Tornadoes kill 10 people and seriously injure 4 others in eastern China

Two tornadoes within hours have killed 10 people and seriously injured four others in eastern China

BP leader is the latest to resign over questions about personal conduct

Global energy giant BP is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became the latest corporate leader to step down amid questions about his personal conduct

Hong Kong Asia Weather

APTOPIX Hong Kong Asia Weather

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China floods city streets and subway stations

Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close

Japan's Kishida says China seafood ban contrasts with wide support for Fukushima water release

Japan’s prime minister says China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant contrasts starkly with broad understanding shown by many other members of the international community

UK government lifts de facto ban on onshore wind farms

Britain’s Conservative government is lifting restrictions that have effectively banned the building of new onshore wind farms

High water sweeps fire truck into a river, leaving 5 missing, as tropical storm hits China

High waters have swept a fire truck into a river in southeastern China, leaving five crew members missing, as the second tropical storm in recent days hit the mainland

Hong Kong, other parts of south China grind to near standstill as powerful Typhoon Saola approaches

Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China have ground to a near standstill as powerful Typhoon Saola approaches

Hong Kong, other parts of south China grind to near standstill as powerful Typhoon Saola passes

Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China have ground to a near standstill as powerful Typhoon Saola passes westward along the coast