Asia-Pacific
CCTV images show key suspect in Bangkok’s deadly shrine bombing
Images have been released of a man Thai police believe played a key role in the Bangkok shrine bombing.
Thai junta says suspect identified in deadly Bangkok bombing
Thailand’s junta leader said Tuesday security forces had identified a suspect in an unprecedented Bangkok bombing that targeted foreigners at a packed...
Bombers strike at Bangkok shrine leaving at least 27 dead, including 4 tourists
At least 27 people have been killed - including four tourists - and many more are injured after a bomb blast in central Bangkok.
Motorcycle bomber strikes at Bangkok shrine leaving at least 15 dead
At least 15 people have been killed and many more are injured after a bomb blast in central Bangkok.
Rescuers race into the mountains in search of Indonesia plane wreckage
Rescuers raced into remote eastern Indonesian mountains on Monday to reach debris believed to be from a plane that crashed carrying 54 people and...
Buy back our homes: Tianjin families demand compensation over blast
Demonstrators whose homes were damaged in the deadly Tianjin blasts protested on Monday to demand compensation from the government.
Aircraft with 54 people on board crashes in remote area of Indonesia
Villagers have reported a plane crash just hours after the disappearance of an aircraft with 54 people on board in the Indonesian province of Papua. Trigana...
Aircraft with 54 people on board goes missing in remote area of Indonesia
Search and rescue crews in Indonesia are hunting for an aircraft that disappeared with 54 people on board.
China blast zone evacuated over contamination fear; 104 dead
New small explosions rocked a disaster zone in the Chinese port of Tianjin on Saturday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination and...
Residents leave as deadly sodium cyanide confirmed at China blast site
Residents have been evacuated from a 1.5-mile zone after deadly sodium cyanide was found at the site of explosions that killed at least 85 people in the...
Korean man badly hurt after self-immolation at Japan protest
An 80-year-old South Korean man was in life-threatening condition on Thursday after setting himself on fire during an anti-Japan protest in Seoul, hospital...
Australia criticized over greenhouse-gas reduction target
Australia has been criticized over its new greenhouse-gas reduction target which lags behind the ambitions of most wealthy countries.Lawmakers in Prime...
Japan Restarts First Nuclear Plant Since Fukushima
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since safety fears following the 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted a nationwide shutdown.
Bangladesh police kill six alleged tiger poachers in gunfight
Police on Sunday killed six suspected tiger poachers in the world’s largest mangrove forest in southwestern Bangladesh, home to critically endangered...
South Korea blames North Korea for mine blast, threatens ‘harsh’ response
South Korea on Monday accused North Korea of planting landmines that maimed two soldiers on border patrol, sending military tensions on the Korean peninsula...
14 dead and four missing after typhoon lashes east coast of China
A typhoon battered China’s east coast on Sunday, killing 14 people and forcing the authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands more.
Nagasaki memorial 70 years after WW2 atomic bombing amid defence bill row
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a nuclear weapons-free Japan as he marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
North Korea winds back its clocks to make ‘Pyongyang time’
North Korea has announced that it is winding its clocks back by 30 minutes to create a new “Pyongyang Time” - breaking from a time standard...
France widens search for MH370 as families push for answers
Kuala Lumpur has asked for more help in the search for a Malaysia Airlines plane missing for more than a year, with France to send planes, boats and helicopters...
Hiroshima marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing, worries about steps toward war
Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the world’s first atomic...
Australia says initial MH370 debris drift models gave wrong clues
Initial models of where potential debris from a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet might first wash up had incorrectly identified Indonesia as the...
Remains found in South Australia are not Madeleine McCann - police
Madeleine McCann has been ruled out as a possible murder victim, after a child’s bones were found inside a suitcase beside a South Australian highway.
Quake-hit Nepal to train 50,000 workers for reconstruction
Earthquake-hit Nepal will train 50,000 workers to help carry out reconstruction, the finance minister said, the biggest skill development program in the...
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits China’s Xinjiang, three confirmed dead
At least three people died and more than 20 were injured when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region...
South Korea declares end of MERS outbreak
South Korea on Tuesday declared the effective end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people, triggered widespread...
14 Almighty God cult members are jailed for ‘brainwashing believers’
Fourteen members of China’s Almighty God cult have been jailed for up to three years months in the latest crackdown after two members were executed...
Three killed as light aircaft crashes into houses in Tokyo suburb
Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a residential area of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Sunday.
Two killed, 350,000 urged to flee as Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan
Two people were killed making preparations for a strong tropical storm that swept across western Japan on Friday and left more than 30 injured.
More than 100 suspects face Thai human trafficking charges
Thailand’s state prosecutors recommended charges against more than 100 people, including a Thai army general, in a multinational human trafficking...
China may bring in ‘two-child policy’ to tackle shrinking workforce
A Shanghai-based newspaper, citing an unnamed source, reports that China may replace its controversial one-child policy with a two-child policy toward...
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