Regional courts in Japan have received suits against the government's "My Number" social security and tax-linked number system that will come into effect in January 2016.
Saudi authorities said the total number of pilgrims killed in the stampede Thursday in Mecca has risen to 717.
A surge in the number of Chinese arrivals helped drive a record number of overseas visitors to New Zealand last month, the government statistics agency said Monday.
The number of deaths with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 35 in South Korean on Wednesday as one more death was added, the health ministry said.
South Korea on Friday reported one more case of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( MERS) and two deaths, bringing the total contagion cases to 181 and the death toll to 31, the health ministry said.
The number of sexual offences against children recorded by police in England and Wales soared by more than a third last year, figures released Wednesday by a leading children's charity showed.
The number of South Koreans diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 122 since the first case was discovered on May 20, the health ministry said Thursday.
The Nepal government on Tuesday said that 454,769 have been internally displaced following the powerful earthquakes on Saturday and Sunday.
At least 30 people were killed and 150 others injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported.
More than 400 travelers are being stopped by Australian counter-terrorism agents at airports each day in an attempt to curb the number of defectors heading to join the fighting in the Middle East.
Brazil has issued a dengue warning for at least 340 cities amid fears of an outbreak, the government said Thursday.
A new peak in births is likely to occur as a result of the relaxing of the family planning policy and could continue for several years, according to experts.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a new national counter-terrorism strategy on Monday as the country enters a "long-term era of heightened terrorism threat."
Despite a drop in the number of domestic guests staying in Austrian hotels, strong foreign visitor numbers have led to a 0.7 percent increase in the number of overnight stays for the month of November 2014.
Visitors from China led a surge in overseas arrivals in New Zealand last month, figures from the government statistics agency showed on Monday.
Over 191,000 people were reportedly killed in Syria between March 2011 and the end of April 2014, according to an updated United Nations study released on Friday.
Startup growth in South Korea hit the monthly high as retired baby boomers set up businesses amid strong government support, central bank data showed Thursday.
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