Asia Pacific
China floods kill dozens
The death toll in China\'s latest round of flooding has risen to at least 57, including two schoolchildren aboard a bus carrying ...Gap between rich and poor widens
The gap between the rich and poor in most of the world\'s advanced economies is at record levels, according to an OECD ...Former Thai PM banned from traveling abroad at start of trial
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was banned from traveling overseas on Tuesday at the start of her trial on negligence charges, ...U.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea
The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China\'s foreign minister asserted ...Nearly 800 migrants reach land in Indonesia, others sent back to sea
Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back to sea ...Malaysia and Thailand turn away hundreds on migrant boats
Malaysia turned away two vessels carrying hundreds of migrants while one boat turned up Thursday in Thai waters, as critics accused Southeast ...Honda recalls 5 million cars as airbag woes spread
Honda Motor Co. recalled an additional 4.89 million vehicles around the world Thursday for a new type of problem in Takata air ...North Korea executes defense chief with an anti-aircraft gun
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had his defence minister executed with anti-aircraft fire for insubordination and dozing off during a formal military ...Hundreds rescued off Indonesian waters
Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis were rescued from at least two wooden boats stranded off the coast ...Thousands stranded as strong typhoon nears Philippines
Thousands of passengers were stranded in seaports and some domestic flights were canceled as Typhoon Noul strengthened further before its expected landfall ...




