Japanese peace advocates and South Korean lawmakers expressed strong opposition and regret on Saturday over a monetary offering and visits by Japanese politicians to Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.

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El Nino occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become unusually warm. The warming can alter atmospheric circulation and disrupt weather patterns thousands of kilometres away.

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Rescue teams and volunteers race to find survivors after earthquake

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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that the Southern Kuril Islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan, "have been, are and will remain Russian territory."

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The country has spent nearly $18 million accommodating and transporting migrants who returned or were deported following heightened tensions and protests over illegal immigration, the Home Affairs Department told lawmakers on Tuesday.

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See the moment a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Flores Island on Saturday, Aug 15, sending locals and tourists scrambling to safety as buildings crumbled.

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The death toll from a magnitude-7.7 earthquake and several strong aftershocks off Flores Island in eastern Indonesia has risen to 47, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said Saturday.

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