The leaders of the European Union and five countries of Central Asia are holding their first summit to discuss ways to boost ...

The Samarkand Climate Conference will provide an opportunity to identify mutually acceptable solutions for climate adaptation ...

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Central Asia summit, to be held on April 3-4 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, is seen by some observers as a potential ...

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Much of the population of Myanmar and Thailand live in high-rise apartments, making the devastating 7.7-magnitude rumble even more deadly as clips emerge of apartment blocks being torn to the ground ...

More than 150 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and rattled Thailand, but the extent of the casualties is still emerging as crews try to find people who are missing. Follow for ...

Myanmar’s military government has imposed a state of emergency after tremors caused deaths and destroyed buildings.

Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and ...

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking ...