India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, rejects net zero emissions target
India, the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, is under pressure to announce plans...
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‘We believe nature has a soul’: CNN Hero’s offer of rice inspired people in Bali to collect tons of plastic for recycling
More than half of Bali's economic revenue stems from tourism, employing hundreds of thousands of Balinese people in the industry.Many...
Gag order keeps Aung San Suu Kyi’s court testimony secret in Myanmar
Her courtroom testimony in the capital Naypyidaw, however, was not publicly available due to a gag order imposed on her...
Preliminary 6.5-magnitude quake strikes Taiwan’s northeastern coast
The EMSC said the quake struck at a depth of some 60 kilometers, about 65 kilometers northeast of Hualien City...
Russia and China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says
The patrols involved a total of 10 warships, five from each nation, and lasted a week, from Sunday, October 17...
Countries in Asia are placing orders for a new drug to treat coronavirus. Poorer nations could miss out again
Experts say while the pill looks promising, they worry some people will use it as an alternative to vaccines, which...
More than 30 killed as suicide attack rocks mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
It is the second week running that an attack has targeted Friday prayers at a Shia mosque. The majority of...
At least 46 people killed in Taiwan fire
The blaze started in the 13-story commercial and residential building at 2:54 a.m. local time (2:54 p.m. ET) in Kaohsiung...
Japan’s Prime Minister dissolves Parliament ahead of election
The vote, to be held on October 31, will be Kishida's first major test after he won the ruling party's...
5 Indian soldiers among 7 killed in Kashmir gun battles
In the deadliest incident for the country's security forces in the Himalayan region this year, a military official said five...
Inside the manic race to replace Duterte as the Philippines’ leader
Although the 2022 presidential election campaign is yet to begin, the machinations and drama are well underway.Richard Heydarian, professor of...
Philippines rights groups decry presidential bid of late dictator’s son
Marcos, accompanied by his wife and two sons, filed his candidacy for presidential elections in 2022, further shaking up an...
Singapore passes law to tackle ‘foreign interference’
The small and open city-state, which says it is vulnerable to foreign meddling, targeted fake news with a far-reaching law...
China sent 56 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday, Taipei says
It said earlier in the day that 52 military planes had encroached into the zone, before reporting that four more...
North Korea plans to reopen communication with South Korea: state media
The reopening follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's vow last week to restore communication at an address to the...
China warplanes stage largest incursion yet into skies near Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft came in two waves, the Defense Ministry said.Twenty-five PLA warplanes entered the...
Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan’s next Prime Minister after ruling party vote
Kishida is widely expected to take the reins of the world's third largest economy once parliament convenes in October, succeeding...
North Korea launches projectile presumed to be short-range missile, South Korea says
The presumed missile was fired around 6:40 a.m. local time Tuesday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in...
North Korea says hope is alive for peace summit with South Korea
South Korea welcomed the prospect on Sunday, with the Unification Ministry saying it expected to swiftly engage in talks with...
Vanuatu will seek International Court of Justice opinion on climate protection
During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman called on the international...
