Authorities announced Monday that the death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has risen to 161 from 128 overnight, as snow complicates rescue attempts. Thousands...
China’s authorities announced on Wednesday that they were wrapping up earthquake rescue operations and would now concentrate on treating the injured and assisting those who had...
The government announced Monday that the turnout in Hong Kong’s inaugural “patriots only” district council elections was 27.5 percent, a record low for a campaign that...
(CTN News) – Western diplomats and the UN have expressed their strong disapproval of Pakistan’s recent decision to impose significant exit fees on Afghan refugees who...
Rescue workers in Nepal are continuing to dig through the wreckage of collapsed houses with their bare hands, looking for survivors after the country’s deadliest earthquake...
(CTN News) – On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Otis hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, bringing high winds of 165 mph (270...
According to media and sources, an artillery strike on a refugee camp near Myanmar’s border with China killed at least 29 people, including women and children,...
(CTN NEWS) – A search and rescue mission has been initiated to locate over 100 missing individuals in India’s northeastern region, following a devastating flash flood...
(CTN News) – In an unexpected turn of events near the town of Almyros in Thessaly, Greece, a herd of sheep found themselves indulging in an...
For more than three decades, Aung San Suu Kyi has fought for democracy in Myanmar. She rose to political prominence during the 8888 rebellion, named after...
(CTN NEWS) – Following record-breaking rainfall that resulted in at least two fatalities, over 100 injuries, and widespread landslides throughout Hong Kong, luxury cliffside residences in...
(CTN NEWS) – On Friday, Hong Kong was brought to a standstill by an unprecedented downpour, setting records for rainfall that left much of the city...
(CTN NEWS) – State media reported on Saturday that tens of thousands of individuals had to be relocated from their residences in the southwestern region of...
Continuous rainfall in various provinces in northern Thailand has caused road closures and landslides, tourists in Nan province were stranded after a road collapsed. Heavy rains...
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has directed authorities in Mekong river communities to prepare for heavy rain and flash floods expected across north and northeast...
Slovenia has experienced “the biggest natural disaster” in its history, after disastrous floods inflicted damage estimated at US$550 million, killed three people, and wrecked highways, bridges,...
Thailand’s Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced on Saturday that he will delay his return to Thailand for medical reasons. The delay, however, would be for...
(CTN News) – In Beijing, China, at least two fatalities have been reported as Storm Doksuri, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in...
On Sunday, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) declared a landslide victory in a one-sided election, paving the way for a historic...
In India, a video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, which has seen severe ethnic strife, has...