERS