Asia Pacific
Japan, South Korea scramble warplanes in response to Russia, China air patrol
Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defense ministry said ...Thailand-Cambodia fighting spreads along border as death toll rises
BY JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and SOPHENG CHEANG AP Cambodia’s powerful Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed that his country would carry out a ...Thailand launches air strikes against Cambodia as deadly border clashes escalate
Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbour Cambodia on Monday, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest ...Fresh round of Afghanistan-Pakistan talks fails to reach a deal
By Nafisa Eltahir and Reade Levinson Reuters The Sudanese paramilitary force that besieged then overran a city in Darfur in late October ...Sri Lanka flood death toll rises to 159, many more missing
By Amal JAYASINGHE AFP Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll ...Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia
The death toll from floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island has risen to 174, up from the previous ...Hong Kong high-rise blaze death toll hits 55 with 250 still missing
By Holmes Chan and Tommy Wang AFP Hong Kong firefighters were scouring scorched high-rises Thursday for over 250 people listed as missing, ...Japan regional governor to decide on restart of world’s biggest nuclear power plant
By Katya Golubkova Reuters A Japanese regional governor is expected to say on Friday whether he will allow a partial restart of ...Leaving border camps for orchards, Myanmar refugees join Thai workforce
Tun Min Lat climbs a bamboo ladder in the longan orchards of eastern Thailand, moving from tree to tree as he plucks ...Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to be hanged for crimes against humanity on Monday, with cheers breaking out ...














