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Asia’s biggest sport stars will descend on Japan this week to battle it out for continental glory as the Asian Games get under way. Aichi-Nagoya 2026 will see…
Indonesian divers have begun salvage operations to retrieve bodies and right the passenger ferry that capsize d in the Java Sea. After strong currents and lar…
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan. South Korea, who t…
A Chinese vessel has rammed a Philippine government ship in the South China Sea, according to Manila. The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday accused a China Coa…
The South Korean men’s hockey team were left bemused before their Asian Games match against Bangladesh on Friday when North Korea’s national anthem was play…
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal are together home to nearly two billion people, about 23 percent of the world’s population. Even before the war on Iran, …
A 16-year-old gunman has shot two students dead and injured eight others at a Philippine high school, before reportedly killing himself. The two deceased vict…
Environment Story Of The Day NPR hide caption Guy Davies, an inspector for the Florida Division of Plant Industry, checks an orange tree for the insect Asian …
The company expects to start offering rides to the public in the country in 2028. Waymo has announced that it's coming to Singapore , thereby expanding its pr…
Indonesia has welcomed the delivery of its first-ever aircraft carrier with a military ceremony as the vessel arrived at a naval base. The 41-year-old former …
A shooting incident at a school in the Philippines has left at least three people dead, including the 16-year-old suspected gunman, and injured several others.…
The United States State Department has helped to secure the release of Adam Castillo, a US citizen detained in Myanmar for three months. A delegation of US of…
Islamabad, Pakistan — More than 16 months after India and Pakistan fought a four-day air war, firing missiles and drones at each other, the South Asian neighbo…
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games get under way this weekend under the shadow of a housing crisis that has organisers scrambling to placate athletes and officials f…
The container ship "Panstar Acro" is anchored to load containers at Busan New Port in Busan on August 22, 2026, as the vessel is scheduled to sail to Europe vi…
Freight trucks travel northbound on Interstate 5 Highway in September 2025, in Tracy, Calif. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption A Punjabi Sikh truck driver …
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared in person at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he is due to be tried for alleged cr…
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage is Sri Lanka’s best hope for gold at the Asian Games, but his preparations have been thrown out of whack after his javelins were brok…
Wooden container huts meant for thousands of athletes have become the subject of heated criticism ahead of the opening of Japan's Asian Games on Saturday. Jun…
Beijing, China – China is opening its first modern river-to-sea canal for navigation on Wednesday, a project that aims to dramatically cut down shipping distan…
