Asia

Undersea quake measuring 6.4 magnitude strikes southeast of Tokyo: USGS

  (REUTERS) A strong undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck southeast of Tokyo on Friday morning, the U.S.…

Strong 6.4 quake hits eastern Japan: USGS

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan on Friday, though there were no…

Taiwan asks Google to blur images of South China Sea island

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's defence ministry has asked Google to blur images of a new development believed to be…

After middle-finger salute, Philippines’ Duterte asks EU ‘Why insult me?’

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte demanded on Wednesday (September 21) the European Union show him respect worthy of a president, despite…

Vietnam struggles with illegal pangolin trafficking

Vietnamese authorities and wildlife conservationists struggle to contain the illegal trafficking of the pangolin as CITES is set to discuss…

Typhoon Malakas slams Japan leaving south waterlogged

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon ripped into southern Japan Tuesday, dumping torrential rains on the region that left…

Aid convoy attacked as Syria ceasefire collapses

by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) -- A convoy delivering aid to Syrians in Aleppo province was hit by an…

North Korea’s Kim guides new rocket engine test, calls for satellite launch

  (Reuters)  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a ground test of a new rocket engine to launch…

Truce teeters after raids on Aleppo, Syria troops

  by Rouba El Husseini BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Syria's ceasefire was on the brink of collapsing Sunday, after a…

Japan court backs Tokyo bid to relocate Okinawa base

  TOKYO, Japan  (AFP) -- A Japanese court on Friday approved Tokyo's plan to relocate a US military base on Okinawa in…

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