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China: At Least 22 Killed in Wenzhou Multiple Building Collapse
At least 22 people died after a group of residential buildings collapsed in eastern China, state media reports. According to the Xinhua news agency, the...
Kashmir Dispute: Pakistani Cinemas Stop Screening of Bollywood Movies
Major Pakistani cinemas and film distributors have banned the screening of Indian movies across the country in what they call an act of solidarity...
Rodrigo Duterte Compares His Anti-Drug Campaign to Holocaust
President Rodrigo Duterte has compared the Philippines’ anti-drug campaign to the Holocaust, saying he would kill as many addicts as Hitler did Jews. The Filipino...
Rodrigo Duterte Launches Violent Attack on EU
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte launched a fierce attack on the European Union after it condemned his brutal crackdown on crime. Rodrigo Duterte said the EU...
North Korea Carries Out “Successful” Ground Test of New Rocket Engine
North Korea has announced it carried out a "successful" ground test of a new rocket engine to launch satellites. The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un,...
Rodrigo Duterte Ordered Murder of Political Opponents, Senate Witness Claims
According to a former death squad member, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the murder of political opponents while mayor of Davao. During a Senate hearing,...
Super Typhoon Meranti Hits Mainland China
Super typhoon Meranti has hit mainland China after battering Taiwan with its strongest storm in 21 years. The super typhoon, with gusts of up to...
Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Major Eruption Predicted
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano - one of the country's most active volcanoes - is due for a major eruption within the next 30 years, say...
North Korea Floods Kill at Least 133 as Thousands Are Displaced
North Korea is facing a humanitarian disaster after tens of thousands of people were displaced by flooding, the UN and the International Red Cross...
South Korea: North Korea Is Ready to Conduct Another Nuclear Test
According to South Korean officials, North Korea could be ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time. North Korea conducted its fifth underground nuclear...
South Korea Has A Plan to Destroy Pyongyang In Case of Nuclear Attack
According to reports from Seoul, South Korea has a plan to annihilate Pyongyang if North Korea shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack. A...
North Korea Carries Out Biggest Ever Nuclear Test
North Korea has successfully carried out its fifth nuclear test, Pyongyang has confirmed. The government announcement on state media came hours after a seismic event...
Barack Obama Cancels Meeting with Rodrigo Duterte
President Barack Obama has called off a meeting with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had insulted him earlier. Rodrigo Duterte was responding to Barack...
North Korea Test-Fires Three Ballistic Missiles into Sea
According to South Korean officials, North Korea has test-fired three ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast. The ballistic missiles were launched from...
Hong Kong Domestic Workers March Against High-Rise Windows Cleaning
Hong Kong maids have taken to the streets of the city to demand a ban on them being asked to clean windows in high-rise...
Hong Kong Elections 2016: Voters To Choose 35 Lawmakers in City’s New Legislative Council
Hong Kong is voting in the first major elections since pro-democracy protests in 2014. Voters will choose 35 lawmakers based on geographical constituencies and 35...
Davao Attack: Philippines Explosion Blamed on Abu Sayyaf
According to the Filipino government, the Abu Sayyaf militant group was responsible for a bomb attack in Davao, the home city of newly-elected President...
China Announces Paris Climate Deal Ratification
China has ratified the Paris global climate agreement, state news agency Xinhua reports. China is the world's largest emitter of harmful CO2 emissions, which cause...
China’s Record Breaker Glass Bridge Closes After 13 Days
China’s glass-bottomed bridge that was heralded as a record-breaker when it opened two weeks ago has closed. According to officials, the government was planning urgent...
Davao Attack: At Least 12 Killed In Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s Home City
A bomb attack in Davao, the home city of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, has killed at least 12 people. At least 60 people more were...
Islam Karimov’s Death Officially Confirmed by Uzbek Government
Islam Karimov’s death has been finally confirmed by the Uzbek government, six days after he was taken to hospital with a suspected brain hemorrhage. The...
Islam Karimov’s Death Announced by Turkey
Turkey has announced that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov has died at the age of 78. There is no official Uzbek confirmation of the president’s death,...
Australia Issues Its First Ever Tactile Banknote After Blind Boy Campaign
The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued its first ever tactile banknote on September 1 after a campaign by a blind boy. Three years ago,...
VW Sued in Australia over Alleged Emissions Fraud
Volkswagen is being sued in Australia for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
Kim Yong-jin: North Korea Executes Vice Premier, South Korea Says
North Korea executed Vice Premier Kim Yong-jin last month, South Korea government officials have said. According to Seoul's unification ministry, Kim Yong-jin was one of...
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