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Taiwan Vice President William Lai in eye of the storm amid China drills

Taiwan's vice president and front-runner to be the island's next president, William Lai, is in...

Hang on to cash: China’s would-be homebuyers opt to wait out housing downturn

But analysts warn that even a short-term aversion to buying property, if it becomes widespread...

Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide hits at least 31

The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part...

Typhoon Lan bears down on Japan's main island

An approaching typhoon battered communities along Japan's Pacific coast on Monday (Aug 14) with heavy...

Pakistan senator picked as caretaker PM to oversee elections

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agreed on Saturday (Aug 12)...

Taiwan vice president to leave for sensitive trip to United States

Taiwan Vice President William Lai leaves on Saturday (Aug 12) for a sensitive trip to...

Pakistan parliament dissolved, stage set for vote without ex-PM Khan

Pakistan's president ordered parliament dissolved late Wednesday (Aug 9), opening the door to a caretaker...

33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rains

Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains...

Thousands of Marines and sailors deploy to Middle East to deter Iran from seizing ships

More than 3,000 Marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday in a...

Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30

At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in...

North Korean leader Kim tours weapons factories and vows to boost war readiness in face of tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing...

Thai ex-PM Thaksin postponing return from self-exile

Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday (Aug 5) he was postponing his...

Taiwan FM says conflict with China would have 'disastrous results'

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would have "disastrous results" for the world, Foreign Minister Joseph...

South Korea raises heat alert to highest amid sweltering weather

South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four...

Same Moscow skyscraper hit in new drone attack

A skyscraper in Russia's capital Moscow has been hit again by a drone, Mayor Sergei...

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, postpones election promised after 2021 coup

Myanmar's junta extended the country's state of emergency by six months on Monday (Jul 31),...