5.4-magnitude earthquake jolts off east coast of Honshu, Japan at 1743 GMT Thursday, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences reports. Epicenter at 10 km depth, initially placed at 39.58°N, 143.60°E.

First 2026 flood peak passes through China's Tongjiang City on Songhua River; officials deploy sandbags and patrols to protect lives and property.

The first flood peak of 2026 on the Songhua River passed through Tongjiang City in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China, on August 7, 2026, with local officials implementing flood prevention measures including water level monitoring, sandbag placement along realigned embankments, and patrols to safeguard lives and property.

Car crashes into a children's development center in Thailand's western Kanchanaburi province, injuring about 10 people on Friday — Thai media reports via Xinhua.

A car lost control and crashed into a children's development center in Thailand's western Kanchanaburi province on Friday, leaving about 10 people injured, according to Thai media reports cited by Xinhua.

Fire destroys 60 hectares in Indonesia's Mount Bromo National Park in East Java, a popular tourist destination.

Fire destroys 60 hectares in Indonesia's Mount Bromo National Park in East Java, a popular tourist destination.

Eight killed and 25 injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in Bangladesh's Sylhet region on Friday morning, local police say.

Eight people were killed on Friday morning after two passenger buses collided head-on in Bangladesh's Sylhet region, about 240 km northeast of Dhaka, leaving 25 others injured, according to a local police officer.