By Jeremy Bowen, BBC international editor, in Jerusalem |
Chinese warships sail around Japan as tensions rise ahead of G7 summitVOX POPULI: Unlike Taylor Swift, few stars in Japan speak out about politicsGay Games Hong Kong unfazed by potential censorship, organiser saysChina news: July exports tumble by double digits, adding to pressure to shore up flagging economyVOX POPULI: Use of honorifics complex at times and not always appropriateVOX POPULI: Seven years on, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal still unexplainedUnexplained Tākaka death not suspiciousWhite House press secretary Karine JeanIn pictures: Auckland's Ramadan Night Markets in New LynnASEAN summit: Myanmar community asks Parliament to block junta representatives