South Korean lawmakers have passed a bill that designates fine dust as a "social disaster", allowing the government to unlock emergency funds to tackle the issue.
This comes after record levels of fine dust blanketed most of the country in recent weeks, with the government under immense pressure to take action.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul:
Blast at police station in Indian Kashmir kills nine, injures 27
At least nine people were killed and 27 injured when a pile of confiscated explosives blew up at a police station in Indian Kashmir, the region's police chief said on Saturday, days after a car blast in New Delhi killed eight people.
Indonesia landslide kills 6 in Central Java, 17 missing, state media says
A landslide in Indonesia's Central Java killed six people with 17 missing, state news agency Antara reported on Saturday, after prolonged, heavy rains.
Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion over edited speech
US President Donald Trump has said he would likely sue the BBC for as much as $5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim.
Several people killed as bus crashes into stop in Stockholm
Several people were killed and injured when a bus hit a bus stop in central Stockholm on Friday.
Drone, missile attack on Kyiv injures 26, damages buildings
Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires across the Ukrainian capital, officials said.
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