Asia Pacific
Taiwan and China leaders hold historic talks
China and Taiwan must not let proponents of Taiwan\'s independence split them, China\'s President Xi Jinping told Taiwan\'s president on Saturday at ...Turkey hits Kurd rebels, cracks down on Erdogan rivals
Turkey cracked down on rivals of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and launched air strikes against Kurdish rebels, clearly signalling a ...Six children among 15 killed as Philippines market fire
A pre-dawn fire in the southern Philippines raced through public market stalls, killing 15 vendors, including six children, who were sleeping there ...China decides to drop 1-child policy, allow 2 children
China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy, the ...China slams US over warship sailing near artificial islands
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China\'s man-made islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry ...Thousands flee as Typhoon Koppu hits Philippines
Powerful Typhoon Koppu wrecked houses, tore down trees and unleashed landslides and floods, forcing thousands to flee as it pummelled the northern ...Heavy air pollution in 80% of Chinese cities: Greenpeace
Pollution in nearly 80 percent of Chinese cities surveyed by Greenpeace "greatly exceeded" national standards over the first nine months of this ...Myanmar signs ceasefire with rebel groups
Myanmar on Thursday signed a ceasefire with eight ethnic minority armies in a step towards ending decades of civil war, a move ...Flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine by Russian-built missile, report concludes
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday ...Seven children among 13 killed in Pakistan landslide
Thirteen people including seven children were crushed to death in Karachi Tuesday when a rare landslide struck their thatch huts as they ...