Asia

Taiwan hotel collapses after 6.4-magnitude quake

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A hotel on the east coast of Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, the…

Two dead, over 200 injured in Taiwan quake

by Amber Wang / Michelle Yun © Agence France-Presse   TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of…

Boeing announces service orders worth nearly $1 billion

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Boeing said Tuesday its global services unit has signed deals worth nearly $1 billion at the…

Hong Kong democracy activists walk free in appeal victory

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Joshua Wong and two other leading Hong Kong democracy activists won an appeal against their jail…

Gunmen kill officer, free militant in Kashmir hospital raid: police

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Two gunmen opened fire Tuesday in a hospital in India-administered Kashmir where a Pakistani militant was brought for…

Pilot injured as S. Korean jet catches fire at Singapore Airshow

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- A pilot was slightly injured when a South Korean aircraft taking part in the Singapore Airshow skidded off…

Japan authorities find body part after army helicopter crash

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had recovered a body part during the search for a crew…

Maldives chief justice arrested: police

MALE, Maldives (AFP) -- Maldives Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another Supreme Court judge were arrested at dawn Tuesday, hours…

US, Russia clash at UN over Syria chlorine attacks

by Carole LANDRY Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States and Russia clashed at the…

Maldives president declares emergency, former leader arrested

MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency in the honeymoon islands on Monday, before heavily armed troops…

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