The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand yesterday for a regional summit, making a rare international trip as his country recovers from a devastating earthquake
The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose yesterday to 3,085 as search and rescue teams found more bodies,
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked early yesterday, but most teams were finding
Sydney beachfront properties were flooded and coastal infrastructure damaged after a large swell combined with a king tide to batter the Australian shore, officials said. Several
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred
The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in Indonesia this year as
Thai authorities said yesterday they are investigating why a single office tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed during an earthquake Friday that otherwise caused limited damage in
The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city yesterday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of
Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family’s centuries-old
Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple, ruining two of its three state-designated “treasures.” Five
Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the United States announced major cuts
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court yesterday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime
Officials in the South Korean city of Andong yesterday advised residents to evacuate to safe areas as firefighters struggled to contain wildfires that have ravaged southern regions
South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation’s No. 2 official as acting leader yesterday while not yet ruling
A comedian popular for his biting political humor is being investigated for possible defamation over jokes made about an Indian state leader who is an ally of Prime
Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the U.S. outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $8.75 billion, including $386 million in
The U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia this week, for talks that will include
Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones are still seeking justice.
Malaysia’s government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is believed to have
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