Asia

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across large parts of the world on Tuesday, October 25, with a large part of Russia and Kazakhstan set to witness near-totality as the moon blocks the light from the sun.The partial...

Hong Kong - Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong's airport late Tuesday night, moving into the terminal where the demonstrators had shut down operations at one of the world's busiest transport hubs for two straight days. Officers armed with...

The China tribunal – chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC – unanimously decided there was enough evidence to conclude the horrendous practice was going on there, with victims including followers of the Falun Gong movement.The Chinese spiritual religious practice is banned...

An intense eruptive phase started at North Sulawesi's Soputan volcano at 17:02 UTC, December 15, 2018 (01:02 LT, December 16). The volcano is producing lava fountains and ash columns up to 8 km (26 200 feet) above sea level....

The Defense Ministry is drafting a new plan to thwart a full-fledged North Korean military offensive and occupy Pyongyang within weeks without waiting for U.S. troop reinforcements.* preemptive strikes against North Korean nuclear weapons and missile bases and assassination...

Toxic waste produced by one of the world's worst nuclear disasters will be dumped into the sea, according to the head of the Japanese company tasked with cleaning up the radioactive mess, despite protests from local fishermen.Takashi Kawamura, chairman...

A woman claimed to be the world’s oldest person celebrated her 131st birthday on Sunday with some of her 56 descendants in attendance.The China News Service reports that Alimiha Seiti was born on June 15, 1886.Alimiha, who lives in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ8W2Q8S_pg&feature=youtu.beA deformed calf born with human-like features is reportedly being treated as a representation of the Hindu god Vishnu in a village in northern India.The bull calf was born in the village of Pachenda, Muzaffarnagar, in the state of...

TOKYO (AP) -- A town in western Japan conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil.More than 280 residents and schoolchildren from Abu, a small town with a population...

North Korea may be able to fire missiles containing deadly sarin gas, the Prime Minister of Japan has warned.Shinzo Abe made the stark claim in a parliamentary session as a war of words mounts between the secretive state and...