Asia-Pacific
Taiwan air crash: Plane survivor crawls out of fiery wreckage
A woman escaped from the fiery wreckage of the TransAsia Airways plane by clambering through a hole in the fuselage - and then phoned her father to come...
Chicken off McDonald’s Hong Kong menu after food scandal
McDonald’s has suspended sales of chicken nuggets and other items in Hong Kong after it said it had imported products from Shanghai Husi Food, the...
18 children killed when train smashes into their school bus at railway crossing
Eighteen children were killed when a train crashed into their school bus (pictured above) at an unmanned railway crossing in southern India, police said.
Taiwan plane crash toll hits 48, officials defend flight clearance
Taiwanese officials defended flight clearance given to a plane which crashed while trying to land during stormy weather, killing 48 people, as sobbing...
More than 40 dead after crash of TransAsia flight in typhoon-hit Taiwan
At first, there were no immediate reports of casualties on the ground after the plane smashed into houses in the village of Sisi, a couple of kilometres...
Up to 51 feared dead in Taiwan plane crash during emergency landing
A TransAsia Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Taiwan killing 51 people and injuring seven.
Chinese city sealed off from rest of country after man, 38, dies of bubonic plague
A city in China has been sealed off after a man died of bubonic plague. None of the tens of thousands of people who live in Yumen, in northwestern Gansu...
S. Korean police slammed over ferry tycoon’s body
South Korea’s police force was ridiculed and branded as incompetent Wednesday after announcing that a body found six weeks ago was that of a fugitive...
China food safety scandal: Violations ‘were company-led’
Five employees of a company accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald’s, KFC and other restaurants were detained by police Wednesday...
Indonesia’s president-elect calls for national unity after divisive election
Indonesia’s president-elect Joko Widodo has called for his nation to put the divisive election behind it as he prepares to take office.
Body of S Korean tycoon, linked to ferry sinking, found surrounded by alcohol
The body of South Korea’s most wanted man, linked to the sinking of a ferry in April that killed 300 people, was identified more than a month after...
Jakarta governor Widodo claims Indonesian election win with 53% of vote
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, who won the hearts of Indonesians with his common-man image, won Indonesia’s presidential election with 53 per cent...
Typhoon kills 11 people in Vietnam after leaving 26 dead in southern China
The number of people killed by typhoon Rammasun in China has increased to 33, officials said Monday.
Cambodians protest Vietnam land dispute; political rivals hold fresh talks
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties say their leaders will hold a fresh round of talks to end a yearlong political deadlock after last year’s...
Typhoon Matmo on course to strike Taiwan
A major storm that is forecast to become a severe typhoon is churning its way across the South China Sea on a path that could see it strike Taiwan as soon...
Likely loser in Indonesia presidential election says won’t accept result yet
Former military strongman Prabowo Subianto has indicated he will not accept the likely result of the Indonesian presidential election and has called into...
Angry protesters rally over police inaction after 6-year-old raped at Bangalore school
Thousands of people angry over alleged police inaction after a 6-year-old girl was raped at her school in southern India rallied Saturday, demanding authorities...
At least 16 dead in China as Typhoon Rammasun rips through Hainan
The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in four decades has killed 16 people after claiming at least 94 lives in the Philippines, officials said Saturday.
Dozens killed in fiery crash in China
At least 38 people were killed when a lorry loaded with flammable liquid crashed into a bus and exploded in southern China, state media has reported.
Cambodian opposition leader returns amid tension
Thousands of cheering supporters on Saturday greeted Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy on his return from a trip abroad, at a time when political...
Millions back Suu Kyi’s call for Myanmar charter change
Myanmar’s opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming...
Four men jailed for murder of British aid worker, 32, on Christmas Day in Sri Lanka
Four men have been sentenced to 20 years hard labour for the murder of a British aid worker and the rape of his Russian fiancee.
Philippines braces for new storm as death toll soars from Typhoon Rammasun
The disaster-weary Philippines braced for a second severe storm in five days on Saturday as the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun surged to 77, officials...
Singapore gives ‘pro-gay’ kid’s books a reprieve … but not comic
Singapore has decided not to proceed with the pulping of two children’s books judged to be pro-homosexual after a flood of complaints about censorship.
Super typhoon Rammasun to hit southern China with winds of up to 112 mph
A typhoon heading towards southern China has strengthened as it approaches the provinces of Hainan and Guangdong and is now classified a “super typhoon”.
Tech-savvy Indonesians monitor vote count in disputed poll
Tech-savvy Indonesians are acting as watchdogs following last week’s disputed election, using social media and apps to ensure an honest count as...
China braces for Super Typhoon Rammasun
China’s strongest typhoon in four decades is expected to make landfall in southern China’s Hainan or Guangdong provinces on Friday afternoon,...
Five dead after helicopter crash in South Korea
Five people are dead after a firefighting helicopter crashed Thursday near an apartment complex and school in the southern South Korean city of Gwangju.
Kabul airport attacked by insurgents; Taliban claims responsibility
Insurgents used rockets to attack the Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital Thursday, a senior military official said.
Typhoon Rammasun takes aim at China after killing 38 in the Philippines
The Philippines set to work clearing debris, reconnecting power and rebuilding flattened houses on Thursday after a typhoon swept across the country killing...
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