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8 Crew Members Missing after Boat Capsizes Off Japan
All eight crew members of a Japanese fishing boat went missing Tuesday after the vessel capsized about 600…
20 killed in Philippine Truck Accident
Twenty people, including children, were killed Tuesday in the southern Philippines when the flatbed truck they were…
Indonesia Forest Fires Cover Region in Haze
Making life difficult for locals, thick haze continued to cover a city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra due to…
Rohingya Still in Myanmar Face ‘Threat of…
Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said on Monday,…
Petrol Bombs and Water Cannon Used in Hong Kong…
Pro-democracy demonstrators fought running street battles with riot police on Sunday, the 15th weekend of mass…
Fire forces Japan to cancel Rocket Launch
apan on Wednesday cancelled the launch of a rocket carrying unmanned spacecraft bound for the International Space…
Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo leaving nine Dead, Dozens…
One of the strongest typhoons to hit Tokyo in recent years made landfall just east of Japan's capital on Monday,…
Deadly Typhoon Lingling Makes Landfall In North Korea
Typhoon Lingling hit South Korea on Saturday, where it knocked out power, and toppled trees and street signs before…
Samsung set to launch folding screen phone after big…
Samsung's first foldable phone will go on sale on Friday after problems delayed its initial release.
The South…
Hong Kong Students Strike on first day of school
It's the first day of school for most Hong Kong students after the end of two-month summer break. But some students…