Asia Pacific
South Korea, Japan reach agreement on WWII sex slaves
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Monday reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women ...China passes controversial counter-terrorism law
China passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law on Sunday that requires technology firms to help decrypt information, but not install security "backdoors" ...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 ...




