Asia-Pacific
Storm cuts short Pope Francis’ trip to typhoon-hit Philippine city
Pope Francis cut short his visit to a typhoon-hit region of the Philippines on Saturday because of an approaching storm.
Pope Francis wades into climate change ahead of Tacloban visit
Pope Francis travels to the central Philippines city of Tacloban on Saturday to pray for the dead and comfort the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, the country’s...
AirAsia plane fuselage to be lifted to surface after divers beaten back
An Indonesian search official said Friday that the crashed AirAsia jet’s fuselage will be lifted to the surface after sea conditions again prevented...
Huge turnout as pope urges Filipinos to reject corruption
Pope Francis called on Filipinos to reject the corruption that has plagued this Asian nation for decades and urged them to instead work to end its “scandalous”...
Chinese police net over 60,000 people in vast drug sweep: Xinhua
Police in China have arrested 60,500 people for drug-related crimes and seized 11.14 metric tons of narcotics in a vast, multi-city sweep, the official...
Divers examine AirAsia jet fuselage, search for bodies
Indonesian navy divers plunged into the sea at dawn Thursday to examine a large chunk of the AirAsia jet’s fuselage, aiming to bring bodies believed...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un mulls Russia for his world debut
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking increasingly likely to visit Russia in his first trip abroad since taking power three years ago, giving the...
Pope Francis warns: Freedom of expression does not mean insulting faiths
Pope Francis said Thursday there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone’s faith. Francis spoke about...
Huge crowd gathers to see Pope Francis give Sri Lanka first saint, call for unity
Hundreds of thousands of people packed a Colombo oceanfront on Wednesday to see Pope Francis give Sri Lanka its first saint, a climax to a 300-year campaign...
Japan approves record defence budget to counter China’s rising military might
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved it’s biggest ever military budget on Wednesday, as Abe looks to strengthen surveillance...
Macau prostitution ring busted, tycoon Stanley Ho’s nephew arrested
Police in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau have busted a major prostitution ring and arrested more than 100 people, including the nephew of gaming...
Divers retrieve crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit voice recorder
Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, MetroTV said quoting a transport official, a key piece...
Two workers killed at LG’s screen factory in South Korea
At least two workers have died at LG’s display factory in South Korea following a nitrogen leak. One of the workers died at the scene and the other...
Schools in Pakistan’s Peshawar reopen after Taliban massacre
Child survivors of Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school where Taliban militants massacred their classmates Monday, with...
Millions prepare to greet Pope in Philippines and Sri Lanka
Pope Francis will immerse himself in some of Asia’s most fervent Catholicism during a trip to the Philippines and Sri Lanka starting Tuesday, with...
Firebombs hurled at home of controversial Hong Kong media tycoon
The home and office of pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was hit by arson attacks in the early hours of Monday, police said.
AirAsia: Clues investigators get from cockpit voice and flight data recorders
An AirAsia jet which crashed with 162 people on board is likely to have exploded before it hit the sea, according to salvage experts - but other investigators...
Indonesian searchers believe crashed AirAsia’s fuselage found
Indonesian search teams believe a sonar scan has detected the fuselage of an AirAsia airliner that crashed two weeks ago with the loss of all 162 people...
Australia to erect permanent memorial for Sydney siege victims
Australia will build a permanent memorial to remember the victims of the Sydney cafe siege, officials said on Sunday as they vowed never to forget the...
At least 57 people killed in fiery Pakistan bus-oil tanker crash
A passenger bus crashed into an oil tanker in southern Pakistan early Sunday, killing 57 people with remains charred beyond recognition, officials said.
After string of jet crashes, a struggle to re-train pilots
As investigators hunt for what caused an AirAsia jet to crash in an equatorial storm on Dec 28, the aviation industry is still struggling to apply the...
U.S. and Myanmar to discuss human rights amidst stalled reforms
The United States is hoping to nudge Myanmar’s quasi-civilian government on stalled reforms during a high-level human rights dialogue, yet expectations...
Pakistani father ‘sacrificed five of his children to gain magic powers’
A Pakistani father-of-six is on the run after strangling five of his children to death, apparently believing the sacrifice would endow him with magical...
5.5 million in Philippines parade ahead of papal visit
More than five million barefoot devotees paraded a centuries-old icon of Jesus Christ through Manila Friday in a loud, heaving paroxysm of religious fervour...
Pings detected in Java Sea in hunt for AirAsia #QZ8501 black boxes
Ping signals believed to be from the black box data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 were detected Friday, a senior Indonesian search official...
Thailand begins impeachment hearing of ousted PM Yingluck
Thailand’s military-appointed legislature began impeachment hearings Friday against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a move analysts say...
AirAsia crash makes case for ejectable black boxes, say experts
A long-delayed proposal to outfit commercial airliners with ejectable black box recorders may have a better chance of being adopted following the AirAsia...
Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa concedes defeat in elections
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election, which looks set to be won by opposition...
India police probe “Godman” over alleged castration of 400 followers
Indian police are investigating a popular self-styled godman for allegedly encouraging 400 followers to undergo castrations at his ashram so they could...
President faces fierce battle in Sri Lanka’s election
Voting started early Thursday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, where Mahinda Rajapaksa faces a fierce political battle after a onetime ally...
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