Feuds threaten Asia’s family businesses

The search for victims of the gigantic tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb continues into a second day, with 24 people confirmed dead.

At least 51 people are killed after a gigantic tornado ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, flattening whole neighbourhoods.

Fighting rages in Syria’s town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold.

At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.

Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in the US state of Virginia, officials say.

The prospect of a deep sea “gold rush” opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.

Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.

Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.

A US hitchhiker whose descriptions of using a hatchet to stop an attacker became an internet sensation is charged with murder.

The US condemns recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying Japan’s war-time use of sex slaves as “outrageous and offensive”.