Asia Pacific
Britain says in talks with Iran about reopening embassies
The United Kingdom and Iran will restore some bilateral diplomatic relations, with each country appointing non-resident Chargé d\'affaires to work towards mending ...Libya summons US ambassador for clarification of Al-Qaeda capture
The Libyan government has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Tripoli to seek clarification about the capture of a Libyan citizen, who is ...Myanmar pardons 56 political prisoners
Myanmar\'s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government\'s reforms ahead of a regional summit as ...Typhoon Fitow leaves 6 dead in China
Six people were killed, and 4 others missing as Typhoon Fitow hit east China\'s Zhejiang Province, affecting more than three million people.Powerful Typhoon Fitow hits eastern China
Typhoon Fitow hit China\'s east coast with winds up to 151 kilometers per hour killing at least two people early on Monday ...China issues highest alert for Typhoon Fitow
Hundreds of thousands of people in southeast China were evacuated and fishing vessels called back to shore on Sunday because of an ...Obama cancels Asia trip over U.S. government shutdown
U.S. President Obama has canceled a trip to Asia that was set to begin this weekend, because of the ongoing government shutdown in ...Japan nuclear plant leaking again
A new radioactive water leak has been discovered at Japan\'s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean, ...Australia PM Abbott in Indonesia as asylum boat toll hits 39
Australia\'s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted Monday that his country has "total respect" for Indonesia\'s sovereignty after his tough refugee policies, ...Scores missing in South China Sea as typhoon heads for Vietnam
Seventy-four people are missing after three Chinese fishing boats sank in the South China Sea due to stormy weather caused by Typhoon ...