Asia Pacific
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 ...Thousands flee deadly fighting in southern Philippines
At least six people have been killed and more than 20,000 displaced during a week of fighting between Islamic militants and security ...Cambodia probes new village HIV outbreak
Cambodia health officials on Monday were screening hundreds of villagers for HIV after 14 locals tested positive for the virus, sparking fears ...North Korea confirms new military chief after reported execution
North Korean state media on Sunday confirmed the country has a new military chief following earlier reports in Seoul that the former ...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 ...