Powerful storm turns deadly, snarls Japanese holiday

TOKYO - A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life and injured at least 11 people, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos during a peak holiday period.

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Italy marks anniversary of bridge collapse

GENOA, Italy - Relatives and emergency workers wept at a ceremony on Wednesday marking a year since the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, as Italy grapples with a political crisis sparked by far-right leader Matteo Salvini.

Girl's family mourn 'unbearable' loss to them

Relatives of Nora Quoirin, found dead at a jungle resort in Malaysia nine days after going missing, have said their "hearts are broken" and "the cruelty of her being taken away is unbearable".

Scientists identify effective Ebola drugs

Scientists have found new treatments for the Ebola disease that has so far killed more than 1,800 people and infected more than 2,700 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past year.

S. Koreans protest amid Japan row

Japan cautioned its citizens visiting South Korea about potential "safety risks" on Wednesday, as South Koreans are expected to mount protests in several cities over historical conflicts between the two neighbors.

Annual forum puts heat on Australia

Leaders of Pacific countries are eager to address the single dominating topic of their meeting in Tuvalu for the annual Pacific Islands Forum this week: climate change.

ASEAN braces for impact of trade tensions

As the United States intensifies trade frictions with China, countries in the Asia-Pacific are starting to feel the impact and analysts are concerned that a slowdown would affect developing Southeast Asian countries and India.

Firefighters battle raging fire in Greece

ATHENS - Aircraft dumped water early on Wednesday to douse the flames of a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had prompted the evacuation of villages and spurred an appeal for help from elsewhere in Europe.

US to further restrict immigration

US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday will release the final version of the "public charge" rule that will affect legal immigrants seeking permanent residency, as the acting director of US immigration services offered a revised version of the famous poem at the Statue of Liberty that's in line with the new rule.

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AU calls for more efforts on climate

The African Union has urged its member states to reinforce measures to address effects of climate change, environmental degradation and natural disasters, particularly in conflict-affected areas of the continent.