Asia Pacific
Thai police release sketch of Bangkok bomb suspect
Thai police released a sketch on Wednesday of the main suspect in a deadly bomb blast in Bangkok that killed at least ...Death toll rises in Bangkok bomb blast
A bomb exploded Monday outside a religious shrine in a bustling hub of the Thai capital, killing at least 19 people and ...54 feared dead in Indonesia plane crash
An aircraft with 54 people on board crashed in Indonesia\'s remote and mountainous region of Papua on Sunday, a government official said, ...Indonesian plane missing over Papua region
An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people lost contact with air traffic control Sunday during a flight in the rugged easternmost province ...Death toll from China blasts rises to 104, Xi urges changes
The death toll from two massive explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin has risen ...China blast residents evacuated over chemical fears
Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of a 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) zone around the northern port city of Tianjin over chemical contamination fears ...Huge explosions rock Tianjin in northeast China
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of ...China currency falls for 2nd day after surprise devaluation
China\'s currency fell further Wednesday following a surprise change in its exchange rate mechanism that rattled global markets and threatens to fan ...Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements ...Australia pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030
Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Tuesday, ...