Asia

South Korea blaze evokes Grenfell Tower fire: experts

by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Flammable materials on the outside of a South Korean building…

29 dead in fitness center blaze in S. Korea: fire service

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- At least 29 people were killed and 26 injured Thursday in a major blaze at…

North Korean soldier defects to South via DMZ: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Thursday across the Demilitarized Zone that…

China slams US security strategy as ‘Cold War mentality’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday decried US President Donald Trump's first National Security Strategy, which described Beijing as…

Fire and collapse in Mumbai shop kills 12

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Fire tore through a sweet shop in the Indian city of Mumbai before dawn Monday, sparking…

Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

by Thibault MARCHAND Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump…

Rahul Gandhi extends family grip on India’s Congress party

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member…

Toll rises to two dead after Indonesia quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least two people have been killed following a strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java,…

Japan eyes $46bn defense budget to counter N. Korea: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans a record $46 billion defence budget for the next fiscal year to strengthen its missile defence…

Japan expands sanctions aimed at N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Friday it had added 19 more entities to its list of organizations and individuals…

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