Asia Pacific
Ex-employee kills 19 in knife attack at Japan home for disabled
A knife-wielding former employee killed 19 people and injured 25 at a care centre for the mentally disabled in Japan on Tuesday, ...Tribunal rules against Beijing in South China Sea dispute
An international tribunal ruled on Tuesday against China\'s claims it had "historical rights" in the South China Sea in a bitter dispute ...Beijing vows to ignore high-stakes South China Sea ruling
China said it will ignore a ruling expected on Tuesday by an arbitration court in The Hague in a case in which ...North Korea threatens action over US anti-missile system
North Korea threatened Monday to take "physical action" after Washington and Seoul announced they would deploy a sophisticated US anti-missile defence system ...Hundreds of thousands evacuated as tropical storm hits China
Typhoon Nepartak weakened to a strong tropical storm Saturday as it lashed China\'s eastern coast, bringing powerful winds and heavy rains.Powerful typhoon blows off Philippines, threatens Taiwan
Philippine forecasters warned fishing boats not to venture out to sea and commercial ships to watch out for big waves Thursday as ...Australians vote in tight general election contest
Polls have closed on the Australian east coast on Saturday in general elections in which the ruling conservative coalition expected to lose ...Toyota announces recalls for defective air bags, canisters
Toyota announced Wednesday it is recalling 1.43 million vehicles for defective air bags and another 2.87 million vehicles for faulty fuel emissions ...69 million children to face early death by 2030
The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young ...Thousands rally in Australia for same-sex marriage
Thousands of Australians marched at same-sex marriage rallies across the country on Saturday calling on whichever party wins a July 2 national ...