Chief Executive John Lee says agreements signed between education institutions in Hong Kong and Kazakhstan lay the foundation for further cooperation between the two sides for years to come. Hailey Yip reports from the Kazakh capital Astana.

The executive director of the Travel Industry Council Fanny Yeung says she believes the planned launch of a direct flight linking Hong Kong and Kazakhstan would further boost the city's tourism industry. Her remarks came as Cathay Pacific announced it would start operating the route to Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, in the first quarter of next year. She spoke to Chloe Feng.

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby boy, who does not possess a birth certificate and was reportedly delivered by home birth, has been temporarily moved to a sheltering facility following a court order. Aaron Tam with the details.

A secondary school principal who is suspected of verbally abusing a security guard in Singapore has been relieved of his duties. As Raymond Yeung reports, the school he worked for said they did not accept his resignation and had described his behaviour as "vulgar".

Parents who applied for a primary one place for their children through the central allocation system were informed about the outcome on Wednesday. Some said the result was the same as the one in a text message that was mistakenly sent a day ahead of schedule due to a system error. Janice Lo reports.

Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan says she wants audiences to keep returning for more when she becomes music director of the San Francisco Symphony. The 39-year-old will be the first woman to take up the prestigious post in the orchestra's 115-year history. Azam Khan asked Chan what went through her mind when she found out she was selected.

The World Health Organisation says the world is “catching up” with the Ebola outbreak after a sharp drop in the number of suspected cases. The tally of confirmed cases is so far 344. Hundreds of suspected cases were ruled out after increased testing. The WHO has warned, though, that challenges remain. Jamie Clarke has more.

A severe tropical storm that swept past the greater Tokyo region has caused transport and business disruptions. Up to 60,000 households on Japan's main island of Honshu lost power. Marcus Lum with details.

The EU has agreed to move Ukraine and Moldova to the next stage in their membership bids, as diplomats said Hungary signalled it was dropping its long-standing veto against Kyiv. Carlos Escueta has more.

The Trump administration has proposed additional duties of 10 or 12.5 percent on products from 60 economies following an investigation into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labour. Raymond Yeung reports.

Gulf hostilities have flared again. Kuwait has blamed Iran for an explosion at its international airport that killed an Indian citizen and wounded 63 people. Tehran, however, denies launching the attack and said it was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot missile system. Jamie Clarke has the details.

Hezbollah says it has attacked troops in northern Israel, with Israeli strikes killing at least nine people in southern Lebanon. The attacks dampen hopes for an end to the cycle of violence. Jamie Clarke again.

The case of a teenage stabbing victim handcuffed by police as he lay dying, has sparked a high-stakes political debate in the UK Parliament. In December last year in Southampton, Vickrum Digwa killed 18-year-old Henry Nowak, having falsely accused the teen of racism. Digwa was ordered to serve a minimum of 21 years in prison. Our European correspondent Gavin Grey told me Todd Harding that the session became quite heated.