Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers may prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country due to localized thunderstorms, PAGASA said Saturday. In its 24-hour forecast, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga signals ultra-easy monetary policy to continue
Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to be Japan's next prime minister, said he would like the central bank to continue its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy is still struggling. ( read original story ...)
Violent Typhoon Heads For Japan Packing ‘Record’ Winds And Rain
An extremely powerful typhoon was barrelling towards southwestern Japan on Saturday as authorities issued evacuation advisories to thousands of residents, warning of unprecedented violent winds, heavy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen, possible record rainfall
Japan is bracing for powerful Typhoon Haishen as it bears down on the country's southwest, with weather forecasters warning of potential record rainfall, violent wind, high waves and tides. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Haishen Approaches Japan Packing Powerful Winds
A powerful typhoon, the second in a week, was barreling toward the Okinawa islands in southern Japan on Saturday, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts. ( read original story ...)
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 praying at Bangladesh mosque
Officials say an underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers in Bangladesh, leaving at least 16 Muslim worshipers dead and dozens injured with critical burns ... ( read original story ...)
Explosion at Mosque, Likely Caused by Gas Leak, Kills 16 in Bangladesh
An explosion on Friday night at a mosque near Bangladesh’s capital, believed to have been caused by a gas leak, killed at least 16 worshipers and left 21 with burns so severe th ... ( read original story ...)
11 Die After Bangladesh Mosque Blast
Officials in Bangladesh said Saturday that at least 11 people have died following a blast likely caused by a leak in a gas pipeline at a mosque outside Dhaka during evening prayers Friday. The Dhaka ... ( read original story ...)
Gas pipeline blast kills 13 worshippers in Bangladesh mosque
A gas pipeline explosion near a mosque in Bangladesh killed 13 people and injured 30 as worshippers were about to end their prayers, officials said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
12 killed in Bangladesh mosque gas explosion
A suspected gas explosion tore through a Bangladesh mosque killing at least 12 people while dozens suffered life-threatening burns, police said Saturday. ( read original story ...)