The island site was buried by massive deposits of ash when Taal erupted last week and remains under a...
The total number of people diagnosed with the virus rose to 218, as Shanghai confirmed its first case...
The virus has now infected 62 people in Wuhan, city authorities said, with eight in a severe...
Protests in Hong Kong escalated in June last year over a now-withdrawn bill which would have allowed...
While China says Taiwan is its territory, Taiwan maintains it is an independent country
China and the Hong Kong unrest have become major elements in the election as China has ramped up efforts...
The allegations contributed to ex-prime minister Najib's shock 2018 election loss, and he has since...
‘Everyone earnestly hopes that Hong Kong can return to the right path’
Whole neighborhoods in the capital - a megalopolis home to around 30 million people - were submerged...
Locals say it pushes up prices, overcrowds neighbourhoods and adds to growing tensions between Hong Kong...
Jakarta is regularly hit by floods during the rainy season, which started in late November
It marks the first time such a case could head to court since the law came into effect in October
Thousands of people linked arms to form human chains that stretched for miles along busy shopping streets...
City authorities have in the last few years sought to improve low-lying Jakarta’s vulnerability...
At least 80,000 remain in emergency shelters and might have to stay until the New Year, given the scale...
The government estimated that the storm has caused damage to agriculture and infrastructure worth $21...
The plenary session follows widespread speculation that Pyongyang is preparing to test an intercontinental...
There was widespread travel disruption with 115 flights cancelled, and thousands of people stranded by...
Memorials were scheduled in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where entire villages were flattened and...
The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific typhoon belt, and is hit by an average...
Police and rescuers were scouring the river and the nearby slopes to look for victims
