in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, at least 18 people were killed and 145 others wounded in a deadly blast on Wednesday. The blast occurred at around 9:00 am after a militant rammed his explosive-laden vehicle...
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Thursday, the island's weather bureau said. A Reuters witness said the shallow quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake...
China threatened countermeasures on Tuesday if the United States deploys intermediate-range, ground-based missiles in Asia and warned U.S. allies of repercussions if they allow such weapons on their territory. Fu...
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said North Korea's launch of projectiles on early Tuesday is not an immediate threat to Japan at his regular news conference.
Suga said the Japanese...
South Korean Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that North Korea's missile launch goes against the inter-Korean military agreement which was signed on last September to ease tensions on Korean peninsula. South...
Local transport in Hong Kong was hit by major disruptions on Monday because a general strike threatens to paralyze parts of the Asian financial center, with many rail and bus services suspended. It came amid a...
Three small explosions, one possibly a homemade bomb, injured three people in Bangkok on Friday. The first explosions were heard just before 9 a.m. at two sites near central Bangkok. A third blast was heard...
Local departments have started to drain flood water and clear roads as the impact of the Typhoon Wipha weakened in south China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces on Thursday. Wipha, the seventh typhoon this year...
North Korea's recent ballistic missile launchings could negatively affect the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's Ministry of Unification said on Friday. The Ministry of...
South Korean presidential office convened an emergency security meeting on Friday to discuss what appeared to be North Korea's third missile launch in just over week. South Korea's military said...