An armed man who attacked a US immigration detention facility with "incendiary devices" has been shot dead after a confrontation with police in the northwestern city of Tacoma, authorities said. Officers arrived at the Northwest Detention Center early Saturday after a report the man -- armed…

A major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia yesterday, sending panicked residents running into the streets but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south-southwest of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province…

Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across Nepal while dozens more are missing, officials said yesterday. Northeast India has also been hit by floods with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks. Heavy rains since Thursday have hit several districts…

Police and protesters clashed again in Hong Kong yesterday as unrest caused by a widely-loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed no sign of abating. Police used pepper spray and batons against small groups of protesters who took over a road on the sidelines of another huge rally in…