Asia-Pacific
China puts $6 trillion price tag on its climate plan
It will cost China over $6.6 trillion (41 trillion yuan) to meet the greenhouse gas reduction goals it will lay out later this month in its strategy for...
Japanese PM heckled by angry crowd at Okinawa battle anniversary
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been heckled at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa - which saw some of the Pacific’s...
Heat wave kills more than 180 in Pakistan as millions battle to stay cool
Nearly 200 people have died in a heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said Monday, as the government called in the army to help tackle widespread heatstroke...
Woofers and tweeters: Social media outcry at China dog meat festival
An annual dog meat festival in southern China has gone ahead despite facing the largest-ever campaign to stop it.
North Korea blacklists Instagram after hotel fire pics put on social media
Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea telling users that the popular photo-sharing app is now blacklisted.
Heat wave kills more than 120 in Karachi as temperature tops 44C
An intense heat wave killed more than 120 people over the weekend in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, as the electricity...
Tainted liquor kills 84 in India’s financial hub of Mumbai
The death toll from drinking tainted liquor in a Mumbai slum climbed to 84 in the worst incident of its kind in more than a decade, police said Saturday.
At least 18 killed and 4 missing following heavy rains in southern China
Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week killed 18 people and left four more missing.The storms have dumped more...
Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing-backed political reform package
Hong Kong lawmakers have rejected a Beijing-backed political reform package that has sparked mass protests.
China ‘just building lighthouses and weather stations’ in South China Sea
The Chinese government on Wednesday rolled out more details of the building work it is undertaking in the disputed South China Sea, listing lighthouses,...
Fears of fresh protests as Hong Kong ‘fake democracy’ vote looms
Nine months after the “Umbrella Movement” swept Hong Kong, the city’s politicians are going to vote on the electoral reform proposals...
Hong Kong starts debate on contentious electoral reform plan
Hong Kong legislators began a debate on a Beijing-backed electoral reform proposal on Wednesday, as hundreds of people gathered outside government buildings...
Passions run high ahead of Hong Kong debate on China-vetted democracy blueprint
Thousands of police and protesters are expected to converge on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday when lawmakers debate a Beijing-backed...
Flood at Tbilisi zoo killed every lion and tiger as death toll rises
All of the lions and tigers missing from Tbilisi’s zoo after severe floods destroyed their enclosures have been found dead.
Hong Kong on high alert as new democracy showdown looms
Hong Kong’s leader has warned that violence will not be tolerated, after authorities arrested 10 people and seized suspected explosives ahead of...
Teenage North Korean soldier crosses DMZ to defect to the south
A North Korean soldier has made a rare bid to defect to South Korea by crossing the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two countries. The teenager...
Malaysia to deport four Westerners over nude photos on sacred peak
Four tourists who posed naked on a sacred mountain in Malaysia were handed prison sentences on Friday. Briton Eleanor Hawkins, Canadians Lindsey and...
Mount Kinabalu nudists jailed, fined and deported after pleading guilty
Four tourists who posed naked on a sacred mountain in Malaysia were handed prison sentences on Friday. Briton Eleanor Hawkins, Canadians Lindsey and...
Video footage shows deadly blast ripping through cafe
One victim of a gas blast at an Australian cafe has died of her injuries - as video emerges of the explosion ripping through the premises. Nicole...
Mount Kinabalu nudists jailed, fined and deported after pleading guilty
Four tourists who posed naked on a sacred mountain in Malaysia were handed prison sentences on Friday. Briton Eleanor Hawkins, Canadians Lindsey and...
Malaysia Airlines jet forced to make emergency landing after fire warning
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in Melbourne after a warning of a fire on board, according to Australian...
Mt Kinabalu nudists plead guilty to ‘obscene acts’ and await sentencing
Four foreign tourists have pleaded guilty to posing naked on a sacred Malaysian mountain.
Mt Kinabalu nudists to be charged with indecent exposure
Four foreigners who posed naked on Mount Kinabalu will be charged in a Malaysian court today.
Pentagon repeats call for China to end island building
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met a top Chinese general on Thursday and repeated a U.S.
India’s data may add to doubts about economic health
Data on Friday is expected to paint a grim picture of the economy and could reinforce doubts about the health of the world’s fastest growing major...
Former China security chief sentenced to life for corruption in secret trial
A court sentenced China’s former security chief to life in prison Thursday after convicting him of corruption in a secretly held trial, underscoring...
Pew research finds White-Native American adults largest multiracial group
Non-Hispanic whites with American Indian ancestry make up a full half of the current population of mixed-race Americans but are among the least likely...
South Korean MERS cases rise to 122
South Korea reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) including the first pregnant woman infected by the potentially deadly...
Constitutional questions grow over Japan PM’s military plans
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pledge to the U.S. to increase Japan’s military contribution internationally is facing more questions...
Indonesia on alert as unstable volcano unleashes burst
A volcano in western Indonesia that has been spewing clouds of searing gas high into the air has let out a new powerful burst.
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