Asia Pacific
Miss Universe mistake crowns Colombia before Philippines
The Miss Universe contestant from the Philippines is this year\'s winner, but for one brief moment Sunday evening, it appeared as if ...World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on Saturday, a "historic" measure for transforming the world\'s fossil fuel-driven ...Strong 7.2 quake strikes in Tajikistan, felt in New Delhi
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck Tajikistan on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi and ...Azerbaijan says 29 missing after oil platform fire feared dead
Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Sunday 29 workers missing after an oil platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on ...Indonesia cites faulty component, crew response in AirAsia crash
Indonesian investigators said on Tuesday a chronically faulty component and the crew\'s attempt to fix the problem were among the factors that ...World leaders in Paris for climate-rescue summit
World leaders launched a whirlwind day of talks in the French capital on Monday aimed at forging an elusive agreement to stave ...Smog chokes Chinese, Indian capitals as climate talks begin
The capitals of the world\'s two most populous nations, China and India, were blanketed in hazardous, choking smog on Monday as climate ...World leaders seek new path to slow warming of planet
Next week, in the waning days of what is set to be the hottest year on record, world leaders meet on the ...APEC leaders say more global cooperation needed to fight terrorism
Leaders of Pacific rim countries vowed on Thursday to prevent terrorism from undermining values that underpin free and open economies, and said ...Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit
Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse efforts by ...