At least 11 hikers were killed and another 12 are missing after a volcano in Indonesia erupted on Sunday. Mount Marapi, located in West Sumatra, spewed thick clouds of ash reaching heights of 9,800 ...
Mount Marapi eruption: is it safe to travel to Indonesia right now?
Climbers have been killed after a volcano erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Here’s the latest Foreign Office travel advice and whether Bali travel is affected.
Chennai airport runway flooded as Cyclone Michaung nears India
By Praveen Paramasivam and Jatindra Dash CHENNAI (Reuters) -At least four people died, factories closed and the runway of one of India's busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two ...
Two dead in India, roads submerged as Cyclone Michaung nears
At least two people died and the runway of one of India's busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states braced on Monday for a severe cyclone likely to hit in the next ...
China says U.S. warship ‘illegally’ entered South China Sea waters
China’s military said Monday that a U.S. warship had “illegally” entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea.
China’s military: US Navy ship ‘illegally’ entered territorial waters
China's military on Monday said a U.S. Navy ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll that has recently seen several maritime confrontations.
China says US Navy ship violated its sovereignty
China's military on Monday said a U.S. Navy ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll that has recently seen several maritime confrontations.
Treasury creates new strike force as US and China pursue crackdown on illicit fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Monday announced a new strike force to help combat illicit fentanyl trafficking as the U.S. and China step up efforts to stop the movement of the powerful ...
Tourist, 56, dies after finishing world’s tallest bungee jump in China
A 56-year-old tourist died after completing the world’s highest bungee jump in Macau, China.The unnamed Japanese visitor was taken to hospital shortly after finishing the extreme bungee jump from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Choiceless Elections: A Cautionary Tale for Taiwan
Taiwan. Officials tout Hong Kong’s “stability and prosperity,” but people decry, along with the democratic deficit, economic troubles, a sinking property market, weakening judiciary, rising crime ... ( read original story ...)