Asia Pacific
Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China after causing deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
By KANIS LEUNG, Associated Press Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades ...Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Northern Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southern China
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed Monday in ...Thai police fire tear gas at Cambodian protesters at a disputed border village
Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians in a disputed border area on Wednesday, authorities in both countries ...North Korea says its nuclear weapons state is irreversible
The permanent mission of North Korea to the United Nations said the country’s position as a nuclear weapons state was irreversible, denouncing ...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 ...
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