Asia Pacific
Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes off southwest Japan
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Japan early Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with Japanese authorities ...World leaders laud Myanmar election as Suu Kyi secures majority
The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar\'s parliament, the election commission said on Friday, ...Aung San Suu Kyi wins historic Myanmar election
Myanmar\'s ruling party conceded defeat in the country\'s general election on Monday as the opposition led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu ...Myanmar holds first free election in 25 years
Voting unfolded smoothly in Myanmar on Sunday with no reports of violence to puncture a mood of jubilation marking the Southeast Asian ...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 ...