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Police detain a man as they patrol the area after protesters called for a rally in Hong Kong on September 6, 2020 to protest against the governments decision to postpone the legislative council election due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the national security law. - Nearly 100 people were arrested by Hong Kong police on September 6 as riot officers swooped on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections. (AFP)

Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at pro-democracy protesters

Police said they arrested 298 people, mainly for illegal gatherings, in a notice on their Facebook page

7 Sept 2020 8:41 AM IST

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist arrested for -'seditious words-'

The arrest of Tam Tak-chi came on the morning Hongkongers had been due to vote in a general election delayed because of...

6 Sept 2020 12:47 PM IST

Waves batter the coastline as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture on September 5, 2020. (AFP)

Haishen is the second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week

Alerts for strong winds, waves, high tides, rainfall and lightning were issued for Amami Oshima alongside evacuation...

6 Sept 2020 9:35 AM IST

A man being rescued from a life raft by Japanese coast guards, about 2 kilometres north-northwest of Kodakarajima island of Kagoshima prefecture. -Japanese authorities are racing to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon found a second survivor on September 4, as another, much more powerful storm drew near. (AFP)

Search for ship survivors suspended as Typhoon Haishen nears Japan

The Japan coastguard found a second survivor after the Gulf Livestock 1 issued a distress call as Typhoon Maysak passed...

5 Sept 2020 1:35 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a western coastal area in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. (AP)

North Korea to punish officials for typhoon casualties

Natural disasters tend to have a greater impact in North Korea due to its creaking infrastructure

5 Sept 2020 11:58 AM IST

North Korea preparing for launch of submarine missile: US think tank

North Korea preparing for launch of submarine missile: US think tank

North Korea said last October it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3, a new submarine-launched ballistic missile...

5 Sept 2020 8:41 AM IST

Pro-democracy students raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest rally in front of Education Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand . (AP)

High school students turn agitators for educational reform in Thailand

The ministry has issued statement saying schools must respect freedom of speech, allowing protests as long as they...

4 Sept 2020 3:25 PM IST

Coast guards rescuing a Filipino man off Amami Oshima island, about 120 km northwest of the sea. Japans coast guard said on September 2 one person was found during a search for a cargo ship with 43 people on board after receiving a distress call from the East China Sea during a typhoon. (Photo by Handout / 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters / AFP)

More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off...

A lone crew member from the Gulf Livestock 1 had been rescued so far

4 Sept 2020 9:15 AM IST

A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for testing for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a foreign workers domitory in Singapore (AFP)

Singapore detects new COVID-19 clusters at migrant worker dormitories

The vast majority of Singaporeâ€™s nearly 57,000 cases are from cramped dormitories that house more than 300,000 South...

3 Sept 2020 3:17 PM IST

People look at an electric pole downed by Typhoon Maysak in the southeastern port city of Ulsan on September 3, 2020. - At least one person was killed and more than 2,000 people evacuated to temporary shelters in South Korea as a powerful typhoon churned across the peninsula, authorities said on September 3. (AFP)

Typhoon Maysak pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters

North Koreaâ€™s state TV showed widespread flooding in the eastern coastal cities, but the country didnâ€™t immediately...

3 Sept 2020 9:48 AM IST

Suga, a longtime loyal assistant and the public face of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in daily media briefings, has emerged as a favorite to succeed him in an upcoming internal party vote. (AP)

Japan-'s Yoshihide Suga announces PM bid with strong party backing

A parliamentary vote will follow two days later, with lawmakers expected to endorse the new LDP leader as prime minister

2 Sept 2020 3:11 PM IST

Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga (center) cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the countrys next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.(AFP)

Japan-'s ruling party to hold leadership vote to find PM Abe-'s...

Key LDP factions have already thrown their support behind Suga, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy later...

2 Sept 2020 11:50 AM IST