Asia Pacific
Kazakhstan goes to polls in parliamentary vote
Voting has begun in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where the governing party is expecting an easy ...Defiant North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile which flew about 800 km (500 miles) before hitting the sea off its east ...Myanmar elects first civilian president in 50 years
Myanmar\'s parliament elected a close friend and confidant of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as president on Tuesday, making Htin Kyaw ...Prayers, cheers as total eclipse darkens swath of Asia
People gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a total eclipse of the sun unfolded ...South Korea issues new sanctions against North, bans ships via North ports
South Korea said on Tuesday it would impose new sanctions against 40 individuals and 30 entities because of suspected links to North ...Indonesia leader calls on Muslim world to unite on Palestine
Indonesia\'s president on Monday urged a summit of Muslim nations to be part of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rather than ...China tries to reassure on economy, cuts growth target
China\'s leadership tried to quell anxiety about its slowing economy following financial turmoil and rising labor unrest as it cut its growth ...North Korea fires missiles after UN imposes tough sanctions
North Korea fired six short-range projectiles into the sea Thursday in a show of defiance just hours after the United Nations adopted ...UN imposes toughest-ever North Korea sanctions
The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted the toughest sanctions ever imposed on North Korea in response to its fourth nuclear ...Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after powerful quake
A powerful and shallow earthquake struck Wednesday off Indonesia\'s Sumatra island, sending panicked residents rushing from their homes in a region hit ...