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Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 10 in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 18/09/2014
» Hanoi (dpa) - At least 10 people were killed and eight injured after Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in northern province of Vietnam, authorities said Thursday.
LG exec breaks Samsung products
dpa, Published on 04/09/2014
» An executive at South Korean electronics firm LG was questioned by police in Germany after damaging products made by rival Samsung in a Berlin mall, a news report said Thursday.
Rammasun toll rises to 27 in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 22/07/2014
» HANOI - The death toll from Typhoon Rammasun has risen to 27 in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday.
Rammasun kills 13 in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 21/07/2014
» HANOI - Thirteen people have been killed and four remain missing after Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in northern Vietnam, authorities said on Monday.
China storms: 337,000 evacuated
dpa, Published on 22/06/2014
» BEIJING - At least 26 people died, three were missing and some 337,000 were evacuated as summer storms brought torrential rain and flash floods to much of southern China, the government said Sunday.
Strong quake rocks parts of Java
dpa, Published on 25/01/2014
» JAKARTA - A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off southwestern Yogyakarta in Java island at noon Saturday, the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said.
Singapore appeals for calm after riots
dpa, Published on 10/12/2013
» Singapore's leaders on Tuesday appealed for calm after the country's worst rioting in decades, when hundreds of foreign workers clashed with police following a fatal road accident.
Chaos, looting in Philippines
dpa, Published on 10/11/2013
» Chaos and looting break out in eastern Philippine province badly hit by Typhoon Haiyan, with survivors desperately looking for food, medicines and other supplies, an official says.
Mayor sorry for no typhoon evacuation
dpa, Published on 17/10/2013
» A Japanese mayor on a small island south of Tokyo apologized Thursday for not issuing an evacuation order to his residents before they were pounded by a typhoon that left 21 dead and 33 people missing in his town.
Fukushima leak raised to level 3
dpa, Published on 28/08/2013
» TOKYO - Japanese nuclear regulators raised the severity of the latest leak of radiation-contaminated water at a damaged plant to the level of "serious incident" on Wednesday.