Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities, according to a UN report issued on Monday.
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A Thai-Chinese company has denied allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under construction after an earthquake last month in (...)
Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square on Sunday morning during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and healthcare workers.
The pontiff, who was rolled into the square on a wheelchair, was making his first public appearance at (...)
The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 has risen to 3,471, state media reported Sunday, as search and rescue operations continue amid fears of disease outbreaks and additional tremors.
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Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in (...)
The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced as a result of last week's powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar and the wider region.
Made up of 15 UK aid agencies, (...)
China is utilizing its DeepSeek AI-powered translation system to support earthquake relief efforts in Myanmar, helping international aid groups navigate complex language barriers following two devastating quakes, Chinese state media reported on (...)
The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has climbed to 2,719, according to the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday.
Over 4,521 people have been injured, and more than 440 are still (...)
Myanmar on Monday announced seven days of national mourning following a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the central region on Friday, claiming the lives of more than 1,700 people.
State-run broadcaster MRTV said the national flag (...)
The death toll from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has risen to 1,700, with over 3,400 people injured and at least 300 still missing, according to the country's State Administration Council on Sunday.
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The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, with over 2,300 people injured and 30 still missing, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Myanmar's state-run broadcaster MRTV reported the updated (...)
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar has risen to 144, with more than 700 others injured, according to junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who issued a televised address on Friday appealing for international (...)
At least 26 people were killed and 43 remain missing after powerful earthquakes struck Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, triggering widespread destruction and rescue operations across the region.
The 7.7-magnitude quake, centered in (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi women's national football team will take part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to develop women's football.
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A curfew has been imposed in parts of a city in India's western state of Maharashtra after Hindu groups demanded the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a 17th-Century Mughal emperor, sparking violence on Monday night.
Vehicles were set on fire and (...)
The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago.
The photo shows the pontiff sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar at a chapel in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering (...)
When Kajol contracted tuberculosis in January, USAID kept her alive. Now she and her family are in danger again after the Trump administration ordered most US aid spending to end.
TB can be fatal if left untreated. The highly contagious bacterial (...)
The dusty highway leading to Sidhpur, in western India's Gujarat state, winds through arid landscapes past roadside eateries and herds of lumbering camel, offering little hint of what the historic town holds.
In the heart of Sidhpur lies a street (...)
"I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.
The Ethiopian, who calls himself Mike, said he is being held with 450 others in a building inside Myanmar, along the country's border with Thailand.
They are among the (...)
"I just wanted to own a house and pay off my debts — that's why I decided to sell my kidney," says Zeya, a farm worker in Myanmar.
Prices had soared after a military coup in 2021 triggered civil war. He could barely feed his young family and was (...)
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centers in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian (...)
Plastic tubes meander from Rosella's nose to a nearby oxygen tank that's bigger than she is, as she flicks through a book of her drawings: a flower, a house, a chicken.
The 9-year-old needs non-stop medical attention for the bone condition she was (...)
We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand's prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government.
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A small-time Chinese actor had been missing for two days in Thailand when his girlfriend decided to ask the internet for help.
"We have no choice but to borrow the power of the internet to amplify our voices," Wang Xing's girlfriend wrote on the (...)
Myanmar's army bombed a village under the control of the Arakan Army, killing about 40 people and injuring at least 20 others, officials of the ethnic minority group and a local charity said Thursday.
Hundreds of houses burned in a fire triggered by (...)
