NEW DELHI -- At least 11 people were killed and 50 others injured Wednesday in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, multiple local media reports said.
The stampede occurred outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city, where thousands of cricket fans gathered to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) first Indian Premier League (IPL) title victory. (India-Stampede-Casualties)
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TOKYO -- The number of births in Japan in 2024 fell below 700,000 for the first time since statistics were first compiled in 1899, marking a decline for the ninth straight year, government data showed Wednesday.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 686,061 babies were born to Japanese nationals in 2024, down 5.7 percent, or 41,227, from the previous year. (Japan-Births-2024)
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SEOUL -- Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day.
The country's 21st president took the oath of office in the National Assembly building, saying in a televised inaugural address that he will serve all people whomever they supported in the presidential election. (South Korea-Inaugural Ceremony)
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MANILA -- The possible dismissal of the impeachment case against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte grabbed local media attention on Wednesday, following the Senate's decision to delay the proceedings.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has circulated a draft Senate resolution, seeking to block the impeachment trial in the upper chamber, The Manila Standard reported on Wednesday. (Philippines-VP-Impeachment)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani security forces killed 14 militants in an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Wednesday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said the security forces conducted the operation on Monday and Tuesday in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan District. (Pakistan-Terrorism) ■
