Asia Pacific
Grief and anger as South Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony on Thursday, as organizers called ...South Korea, Japan hold first high-level security talks for 5 years
South Korea and Japan on Tuesday held their first high-level security talks in more than five years despite simmering tensions over territorial ...German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87
Germany\'s Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, widely regarded as the country\'s most famous writer, died on Monday at the age of 87, his ...Nearly 150 dolphins feared dead in Japan despite rescue bid
Rescuers were forced to abandon efforts to save around 150 melon-headed whales that stranded on a beach in Japan on Friday, after ...Indonesia rejects Australia death row appeal
An Indonesian court on Monday rejected appeals by two Australian drug traffickers who challenged President Joko Widodo\'s decision to refuse them clemency ...At least 18 die in Burundi landslides
Landslides in Burundi have killed at least 18 people with 10 more missing after torrential rains, a local governor said Monday.Myanmar, rebels agree landmark draft peace deal
Myanmar peace negotiators agreed the draft text of a historic nationwide ceasefire agreement on Monday, as the country edges closer to ending ...Stop Smoking the Democrack
The U.S. government is toying with a war with nuclear ...Singapore bids farewell to founding father Lee Kuan Yew in elaborate funeral
Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country\'s first prime minister, Lee Kuan ...China, Japan, South Korea hold first FM talks for three years
The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China meet on Saturday for the first time in three years, to try and ...