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Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard, ...

Southeast Asia is not seeking to influence the Taiwan question—only to survive it. The hope is that restraint, dialogue, and neutrality can keep the region from being dragged into a calamity it ...

The March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake is giving scientists a rare look into how some of the world's most dangerous fault ...

Discover the ultimate 2-week Southeast Asia backpacking route through Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Expert tips, budget breakdown, and insider secrets included.

The US Geological Survey recorded the earthquake at a depth of 44km, with Japanese media reporting that 23 people were ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min, a ...

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.

Thailand has launched a series of airstrikes along its shared and disputed border with neighbouring Cambodia, with both Asian ...

Shattered Lands, for the first time, presents the whole story of how the Indian Empire was unmade. How a single, sprawling ...

Second, partition proposals encountered stiff opposition, sometimes from unexpected quarters. Many Burmese opposed separation ...