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Operator says it does now know when the problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province will be solved, after an alarm sounded during start-upThe restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just a d…
Protocol was ‘clearly odd’ relic of regime of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, administration says in revision of directivesBangladesh’s caretaker government has overturned a longstanding protocol requiring female officials to be addressed as “sir”, callin…
Nine die in Pakistan and two in Afghanistan from magnitude 6.5 event, with more than 200 people injuredA magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices, and frightening p…
Election commission rules he misled officials about gifts received from foreign leaders while in officeThe former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been disqualified from running for political office for five years, after the country’s election…
More than 7 million people urged to take refuge as Typhoon Nanmadol hits south-west of country with 150mph windsTyphoon Nanmadol made landfall in south-western Japan on Sunday night, with authorities urging millions of people to take shelter from the p…
Calls for urgent aid as some residents remain without drinking water and food in the aftermath of Typhoon RaiThe death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 375 , as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent suppli…
Troops will join Australian-led force that also includes Papua New GuineaFiji will contribute 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in Solomon Islands after anti-government rioting that razed parts of the capital of Honiara, the Fijian prim…
Experts have raised alarm the bill is a tool to crush dissent, with media watchdog saying it carries ‘the seeds of the worst totalitarian leanings’Singapore’s parliament has passed a law aimed at preventing foreign interference in domestic politics, wh…
Startups are attracting billions of dollars in investment even though they are yet to make a profitShares of Indian food delivery giant Zomato soared on its market debut on Friday, after a 93.75 billion rupee (£916.6m) IPO, the country’s biggest this y…
At least 120 injured in clashes between demonstrators and police in Bishkek over claims parliamentary poll was riggedPeople protesting against the results of a parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan have broken into a parliamentary complex and security h…
The 84-year-old Michiko, wife of former emperor Akihito, has undergone surgery for early-stage breast cancerJapan’s former empress Michiko underwent surgery on Sunday after the 84-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the imperial hous…