Category: Asia
Italy earthquake felt in several countries
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake off the Italian resort of Rimini has been felt across across central Italy and parts of the Balkans.
Houses shook for s [...]
Trudeau accuses China of ‘aggressive’ election interference
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused China of attempting to interfere in the country's elections.
Mr Trudeau accused Beijing of play [...]
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in to give up dogs gifted by Kim Jong-un
South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in says he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a gift.
The decision [...]
Standoff as Italy stops male migrants from disembarking rescue ship
A migrant rescue ship is refusing to leave an Italian port after authorities prevented 35 men from disembarking.
Children and people with medical [...]
Shyam Saran Negi: Man dubbed ‘India’s first voter’ dies aged 105
The man dubbed "India's first voter" has died at the age of 105.
Shyam Saran Negi is thought to have been the first person to cast a ballot when I [...]
Kostroma: Deadly fire in Russian bar started by ‘flare gun’
A fire in a bar in the Russian city of Kostroma has killed at least 13 people.
Authorities say it may have begun when a drunk customer at the nigh [...]
Itaewon crush: South Korea demands justice for young as thousands protest
Clutching white candles and black signs, the solemn-faced mourners gathered across Seoul to grieve the young victims of the Itaewon crush - and deliv [...]
Children among 10 feared dead in Iran crackdown, Amnesty says
Up to 10 people, including children, are feared to have been killed Friday in a crackdown on protests by Iranian security forces in the southeast of [...]
Russian missile strikes overshadow cyberattacks as Ukraine reels from blackouts
Russia has pummeled Ukrainian cities with missile and drone strikes for much of the past month, targeting civilians and large swaths of the country’s [...]
Three presidents descend on Pennsylvania in a major day for one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate contests
Three presidents – one sitting and two former – descend on Pennsylvania Saturday for a final-stretch midterm push that underscores the stakes of one [...]