Taiwan’s military chief was killed when an air force helicopter crashed near the capital on Thursday, the local media reported. Chief of General Staff Shen Yi-ming and Air Force Commander Hsiung Hou-chi were among eight people aboard killed in the crash, the news agency Focus Taiwan...

At least 19 were killed in Indonesia’s capital and nearby towns when heavy rains caused flash floods, the authorities said on Thursday. "It has been confirmed that 19 people died, two others are still waiting to be confirmed," Social Affairs Minister Juliari Peter Batubara said. Large...

The Taliban unleashed a new wave of attacks in northern Afghanistan, targeting members of the country's security forces and killing at least 26, local officials said Wednesday. The insurgents quickly claimed responsibility for all the attack. The Taliban today hold sway over practically...

Four people died as Indonesia's capital was hit by flooding, a disaster agency official said Wednesday, while local media reported landslides sparked by torrential rain on New Year's Eve had killed several more residents. Electricity was switched off in hundreds of waterlogged...