A large typhoon was moving towards eastern Japan's Pacific coast Monday, with the weather agency issuing a top-level warning for landslides in the northern part of the Izu island chain.

PONTIANAK, Indonesia - Indonesia is doing "everything" to fight huge forest fires but dozens of planes and thousands of personnel are still struggling to contain them, a senior official said on Monday.

The Thai Ministry of Culture has sent a letter demanding an apology from Miss Universe Cambodia over its misuse of a historical Thai photograph, believing it was done intentionally to cause misunderstanding about the picture's origin.

NAIROBI - The United States has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, according to an investigation report published on Monday.

The Royal Irrigation Department issued a warning on Monday for residents of 11 provinces in the Chao Phraya River Basin, including Bangkok - prepare for rising water levels as heavy rain in the north increases the river's flow.

Skytrain services were suffering delays on the Sukhumvit Line because of a problem at Asok station, the BTS operator said on Monday.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, on Sunday (September 20), city officials said, adding that the man was in serious but stable condition. - REUTERS

HANOI - Vietnamese stocks ​were added to FTSE Russell's emerging market indexes on Monday, marking a milestone for ​the country's stock market after ‌years of reforms aimed at attracting foreign investors.

PARIS (FRANCE) - Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities on Sunday against a proposed law on the legitimate use of force that critics say would be a "licence to kill" for police and gendarmes.

The leaders of France and Canada on Sunday (September 20) pledged closer ties to grapple with rising geopolitical tensions, climate change and the erosion of democratic values, after they met in the French territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off C...