Asia Pacific
North Korea fires 17 missiles; one lands off South Korean coast for first time
North Korea fired at least 17 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres off South ...Storm Nalgae death toll climbs to 48 in Philippines, 22 missing
The death toll from flooding and rain-induced landslides in the Philippines has climbed to 48, the country’s disaster agency said on Sunday, ...South Korea mourns, wants answers after Halloween crush kills 153
Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday after at least 153 people were ...China Xi’s new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at ...China’s Xi clinches third term, packs leadership with loyalists
China’s Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday and introduced a top governing body stacked with loyalists, cementing his ...Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Afghan capital
Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the ruling ...China’s Xi talks up security, reiterates COVID stance as congress opens
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against COVID-19 as he kicked off a ...Australia suffers flash floods in southeast, Melbourne suburb evacuated
Thousands of people across Australia’s southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, ...North Korea’s Kim touts new large greenhouse farm built on ex-missile test site
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has attended the opening ceremony of a new massive greenhouse farm built on a former air ...Thailand children’s daycare mass shooting death toll rises to 35
A former policeman killed 34 people, including 23 children, during a knife and gun rampage at a daycare centre in northeast Thailand ...














