Asia

US forces to gain access to more Philippine bases: Carter

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- US forces will gain access to more military bases in the Philippines than the five already…

Twelve dead, two missing in China crane collapse

DONGGUAN CITY, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, China (CCTV) - Twelve people were killed and two left missing on Wednesday (April 13) after…

Moderate quake shakes southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southern Philippines early Thursday, seismologists said, with no…

Strong quake hits northern Myanmar, shakes neighbouring countries

by Hla-Hla HTAY YANGON. Myanmar (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region,…

Breaking: Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Myanmar: USGS

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported, with tremors…

Economic woes, threats from North shadow South Korea vote

by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Koreans voted Wednesday in legislative elections clouded by North Korean nuclear…

Turkish border town hit by new rocket fire from Syria after 2 killed

INSTABUL, Turkey (AFP ) -- A Turkish town on the Syrian border was on Wednesday hit by new rocket fire from Syria, a…

More than 12, 000 Filipinos voted in 1st day of overseas absentee voting

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that more than 12, 000 overseas Filipinos voted in the first…

Bus, truck collision kills 19 in Pakistan

MULTAN,Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and…

Philippines, Vietnam reaffirm strategic partnership: Commit to step up Maritime Security Cooperation

IN his maiden foreign visit as Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Rene D. Almendras paid a courtesy call to newly-appointed…

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