Japan sends in troops after massive typhoon hammers Tokyo, kills 23
Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst...
Tunisians pick new president in final round of voting
Tunisians began voting for a new president on Sunday in the decisive second-round run-off of an election in which they have spurned traditional candidates in...
Turkish-led forces pursue assault around Syrian border towns
Turkish forces targeted areas around two Syrian border towns with fresh shelling on Sunday, pressing on with their offensive against Kurdish militia for a fifth...
Polls open in decisive Tunisian presidential election round
Polls opened in Tunisia on Sunday for the decisive second-round of the presidential election between media mogul Nabil Karoui and independent retired law professor Kais...
South Korean PM set for highest-level visit to Japan next week since export curbs: Yonhap
South Korea’s prime minister plans to visit Japan next week in what would be the highest-level trip since Japan imposed export curbs in a deepening...
Japan cancels maritime fleet review after typhoon: spokesman
Japan has canceled a maritime fleet review planned for Monday, a spokesman for the Maritime Self-Defence Force said, after a fierce typhoon pounded Tokyo and...
Ten killed, 16 missing after fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo
Ten people were killed and 16 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralyzed Tokyo, causing rivers to overflow and...
Ecuadorean indigenous group Conaie says will continue protests after curfew imposed
Ecuadorean indigenous group Conaie said late on Saturday that it would continue anti-austerity protests after President Lenin Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital...
Australia to invest $680 million in dams for drought-stricken region
Australia will invest A$1 billion ($678.70 million) to revamp water infrastructure in rural and regional communities in the drought-stricken New South Wales....
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
More than 300 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure...