投稿者: Guardian Staff
A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers searched for a missing crew member off the Philippines, officials said.In Pingtung, an Indonesian cement ship was stranded on the beach owing …
Residents evacuated in Metro Manila and nearby provinces as flooding wreaks havocVideo: Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall in Taiwan and brings floods to Manila Continue reading…
Torrential rain has caused a bridge to collapse in northern China, killing at least 11 people and leaving more than 30 missing. The bridge over a river in Shangluo, Shaanxi province, buckled at about 8.40pm on Friday ‘due to a sudden downpour and flash…
The 17th king of Malaysia is crowned at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur Continue reading…
Rieko Hirosawa, who herself is blind, has learned how to play the shamisen and sing the songs of the goze, blind and visually impaired women who earned a living as itinerant musicians and who numbered in their hundreds at their peak in the late 19th ce…
Police in Tagaytay, Philippines escorted the main suspect in the alleged killing of two Australians and their companion in handcuffs as Tagaytay’s mayor Abraham Tolentino pledged ‘within a week’ to ‘give justice, especially to the family of David’. Phi…
Guests arrive at the extravagant wedding of power couple Anant Ambani and Radhika MerchantAmbani wedding: after months of celebrations, the ‘Windsors of India’ finally set to marry Continue reading…
India’s prime minister told Vladimir Putin that the death of innocent children was ‘painful’ and ‘terrifying’, a day after a lethal Russian strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv. Moments earlier the Russian president had welcomed Narendra Modi to the…
Russia’s president was greeted by cheering crowds on his visit to Pyongyang, where the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, expressed ‘full support’ for Russia’s war in Ukraine and pledged stronger strategic ties with MoscowPutin in North Korea – live upd…
China’s state broadcaster reported on mudlsides in the Fujian province, disrupting traffic and forcing rescuers to evacuate residents after heavy rainfall in the region. Across other parts of China, the government issued an alert for high temperatures …
Western governments condemn verdict in biggest case since introduction of national security lawFourteen people have been found guilty of subversion by a court in Hong Kong in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners – against a group known as…
Temperatures in Delhi have soared to record highs of 49.9C (121.8F) as authorities warn of water shortages. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which reported “severe heatwave conditions”, recorded the temperatures on Tuesday, saying they were n…
Holidaymakers were behaving appallingly around a convenience store that offers an Instagrammable view of the mountain – until residents blocked the camerasName: Mount Fuji.Age: Formed 100,000 years ago. Continue reading…
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday to start his two-day state visit to China, his first foreign visit since his re-election in March. During the visit, Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping will take part in a gala evening…
Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the UK, responds to an article by Patrick Wintour Patrick Wintour (Armenia turns towards west in search of allies amid Azerbaijan tensions, 30 April) offers an oddly dark view from his visit to Armenia, just …