Asia

US, China defense chiefs meet in Cambodia

by W.G. Dunlop Agence France-Presse SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart Wei…

38 killed in central China fire

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured after a fire at a plant in central China,…

US VP Harris visits Philippine island near China-claimed waters

  Puerto Princesa, Philippines | AFP | by Allison JACKSON US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visited a Philippine…

Shallow quake kills 162, injures hundreds on Indonesia’s Java island

Cianjur, Indonesia | AFP | by Dessy Sagita with Jack Moore in Jakarta A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least…

URGENT: ‘Nearly 20’ dead, 300 injured in Indonesia quake: local official

Cianjur, Indonesia | AFP | Nearly 20 people have been killed and at least 300 injured in an earthquake that…

G7 demands tougher sanctions on North Korea after latest salvo

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The G7 nations on Sunday slammed North Korea's "reckless" launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile…

N.Korean leader says will respond to threats with nuclear weapons

  Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would respond to US threats…

URGENT: 6.9-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia: USGS

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.9 - 212 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia https://t.co/xddDIngaJl — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 18,…

Police, protesters clash as Bangkok hosts summit

  Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Thai police fired rubber bullets Friday in clashes with dozens of protesters trying to…

Japan, US held military drills after N. Korea missile: Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Japan and the United States held joint military drills in the airspace over the Sea…

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