Asia-Pacific
North-South Korea talks fall apart as Kim Jong Un remains MIA
North Korea’s state media said on Saturday high-level talks with the South were now all but scrapped due to the launch of anti-Pyongyang propaganda...
Peace prize winner Malala invites PMs of India, Pakistan to Nobel ceremony
Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, who became the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, made a high-level peacemaking move after sharing...
Who is the ‘other’ Nobel Peace Prize winner, India’s Kailash Satyarthi?
Kailash Satyarthi, a prominent child rights activist and the winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, has freed tens of thousands of Indian children forced...
Super Typhoon Vongfong bringing 185kph winds to north Japanese islands
Japan is preparing for its strongest storm this year as super typhoon Vongfong as it batters the Okinawa Islands.
Hong Kong democracy protesters digging in for long haul
Thousands of protesters poured into a main road in Hong Kong for a pro-democracy rally late Friday, reviving a civil disobedience movement a day after...
Chinese fisherman shot dead in clash with S. Korea coastguard
A Chinese fisherman was shot dead Friday in a clash that saw South Korean coastguard officers board a number of Chinese vessels suspected of illegal fishing,...
Kim Jong Un apparently absent from key North Korean event
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un apparently missed a key political anniversary event Friday, extending a month-long absence that has fueled rampant speculation...
New star shines in North Korea amid speculation over ‘missing’ leader Kim
He’s climbed from an obscure desk job in North Korea to the most powerful position outside the ruling Kim family.
Hong Kong calls off talks with students after call for ‘more protests’
Hong Kong’s government has called off talks with pro-democracy students planned for Friday which it was hoped would end more than a week of protests...
More civilians hurt in worst Kashmir violence in years, Modi says all ‘fine soon’
India and Pakistan exchanged more gun and mortar fire in the disputed Kashmir region on Thursday, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted an...
Hong Kong’s leader faces questions over undeclared payments
Hong Kong’s chief executive Leung Chun-ying received millions from an Australian publicly-listed firm, according to Australia’s Fairfax media.
14 hurt in Malaysia grenade blast
Fourteen people were wounded early Thursday when a suspected hand grenade exploded in a tourist section of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, police...
Xi Jinping emerges as forceful No. 1 – rewriting China’s power playbook
Not since the days of Mao Zedong has any one individual in China become so visible a leader or held so much control over the rising nation of 1.3 billion...
Thai suspects ‘were tortured before confessing Brit tourist murders’
Two Burmese migrants accused of killing a pair of British tourists in Thailand have claimed they were beaten and threatened with electrocution by police.
Australian PM orders crackdown on visas for radical preachers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday that he was ordering a crackdown to prevent radical Islamist preachers entering the country, amidst...
China troops in rescue mission after Yunnan quake
Provincial officials have declared a top-level emergency, with 3,200 troops dispatched in a “race to save more lives”, following a strong earthquake...
Myanmar releases 3,073 prisoners in new amnesty
Myanmar pardoned and began freeing 3,073 prisoners Tuesday in an amnesty that virtually excluded political prisoners despite a presidential pledge to free...
North Korea acknowledges labor camps for 1st time
North Korea publicly acknowledged the existence of its labor camps for the first time Tuesday, an admission that appeared to come in response to a highly...
Hong Kong students to start talks with government on Friday
Hong Kong protest leaders agreed to hold two rounds of talks with the city’s government, saying the public’s desire for dialogue outweighed...
Koreas’ navies exchange fire as analysts pooh-pooh Kim rumours
North and South Korean naval patrol boats briefly exchanged fire on Tuesday near their disputed Yellow Sea border which has been the site of numerous clashes...
U.S. military officials feared dead as typhoon slams into Japan
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusts and huge waves that have already swept three U.S.
Underwater search for MH370 resumes after 4-month hiatus
The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase on Monday with the resumption of the underwater search for the aircraft, officials...
Hong Kong protests subside as exhaustion sets in
Exhausted Hong Kong demonstrators were debating the next step in their pro-democracy campaign Monday as their numbers dwindled and the city returned to...
Final frame: Japan’s volcano victims leave photos of last moments
More than 50 people died when Mount Ontake erupted without warning on Sept 27. Construction company employee Izumi Noguchi, 59, was climbing alone, as...
Hong Kong student leaders urge protesters to regroup in heart of city
Student leaders in Hong Kong called on pro-democracy supporters on Sunday to decamp from outlying protest sites and join the bulk of demonstrators in the...
North tells South: There is ‘no problem’ with Korean leader Kim Jong Un
A senior North Korean official has denied reports that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un is ill, saying there is “no problem at all,”...
Pakistan bars relief goods to flood-hit Indian Kashmir
Pakistan on Saturday barred activists from taking relief goods intended for flood victims to the border of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Warning to disperse renews ardor of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters held a peace rally in central Hong Kong in defiance of recent attacks against their ranks, as students early...
Hong Kong protesters scrap talks as government issues ultimatum
Hong Kong student leaders have called off talks with the government aimed at bringing an end to mass pro-democracy rallies, accusing police of failing...
Four more bodies recovered from Japanese volcano as typhoon nears
Authorities found four more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano Saturday as they resumed a search stalled by heavy rain, but a typhoon threatened...
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