Asia-Pacific
Blast at China car parts plant kills 69, hurts 187
A suspected dust explosion at an automotive parts factory in eastern China killed at least 69 people and injured more than 180 others, most with severe...
100 likely dead as Nepal landslide blocks river
Fresh rainfall was hampering a search Sunday for scores of villagers believed to be buried by a massive landslide in northern Nepal.
Deadly Nepal landslide blocks river, sparking fear of flash floods
Eight people are confirmed dead and many are missing after a massive landslide in northern Nepal.
Australia sends asylum-seekers to Nauru, as India offer refused
Some 157 asylum-seekers who were detained at sea for weeks by Australia have been sent to the Pacific island of Nauru after rejecting a return to India,...
At least 65 dead and 120 injured by blast at Chinese metal factory
An explosion has killed 68 people and injured 187 at a Chinese factory that makes wheels for US carmakers, including General Motors.
Baby with Down’s syndrome abandoned in Thailand
A Thai surrogate mother has received about $100,000 in donations to care for her baby after his Australian parents refused to take him when they found...
Nine ‘terror suspects’ killed in China’s increasingly restive Xinjiang
China said nine suspects were killed Friday and another captured in a police action in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang that follows a wave...
Mystery gas blast rips through street in Taiwan killing 25 and injuring 267
A series of underground gas blasts in Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others.
China says imam at 600-year-old mosque murdered in Xinjiang
China said Thursday that a leading pro-government Muslim cleric in the volatile northwestern territory of Xinjiang was murdered, and police killed two...
At least 30 killed in India landslide, 150 still trapped as rain hampers rescue
Heavy rain has hampered rescue efforts to dig through a remote village in western India where at least 30 people died as a landslide swept away scores...
Five dead and dozens trapped by Indian landslide that buried 50 houses
Scores of people are feared trapped under a landslide that buried some 50 houses in western India.
McDonald’s Japan turns to tofu nuggets in wake of China meat scandal
McDonald’s restaurants in Japan are turning to time-honoured Asian soul food—tofu—as the chain scrambles to minimise the damage from an embarrassing...
Khmer Rouge tribunal readies way for genocide case
A U.N.-backed tribunal on Wednesday began a hearing to prepare for the genocide trial of the two senior surviving leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge,...
Has North Korea developed a missile capable of reaching the U.S.?
Fresh satellite images suggest North Korea might be wrapping up engine trials on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), fuelling speculation of...
No safe haven in China’s corruption crackdown, says ruling Communist party
China will not allow exceptions in its corruption crackdown, its main official newspaper said on Wednesday, a day after news of a probe into former domestic...
Zhou Yongkang: oil man whose well of power finally ran dry
Embattled former top Communist Zhou Yongkang is a central figure in what some analysts have termed the “oil faction” within the Communist Party,...
Chinese police shoot dead dozens after attack in Xinjiang
Chinese police shot dead dozens of knife-wielding attackers on Monday morning after they staged assaults on two towns in the western region of Xinjiang,...
China investigates former top security chief over ‘corruption’ probe
China’s former security chief Zhou Yongkang is under investigation, authorities said Tuesday, in a move targeting one of the ruling Communist Party’s...
Japan heat wave kills 15, more than 8,000 rushed to hospital
Sweltering summer heat in Japan has left at least 15 people dead over the past week, while more than 8,000 others were rushed to hospital with heatstroke...
Doomed South Korean ferry boss’s driver turns himself in
The driver of the South Korean businessman wanted over the sinking of a ferry that killed more than 300 people in April turned himself in on Tuesday, potentially...
Sleepy port city focus of North Korea international tourism push
Where do you go in North Korea if you’re in the mood for a barbecue by the beach, maybe some pier-side fishing, or a dip in the ocean? For many North...
Student survivors testify in South Korea ferry trial
Teenage student survivors of South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster began giving video testimony under tight security Monday in the murder trial of the...
Police in China remove church’s cross
A Christian evangelist in eastern China says hundreds of police have taken down a local church’s cross amid a crackdown on church buildings around...
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fisherman connected in disputed waters
On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain has one high-tech piece of equipment on his aging vessel: a satellite navigation system...
Japan schoolgirl, 15, arrested for allegedly beheading classmate
A 15-year-old Japanese schoolgirl was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murdering a classmate and dismembering her body, local media reported.
Bali to continue anti-rabies dog cull as gory video emerges
Among the white sandy beaches, luxury villas and temples, authorities on the Indonesian island of Bali are carrying out mass culls of dogs in an anti-rabies...
Retired China military told to ‘return houses’ in crackdown
China has told retired military officers to return non-essential public housing after an investigation found “irregularities”, state media...
As Chinese influence grows, Hong Kong fights for its future
From the sweltering streets of the legendary port city of 7.2 million people to its air-conditioned office towers, Hong Kongers are picking sides in a...
One-percenters: China’s richest control a third of nation’s wealth
The top one percent of households in Communist-ruled China control more than one third of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 25 percent control...
Son of South Korean sunken ferry owner detained
South Korean police have detained the eldest son of the sunken ferry owner after two months on the run, three days after his billionaire father was confirmed...
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