Philippine storm victims rises to 200, shopping mall fire kills 37
Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing...
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More than 100 dead in Philippine mudslides, flooding
A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster...
U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on N.Korea
The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access...
US sanctions Myanmar general, others for abuses, corruption
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 13 “serious human rights abusers and corrupt actors” including Myanmar general Maung Maung Soe, who oversaw this year’s brutal...
Fire in South Korean fitness centre kills 29
A fire in an eight-storey fitness centre in the scenic South Korean city of Jecheon on Thursday killed at least 29 people, most of them...
Philippine ferry capsizes with 251 on board, four reported dead
A Philippine ferry with 251 people on board capsized during bad weather on Thursday off an island near the capital, Manila, a coastguard spokesman said,...
North Korean soldier defects to the South, shots fired
South Korean guards fired up to 20 warning shots at North Korean troops searching for a soldier who had defected on Thursday, Yonhap news agency...
Lead singer of South Korean boy band dies in possible suicide
The lead singer of top South Korean boy band SHINee died in hospital on Monday in a possible suicide that robs fans of the globally-famous...
Landslides kill 26 in storm-hit Philippine province – local officials
At least 26 people were killed while several residents were missing in an island province in central Philippines after tropical storm Kai-tak brought heavy rains...
Twin suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta ahead of Christmas, killing eight
By Gul Yousafzai and Asif Shahzad Two suicide bombers attacked a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least eight people...
U.S., Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station
A trio of U.S. and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space...
Australia arrests man accused of trying to sell missile parts for North Korea
Australian police said on Sunday they had arrested a man accused of working on the black market to sell missile components and coal on behalf...
Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, kills three
A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting three deaths and damage to hundreds of...
Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, at least 2 dead
A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting two deaths and damage to...
Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar – government
Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar‘s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said. “Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman...
‘No evidence’ NY bomb suspect linked to Bangladesh militants
Bangladesh has found no evidence linking a Bangladeshi man charged with an attempted suicide bombing in New York with militants in Bangladesh, its counter-terrorism chief told Reuters on...
Tillerson: US ready to talk to N. Korea; Japan wants pressure
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key US demand that Pyongyang must first accept...
Judges consider HK double murder appeal by former British banker
Three judges in Hong Kong‘s Court of Appeal are set to decide the fate of a former British banker who was jailed for life last year for...
Prominent Australian lawmaker quits over claims of China links
A prominent Australian opposition senator, Sam Dastyari, said on Tuesday he would resign from parliament after a series of allegations emerged about his links with...
Japan holds drills with US bombers, stealth fighters
Japanese F-15 fighters on Tuesday held drills with US B1-B bombers, F-35 stealth aircraft and F-18 multirole combat jets above the East China Sea, south...
