Asia-Pacific
Sydney hostage may have been injured by police: Report
Investigations are reportedly underway into whether one of the hostages in the Sydney siege was injured by a police bullet.
Pakistan military kill planner of Peshawar school attack after shootout
The alleged planner of the Peshawar school massacre has been killed in a shootout, a Pakistani official said on Friday.
PM under fire as 100,000 flee worst Malaysia floods in decades
Malaysia’s worst flooding in decades forced more than 100,000 people to flee as premier Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed him golfing...
Pakistan announces anti-terrorism action plan after school attack
Pakistan on Thursday said it will set up military courts for terror-related cases, as part of an ambitious anti-terrorism plan following a deadly Taliban...
Shinzo Abe re-elected as Japanese prime minister
Japan’s parliament on Wednesday re-elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister with an overwhelming majority following the conservative leader’s mid-December...
Two arrested in Australia in counterterror operation
Two men were arrested as part of an ongoing counterterrorism investigation into a group that officials have accused of plotting to kill a random member...
Australian bushfire survivors win record class action
Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won final court approval Tuesday for a US$407 million payout — the biggest class action settlement...
India may end support to Palestine at UN
In what is seen as a major shift in foreign policy, India may abstain from voting in favour of the Palestinian cause at the UN General Assembly, The Hindu...
China arrests thousands in porn, gambling crackdown
China has detained over 30,000 people during a two-month clamp down on pornography and gambling, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
Good news from Australia: Father and two sons rescued from Outback after 10 days
A father and his two young sons have been found in the Australian Outback after spending days stuck in a bog.
Christmas in China, with saxophones, Smurfs and steam trains
Christmas - once banned in China - has exploded in the atheist nation in recent years, with marketeers using everything from saxophones and Smurfs to steam...
10 years on, tsunami warning stumbles at the “last mile”
As the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami approaches, experts and officials say weaknesses remain across Asia in a system designed to warn...
First of four Fukushima reactors cleared of nuclear fuel
One of four heavily damaged reactor buildings at Japan’s tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared of radioactive fuel rods,...
Pakistan slammed for resuming executions after school massacre
Rights groups have condemned Pakistan’s decision to hang two convicted militants in its first executions for six years, as leaders vowed decisive...
Grandfather defends petition to expel HIV-positive boy from Chinese village
The grandfather of a Chinese HIV-positive boy has defended his support for a petition to banish him from their village, media reported Saturday, in a case...
Umbrellas banned as China’s Xi visits Macau on 15th anniversary
President Xi Jinping visited a drizzly Macau on Friday and Saturday for the 15th anniversary of the gambling hub’s return to Chinese rule, with onlookers...
As Pakistan mourns Peshawar dead, army kills 67 Taliban fighters
At least 67 militants have been killed in a tribal area of Pakistan – days after Taliban fighters orchestrated a terror attack which left 149 people...
Xi Jinping arrives in Macau as China cracks down on gambling
Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Macau on Friday as Beijing puts pressure on the gambling hub to diversify away from casinos as part of an anti-corruption...
Eight children from the same family found dead at house in Australian suburb
Eight children have been found stabbed to death at a house in Cairns, Australia.
Asian rivals at odds after U.S. choses Australia and Japan to service F-35s
The United States’ decision to let Australia and Japan service its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the Pacific region has put two old foes at odds again.
S.Korea to punish Korean Air over CEO’s daughter’s ‘nutty’ air rage tantrum
South Korea said on Tuesday it could fine Korean Air up to $2 million after the daughter of its chief executive delayed a flight by throwing a nutty tantrum.
Taliban gunmen kill 126, including 100 children, in Peshawar school attack
Taliban gunmen have killed 126 people, including at least 100 children, and are still holding many hostage in a school attack in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sydney victim hailed a hero for shielding pregnant friend from gunfire
A female barrister who died in the Sydney siege has been hailed a hero amid reports she was killed shielding her pregnant friend from gunfire.
#IllRideWithYou: Hashtag offers solidarity with Muslims after Sydney siege
Australians came out in solidarity with the Muslim community following a siege at a Sydney cafe, as tens of thousands tweeted the hashtag #illridewithyou...
Hong Kong leader declares Occupy protest ‘over’ as last site cleared
Hong Kong’s leader declared an end to more than 11 weeks of sit-in protests by pro-democracy demonstrators after police cleared the last remaining...
U.S. Marine with murder of transgender woman in Philippines
Philippine prosecutors on Monday filed murder charges against a U.S. Marine accused of killing a Filipino transgender woman, in a case that has fanned...
Malaysia ignored Inmarsat’s data on MH370 for five days, says report
Authorities in Malaysia initially dismissed leads from British satellite firm Inmarsat on the day Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was reported missing,...
Japan elections pave way for next phase of ‘Abenomics’
Despite record low voter turnout, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mfortably won re-election Sunday in a snap poll he had billed as a referendum on...
Korean Air chief executive’s daughter apologises to steward for ‘nut rage’
The daughter of Korean Air’s CEO visited a cabin crew chief Sunday to apologise for kicking him off a plane over the way she was served some nuts,...
Japan PM Abe re-elected with two-thirds majority
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comfortably won re-election on Sunday, with his ruling coalition securing an unassailable majority in the lower house,...
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