SEOUL -- A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a warrant to arrest Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main opposition Democratic Party.

The Seoul Central District Court dismissed the arrest warrant, which the prosecution requested against Lee last week over charges including breach of trust and bribery. (South Korea-Opposition Party Leader-Court)

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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka has made commendable progress in implementing difficult but much-needed reforms and these efforts are bearing fruit as the economy is showing tentative signs of stabilization, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday.

An IMF mission team led by Peter Breuer and Katsiaryna Svirydzenka visited Colombo from Sept. 14 to 27 to discuss economic and financial policies to support the approval of the first review of the program under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. (Sri Lanka-IMF)

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ISLAMABAD -- A rocket launcher's shell exploded in a house in a village in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Wednesday, killing at least eight people while injuring three others, police officials said.

Five children and two women are among the people killed in the incident that happened in Kandhkot city of the province, Kandhkot Senior Superintendent of Police Rohail Khoso told media. (Pakistan-Rocket Shell Explosion-Death)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least 159 new cases of dengue fever have been reported from east Pakistan's Punjab province during the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday evening.

According to officials from the Ministry of Health in Punjab, the new cases surfaced in various parts of the province, increasing the overall tally to 3,849 since the start of this year. (Pakistan-Punjab-Dengue) Enditem

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