Asia Pacific
Emperor Akihito begins abdication rituals as Japan marks end of era
Draped in ornate golden-brown robes and wearing a towering black hat, Japan\'s Emperor Akihito on Tuesday kicked off ceremonies for his abdication, ...Two U.S. Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of ...Floods in Indonesia kill 29, dozen missing
Floods sparked by torrential rains have killed 29 people in Indonesia with a dozen more still missing, officials, marking the latest calamity ...Singapore, Malaysia reach deal to end months-long airspace dispute
Singapore and Malaysia reached an agreement to end their months-long airspace dispute, the transport ministers of the two neighboring countries said in ...Thai king revokes royal decorations of ousted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra
Thailand\'s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has revoked royal decorations that had been awarded to ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a document published ...China probes factory blast as death toll rises to 47
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered local governments to prevent any more industrial disasters after a chemical plant blast left 47 people dead, ...Many dead in New Zealand after gunmen attack mosques
At least one gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the ...Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
In the world\'s coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees -- but ...Malaysia frees Indonesian suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder case
An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 killing of the North Korean leader\'s half-brother was freed, as a Malaysian court dropped the ...North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions
North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first ...