SYDNEY -- A record-breaking downpour has seen the Australian city of Sydney relax strict water restrictions, a little over two months after they were introduced.

Authorities announced on Tuesday that restrictions would be reduced from level two to level one, as dam levels jumped to 80 percent as a result of the record rainfall. (Australia-Rainfall)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's National Security Council (NSC) said the Thai government has agreed to extend the emergency decree or executive decree on public administration in emergency situation, in the three restive southern border provinces for another three months.

The decision to extend the emergency decree came from the government's committee tasked with handling emergency situations, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon. (Thailand-South-Emergency)

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HERAT, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants has killed a primary court judge in Afghanistan's western Herat province, a local official said Tuesday.

The incident happened late on Monday night when a group of Taliban militants shot dead Abdul Rahim Azimi in Injil district, Shaidaye area, Jailani Farhad provincial government spokesman told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Taliban-Judge)

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SEOUL -- South Korean banks' loan delinquency ratio fell last year amid the record-low borrowing cost, financial watchdog data showed Tuesday.

The ratio of bank loans overdue at least one month stood at 0.36 percent of the total as of the end of December, down 0.04 percentage points from a year earlier, according to the Financial Supervisory Service. (S. Korea-Bank loan-Delinquency) Enditem

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