China still investigating cause of ship fire
China was still investigating on Friday (Sep 11) the cause of a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship which killed 25 people a day earlier,...
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Nepal flood rebuild to cost $4.78bn
The reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse that hit Nepal last month would amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry...
Japan, India, Ukraine question new UN map
In a historic move last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of new world maps which more accurately depict...
Taiwan VP makes rare European trip
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy in Italy alongside the island’s foreign minister, the...
Ebola spreads to 7th province in DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak in the DRCongo, the deadlist in its history, has spread to a seventh province, bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, the...
Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea coast
The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, according to reports. The rebel group seized the last towns on the coast in...
5 dead, 86 missing in Philippines ferry fire
At least five people have died and 86 are missing after a fire broke out on a ferry in the Philippines, the country’s coastguard said....
France, US in talks on envoy appointment
Paris and Washington are seeking to resolve a stalemate in the appointment of a new French ambassador to the United States after a diplomatic spat,...
South Korea leader rules out second term
South Korea’s president has ruled out even considering to extend his constitutionally-capped one term in office, a spokesman said Thursday, after the leader and some...
Xi Jinping to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India for the first time in nearly seven years to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on...
Trump vows $5,000 payments if GOP wins
US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm...
US sanctions deepen Iran medicine shortages
Farah, a 59-year-old resident of Iran’s capital Tehran, used to fill her autoimmune prescription with a Swiss-made drug. Now she takes the Iranian-made version and...