Asia

Death toll rises to 66 in India’s monsoon mayhem

NEW DELHI, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India,…

Thai FM says met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in first foreign envoy talks since coup

JAKARTA, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's foreign minister said Wednesday he met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San…

Thai election body recommends PM frontrunner’s suspension

BANGKOK, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Thai election chiefs on Wednesday asked the country's top court to suspend Pita Limjaroenrat,…

Paraguay’s president-elect vows to be ‘on the side’ of Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Paraguay's incoming president Santiago Pena said Wednesday the country would stand by Taiwan's side for the…

At least 29 killed in India monsoon floods: officials

NEW DELHI, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - Days of intense monsoon rains across northern India have left at least 29…

At least one dead after under-construction Bangkok highway collapses

BANGKOK, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - At least one person has died after a huge construction girder over a busy…

Xi says Russia and China should ‘lead global governance reform’

BEIJING, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - China and Russia need to "lead the correct direction of global governance reform", according…

China, Solomon Islands ink police cooperation deal

BEIJING, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - China and Solomon Islands signed a new deal on police cooperation Monday, deepening their…

Two dead in southwestern Japan after ‘heaviest rain ever’

KURUME, Japan, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - At least two people were killed in torrential rain in southwest Japan on…

Six killed in China kindergarten attack

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Six people were killed and one wounded in an attack at a kindergarten in southern China's…

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