Asia Pacific
Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after 16 killed in rioting
By Lewis Jackson and Alasdair Pal Reuters Papua New Guinea’s prime minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and ...North Korea vows military strike if any provocation, fires artillery rounds
North Korea will launch a military strike immediately in response to any provocation, Kim Yo Jong, the sister and key ally of ...Japan quake: Rescuers rush to reach survivors
By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Sakura Murakami and Kantaro Komiya Reuters At least 30 people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit Japan on ...World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell
New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on ...A dozen still missing after China’s earthquake, 137 dead
By Alessandro Diviggiano, Xiaoyu Yin and Liz Lee Reuters A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck ...COP28 deal pledges global transition away from fossil fuels for first time
By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie and William James Reuters Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday ...Dozens killed in Islamist militant attack on northwest Pakistan army base
By Saud Mehsud Mushtaq Ali Reuters Islamist militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing ...China’s push to loosen Mao-era residence rules runs into hurdles
By Yew Lun Tian, Kevin Yao and Farah Master Reuters Yang Guang’s rise from a village farmer to an Audi-driving businessman with ...Japan’s frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack
By Tim Kelly, Kaori Kaneko and Yukiko Toyoda Reuters Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on ...Eleven climbers killed as Indonesia volcano erupts, search on hold
Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a rescue official ...