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Over 200 dead, 900 injured in train crash in eastern India

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jun 03 11:34 AM

More than 200 people died and about 900 others were injured in an accident involving multiple trains in eastern India on Friday evening, local media said. Read more »

Japan mourns 2011 disaster as nuclear support grows

Tomohiro OSAKI, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 02:40 PM

All of Japan's nuclear reactors were taken offline after the disaster and the majority remain out of action today. Read more »

Pentagon chief visits Iraq nearly 20 years after US-led invasion

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 07:06 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on an unannounced visit barely two weeks before the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Read more »

Vietnam parliament approves president's resignation

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 19 03:50 AM

Only one other Communist Party president has ever stepped down, and that was for health reasons. Read more »

Japan prepares for powerful Typhoon Nanmadol

Yuichi Yamazaki, AFP
Posted at Sep 18 04:16 PM

Fishing boats are seen moored as rain falls from weather patterns brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol, at a port in Kumamoto, Japan on Sunday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 7, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 11:59 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Floods continue to hit Pakistan

Aamir Qureshi, AFP
Posted at Sep 07 09:45 PM

Pakistan's Naval personnel rescue flood-affected people from their damaged houses after heavy monsoon rains in Dadu district, Sindh on Wednesday. Read more »

Mag-inang Pinoy patay sa pananaksak sa Canada

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 08:23 PM

Patay sa pananaksak ang mag-inang Pinay sa Toronto, Canada. Read more »

China lobbying to block Xinjiang rights report’s publication: document

Jacob Fromer and Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jul 21 01:54 PM

Tightly held, highly anticipated and often delayed, formal assessment of situation in the region follows human rights chief’s controversial visit. Fight over the UN report comes as Washington policymakers show no signs of easing off their efforts to punish Beijing over alleged abuses. Read more »

Japan ex-PM Shinzo Abe patay matapos barilin habang nagtatalumpati

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 08:14 PM

Ikinagulat ang insidente lalo't kilala ang Japan sa mga batas patungkol sa public order at safety. Read more »

200 Pinay sumabak sa training para sa caregiving sa HK

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 08:43 PM

Natuto ng mga bagong kaalaman tungkol sa caregiving ang ilang Pilipino sa Hong Kong. Read more »

Ex-security chief poised to become Hong Kong's next leader

Su Xinqi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 08:52 AM

A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement is set to be anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists. Read more »

Ukraine 'regains control' of Kyiv region

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 10:16 AM

Ukraine said Saturday it has regained control of the Kyiv region as evidence emerged of possible civilian killings in areas the invading forces have been occupying. Read more »

Japan to lower adulthood age in April for 1st time in over 140 yrs

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 29 08:33 PM

Japan will lower the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April by revising the Civil Code and changing the legal definition of an adult for the first time in over 140 years, opening up new freedoms and responsibilities for 18- and 19-year-olds. Read more »

Asian countries accumulate weapons as China tensions grow

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 14 12:53 PM

Some Asian and Oceanian nations are ramping up weapons purchases as they become increasingly wary of China's growing regional ambition, a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed Monday. Read more »

Woman in Hong Kong fined over smearing of saliva on train door

Leung Pak-hei, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 06 08:18 AM

Online videos show the woman in stand-off with other irate passengers, and even accusing staff member trying to get her to leave of sexual assault. She was also allegedly attacked by some angry commuters who fled the scene. Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Ukraine kalmado sa kabila ng tensiyon sa Russia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 07:19 PM

Sa ngayon ay normal umano ang sitwasyon doon. Pero sa loob-loob ng ilang OFWs, kahit papaano ay naroon ang pangamba. Read more »

ASEAN, Russia to hold naval exercise in Indonesia

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 09:37 PM

Russia and the ASEAN will conduct a naval exercise on Dec. 1-3 in the waters of Indonesia, the Mission of the Russian Federation to ASEAN said Tuesday. Read more »

'Accidental' gun discharge causes panic at busy US airport

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 21 11:02 AM

A gun that accidentally discharged after being discovered at an X-Ray checkpoint in Atlanta's busy international airport sent dozens of passengers scurrying for cover and briefly resulted in the facility's closure Saturday just days before the Thanksgiving holiday. Read more »

Lalaki 6 oras sumabit sa puno dahil sa baha sa Australia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 04:47 PM

Nasagip ang isang lalaking napilitang sumabit sa puno nang anim na oras matapos tangayin ng baha ang kaniyang kotse sa Australia. Read more »