GAZA -- A Palestinian young man is killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry says.
NEW DELHI -- Indian security forces gun down at least four militants during an encounter that broke out in Bandipora district of north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports say.
TOKYO -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha says her government aims to declare a formal end to the Korean War by the end of this year, Yonhap News Agency reports.
TOKYO -- A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale jolts western Japan Monday, killing at least three people and injuring some 230 people, local officials say. (end) mt