Asia Pacific
Top US diplomat in Seoul as N. Korea fires missiles
New US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need to sustain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang as he held talks Monday ...Death toll from TransAsia plane crash in Taiwan rises to 31
The death toll from a TransAsia Airways plane that crashed into a Taipei river shortly after taking off has risen to 31, ...Australian wins race up Empire State Building in 12 minutes
An Australian woman won the annual race up the Empire State Building\'s stairs for the sixth time, a record for the women\'s ...At least nine dead after Taiwanese plane crash lands in river
At least nine people were killed and dozens were unaccounted for after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew ...Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste freed from Egypt prison
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was released from a Cairo jail on Sunday and left Egypt for his native Australia after 400 ...Japan outraged as video purportedly shows hostage beheaded
Islamic State militants said they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to vow to ...Japan, Jordan working closely on fate of captive Japanese journalist
Japan was working closely with Jordan on Friday to find out what was happening to a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State ...Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital
Heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Tripoli favored by Libyan officials and visiting delegations on Tuesday, killing at least nine ...Embattled Australia PM Abbott vows to consult more after Prince Philip furore
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday he would take criticism of his decision to grant Britain\'s Prince Philip a knighthood ...49 Philippine police killed after clash with rebels
Forty-nine Philippine police commandos were killed when they clashed with Muslim rebels in the south, police said Monday, a bloodbath which tested ...