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14 dead as Thai bus smashes into tree

BANGKOK, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - A double-decker coach smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14…

17 killed in Philippines bus crash

MANILA, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - Seventeen people were killed when a passenger bus careered off a road and plunged…

EU chief warns China on trade gap ahead of summit

BRUSSELS, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - European Union member states won't tolerate their growing trade imbalance with China forever, EU…

China accuses US of ‘stirring up’ South China Sea tensions

BEIJING, Dec 4, 2023 (AFP) - China on Monday said the United States was responsible for "deliberate stirring up" of…

Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 22 as search nears end

By Irwanda Saputra and Hendra Makmur AGAM, Indonesia, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a volcano eruption…

Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capital

MANILA, Dec 5, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday, the US Geological…

Singapore teen jailed for 16 years for killing schoolmate

SINGAPORE (AFP) - A Singapore judge sentenced a teenager to 16 years in jail on Friday for killing a schoolmate…

Magnitude 6.9 quake latest to rattle southern Philippines

By Ara Eugenio and Cecil Morella MANILA, Dec 3, 2023 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast…

Philippines, France to pursue key defence pact

MANILA, Dec 3, 2023 (AFP) - Defence ministers for the Philippines and France vowed Saturday to pursue an agreement that…

N. Korea spy satellite operator to report findings to military: KCNA

SEOUL, Dec 3, 2023 (AFP) - The office operating North Korea's newly launched spy satellite will run as a military…

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