High waves cause damage on Sydney waterfront

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

Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

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

Declining travel and spending dampen holiday spirit

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

Bangkok to review quake safety after collapse of high-rise leaves dozens missing

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

Smell of death permeates cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

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

Climate change and overfishing threaten ancient tradition of making fish sauce

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

Centuries-old Gounsa temple left in ruins following unprecedented wildfires

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

Canberra focuses foreign aid spending on Pacific region as US slashes aid programs

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

Court orders the Unification Church dissolved

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

Residents in Andong city advised to evacuate as wildfires spread

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

PM Han reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned

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

Comedian’s jokes about a state leader are being investigated as defamation

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

Another massive deal in the building supply sector, James Hardie offers AZEK $8.75 billion

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 US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Haqqani, says Kabul

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

Hegseth to fly to Manila and Tokyo in first visit to Asian treaty allies

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

30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure

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.

Texas robotics company gets approval to search for MH370

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

Muslims with tattoo regrets flock to a free removal service during Ramadan

Teguh Islean Septura groans in pain as each staccato rat-a-tat-tat of the laser fires an intense beam at the elaborate tattoos on his arm. But the

Prosecutors drop assault charge against Papua New Guinea minister

Australian prosecutors yesterday dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in Sydney. Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina had pleaded

Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties jeopardized by USAID cuts

At a former American air base in southern Vietnam, work abruptly stopped last month on efforts to clean up tons of soil contaminated with deadly

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