3 dead, 10 homes buried in Philippine monsoon landslide
At least three people were killed and 10 homes buried early on Thursday in the central Philippines when heavy monsoon rains unleashed a landslide in a rural farming community, authorities said.
At least three people were killed and 10 homes buried early on Thursday in the central Philippines when heavy monsoon rains unleashed a landslide in a rural farming community, authorities said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is widely expected to win his ruling party's leadership election on Thursday, setting him on course to become Japan's longest-serving premier.
Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to research published on Wednesday.
European leaders will gather Wednesday for a summit to put summer tensions over migration behind them and to set up the last stretch of talks for a Brexit deal.
Fears were growing of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen after Saudi-backed government forces launched a series of attacks on rebel-held Hodeida, as a charity warned on Wednesday that more than five million children were at risk of famine in the war-torn state.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday signed an agreement concerning the outcome of their third summit, the results of talks held on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.
US President Donald Trump on Monday defied warnings and escalated the trade confrontation with China, hitting the country with tariffs starting next week on another US$200 billion in imports and threatening to target even more if Beijing retaliates.
Hundreds of Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands on Tuesday to sift through a massive landslide where dozens are feared dead in the region worst-hit by deadly Typhoon Mangkhut, as the storm's toll hit 74.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government was to decide on Tuesday whether to fire the domestic spy chief as an explosive row over immigration and the far-right once more rocks her fragile coalition.
A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a monster SpaceX rocket around the Moon as early as 2023, and he plans to bring six to eight artists along.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday for his third summit this year with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States.
A Russian military jet carrying 14 servicemen vanished from radar over the Mediterranean Sea late on Monday as Syria came under attack by Israeli missiles, the defence ministry said.
Spain's prime minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial decision to go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, saying it was needed to preserve good ties with the Gulf state.
The imprisoned son-in-law of a murdered Monaco billionaire goes on trial on Monday with nine other people suspected in the brazen daylight killing of the heiress, a case which prosecutors say bears all the hallmarks of a sordid crime thriller.
Kim should seize the opportunity to end nuclear crisis, engage with the world.
Hong Kong began a massive clean-up on Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that has left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.
To mark the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up, the fifth Vision China event, themed "40 Years On – China and the World", was held by China Daily in London, on Thursday.
China would like to expand cooperation in the Far East of Russia and the rest of Northeast Asia to sustain development and increase common interests, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.
At least 20 people have been killed in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region after a hill collapsed onto their village following heavy rain, a rebel group said Wednesday.
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial EU copyright law that hands more power to news and record companies against internet giants like Google and Facebook, which promised to fight on.