Residents in rural Australia evacuate homes as floods follow fires
SYDNEY, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Residents of towns in the Australian state of Victoria were on Thursday warned it was...
China condemns Philippine re-supply mission to disputed atoll
BEIJING/MANILA - China has condemned a mission by four Philippine ships to re-supply Philippine troops on a disputed South China...
Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak
DHAKA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The death toll from Bangladesh's worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year,...
After Ankara bombing, Turkey hits back in Iraq and at home
ISTANBUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Turkey said it unleashed air strikes on militant targets in northern Iraq and detained suspects...
Japan stocks soar as yen hits 1-year low
Japanese stocks soared on Monday, with the exporter-heavy Nikkei 225 share average buoyed by the yen's slide to its lowest...
Evergrande chairman investigated over offshore asset transfers – WSJ
China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) Chairman Hui Ka Yan is being investigated on suspicion of transferring assets offshore while the indebted property developer...
China launches first cross-sea bullet train line near Taiwan Strait
BEIJING - China launched its first high-speed rail line that will travel across several bays and skim along the coast...
Powerful blast in Uzbek capital kills one, injures 162
TASHKENT - One person was killed and 162 injured by a powerful explosion on Thursday at a warehouse near Tashkent's...
North Korea amends constitution on nuclear policy, cites US provocations
SEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - North Korea has adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state...
China, Japan, South Korea to hold meeting of leaders at a time convenient for all
China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold a summit among their leaders at a convenient time for...
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