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Fri, November 16, 2018 | 10:34

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21 dead, dozens missing as tourist boat sinks in Thailand

Divers scoured the wreckage Friday of a boat with Chinese tourists that sank in a storm off Thailand's southern resort island of Phuket, as the death toll rose to 21 with about 35 others missing, officials said. Nine bodies of Chinese tourists were being brought to Phuket, where authorities had already confirmed the death of another Chinese man. The nationalities of the other...

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-06 09:39

Fresh navy video shows Thai cave boys in "good health"

A new video released Wednesday filmed in the bowels of a northern Thai cave showed members of a trapped football team laughing as they greet the camera to say they are in good health after their astonishing discovery by divers.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-04 10:23

Boys, coach in stable health after 10 days lost in Thai cave

Boys, coach in stable health after 10 days lost in Thai cave

The 12 boys and soccer coach found in a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand after 10 days are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food, officials said Tuesday, though it is not known when they will be able to go home.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-03 14:23

Fresh navy video shows Thai cave boys in "good health"

Philippine city mayor killed by sniper

A Philippine provincial city mayor known for parading drug suspects in public but also alleged to have drug ties himself was shot and killed by a sniper Monday in a brazen attack during a flag-raising ceremony in front of hundreds of horrified employees and village leaders.

Asia Pacific | 2018-07-02 20:28

Thousands of tourists stranded as Bali volcano erupts [PHOTOS]

The Indonesian tourist island of Bali closed its international airport Friday, stranding thousands of travelers, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed a 2,500-meter (8,200-feet) column of ash and smoke.

Asia Pacific | 2018-06-29 13:34

Thailand carries out first execution since 2009

Thailand carried out its first execution in nine years, putting to death a man who killed a teenager for his mobile phone, in a move that has drawn condemnation from rights groups.

Asia Pacific | 2018-06-20 16:43

3 killed, dozens injured after powerful quake strikes western Japan

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck shortly after 8 a.m. north of Osaka at a depth of about 13 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The strongest shaking was north of Osaka, but the quake rattled large parts of western Japan, including Kyoto, the agency said.

Asia Pacific | 2018-06-18 10:00

Trade war tensions rise as China hits back at US

China fired back Saturday in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34 billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey. The government said it was responding in ``equal scale'' to Trump's tariff hike on Chinese goods in a conflict over Beijing's trade surplus and technology policy that companies worry ...

Asia Pacific | 2018-06-17 10:01

Escalating US-China trade war wreaks havoc on Korea

Duterte says he will resign if 'enough women' protest his kiss

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women are offended and sign a petition calling for him to step down.

Asia Pacific | 2018-06-06 13:48

Mouth gets Duterte in trouble again, this time for kiss

Mouth gets Duterte in trouble again, this time for kiss

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's mouth has landed him in hot water again, this time for kissing a married woman on the lips in front of thousands of his cheering supporters.

Asia Pacific | 2018-06-05 16:14

Duterte says he will resign if 'enough women' protest his kiss

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Choking on worsening air pollution