HONG KONG - Chinese riot police on Tuesday fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in a village once dubbed a symbol of grassroots democracy, residents and Hong Kong media said, less than a week after the elected...
BANGKOK - Thailand has recorded about 200 cases of Zika since January, the health ministry said on Tuesday, making it a country with one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases in the region. It was the first time Thailand's...
BENGALURU - Indian and foreign technology companies including global outsourcing firm Accenture closed offices and told staff to stay at home in the technology hub of Bengaluru on Tuesday after riots over the diversion of water from a river. The...
Taipei - Taiwan braced for approaching super typhoon Meranti on Tuesday, evacuating nearly 1,800 tourists from offshore islands and closing some schools and offices. Meranti is expected to skirt past the island's southern tip, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds...
Eleven-year-old Gao Zhiyu lost both his legs in a car accident in 2012, but he is determined to live his life to the fullest. He had been trying to reach the summit of Lao Mountain, the birthplace of Taoism, in...
SEOUL - Two earthquakes that jolted South Korea on Monday night, including the largest ever recorded in the country, prompted concerns about the safety of nuclear plants clustered in the quake-prone southeast. Korea's Meteorological Agency said the two earthquakes, of...
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MANILA - The Philippine military said defence relations with the United States were "rock solid", a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for the withdrawal of US special forces in the south of the country. "The recent pronouncement will affect...
At least two passengers and four crew members of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight from Los Angeles were slightly injured on Tuesday after the plane experienced turbulence just as it was about to land in Manila, Radyo Inquirer reported. PAL...
The fate of Philippine death row drug convict Mary Jane Veloso hung in the balance as Indonesia and the Philippines gave conflicting statements regarding her possible execution. Although the first visit of the gaffe-prone Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Indonesia...
