Grief and shock as K-pop star Moon Bin, member of boy band Astro, dies age 25
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Sophie Jeong, Kathleen Magramo and Jake Kwon, CNN Global fans reacted with shock and grief over the death of 25-year-old…
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India will surpass China as world’s most populous country by mid-year, UN says
CNN By Manveena Suri, Diksha Madhok and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation, with almost 3…
Continue Reading India will surpass China as world’s most populous country by mid-year, UN says
By Manveena Suri, Diksha Madhok and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation, with almost 3…
Continue Reading Large swathes of Asia are sweltering through record breaking temperatures
By Taylor Ward and Helen Regan, CNN Temperature records are being shattered in countries across Asia as a brutal April heat wave continues to grip…
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‘I screamed so loud, I blacked out’: Afghans tell of the Taliban’s return to their old torture playbook
CNN By Zahid Mahmood, CNN Mohammad Zafri says his memory is patchy after surviving relentless beatings by the Taliban. But one event that’s…
Continue Reading A hospital fire killed 29 in Beijing, but residents were kept in the dark for hours
By Nectar Gan, Wayne Chang and CNN’s Beijing bureau The deadliest fire to hit the Chinese capital in two decades killed 29 people in a hospital…
Continue Reading A hospital fire killed 29 in Beijing, but residents were kept in the dark for hours
CNN By Nectar Gan, Wayne Chang and CNN’s Beijing bureau The deadliest fire to hit the Chinese capital in two decades killed 29 people in a…
Continue Reading China has ramped up construction on its new Antarctic station, new report reveals
By Simone McCarthy and Sophie Jeong, CNN China is making “significant progress” building the country’s fifth research facility in…
Continue Reading ‘I screamed so loud, I blacked out’: Afghans tell of the Taliban’s return to their old torture playbook
By Zahid Mahmood, CNN Mohammad Zafri says his memory is patchy after surviving relentless beatings by the Taliban. But one event that’s hard to…
Continue Reading Fukushima’s fishing industry survived a nuclear disaster. 12 years on, it fears Tokyo’s next move may finish it off
CNN By Emiko Jozuka, Krystina Shveda, Junko Ogura, Marc Stewart and Daniel Campisi, CNN It is still morning when Kinzaburo Shiga, 77, returns to…
Continue Reading Fukushima’s fishing industry survived a nuclear disaster. 12 years on, it fears Tokyo’s next move may finish it off
By Emiko Jozuka, Krystina Shveda, Junko Ogura, Marc Stewart and Daniel Campisi, CNN It is still morning when Kinzaburo Shiga, 77, returns to Onahama…
Continue Reading Chinese acrobat falls to her death during mid-air performance with husband
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death during an aerial silks performance, sparking horror and outcry…
Continue Reading North Korea claims it’s ready to launch first spy satellite: state media
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to prepare to launch the country’s first military…
Continue Reading Hospital fire in Beijing kills at least 21 people
By Wayne Chang, Xiaofei Xu and Nectar Gan, CNN At least 21 people have died in a fire that tore through a hospital in China’s capital Beijing,…
Continue Reading 13 people die of heatstroke in India after attending government award ceremony
By Manveena Suri and Tara Subramaniam, CNN At least 13 people have died from heatstroke in India’s western Maharashtra state after attending a…
Continue Reading Elephant Noor Jehan critically ill at Karachi Zoo after fall
Story by Reuters Noor Jehan, an elephant in Pakistan’s Karachi Zoo, is critically ill after the 17-year-old fell in a pond on Thursday in a…
Continue Reading G7 foreign ministers show unified front as they condemn Russia’s war, call out China’s ‘coercion’
By Simone McCarthy and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies stressed their solidarity against Russia’s assault on…
Continue Reading Shooting of Indian ‘godfather’ politician sparks alarm about law and order in country’s largest state
By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN The brazen assassination of a former Indian lawmaker and his brother in front of live television cameras…
Continue Reading Australian businessman accused of supplying suspected Chinese spies with AUKUS information
Story by Reuters An Australian man has been refused bail after being charged with a foreign interference offense for accepting cash from suspected…
Continue Reading Ancient DNA reveals secrets of empire that pushed China to build its Great Wall
By Katie Hunt, CNN A nomadic empire dominated the Asian steppes for three centuries from 200 BC, trading goods on the Silk Road, building elaborate…
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