Asia Pacific
Japan centenarian population hits record 60,000
The number of people aged 100 and above has hit 60,000 in Japan this year, as the country faces spiralling social and ...South Korean gets 12 years for knife attack on US ambassador
The South Korean man behind a shocking knife attack that left the US ambassador in Seoul needing 80 stitches to a deep ...Japan evacuates 100,000 in floods sparked by rare torrential rains
Japan evacuated about 100,000 people from their homes on Thursday, after rare torrential rains unleashed floods that left at least two people ...North, South Korea to hold family reunion in October
North and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold a reunion in October for families separated by the Korean War, following all-night ...France vows to take 24,000 refugees, Germany pledges 6 bn euros
Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with France vowing ...New Zealand opens door for 750 Syrian refugees
New Zealand announced on Monday it will take 750 Syrian refugees over the next three years after coming under intense pressure to ...Four FARC rebels killed in Colombia clash
The Colombian army said Saturday four FARC rebels were killed and three others wounded in a clash with troops conducting an operation ...South Korea fishing boat capsizes, kills 10
At least 10 people died and about eight were missing after a South Korean fishing boat capsized, a coast guard official and ...Eight policemen killed in Tajikistan, U.S. embassy shut
Eight policemen were killed in Tajikistan on Friday in attacks the authorities in the Central Asian nation blamed on gunmen loyal to ...China holds massive military parade, to cut troop levels by 300,000
President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday he would cut troop levels by 300,000 as China held its biggest display of military might ...