BANGKOK, March 29 — A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar yesterday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.

LONDON, March 29 — Tin prices hit two-week highs in London on Friday as speculators bet that an earthquake that rocked major producer Myanmar could delay a restart of production in its main mining region.

BANGKOK, March 29 — The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has declared six severely damaged condominiums uninhabitable following a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and caused tremors in the Thai capital yesterday.

BEIJING, March 29 — China stands ready to do its best to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and support to the affected area in Myanmar in light of their need to help people there carry out disaster relief and rescue and pull through this trying time, a Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday.

JAKARTA, March 29 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his condolences and pledged support following a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand.

WASHINGTON, March 29 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that they will assist Myanmar as it seeks to recover from a massive earthquake that has killed well over 100 people, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

SINGAPORE, March 29 — Singapore is prepared to deploy its Operation Lionheart contingent to assist with urban search and rescue operations as well as disaster relief efforts in Myanmar following the massive earthquake on Friday, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

KUNMING, March 28 — The China Earthquake Administration has activated an emergency response mechanism for overseas earthquakes after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, reported Xinhua.

BANGKOK, March 28 — Three people were confirmed dead and dozens reported missing after a high-rise building under construction collapsed following a powerful earthquake that rocked Myanmar and jolted the Thai capital at midday today.

THE HAGUE, March 28 — The World Court has said it will hear a case brought by Sudan demanding emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and accusing the Gulf state of violating obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming paramilitary forces.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Malaysia, via its embassies in Yangon and Bangkok, is closely monitoring the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand today.

NEW DELHI, March 28 — India has offered to help earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand, after a quake with a 7.7 magnitude struck the region on Friday, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia today, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some areas.

BANGKOK, March 28 — A powerful earthquake reportedly struck the Thai capital today, shaking buildings, sending residents fleeing, and triggering widespread panic across the city.

NEW YORK, March 28 — The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has warned that at least 14 million children worldwide are suffering from malnutrition and facing further disruption to vital food aid, as key international donors, including the United States, reduce their aid budgets, the Palestine News and Info Agency reported.

BANGKOK, March 28 — Thailand is ramping up efforts to combat wildfires in the northern provinces as part of a broader push to curb hazardous PM2.5 air pollution.

BEIJING, March 28 — China and France will hold three high-level dialogues on strategic, economic, financial and cultural issues this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after meeting with his French counterpart in Beijing on Thursday.

SHENZHEN, China, March 28 — China’s Huawei is expected to claim triumph over US sanctions at its upcoming annual results, bolstered by its software push, progress in chips and booming smart-driving technology business that has helped it move out of “survival mode.” The company is set to confirm...

BANGKOK, March 28 — When armed rebels seized northern Myanmar’s rare-earths mining belt in October, they dealt a blow to the country’s embattled military junta — and wrested control of a key global resource.

WASHINGTON, March 28 — US Senator Bernie Sanders said on Thursday he would force votes next week on resolutions that would block US$8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, citing the human rights crisis faced by Palestinians in Gaza after Israel’s bombardment of the enclave and its suspension of aid deliveries.