India announced new measures Thursday to allow farmers and marrying couples to withdraw more money from banks, as frustration mounted over a cash crisis triggered by the withdrawal of all high-value notes.
Singapore on Thursday announced plans to open more vending machine cafes after the successful launch of the first one last month.
A pregnant woman and her husband have been abducted and shot dead by relatives who disapproved of their marriage, police said on Sunday, the latest in a surge of reported "honour killings" in Pakistan.
A Pakistani couple were murdered in Lahore on Friday for marrying without their family's consent, according to officials, the second so-called "honour killing" in the South Asian nation this week.
A Pakistani mother on Wednesday burnt her 16-year-old daughter alive for marrying a man of her own choice, before shouting on the street to neighbours that she had killed the teen for bringing shame on her family.
British rock star Phil Collins has gotten back together with his ex-wife and the couple aims to remarry, she said in an interview published on Sunday.
Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding Saturday by South Korea's Unification Church, with the widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon presiding over the event at a giant stadium.
The Catholic church in Mexico has been accused of bending its own rules on marriage to allow Enrique Pena Nieto to enhance his image ahead of his successful run for president.
