Asia

S. Korea’s main opposition moves toward Park impeachment

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The impeachment of South Korea's embattled President Park Guen-Hye in a snowballing corruption case inched…

India train disaster toll rises to 142, more dead feared

PUKHRAYAN, India (AFP) -- The death toll from India's rail disaster rose to 142 on Monday after workers toiled through…

Search teams look for survivors of India train derailment

  KANPUR, India (Reuters) -- Indian rescue workers picked their way through the last of the mangled carriages of a…

At least 120 killed as Indian train derails

https://youtu.be/3pEd6mOXiak   by Sanjay Kanojia Pukhrāyān, India (AFP) -- Emergency workers raced to find any more survivors in the mangled…

Thousands protest against scandal-plagued Malaysia PM

  by M Jegathesan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) --Thousands of yellow-clad Malaysians flooded the capital Saturday to demand Prime Minister…

Fresh protest pushes defiant S. Korea president to resign

  by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of protestors gathered in Seoul…

30,000 displaced by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) - Up to 30,000 people have been displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, half of them…

South Korea confirms highly pathogenic bird flu outbreaks, ramps up quarantine

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has confirmed the country's first outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu virus and…

N. Korea slams South’s deal with ‘sworn enemy’ Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea lashed out Friday at a new South Korea-Japan intelligence-sharing accord, accusing Seoul of…

Japan PM says ‘great confidence’ in Trump as leader

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said his meeting with Donald Trump -- the first…

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