Asia Pacific
North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea, angering Japan and South
North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan\'s northwest on Monday, angering South Korea and Japan, days after it ...North Korea test-fires missile, apparently challenging Trump
North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and ...Turkmenistan leader certain to win third term in vote
Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is certain to secure a third term in office in Sunday\'s presidential election, maintaining his grip on power ...Powerful quake kills at least 6 in southern Philippines
A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least six people and injured more than 120, with officials combing through ...World celebrations ring in New Year 2017
Much of the globe celebrated the beginning of 2017 with fireworks, parties and other festivities, though many were somber in reflecting on ...More than 20 killed, dozens injured after fire on Indonesian tourist boat
Twenty three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to ...Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
At least 400 victims of Asia\'s 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on ...China seizes U.S. submarine drone in South China Sea
China "unlawfully" seized an unmanned US naval probe in international waters in the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Friday, a move ...Mass protest demands ouster, arrest of South Korea president
Hundreds of thousands of protestors marched in Seoul for the sixth-straight week Saturday to demand the ouster and arrest of scandal-hit President ...Hundreds of thousands gather in South Korea for fifth week of protests against Park
Hundreds of thousands rallied in central Seoul on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against President Park Geun-hye, in the largest ...




