At least 34 killed as quake rocks Indonesia

Rescuers were searching for more than a dozen patients and staff trapped beneath the rubble of the levelled Mamuju hospital

Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant

Japan was working with other nations, the WHO and other medical experts to analyze the new version of the virus

Authorities and the airline gave no immediate indication as to why the plane suddenly went down

The new strain, which experts fear is more contagious, prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on Britain

The nation has been held up as a model of how to combat the virus, but Friday saw a record 1,241 new infections

Takeda inked a deal with the Japanese government and US firm Moderna Therapeutics to import and distribute 50 million doses of its vaccine

Clashes broke out in late September between Azerbaijan and Armenia-backed separatists over control of Karabakh

Outside Kabul University Tuesday a small group of demonstrators gathered demanding a cease-fire

Wednesday marked the eighth straight day of demonstrations by a movement that was launched in March

In Tokyo alone there are 10 other underground reservoirs and three flood tunnels, and more flood-protection structures are being built