PATNA (India) - AT LEAST 35 people including eight children were killed after they were struck by lightning in the adjoining eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, officials said on Monday.

Around 18 people were killed late on Sunday by bolts of lightning across Bihar, including six children, State Disaster Management Minister Devesh Chand Thakur said.

HONG KONG - THE head of China's central bank said on Monday the country's economy was on the mend and expressed confidence that a government target of 8 per cent growth this year would be met.

SEOUL - SOUTH Korea will spend more than US$3 billion (S$4.46 billion) expanding Incheon International Airport to help it compete better with regional rivals, officials said on Monday.