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At least two people have died and six more injured after a fire ripped through a building in China’s Guizhou province on Monday. Footage shared on social media showed people trying to escape as flames took over the surrounding buildings and plumes of s…
The Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok said she was determined not to back down even as Hong Kong police issued her and seven other overseas-based protesters with arrest warrants for alleged national security offences.Announcing the warrants, J…
South-west China’s Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality have been hit by severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall over the past month. According to state broadcasters, authorities dispatched rescue personnel to evacuate residents from the aff…
Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said the only way for eight overseas-based Hong Kong activists to end their lives ‘on the run’ was ‘through surrender’. Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for the activists 24 hours earlier, accusing them of offe…
Residents seek respite from the heat as temperatures above 40C (104F) have been recorded for a third consecutive day in Beijing for the first time Continue reading…
When asked about the human rights and democratic issues in India, Joe Biden said he and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi had spoken about democratic values and were ‘straightforward with each other.’Modi said he was surprised by the critique, adding…
A large blast at a barbecue restaurant in the north-western Chinese city of Yinchuan killed at least 31 people. The explosion tore through the restaurant on the eve of a popular local holiday and was caused by a gas leak, according to state media.Seven…
Penpa Tsering, the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has told Australia’s National Press Club the region is seeking autonomy, not independence from China. ‘So one polarity is the status of Tibet, historical status as an independent state, a…
Buddhists across Indonesia commemorate the birth, enlightenment and passing of the religion’s founder with light, prayer and lanternsGetxophoto festival – in pictures Continue reading…
Hong Kong police have detained several pro-democracy figures including the well-known activist Alexandra Wong for trying to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in China. For years, Hongkongers held candlelight vigi…
Drone footage showed authorities clearing up the wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in India’s eastern Odisha state, killing more than 200 people. India’s railways minister said the train crash was caused by an error in electronic signals t…
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has visited the site of a train crash that killed hundreds of people in the eastern state of Odisha. Footage aired on Indian news channels showed Modi arriving at the scene on Saturday, which was still crowded wit…
Rescue operations are under way after a deadly train crash in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Drone footage showed hundreds of rescuers searching for people between mangled carriages. According to South Eastern Railway, a passenger train was going …