5 dead, 19 hurt as car rams into children in China, China News,BEIJING – A car rammed into a group of children crossing a street in front of an elementary school in northeast China on Thursday, killing five children and injuring 19 others, state media said. Police took the driver into custody and ar
Hundreds flee homes as 4.4 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, Asia News,JAKARTA – A shallow earthquake brought down hundreds of poorly built buildings in Indonesia, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes, rescue officials said on Thursday. The 4.4 magnitude quake hit the Banjarnegara dis
In China's Shenzhen, nostalgia persists for the old days of Hong Kong culture, China News,SHENZHEN, China — A trip to glamorous Hong Kong was a distant dream for most Chinese mainlanders in the mid-1990s, but for schoolgirl Tracey Chen in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen, it was just a lunchti
Bali volcano spews ash in new eruption, Asia News,A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali erupted Friday, spewing a plume of ash and smoke more than 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) into the sky. Mount Agung, about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been erupting periodically since it rumbl
War crimes, not genocide committed against Rohingya: Myanmar probe, Asia News,A Myanmar-appointed panel concluded Monday that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against its Rohingya Muslim community but the military was not guilty of genocide, findings swiftly condemned by rights groups. The
