Asia Pacific
At least 100 killed as Bangladesh protesters renew call for Hasina to quit
By Ruma Paul Reuters Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of ...China wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics in mixed team air rifle ...
China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris. The Olympic shooting range, ...Ships capsize off Taiwan and Philippines as Typhoon Gaemi strikes
By Jim Gomez Joeal Calupitan and Ken Moritsugu Associated Press Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage ...18 dead after Nepal plane crashes during takeoff
BY BINAJ GURUBACHARYA AP A domestic plane crashed Wednesday while taking off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and ...Bangladesh blocks roads and internet, deploys army to curb protests
BY JULHAS ALAM and SHEIKH SAALIQ, Associated Press Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces ...Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits media, financial, telecoms
BY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world ...WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal
By Selim SAHEB ETTABA AFP Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a ...Fresh unrest in New Caledonia after independence activists flown to France for detention
Pro-independence protesters burned police vehicles and blocked roads in New Caledonia on Monday, authorities in the French Pacific territory said, as anger ...South Korea fires warning shots after new border incursion
Seoul’s military said Friday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border in the third ...Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
By Gloria Dickie Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, ...