Asia-Pacific
Australian Prime Minister delivers on his promise to ‘axe the tax’
After years of vexed political debate, and two weeks of negotiations and false starts, Australia has become the first country in the world to abolish a...
Singapore bans ‘Archie’ comic which featured same-sex marriage
The third collection in the Archie: The Married Life series was unavailable from local distributor Kinokuniya in Singapore, despite the availability of...
China studies floating gas plants for South China Sea
Chinese energy giant CNOOC Group is studying the possibility of building a multi-billion-dollar floating liquefied natural gas vessel, as-yet untried technology...
Japan poised to revive nuclear power; first atomic plant given green light
A nuclear plant in southern Japan cleared an initial safety hurdle on Wednesday that could see it become the first nuclear facility to restart after the...
At least 13 dead and thousands powerless as typhoon hits Philippines
The first typhoon of the Philippines’ brutal rainy season shut down the nation’s capital on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people across the...
Car bomb kills up to 89 people in crowded market in Afghanistan
A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it sped through a crowded market in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktika, killing at least...
Boat carrying 80 Indonesian migrants sinks off Malaysia
A boat carrying about 80 Indonesians sank early Tuesday off the southern coast of Malaysia after colliding with a patrol boat out to arrest illegal workers.
Record settlement reached in Australia’s ‘Black Saturday’ bushfire suit
Survivors of one of Australia’s deadliest wildfires are to be awarded nearly $500 million in a class-action settlement reached Tuesday, the largest...
Philippines braces for typhoon Rammasun; first major storm of the season
Thousands of people living in coastal areas of the Philippines are evacuating as the first major storm of the rainy season barrels towards the archipelago.
Samsung suspends supplier over allegations of child labour
Samsung has halted business with a supplier in China over suspected use of child workers.
Campaigners push for pacifist Japanese to win Nobel Peace Prize
Campaigners are pushing for Japan’s population to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in a nod to the country’s long-held pacifism, even...
Hissy fit? North Korea fires more missiles in show of anger at S. Korea drills
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday in an apparent show of anger at an upcoming joint military drill between South Korea and...
Prominent Chinese news anchor detained, hauled from CCTV newsroom
A prominent Chinese state television anchor known for his strident efforts to champion China’s political and economic systems has been detained by the...
Philippines arrests Australian radical over ties to Islamic State
The Philippines on Friday arrested an Australian national with suspected links to foreign Islamist militants after he urged Philippine Muslims on social...
Minor tsunami hits northeastern Japan after strong quake
A minor tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture in Japan early Saturday after a strong 6.8-magnitude quake jolted the country’s northeastern Pacific coast,...
Indian girl, 10, raped in brutal ‘revenge attack’ ordered by village chief
A 10-year-old girl has reportedly been raped on the orders of a village chief in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, in an incident that again exposes...
Van falls into pond, killing 8 children in China
Eight kindergarteners and three adults died in central China after the minivan they were in crashed into a pond.
Afghanistan poll row: U.S. Secretary of State in Kabul to ease tensions
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry is in Afghanistan for talks in an effort to broker a resolution to a disputed election that threatens to stir up ethnic...
Downgraded typhoon Neoguri headed towards Fukushima nuclear plant
Tropical storm Neoguri churned toward the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan’s east coast on Friday after leaving several people dead and...
Rare North Korean pictures show Kim Jong-Un guiding rocket launch
Photographs of the North Korean leader at a rocket-firing drill have been released by the secretive state through its television station.
Australian Senate delays carbon tax repeal; Palmer withdraws support
After unexpectedly losing a vote to scrap the carbon tax on Thursday, the Australian Federal Government is pressing ahead with its repeal bid by bringing...
North Korean nuclear and missile expert dies; state fires more missiles
One of North Korea’s key nuclear architects died of a heart attack on Tuesday as the recluse nation conducted its fourth missile test in two weeks.
Australian PM says he won’t bow to ‘moral blackmail’ over asylum seekers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says asylum seeker policy will not be held “over a moral barrel” by the attempted suicide of people being...
Calls for death penalty after girl raped and killed on Thai train
The rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, who was reportedly shoved off a moving train on an overnight trip from southern Thailand, has sparked public...
Both candidates claim victory in Indonesia’s presidential election
Both candidates claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday, suggesting there could be a drawn-out constitutional battle to...
Typhoon Neoguri hits Okinawa, heads for Japan’s main islands
Typhoon Neoguri, one of the strongest and biggest typhoons to hit during Japan’s summer months, packed sustained winds of 194 kilometres per hour...
Chinese bus fire suspect identified by police
Chinese police investigating an arson attack that injured dozens of bus passengers say they have identified the man suspected of starting the blaze.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes centre stage with a limp
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un limped onto the stage on the anniversary of his grandfather’s death, footage broadcast by state media on Tuesday...
Indonesian presidential contender removed from Australian visa blacklist
Australia has removed Indonesian presidential contender Prabowo Subianto from its visa black list in case he wins Wednesday’s election.
Typhoon Neoguri makes landfall in Japan as thousands take shelter
A powerful typhoon has buffeted the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa, paralysing transport and injuring at least 10 people.
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