Japan Heatwave Overwhelms Hospitals as Temperatures Top 41C
TOKYO_More than 450 people were taken to hospitals for heat-related illnesses in Tokyo on Wednesday, the highest daily total since
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Monsoon Floods Kill 41 in India’s Assam, Massive Relief Underway
NEW DELHI_ At least 41 people have died in India’s northeastern state of Assam after torrential monsoon rains triggered widespread
Read MoreSouth Korea Softens Nuclear Policy Toward North Korea
SEOUL_South Korea has shifted away from its previous policy of prioritizing North Korea’s denuclearization before engagement, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young
Read MorePhilippines Rejects China Approval for South China Sea Resupply
MANILA_The Philippines said on Thursday that its provisional arrangement with China governing resupply operations at the Second Thomas Shoal does
Read MoreFive Thai Soldiers Killed in Deadly Southern Checkpoint Attack
BANGKOK_ Five Thai soldiers were killed and six civilians wounded in an attack on a military checkpoint in Thailand’s southern
Read MoreModi Pledges Swift Action as Exam Leak Protests Escalate
NEW DELHI_Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged “stringent punishment” for those responsible for examination fraud, promising fast-track courts
Read MoreRubio, Lavrov Hold Ukraine Talks on ASEAN Summit Sidelines
MANILA_US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on Thursday on the sidelines of the
Read MoreIndonesia Receives First Russian Crude Shipment Amid Supply Disruptions
JAKARTA_Indonesia has received its first shipment of Russian crude oil under a bilateral agreement to import up to 150 million
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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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