Tag: Geography of Asia

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan's south has risen to 18, officials said Sunday, as rescue ...

More than a month since the start of the diplomatic crisis gripping the Gulf, hopes of a swift resolution seem ...

A brash businessman with martial arts skills clinched Mongolia's first-ever presidential runoff election Saturday after his opponent conceded defeat in ...

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday urged Arab states to end their Qatar boycott, downplaying the odds of a ...

India on Saturday imposed a widespread curfew, cut off all internet services and deployed thousands of troops in Kashmir as ...

Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the Islamic State group ...

The United States said on Friday it was reviewing ties with UNESCO after the UN cultural agency declared the Old ...

UNESCO on Friday declared the Hoh Xil nature reserve in China's Qinghai Province a natural heritage site in a controversial ...

Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian Foreign ...

Qatar hit back Friday at a threat by four "siege countries" to impose further sanctions on the emirate over its ...

Taline Menassian still trembles when she steps into the Aleppo Armenian Society's open-air cafe, shaken by memories of the rockets ...

The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian jubiliation. ...

US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at ...

Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where the Islamic ...

Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on several checkpoints in Sinai that included car bombings, ...

Thai officials have filed criminal charges against a news website for branding the popular beach destination of Koh Tao "Death ...

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed America's strategic security partnership with Qatar on Thursday, the Pentagon said, amid a diplomatic ...

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed America's strategic security partnership with Qatar on Thursday, the Pentagon said, amid a diplomatic ...

China's sole aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong for the first time Friday in a display of military might less ...

Saudi Arabia and its allies on Friday criticised Qatar's refusal to accept conditions to end the Gulf's biggest diplomatic crisis ...