Nation extends emergency for another week as PM confirms 11 deaths so far

Captors also abduct several others, demand US$1 mil ransom

Official in Sao Sebastiao municipality says ‘many more deaths’ to come

Upholding of govt suspension order sparks small street protests

Ocean defenders optimistic deal could be completed after over 15 years of talks

Nine of top 10 most at-risk regions are located in Asian economic powerhouse

Tel Aviv accuses Iran of orchestrating expulsion of its diplomat from summit with help from Algeria, South Africa

Beijing’s top diplomat calls Washington’s allegations regarding spy balloon ‘hysterical and absurd’

Kim Jong-un’s sister says Pyongyang would continue taking ‘corresponding counteraction’ to any threats

Chinese consulate general in Vancouver slams local media for ‘smearing and discrediting’ Beijing

National death toll rises to 40,689, search completed in all provinces apart from two, says disaster agency head

One doctor under arrest for implanting 238 medical devices ‘of unknown origin’

Doctors without Borders says aid trickling in ‘negligible amounts’ for now, needs urgent increase of supplies