Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...

The tool we've identified is called a Quina scraper. This type of stone tool is well known from archaeological sites in ...

More than 20 earthquakes have hit central and southeast Asia in the last 24 hours, with one of the most powerful in 75 years in Myanmar.

A powerful earthquake rocked South-East Asia yesterday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ...

and maps of population density and vulnerability of buildings. The force caused a mosque in Mandalay to collapse, with at least ten worshippers reported to have been killed. More than 20 ...

A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At a depth of about six miles, the quake was relatively shallow, which made it ...

The EU should put human rights at the center of its intensifying engagement with Central Asian countries at the inaugural ...

Nepal's lower house erupted in heated clashes over calls to restore the monarchy and the demand to remove the chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority. The session, delayed by two hours and ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships ...

The maps are part of a 40-year-old program in which the state Forestry and Fire Protection Department, or Cal Fire, periodically documents areas that are most prone to having a wildfire within the ...

Historians carefully prepared extensive materials including factsheets, power point presentations, classroom worksheets, and walking tour maps. Task and Purpose, which first published the story ...

From megacities to remote islands, Asia's top travel spots offer a hearty dose of adventure, ancient history and culture. After considering local prices, accessibility, cuisine and the variety of ...