Asia

Video: Severe typhoon Hato batters Hong Kong putting territory on a standstill

https://youtu.be/1vWPwikpV8Y   Hong Kong raises its highest storm warning as Severe Typhoon Hato brings the city to a standstill, shutting…

US Navy to relieve commander after collisions in Asia

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) -- The United States Navy will in the coming hours relieve the three-star admiral Joseph Aucoin who…

Hong Kong raises highest warning — signal no. 10 — for Severe Typhoon Hato

  Typhoon Hato, which was known as "Isang" when it was still affecting the country, had already left the Philippine…

N. Korea’s Kim orders more production of ICBMs: state media

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered more production of rocket engines and intercontinental…

South Korea conducts anti-terror drills in Seoul subway

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korea conducted drills simulating bomb and poisonous gas attacks at a subway station on Tuesday…

Tornado rips through town in northern China

HEILONGJIANG, China (CCTV) -- A tornado ripped through a town in northern China on Monday (August 21), smashing windows in…

Authorities warn of possible geological disasters triggered by new round of rainstorms

GANSU PROVINCE, China (CCTV) -- China's disaster relief authority on Monday warned of possible geological disasters in northern and southern parts…

Saudi renews Iraq ties in bid to distance Iran

by Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's visit to Saudi Arabia…

Rocket lands in Kabul diplomatic area: police

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A rocket landed in the heavily fortified diplomatic area of the Afghan capital Kabul late Monday,…

South Asia floods claim more than 750 lives

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- More than 750 people have died in floods across South Asia, officials said Monday, with…

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