Asia Pacific
New strong quake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday morning, triggering a tsunami advisory. The quake\'s epicenter was near the city ...Rescuers search for survivors after deadly Japan quake
Rescuers searched through rubble for possible survivors Friday after a powerful earthquake in southern Japan left at least nine people dead and ...North Korea deploys ballistic missiles
North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, ...Strong quake in southwestern Japan kills two, topples homes
A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan late Thursday, collapsing homes, sparking fires and killing at least two people and injuring hundreds, ...John Kerry makes historic Hiroshima visit
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of 1945 U.S. nuclear attack on ...Philippine clash leaves 18 soldiers, 5 militants dead
Philippine soldiers battled a group of about 120 Muslim rebels linked to Islamic State in a ten-hour assault on a southern island ...North Korea says successfully tested ballistic missile engine
North Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested an engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that would "guarantee" an eventual ...Worldwide executions highest since 1989: Amnesty
The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure ...Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark enters race to lead UN
New Zealand\'s former prime minister Helen Clark on Monday entered the race to be the next UN secretary-general, touting her decades of ...Massive Panama leak shows how world leader hide their money
Close aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin are among those whose assets feature in a vast expose of tax havens published Sunday ...