Indonesia landslide death toll reaches 32: official
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 32 people were killed by a landslide in Indonesia on New Year's Eve, authorities…
7 years ago
Asia
Japan starts $9 departure tax for travelers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Monday started levying a 1,000 yen ($9.22) departure tax on each person leaving the…
7 years ago
Taiwan’s China-sceptic ruling party opts for moderate new leader
by Amber WANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's ruling party elected a new chairman on Sunday, choosing…
7 years ago
Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new market
by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a…
7 years ago
Arrested driver in Tokyo admitted planning to set New Year crowd ablaze
by Tyra'nell Pille-Lu EBC Japan Correspondent TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) -- Nine injured on New Year's day as a car…
7 years ago
Rakhine rebels attack police stations in pre-dawn raids: Myanmar army
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border, Myanmar's…
7 years ago
Tourists hunker down as Storm Pabuk hurtles towards Thailand
by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Agence France-Presse SURAT THANI, Thailand (AFP) -- Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabukcarved…
7 years ago
Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a…
7 years ago
China’s population shrinks despite two-child policy: experts
by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's population shrank last year for the first time in…
7 years ago
Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentences as Khashoggi murder trial opens
by Anuj Chopra with Natacha Yazbeck in Dubai Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's attorney general sought…
7 years ago
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