Asia Pacific
Volcano in southern Japan erupts in fiery show of nature
A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down ...New era in Myanmar as parliament holds historic session
Myanmar entered a new political era on Monday as Aung San Suu Kyi\'s pro-democracy MPs took their seats in parliament, carrying the ...Taiwan elects Tsai Ing-wen as first female president
Taiwan\'s independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election on Saturday and pledged to maintain peace with China, ...Taiwan votes in historic presidential election
Taiwanese voted for a new president Saturday, with the China-friendly Nationalist Party likely to lose power to the pro-independence opposition amid concerns ...Indonesian police arrests 12 people linked to Jakarta attack
Indonesia\'s police chief said on Saturday security forces have arrested 12 people linked to this week\'s attack by Islamic State militants in ...Trial begins for former Thai PM accused of mismanagement
Testimony has begun at the trial of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who faces up to 10 years in prison on ...China shoots for first landing on dark side of the moon
China will launch a mission to land on the dark side of the moon in two years\' time, state media reported, in ...Suicide bombers, gunmen kill at least seven in Indonesian capital
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least seven people, police ...Bangkok airport apologizes for snake found on luggage cart
Bangkok\'s main international airport issued an apology after a snake was found on a luggage cart in the terminal over the weekend ...South Korea resumes anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts
As world leaders debated ways to penalize North Korea\'s claim of a fourth nuclear test, South Korea voiced its displeasure with broadcasts ...




