An airline said Thursday it suspected typhoon weather caused one of its planes to crash land on a small Taiwanese island, killing 48 people.
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A passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say.
OSI's Shanghai Husi 'Appalled' by Allegation That Chicken, Beef Was Past Expiration Date
For the first time, the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation, and third biggest democracy, has an Everyman for President
A powerful storm that battered the central Philippines has killed 38 people and left millions without power.
At least six people were killed as this year’s strongest storm to make landfall in the Philippines lashed Manila, shutting schools, offices and financial markets and knocking out power across most of the capital.
Close Aide to Prime Minister Modi Overrides Opposition Linked to Murder Charges
Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley’s maiden Budget on Thursday put more money in the hands of salaried employees, made aspirational goods cheaper for the poor and set up a fund to counter spikes in food prices.
Afghanistan’s already tumultuous election grew more perilous on Monday after the announcement of preliminary presidential runoff results that were rejected by the candidate Abdullah Abdullah, leading some of his most powerful supporters to call for protests and even the forming of a breakaway government.
Storm headed for mainland after crossing Okinawa, bringing heavy rains and sparking mass evacuations
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has called for Japan and Australia to walk forward with "no limit," likening the countries' new economic and military agreements to taking part in a rugby scrum together.
Seeking to dispel concerns about Mauritius being used for round-tripping of Indian money, the island nation's financial sector watchdog has sought a quick resolution of tax related issues between the two countries.
NEW DELHI: As international cooperation goes, a history was created last November when Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) of Mauritius and Association of Indian Universities (AIU) signed an agreement. The venue was Mauritian capital of Port Louis but the Indian signatory was not present there. He was somewhere in India.
NEW DELHI: On June 13 when the full meeting of the University Grants Commission referred the January 2014 agreement between Tertiary Education Commission (Mauritius) and UGC to the HRD ministry, it did not realize what closer scrutiny would reveal. What has emerged threatens the fate of the latest agreement.
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The death toll in two building collapses in different cities in India over the weekend has climbed to at least 27, with more victims still trapped in the rubble, officials said.
