Japan arrests woman for keeping daughter鈥檚 body in freezer for 20 years
Japanese police said Thursday they had arrested a 75-year-old woman who allegedly confessed to keeping the body of her daughter in a freezer for two decades.
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China unveils specific emissions targets
China on Wednesday issued its first ever absolute targets for cutting planet-warming gases, a landmark pledge from the world鈥檚 top polluter as the United States doubles down on fossil fuels and Europe falters.
Taiwan races to rescue two dozen missing after barrier lake burst
Rescuers in eastern Taiwan pulled a man in his nineties from his flooded home on Thursday, where he had been trapped for three days after a barrier lake burst during torrential rains brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa.
Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 17 in Taiwan
Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 17 in Taiwan.
Massive sinkhole in Bangkok street forces evacuations
A portion of a busy road in Thailand鈥檚 capital caved in Wednesday, leaving a hole dozens of metres deep that forced people to evacuate and drew a visit from the prime minister.
Schools shut, flights axed as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground to a halt on Tuesday evening as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with high winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
Xi makes rare visit to Xinjiang
Chinese president Xi Jinping began a rare visit Tuesday to the northwest region of Xinjiang, home to numerous ethnic groups including Turkic-speaking Uyghurs, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
China prepares to evacuate聽4 lakh people
The Chinese city of Shenzhen began preparing to evacuate 4,00,000 people while residents of the northern Philippines sought shelter from gale-force winds Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa continued on a collision course with southern China.
Philippine protest arrests leave parents seeking answers
Anxious Filipino parents braved the rain outside Manila鈥檚 police headquarters Monday, after more than 200 people 鈥� including dozens of children 鈥� were arrested in clashes that erupted during weekend anti-corruption demonstrations.
Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears
The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China.
Thousands protest against flood control fraud in Philippines
Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila on Sunday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Kim oversees drone test, orders AI development
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of artificial intelligence in the technology, state media said Friday.
Taliban release British couple
An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months were released on Friday, the Taliban authorities said, after pressure built to free the pair due to fears over their health.
Thai forces fire tear gas in border stand-off with Cambodians
Thai forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas during a stand-off with Cambodian protesters along their disputed border Wednesday, Bangkok鈥檚 military said, a move that Phnom Penh stated injured more than 20 people...
E Timor axes plan to buy SUVs for MPs
East Timor鈥檚 parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia鈥檚 poorest nations, but sceptical protesters returned to the streets on Wednesday...
