Asia

Five dead, 32 injured in Hong Kong coach crash

  Hong Kong, China (AFP) -- Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff…

S. Korean president’s approval below 50% in poll first

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first…

Blast kills 22 near China factory in Olympic city

by Elizabeth LAW Agence France-Presse An explosion and fire near a chemical factory left at least 22 people dead and…

Seven dead in China as car drives onto sidewalk

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A car drove onto a sidewalk in southwest China on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring…

More than 700 hurt in Iran quake

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television…

Ghosn faces Mitsubishi sack as more allegations surface

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Top executives from Mitsubishi Motors gather on Monday to sack Carlos Ghosn as chairman over alleged…

Hong Kong rattled as 5.7 quake hits off Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said,…

Strong earthquake rocks western Iran

by Amir Havasi Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Iran's western province of Kermanshah…

Syria regime accuses armed groups of ‘toxic gas’ attack

by Rim Haddad with Tony Gamal-Gabriel in Beirut Agence France Presse DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's regime has accused armed…

28 drown in India bus crash, many of them children

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- At least 28 people, many of them children, drowned Saturday after their bus plunged…

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