Asia Pacific
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Bells tolled and thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Thursday at ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the world\'s ...Colombia to buy land for poor in post-war period
Colombia aims to buy land from private owners and redistribute it among the poor after its 50-year-old war ends, the government said ...Eleven Colombian military personnel killed in plane crash
Eleven Colombian military personnel were killed on Friday when their transport plane suffered motor failure and crashed in the northern province of ...South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak
South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly MERS virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 ...China air pollution levels fall
Air pollution levels in China\'s cities improved in the first six months of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Wednesday, but ...Australian surfer fights off South African shark attack
Australian surfer Mick Fanning, who survived a terrifying encounter with a shark while competing in South Africa, has experienced both triumph and ...Five detained over Chinese Uniqlo sex tape
Chinese police have detained five people including a young couple over a sex tape shot in a Beijing clothing store that went ...Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi dies nine months after crash in Japan
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died from head injuries he suffered in a crash at last October\'s Japanese Grand Prix, ...Japan to start from scratch on Tokyo Olympic stadium plan
Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and said it will ...Volcano ash shuts major Indonesian airport
Thousands of Indonesians were spending a miserable Eid Friday after failing to make it home to see their families after erupting volcanoes ...




