Asia Pacific
China says three killed in attack at Xinjiang train station
At least three people were killed and 79 injured when an explosion rocked a train station in Urumqi, the capital of China\'s ...Aerial search to locate missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane ends
The intensive aerial search for surface wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has officially ended, with ships also moving out of the ...Thailand to hold fresh general election in July
Thailand\'s government and election authorities agreed Wednesday to hold a new general election on July 20 in an attempt to end the ...North Korea holds live-fire drill on maritime border
North Korea held a live-fire drill near its maritime border with South Korea on Tuesday, with Seoul vowing a “strong” response if ...Egypt sentences 683 Morsi supporters to death
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 supporters to death, a lawyer and prosecutor said.US and Philippines sign defence pact
Washington has signed a new defence agreement with the Philippines as US President Barack Obama landed in Manila as part of an ...South Korean Prime Minister resigns over Sewol ferry disaster
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong Won said he offered to resign over the government\'s failure to properly handle a ferry sinking ...Obama in first US presidential visit to Malaysia since 1966
President Barack Obama has become the first U.S. president to visit Malaysia in nearly half a century. Obama on Saturday arrived in ...Drunk passenger causes hijack alert on Australian flight to Bali
A passenger who caused a hijack scare on a flight from Australia to Indonesia has been arrested at Bali airport, officials say.Obama warns North Korea on nuclear test
U.S. President Barack Obama warned North Korea on Friday against conducting another nuclear test, saying that it would draw a firm international ...