China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Friday issued this year's first red alert for ocean waves as Typhoon Nepartak approaches the mainland.
A typhoon forecast to hit China's eastern coast has forced the evacuation of more than 30,000 people and suspended trains and flights.
China renewed an orange alert for extreme weather as Typhoon Nepartak made landfall early on Friday in eastern Taiwan, bringing strong gusts and downpours to the area.
Britain's next prime minister will be appointed by Sept. 2 at the latest under a timetable put forward on Monday.
As much of the world braces for belt-tightening, the 10 richest men are already feeling a pinch.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary said the SAR has the "confidence, experience and capability" to fend off market fluctuations caused by Britain's looming exit from the European Union.
The Afghan forces have obviously adopted an aggressive stance against Taliban in the northern region as more than three dozen armed militants have been killed since Friday, officials said Saturday.
An armed group murdered 11 members of the same family in the town of Coxcatlan in the central Mexican state of Puebla early on Friday, local authorities announced.
A public funeral and memorial service for late boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be held next week in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky, a family spokesman said Saturday.
Oil prices ended lower on Friday as investors were sifting through the downbeat U.S. jobs data and the outcome of an OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting.
Korea and six Central American nations began another round of negotiations for a free trade agreement on Monday.
International assistance poured into Sri Lanka on Friday as the government continued efforts to provide relief to tens of thousands of people affected by severe floods and landslides owing to days of heavy rains.
Hazard reduction burns taking place in Sydney has meant air pollution in some parts of the city, Fairfax Media reported Friday.
Kenyan authorities on Friday begun demolition of unsafe residential buildings in Nairobi as death toll from a collapsed building in Huruma estate rose to 42 on Friday.National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) Incident Commander.
An undersea quake measuring at 5. 6 magnitude jolted eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Friday and was not potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.
A migration deal between the European Union (EU) and Turkey was adopted here on Friday during a summit between the two sides' leaders, according to media reports.
At least 15 people were killed on Thursday night by landslides provoked by heavy rains and floods in the urban area of Sao Paulo, the city's fire department announced on Friday.
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