PHNOM PENH -- Two toddlers were killed in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, a mine clearance chief said on Sunday.

Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center, said the war-left 66-mm (B-63) shell exploded on Saturday in Kranhong village of Svay Leu district's Ta Siem commune. (Cambodia-Grenade Explosion)

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NEW DELHI -- The fate of eight workers who were trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in India's southern state of Telangana remained uncertain on Sunday, as rescue work was hit by a fresh roadblock, said a senior official supervising the rescue work.

An official reportedly said the collapsed portion of the tunnel was inaccessible, and they would have to look for an alternative to reach out to the trapped workers. (India-Tunnel Collapse-Rescue)

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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will double down on its fiscal consolidation strategy in the budget for the new financial year to be released on Wednesday, Financial Secretary of the HKSAR government Paul Chan wrote in a blog post published Sunday.

The ramped-up fiscal consolidation strategy aims at improving public services while vigorously regulating public expenditure, as well as increasing revenue in a moderate manner under the "user pays" principle. It also seeks to mobilize all other public and market resources to propel growth, said Chan. (Hong Kong-Budget)

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TOKYO -- More than 80 percent of poll respondents in Japan believe that having the death penalty for some crimes is "unavoidable," according to a recent government survey.

The Cabinet Office survey showed Friday that 83.1 percent of all respondents said that capital punishment should be retained, with many citing the feelings of crime victims and their families. (Japan-Death Penalty-Survey) Enditem

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