Texas residents and staffers at Camp Mystic caught up the catastrophic flooding in July pleaded for help in newly released recordings of 911 calls made during the floods that killed more than 100 people in July.

Rescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing.

Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,400 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.

Torrential rains have unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island that have killed at least 23 people.

A Philippine court has convicted a dismissed town mayor, who officials say is Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam complex where hundreds of Chinese and other foreign workers where forced to conduct scams.

Rescue workers are digging through tons of mud and rubble as they searched for 34 missing people after two separate landslides in two different regions on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 18 people.

A federal court jury has awarded $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg, a woman who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia over six years ago.

Israel says the remains of three people Hamas handed over to the Red Cross do not belong to any hostages.

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, is erupting for a second straight day, spewing towering columns of hot ash 6 miles high.

Protests are being held in several countries protesting the war in Gaza and calling for its end as Israelis mark two years since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

The death toll from a school collapse in Indonesia rose to 14 on Friday after recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble.

Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors.

Officials in Indonesia say a building under construction at an Islamic boarding school has collapsed on dozens of praying students.

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection.

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 15 people while authorities say 10 people are missing after flash floods struck two provinces of the archipelago nation.

Indonesia’s president has replaced key economic and security ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle after deadly protests erupted over lawmakers' perks.

Indonesian authorities say a rescue team has reached the site of a helicopter crash on Borneo and recovered one body.

Protests erupted for a fifth day in Indonesia as tensions soar across the country a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students.

An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with top advisers to discuss Israel's strategy in Gaza after ceasefire talks broke down last month.

Rescuers in Indonesia responding to a ferry that caught fire and killed at least three people say they have rescued 575 people — far more than originally reported — and that two people are still missing.

Officials in Indonesia say a passenger ship carrying hundreds of people has caught fire at sea off Sulawesi island.

Residents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted for a second straight day.

Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted twice and sent clouds of searing gas miles into the sky while tons of ash fell on villages and flights were cancelled.

Thousands of people across India stretched themselves in public parks and on sandy beaches to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga by practising the ancient physical, mental and spiritual discipline.

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali.

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, spewing towering columns of hot ash.

A natural stone quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province collapsed on several people who were working in it on Friday, killing at least eight people and leaving eight workers missing, officials said.

The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan has been subdued in Indonesia this year as people grapple with soaring prices for food, clothing and essential goods.

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has travelled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app.

In the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea, people have long feared crocodiles.

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources.

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions.

The United Nations says the world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025.

Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies.

Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation.

Indonesia's mining industry is rapidly expanding on demand for the minerals needed to help power the global energy transition, like nickel, cobalt and bauxite.

Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island.

Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption.

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others.

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted again, spewing a column of hot clouds from its peak three days after a midnight eruption killed nine people and injured dozens of others.

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency says that at least ten people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.

Mud, rugged terrain and lack of telecommunications have hampered rescue efforts after a landslide set off by torrential rains smashed down into an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, killing at least 12 people.

Pope Francis has arrived in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea.

New research suggests ancestors of the “hobbits” were even smaller.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have gathered in the capital of Laos for a regional forum that runs through Saturday.

Rescue workers are digging through tons of mud and rubble as they search for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized gold mining area on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 23 people.

A landslide triggered by torrential rains has crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 11 people.

Muslims in Asia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar.

The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks.

Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever possible survivors, of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend.

Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, leaving 44 people dead and 15 missing.

Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have triggered flash floods.

Indonesian officials say a bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of others.

Officials say 14 people are dead after a flood and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.

Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant.

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in the country.

Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month.

Learn about the biggest storylines from sport climbing in speed, bouldering and lead in the three years since the Tokyo Olympics. Find out which sport climbers could be competing for gold at the 2024 Paris Games.

A dramatic story of survival and rescue off Indonesia’s west coast is a reminder of the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives.

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunrise Tuesday in much of Asia, a day after many Muslims in the Middle East began their fasts.

Muslims around the world are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, intense prayer, charity and feasts.

Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing.

Tradeoffs between strong growth and a healthy environment are not dominating the headlines in the runup to the Feb. 14 presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy.

Indonesia’s top security minister has resigned from the Cabinet of President Joko Widodo to focus on running for vice president in this month’s election.

The United Nations' refugee agency is reporting that one in every eight Rohingya who attempted to flee their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat last year died or went missing.

Simmering tensions in the South China Sea.

Two trains have collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least four people.

The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has risen to 18.

Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, have adopted a joint vision a special summit that places greater emphasis on security and economic cooperation amid growing tensions with China in regional seas.

The German soccer federation will start prosecuting people who direct racist abuse and hate speech at players online.

Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, have arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after being adrift for weeks.

Young people have been at the forefront of environmental and climate change movements in recent years: initiatives like school strikes for climate action, protests at United Nations climate talks and around the world, and local clean ups have often been youth-led.

Indonesian authorities have ended the search for any more victims among climbers who were caught by a weekend eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano that killed 23 people and injured several others.

Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea could die if more is not done to rescue them.

Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea could die if more is not done to rescue them.

Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found the last body of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 23.

More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay’s concert on Wednesday night over the British band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community.

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030.

An ethics council dismissed the chief justice of Indonesia’s top court from the post after finding him guilty of making last-minute changes to election candidacy requirements.

If you are bored with day-in, day-out sports like basketball or swimming or volleyball, then check out the Asian Games when they open in Hangzhou, China.

Vice President Kamala Harris has left Washington for Indonesia, where she'll attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit.

Nicolas Batum has been part of France’s national team for about 15 years now.

The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.

A meeting in India of finance chiefs and central bank governors of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without consensus because of differences over the war in Ukraine.

The State Department says it plans a massive increase in diplomatic personnel and spending for facilities at new U.S. embassies in the Pacific islands as the Biden administration forges ahead with efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the region.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister says his country welcomes the Netherlands' plan to return a bejeweled ceremonial cannon and other colonial-era artifacts from the Netherlands and is working through how to preserve the items.

A human rights advocacy group says it found allegations of dozens of labor and environmental abuses by Chinese-invested companies involved in mining or processing minerals used in renewable energy.

Muslims across Indonesia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last year’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned.

Philippine security forces say they rescued 2,700 people who had been trafficked and tricked into working for cybercrime syndicates.

An American woman accused of helping to kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation to Bali nine years ago has changed her plea to guilty.

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 2 miles into the air.

During this week’s summit of the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima, you’ll also see eight other guest nations engaging in a flurry of diplomacy with Japan and others.

In Indonesia's far-east island of Sumba, off-grid solar is lighting up lives for residents still living out of reach of the country's national electricity provider.

Southeast Asian leaders have condemned an attack on an aid convoy that the regional group arranged for displaced people in Myanmar.

Asia must rapidly cut fossil fuel subsidies and plow more money into a clean energy transition to avoid catastrophic climate change that puts its own development at risk.

“Green Ramadan” initiatives in Indonesia and around the world promote an array of changes during the Muslim holy month, which has fasting and, in many cases, feasting elements as people gather around food to break their fasts.

Ramadan falls on the ninth lunar month in the Islamic calendar and is believed to be the month in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad.