Asia Pacific
Chinese stock markets closed after shares slump 7%
China stock markets closed for the day less than half an hour after opening Thursday when shares fell more than seven percent, ...Malaysia Airlines lifts baggage ban on Europe flights
Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has lifted a ban on check-in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam, after the move angered ...DR Congo registers 7,000 refugees arriving from South Sudan
Some 7,000 refugees arriving from war-torn South Sudan were registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a local official said.North Korea claim of hydrogen bomb test draws global condemnation
The UN Security Council met Wednesday for emergency talks to condemn North Korea after its claim of a successful hydrogen bomb test ...World welcomes New Year despite terror fears
New Year\'s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in ...South Korea, Japan reach agreement on WWII sex slaves
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Monday reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women ...China passes controversial counter-terrorism law
China passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law on Sunday that requires technology firms to help decrypt information, but not install security "backdoors" ...Miss Universe mistake crowns Colombia before Philippines
The Miss Universe contestant from the Philippines is this year\'s winner, but for one brief moment Sunday evening, it appeared as if ...World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on Saturday, a "historic" measure for transforming the world\'s fossil fuel-driven ...Strong 7.2 quake strikes in Tajikistan, felt in New Delhi
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck Tajikistan on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi and ...




