Landslide Buries Residents in China’s Chongqing
BEIJING- An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck Pengshui County in the southwestern Chinese municipality of
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Bangkok Pub Fire Death Toll Climbs as Negligence Probe Intensifies
BANGKOK-The death toll from a devastating fire at a live music pub in Bangkok has risen to 32 after two
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UN Probes Reports of Rohingya Refugee Boats Sinking in Bay of Bengal
SYDNEY- The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it was investigating reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees from
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Monsoon Roof Collapse Kills 11 in Northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR-At least 11 people, most of them women and children, were killed overnight after heavy monsoon rain caused the roof
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Bangkok Music Bar Fire Death Toll Rises to 30
BANGKOK- The death toll from a fire at a music bar in Bangkok has risen to 30, Thai authorities said
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China Holds US Seismologist on Espionage Charges Amid Diplomatic Efforts
WASHINGTON-A Chinese-born American seismologist who conducted U.S.-funded research on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for
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Thailand Investigates Deadly Bangkok Bar Fire That Killed 27
BANGKOK -Thai authorities on Monday launched an investigation into a fire that tore through a bar on the outskirts of
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Bodies of 15 Indians Killed in Vietnam Boat Tragedy Return Home
HANOI- The bodies of 15 Indian tourists who died after a speedboat capsized off southern Vietnam were being flown back
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Indonesia Highway Crash Kills 13 Wedding Guests
JAKARTA-A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a highway in Indonesia’s Java island, killing 13
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China’s Green Great Wall Slows Desertification, but Challenges Persist
KUBUQI DESERT-China’s decades-long campaign to halt the spread of desertification has significantly reduced degraded land across the country’s north, according
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