Two decades after deadly sarin attack on Tokyo's subway in 1995 by Aum Shinrikyo, its leader Shoko Asahara was executed on July 6.

Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga confirmed the hanging of Shoko Asahara.

According to The Guardian, “The justice ministry did not immediately confirm that Asahara had been hanged, while the public broadcaster NHK said six other senior cult members were due to be executed the same day.”

ISLAMABAD, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A militant commander was reportedly killed and his guard injured in an alleged U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's northwest tribal district North Waziristan, local media reported Wednesday.

The commander and his bodyguard were on foot in Tor Tangai area of the district located along Pakistan-Afghanistan border, when they were attacked by the pilotless aircraft, ARY News reported.

DARAA, Syria, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army on Wednesday showcased Western-made weapons confiscated from the rebels during the nearly two-week-long battles in the southern province of Daraa.

In the town of Izra'a in the countryside of Daraa, the confiscated weapons were put on the ground, where soldiers showed reporters various types of ammunition.

Among the weapons were U.S.-made TOW missile launchers and other Western-made military gear, including anti-tank launchers, anti-aircraft launchers and mine-sweepers.

JOHANNESBURG, July 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 120 experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and other southern African countries gathered Wednesday at a seminar here, contributing their wisdom to global governance in the interests of the people.

The theme of the seminar was "Contributing BRICS' Wisdom to Global Governance in the Interests of the People," which reflected the common wish of government leaders, think tank members and corporate executives in the "BRICS Plus" community to promote cooperation and benefit the people.

US and China have threatened to impose billions in tariff on 6 July, but China’s finance ministry issued a statement on Wednesday saying that it would not be the first to impose the levy.

“The Chinese government’s position has been stated many times. We absolutely will not fire the first shot, and will not implement tariff measures ahead of the United States doing so.”, stated the ministry.

According to Xinhua, a Chinese English newspaper, “Israeli security forces clash with demonstrators protesting against the demolition in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in East Jerusalem, on July 4, 2018.”

“On May 24, the Israeli High Court reached a verdict to raze the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in East Jerusalem, where 200 homes and community structures are slated for demolition.”, reported Xinhua.

Parentsand, relatives and frinds wait anxiously as authorities, emergency workers and the rescuers plan evacuation of 12 boys and a coach from a flooded cave.

12 missing boys and their football coach were found alive and apparently safe in Tham Luang cave by a British cave explorer.

“They became trapped after entering the Tham Luang Cave on June 23 after soccer practice. Evacuating the group through flooded passages will be difficult and dangerous, experts say, in part because the boys are unlikely to have dived before.”, reported Bangkok Post.

Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged on Wednesday with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of using his position for gratification as part of a probe into missing money from state fund 1MDB.

“The charges are in connection with how 42 million ringgit ($10 million) went from SRC International, a former 1MDB unit, into Najib’s personal bank account.”, reported Reuters.

Razak was was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on Tuesday.

Cheshire July 3, 2018; A healthcare worker of Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire has been arrested by Cheshire Police on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill six others.

According to BBC News, “Officers have been investigating the deaths of 17 newborns at the neonatal unit between March 2015 and July 2016.”

Cheshire police said the woman was arrested on Tuesday morning and taken into custody. According to The Guardian, “the address is the home of Lucy Letby, a 28-year-old nurse.”

Adelaide's Archbishop Philip Wilson, has been convicted and sentenced to 12 months detention for concealing child sex abuse.

Wilson was found guilty of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse against paedophile priest Father Jim Fletcher, who died in jail in 2006.

PTI; New Delhi, Jul 3 : Over Rs 40 lakh in cash, demonetised currency notes and gold have been recovered by the NIA, following searches at the residence of a former director of an Imphal-based medical institute as part of a terror-financing probe against a banned outfit in Manipur.

25 June 2018; Thomson Reuters Foundation has found India to be the most dangerous country for women. Seven years ago India ranked fifth, according to the foundation.

In their survey of about 550 experts on women's issues, conducted online, by phone and in person between March 26 and May 4, 2018 across Europe, Africa, the Americas, South East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific, India was found to be most dangerous country for women.

The survey questions were based on following criteria;