Asia-Pacific
From Mickey Mouse to mayonnaise, Kim Jong Un opens North a crack
In an evident small-scale relaxing of North Korea’s rigid isolation, young leader Kim Jong Un is allowing new kinds of Western and American pop culture...
First attempt to float AirAsia fuselage fails as wreckage severs cable
An operation by Indonesian salvage teams to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 from the sea bed on Saturday will be reattempted after the sharp...
'We're back, to serve you': Uber emails New Delhi rape victim
Uber sent an email promoting its return to New Delhi to a woman allegedly raped by one of its drivers, her lawyer has revealed, saying he had “no...
Paraguay tries to stop execution of woman in China
The plight of Rosalia Amarilla, 31, has become a cause celebre in her country of Paraguay and a controversy internationally.
Japan to fight ‘until the very end’ for IS hostages as deadline passes
Japan promised Saturday not to give up “until the very end” on efforts to rescue two Japanese hostages threatened with beheading by militants...
Obama seeks to leverage ties with India’s Modi during visit
U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to leverage his burgeoning bond with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi into progress on climate change, defense...
Charlie Hebdo protests erupt across southern Asia
Tens of thousands across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Muslim-majority Indian Kashmir took to the streets on Friday for southern Asia’s biggest protests...
Six more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash as divers gain access to fuselage
For the first time, Indonesian divers were able on Friday to enter the fuselage of the AirAsia jetliner that crashed last month into the Java Sea and retrieved...
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra impeached over rice plan
Thailand’s legislators have voted to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and ban her from politics for five years. The vote relates...
Australia asks Indonesia to rethink death penalty for two drug offenders
Australia called on Indonesia on Friday to reconsider its decision to execute two Australians convicted of drug offences, a move that is likely to strain...
Hostage crisis: Analysts say Japan is target for militants
Japan’s hostage crisis is a stark reminder that Tokyo’s deep pockets and alliance with the US make it a target for Islamist militants, analysts...
First it was cats and dogs - now Tokyo cafe lets you hang out with owls
In the U.S., hanging out in a cafe with animals is such an exotic concept that people can’t get enough of it.
Chinese officials given the boot for feasting during fatal Shanghai stampede
banquet while a New Year’s Eve stampede killed 36 people. Seven others have been disciplined over the tragedy on Shanghai’s riverfront Bund...
Disillusioned Hong Kongers press UK for escape route
With Hong Kong increasingly polarised on political reforms and fears growing over the influence of Beijing, frustrated residents are pressing former colonial...
Indonesian transport minister: AirAsia jet ‘climbed too fast then stalled’
An AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month with 162 people on board climbed at a faster than normal speed and then stalled, the Indonesian...
Activist group launches anti-North Korea leaflets despite threats
South Korean activists balloon-launched anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea and threatened on Tuesday to follow them with copies of Hollywood comedy...
No evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash, says Indonesia
Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had found no evidence so far that terrorism played a part in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month...
Pope heads home after wrapping up Asian tour with a record Mass in Manila
Pope Francis left the Philippines on Monday, ending a week-long trip to Asia that culminated with a rain-soaked Mass for about seven million people in...
Pope to end record-setting Asia tour
Pope Francis will fly back to Rome on Monday after a dramatic week in Asia that saw him draw record crowds and hammer home his pro-poor message to millions. The...
Filipina girl, 12, stumps Pope Francis with question for the ages
Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of 6 million in the Philippine capital on Sunday, but his day began with a much bigger...
Sunday service: Pope celebrates mass with 6 million in Manila
Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capital on Sunday.
Sunday service: Pope celebrates mass with millions in Manila
Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capital on Sunday.
Indian spy’s role alleged in Sri Lankan president’s election defeat
Sri Lanka expelled the Colombo station chief of India’s spy agency in the run-up to this month’s presidential election, political and intelligence...
US ex-officials meet North Korean nuclear chief amid standoff
U.S. academics and former senior officials met with North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator in Singapore on Sunday to get a feel for each other’s...
A record six million expected for pope’s outdoor Mass in Manila
Pope Francis wraps up his Asian trip on Sunday with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history.
Pope to conclude Asian trip with huge outdoor Mass of millions in Manila
Pope Francis wraps up his Asian trip on Sunday with an outdoor Mass expected to draw one of the largest crowds in Philippine history.
Volunteer killed in accident after stormy Tacloban Mass held by Pope Francis
Tragedy struck Pope Francis’ visit to the central Philippine city of Tacloban, where he was comforting victims of Typhoon Haiyan, a devastating storm...
Japan marks 20th anniversary of killer quake in Kobe
Japan on Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people with renewed calls for the quake-prone nation to...
21 confirmed dead after tugboat capsizes in eastern China
Authorities confirmed 21 people dead in the capsizing of a tugboat with an international team on a test voyage in eastern China, after rescuers dragged...
Islamic State group reaches for Afghanistan and Pakistan to rival Al Qaeda, Taliban
Afghanistan and Pakistan, home to al-Qaeda and Taliban militants and the focus of the longest war in U.S.
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