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Weather

Giant sinkhole swallows Japanese street

Major road in Fukuoka disappears, prompting evacuations from nearby buildings.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong lawyers to protest against China's decision

Move follows Chinese parliament's decision to bar territory's two pro-independence politicians from taking office.

Asia Pacific

Are US allies in Southeast Asia defecting to China?

Malaysia and the Philippines' rapprochement with China is the result of temporary alignment of interests.

by Richard Javad Heydarian

Politics

China bars two rebel Hong Kong MPs from retaking oath

Beijing's ruling follows deliberate misreading of oath by two elected pro-independence lawmakers last month.

Hong Kong

Mass protest in Hong Kong over China intervention

Police fire pepper spray at demonstrators after Beijing bars two pro-independence politicians from taking office.

Asia Pacific

Philippines: Victims oppose Duterte on Marcos burial

Victims of the former dictator oppose President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to bury him at the national heroes' cemetery.

Sport

Manny Pacquiao seals comeback win in the ring

Senator, who hung up his gloves earlier this year, scores a points-win over Vargas to claim WBO welterweight title.

Politics

South Korea arrests two former presidential aides

Park's approval rating falls to just five percent, a record, as protesters continue to call for her resignation.

Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte breaks vow to stop cursing others

President breaks recent pledge not to use profanity with a torrent of invective towards the United States.

Indonesia

Indonesia: Thousands rally against blasphemy in Jakarta

Tens of thousands in Jakarta demand the resignation of its governor who they say committed blasphemy.

Myanmar

Myanmar arms non-Muslim civilians in Rakhine

Rights groups say recruitment of residents to counter alleged threat of Rohingya fighters will lead to more abuses.

South Korea

South Korea: Prosecutors detain ex-presidential aide

Ex-senior adviser becomes second person to be held in influence-peddling scandal engulfing Park Geun-hye's presidency.

Business & Economy

China: All 33 miners trapped in blast found dead

Investigation ordered after recovery of the bodies by rescuers at Jinshangou mine where the blast occurred on Monday.