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Rescue teams are trying to reach more than 700 people stranded in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades.

A major earthquake has hit the east coast of Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.4, the strongest on the island in 25 years.

Australia's parliament is almost certain to vote down a national referendum on same-sex marriage, potentially delaying marriage equality in the country for years.

In Wenzhou, residential buildings collapsed early Monday morning local time, state media reported.

Haven't heard of Yinchuan? You're not alone. Yet the world is looking to it for its tech savvy.

The Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, is in an "unstable" condition in hospital after undergoing several medical procedures over the weekend, a palace statement says.

Bangladesh police on Saturday raided three houses outside the capital Dhaka, killing at least 11 suspected Islamic militants, officials said.

The largest active volcano in Japan has erupted, sending a column of ash more than 11,000 meters (7 miles) into the air, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported early Saturday.

Under a new law in Pakistan, perpetrators of so-called "honor killings" can no longer walk free even if pardoned by the victim's family.

He claims to be friends with both the Clintons and Donald Trump, but casino king Steve Wynn isn't betting on either candidate for US president.

A fragment of plane wing discovered in Mauritius in May has been confirmed as coming from missing plane Malaysia Airlines MH370, Australia's Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said in a statement on Friday.

Vanessa Rodel didn't realize she was sheltering the most wanted man in the world until the morning after he showed up unexpectedly at her door.

Indonesian police have arrested a man who they say has confessed to broadcasting a pornographic film onto a large electronic billboard on a busy road in Jakarta.

Nine Australian men have walked free from a Malaysian court Thursday after being arrested for stripping down to their briefs at the country's Grand Prix on Sunday.

Typhoon Chaba left a trail of destruction in South Korea Wednesday, flipping cars, flooding homes and killing at least six people.

Slamming China's marathon New Year TV gala has turned into something of a national sport for the millions of people who watch it every year.

North Korea claims it has successfully launched a satellite into space, prompting an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday.

North Korea's latest satellite launch is being viewed as another step forward in the country's development of a long-range missile capable of carrying a warhead.

Ri Chun-hee is the presenter Pyongyang turns to to deliver some of North Korea's most important messages.

At least four people were killed Saturday morning when a magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit Taiwan, the country's Disaster Response Center says.

Mumbai's huge Deonar garbage dump has caught fire, threatening the health of thousands of nearby residents and creating a pall of smoke visible from space.

Some Indians say the recording artists' new video rolls out Indian clichés -- but it's still jumped to the top of iTunes in the country.

Three missing men associated with a controversial Hong Kong publishing house are under investigation in China, police said on Thursday.

For critics of China and their families, fears that nowhere is safe as Beijing targets dissidents beyond its borders.

For critics of China and their families, fears that nowhere is safe as Beijing targets dissidents beyond its borders.

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Li Xin, a Chinese journalist who had gone missing weeks ago in Thailand, appears to be in Chinese government custody, according to his wife.

As fears of the Zika virus sweep the globe, Indian automaker Tata Motors says it will rename its soon-to-be-launched hatchback, the unfortunately named "Zica."

Aggressive rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula continues to ratchet up. Through all the threats and saber-rattling however, it can be difficult to answer what should be a simple question: Has the threat increased?

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been officially indicted on a number of charges including abuse of power, prosecutors confirmed Monday.