Asia Pacific
Fiji super cyclone kills five, raises fears of health crisis
Downed power lines and flooding are hampering relief efforts in Fiji after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern ...Fiji declares curfew nationwide as powerful cyclone Winston approaches
Fiji declared a nationwide curfew on Saturday, as airlines suspended flights and the prime minister warned people to seek refuge from a ...China deploys missiles on disputed South China Sea island
China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday ...Thousands displaced in Myanmar rebel clashes: UN
Over 3,000 people have fled their homes in northern Myanmar following clashes between two ethnic rebel groups, the United Nations said on ...Girl falls victim to rare Australian case of deadly snakebite
A young girl has died in Australia after being bitten by a feared brown snake, officials said on Monday, a rare fatality ...More pulled out alive after Taiwan quake, about 120 people still trapped
Rescuers pulled more survivors from a collapsed apartment tower in Taiwan on Sunday and kept searching for about 120 people still believed ...U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea launch, vows action
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea\'s latest rocket launch and promised to take punitive steps, while Washington ...Global outrage over North Korea rocket launch
North Korea hailed an "epochal event" but its latest long-range rocket launch Sunday prompted international anger and plans for talks on a ...Rescuers search for survivors in southern Taiwan earthquake
A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday, ...Volcano in southern Japan erupts in fiery show of nature
A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down ...