Asia

Bali tourist boat blast kills two foreigners, injures 18

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - by Yulius Martoni An explosion on a speedboat in Bali left two foreigners dead and 18 other…

Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan

Parts of Taiwan is brought to a standstill as the strongest typhoon of the year skirts past the island's southern…

4 dead, 100 injured in Pakistan train crash: officials

MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least four people were killed and more than 100 injured when two trains collided in…

Survival chances ‘pretty good’ for Israel’s Peres: doctor

JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) -- The chances of survival for former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres are…

Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as the strongest typhoon of the year…

N. Korea says US pushing peninsula to ‘explosion’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of pushing the Korean Peninsula to "the…

Israel ex-president Peres suffers ‘major’ stroke

by Joe Dyke with Mike Smith in Jerusalem RAMAT GAN, Israel (AFP) -- Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner…

Taiwan braces for super typhoon Meranti

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) --Taiwan braced for approaching super typhoon Meranti on Tuesday, evacuating nearly 1,800 tourists from offshore islands and…

N. Korea floods ‘major, complex disaster’: Red Cross

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is experiencing a "major and complex disaster" the Red Cross has warned, after…

US bombers in show of force against N. Korea

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AFP) -- Two huge US strategic bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of…

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