Asia Pacific
Death toll rises to 179 in South Korean plane crash
BY HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG AP The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed ...South Korea’s acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial
By Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee Reuters South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after ...Many dead after Azerbaijan Airlines with 67 on board crashes in Kazakhstan
By KATIE MARIE DAVIES and DASHA LITVINOVA AP An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday in the Kazakhstani city of ...North Korean troops suffer 100 deaths, struggling in drone warfare, South Korea says
By Jack Kim Reuters At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat ...North Korean troops join Russian assaults in significant numbers, Kyiv says
By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth Reuters Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults ...South Korea’s President Yoon suspended after MPs vote to impeach him
BY HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press Yoon has been suspended while the prime minister is serving as acting president. The constitutional ...South Korean police blocked from raid on president’s office
By Claire LEE AFP South Korean police said Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s offices ...Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts
A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered ...Six Pakistani soldiers, 22 militants killed in clashes near Afghan border, army says
Six Pakistani soldiers and 22 militants were killed in armed clashes in a northwestern region near the Afghan border on Saturday, the ...South Korean lawmakers call to impeach President Yoon after back-track on martial law
BY HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG AP South Korea’s main opposition party on Wednesday urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately ...














