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Typhoon Phanfone churns toward Tokyo with heavy wind, rain
A powerful typhoon was on course to hit the Tokyo area on Monday, after barreling into southwestern Japan with heavy rain and ...Hong Kong democracy protesters defy tear gas, baton charge in historic standoff
Riot police advanced on Hong Kong democracy protesters in the early hours of Monday, firing volleys of tear gas after launching a ...At least 31 feared dead near peak of Japanese volcano
Thirty-one people were presumed dead on Sunday near the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted a day earlier, catching hundreds of ...Japanese troops head for volcano after eruption leaves missing, at least 40 injured
More than 500 Japanese military and police set out on Sunday to search the peak of a volcano popular with hikers a ...Goggles at the ready as Hong Kong activists brace for crackdown
Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators surrounding Hong Kong government headquarters braced for a showdown with police on Sunday after accelerating a plan to ...Hong Kong school children join student protest demanding democracy
Hundreds of school children joined university students demanding greater democracy on Friday, capping a week-long campaign that has seen a ...World leaders meet with multiple crises on agenda
Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge ...About 100 rescued from sunken Philippine ferry
Rescuers saved about 100 people overnight and recovered two bodies from a ferry that sank in rough seas after encountering ...Vietnam building deterrent against China in disputed seas with submarines
Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from ...120m girls sexually abused says UN
About 120 million girls worldwide have been forced to have sex, according to a United Nations report.