Asia Pacific
Tropical Storm Tapah makes landfall in southern China, forcing evacuations and school closures
By KANIS LEUNG,Associated Press Schools closed, flights were disrupted and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in southern China as Tropical Storm ...Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister
BY Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON AFP Thai conservative construction magnate Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday won a parliament vote to serve as the nation’s next ...China unveils new weapons at Victory Day military parade attended by Putin and Kim
By Peter Catterall and Ludovic Ehret AFP Underwater drones, massive missiles and laser weapons dazzled crowds on Wednesday at a major military ...Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach quake-hit villages
By Sayed Hassib and Charlotte Greenfield Reuters Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar ...Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday that their countries’ ties were at an “unprecedented level”, during ...Death Toll Surges Past 800 in Devastating Eastern Afghanistan Earthquake
By Qubad Wali with Aysha Safi in Kabul AFP A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake ...Indonesia protesters clash with riot police as tensions soar
BY Marchio GORBIANO AFP Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions ...Thailand’s prime minister removed from office over leaked phone call scandal with Cambodian strongman
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated ...Powerful typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam after more than 500,000 people ordered to evacuate
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports as it braces for Typhoon ...Vietnam island building in Spratlys may soon surpass China’s, report says
Vietnam has significantly expanded island-building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain of the disputed South China Sea and ...