Category: Asia

Heavy Floods Swamp N.E. India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Surging flood waters in northern and eastern India have affected millions of people, forcing many

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New Giant Wasp Shocks Scientists

An American scientist working with a team of Indonesians scientists has discovered a new giant black warrior wasp species.

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Japan Holds Disaster Drill

TOKYO (Reuters) – Over half a million people across Japan took part in annual drills on Thursday to prepare

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Tokyo Could Face Quake Disaster

Scientists at the Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute said there was evidence that pressures on the tectonic plates that meet

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UN Warns Of Mutant Bird Flu

The United Nations has warned of a possible major resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus and the spread

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Typhoon Nanmadol Heads For China

TAIPEI, Taiwan – A typhoon that flooded homes, roads and farmland in Taiwan with more than 20 inches (half

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Japanese Prime Minister Resigns

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he would resign after almost 15 months in office amid

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33 Dead In Pakistan Floods

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through a village in northwestern Pakistan, killing 33

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1 Missing: Typhoon Hits Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – At least one fisherman is reported missing and several towns in the northern and central Philippines

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Aftershocks Continue to Hit Japan

Japan's meteorological agency says it has recorded 16,000 earthquakes above magnitude-3.0 since the massive quake that devastated the country

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