Asia Pacific
Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists
A Swiss hostage escaped Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists after hacking one militant commander and getting shot as he dashed to freedom, ...China arrests ex-security chief for corruption, leaking secrets
Chinese authorities have arrested former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang and expelled him from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of crimes ...Philippines braces for powerful, erratic typhoon
A wide swath of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, braced Friday for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the ...Thousands gather in hometown for Hughes funeral
The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned into a celebration of his life on Wednesday despite the grief and sorrow still evident ...Hong Kong democracy students reject calls to retreat
Hong Kong students vowed to stay put at protest sites in key parts of the Asia financial center on Wednesday in their ...Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of government headquarters on Monday after clashing with police, defying orders to ...S. Korea ship sinks in Bering Sea; over 50 missing
South Korean officials expressed fear Tuesday of a huge death toll after rescuers failed to find any of the more than 50 ...Japan raises military profile in naval war games with U.S.
Japan stepped up its role in large-scale war games with the United States this week, with one of its admirals commanding air ...Japan PM seeks referendum on “Abenomics” in snap election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament\'s lower house on Friday for a snap election expected on Dec. 14, seeking a fresh mandate ...G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack ...
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