More than 30 Chinese fishermen were missing after two boats sank Tuesday when a strong typhoon hit South Korea, coastguard officers said.

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Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan on Friday toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago.

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Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 people Thursday as Typhoon Tembin bore down, threatening powerful winds and torrential rains that authorities warned could trigger landslides.

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A typhoon slammed into eastern China on Wednesday, the country's third in a week, killing at least three people and causing more than $1.5 billion in damage, state media said.

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Taiwan issued torrential rain and strong wind warnings for most of the island on Wednesday as slow-moving Typhoon Saola approached, and put its military on standby as the risk of landslides and floodi

A powerful typhoon bringing heavy rain and strong winds was expected to make landfall in western Japan later on Tuesday, the weather agency said, as flights were cancelled and evacuations advised.

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Public unease has given way to increasing fury here over giving millions of pounds in aid to an increasingly prosperous India, as the David Cameron government continues to resist pressure to stop i

A ‘disappointed’ British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said he would do ‘everything he can’ to ‘encourage’ India to reconsider its decision to acquire 126 French-made Rafale fighter jets i

Typhoon Nesat slammed into the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 100,000 people after sweeping past Hong Kong and leaving at least 35 dead in the Philippines.

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At least seven people were killed as Typhoon Nesat smashed the Philippines, authorities said Tuesday, with the capital of Manila enduring waist-deep floods, blackouts and dramatic storm surges.

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