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Japan snow storm kills at least 13 people
A record-breaking snowstorm has already killed at least 13 people in Japan, local media reported. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes and...
Mount Kelud eruption: Airports reopen on Java island
Malang, Cilacap and Semarang airports reopened Saturday on the Indonesian island of Java after being forced to close following the eruption of Mount Kelud. Correspondents...
Valentine’s Day boycotted in Shanghai cinema
A Chinese man launched an anti-Valentine’s Day campaign by buying up odd-numbered seats at a cinema in Shanghai to stop couples sitting together. Others joined...
Kelud volcano eruption kills at least two people in Indonesia
Some 200,000 people are told to evacuate their homes in Indonesia after Kelud volcano erupts on the island of Java, with at least two...
Telangana protest: Pepper spray fired in Indian parliament over new state bill
India's lower house of parliament erupted in mayhem after a legislator used pepper spray to disrupt proceedings. The MP from the governing Congress party, L...
Thailand elections 2014: Constitutional court rejects opposition request to annul vote
Thai constitutional court has rejected an opposition request to annul the February 2 election, citing insufficient grounds. The Democrat Party had argued that the poll...
China’s trade surplus soars to $31.9 billion in January 2014
According to recent figures, China's trade surplus jumped to $31.9 billion in January, easing concerns the world's second-largest economy may be stuck in a...
North Korea and South Korea hold first high-level talks since 2007
North Korea and South Korea are holding their first high-level talks since 2007. The meeting - requested by Pyongyang - is taking place at the...
North Korea and South Korea to hold rare high-level talks
North Korea and South Korea are to hold rare high-level talks on Wednesday, Seoul has announced, ahead of family reunions planned for later this...
Taiwan and China hold historic talks in Nanjing
Taiwan and China have begun the highest-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Wang Yu-chi and Zhang Zhijun, the top...
North Korea withdraws invitation for US envoy Robert King to visit Kenneth Bae
North Korea has decided to withdraw an invitation for US envoy Robert King to visit Pyongyang to discuss the release of American citizen Kenneth...
Historic snow storm hits Tokyo
At least 11 people died, more than a thousand were injured and tens of thousands lost power when the worst snowstorm in decades hit...
South Korea – US annual military drills announced for February 24
South Korea - US have annual military drills will take place from February 24 to April 18, despite anger from North Korea. Pyongyang warned against...
Australia bushfires spark emergency alerts in south-east
Dozens of bushfires are sweeping the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales, fanned by hot weather and strong winds. Officials say...
Tokyo snow storm disrupts transport
Japanese authorities warned Tokyo residents to stay indoors as a severe snow storm hit the capital. Correspondents say it is the first such warning for...
Kenneth Bae moved back to North Korea labor camp
US citizen Kenneth Bae, who is being held for more than a year in North Korea, has been moved back to a labor camp,...
Pakistan: Taliban peace talks held in Islamabad
Pakistan's government has a formal meeting with a Taliban-nominated team in Islamabad, officials say. The talks are aimed at charting a "roadmap" for negotiations that...
North Korea threatens to cancel family reunions with South Korea
North Korea has warned South Korea it will cancel family reunions, a day after agreeing to hold them. A top military body in North Korea...
North Korea and South Korea agree to hold family reunions in February
North Korea and South Korea have agreed to hold reunions for families separated after the Korean War in February, following calls from Pyongyang to...
Pakistan: Taliban negotiators blame government for peace talks delay
Taliban negotiators in Pakistan have condemned the failure of government representatives to meet them in Islamabad, as preliminary peace efforts got off to a...
Thailand elections 2014: Protesters block voting in parts of Bangkok and south
Thailand's general election has been disrupted by protests with voting being halted in parts of Bangkok and the south, but officials say that 89%...
Thailand elections 2014: Yingluck Shinawatra’s party expected to win after opposition boycott
The Thai polling has now ended in a general election boycotted by the opposition and blighted by protests. Anti-government activists forced some polling stations in...
Sinabung volcano eruption kills 14 people in Indonesia
Sinabung volcano has erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, engulfing villages in ash and killing at least 14 people. Mount Sinabung spewed hot gas,...
Thailand elections 2014: Violent clashes in Bangkok ahead of Sunday’s poll
Violent clashes involving anti-government protesters have erupted ahead of Sunday's elections in Thai capital, Bangkok. According to local media, several people have been injured by...
India’s most popular small cars fail crash tests conducted by Global NCAP
According to Global NCAP, five of India's most popular small cars have failed crash tests. The tests by Global NCAP showed that if involved in...
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