Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino has ‘mixed feelings’ about male-only imperial succession lawEx-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near BangkokUS government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriagesAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political missionIn Taiwan, Chinese-born spouses face questions of loyalty and, some say, discriminationLuxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand’s electionNorth Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drillsNew Zealanders abroad urged to enroll for the election as new law locks out last-minute votersFinal election phase begins in Pakistan-administered Kashmir despite banned group’s boycott call
