Seoul braces for its first severe heat warning as a heatwave sweeps South Korea, with temperatures expected to soar across the peninsula this week.

Southern England recorded its driest month ever in July, the Met Office said, with records dating back to 1836. The announcement underscores growing drought pressure on the UK.

Southern England recorded its driest month ever in July, according to the Met Office, which noted that records date back to 1836.

South Korea's CPI inflation eased to 2.8% in July from 3.2% in June, breaking a multi-month accelerating trend. Bank of Korea raised rates to 2.75% last month.

South Korea's consumer price inflation eased to 2.8 percent year-on-year in July from 3.2 percent in June, breaking a multi-month accelerating trend, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics released Tuesday.

Two workers killed in explosion after re-entering earthquake-damaged mall in Japan on their boss's order, local reports say

Two workers were killed in an explosion after re-entering an earthquake-damaged shopping mall in Japan on their boss's order, according to local reports.

New Delhi court acquits former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in sexual harassment case filed by six female wrestlers; co-accused Vinod Tomar also acquitted.

An Indian court in New Delhi on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case filed by six female wrestlers; the wrestlers said their lawyers have been instructed to appeal.